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Animals That Look Like Dinosaurs and the Features They Share
by list_wrangler  • 
3 in common: Hoatzin, Secretarybird and 1 more
These animals look like dinosaurs for different reasons. A cassowary's three-toed feet show something of the body plan still present in birds, the living branch of theropod dinosaurs. A lizard's...
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African Safari Animals to Look For Beyond the Big Five
African Safari Animals to Look For Beyond the Big Five
by curious_compiler  • 
2 in common: Secretarybird and Shoebill
A safari gets more interesting when you have a reason to slow down for a warthog, scan the grass for a secretarybird, or look twice at a riverbank. Start with the animals you can see well in open...
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Common Backyard Birds in the U.S. and Canada
Common Backyard Birds in the U.S. and Canada
by curious_compiler  • 
2 in common: Tufted titmouse and Black-capped chickadee
Start with where the bird spends its time. Robins work lawns, nuthatches head down tree trunks, and juncos often feed under shrubs. A few marks on the wings, head, or tail can settle an...
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Animals That Survive Freezing, Drought, or Long Hibernation
Animals That Survive Freezing, Drought, or Long Hibernation
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Common poorwill
A wood frog can thaw after part of its body freezes. A lungfish can spend a dry spell in the mud. A dormouse can spend much of the winter in a nest at ground level. Each entry shows what changes...
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Animals That Look Like Cats, From Genets to Ringtails
Animals That Look Like Cats, From Genets to Ringtails
by list_wrangler  • 
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A long tail, quiet steps, and a pair of bright eyes can make a wild animal look like a cat. Check the muzzle, the markings on the tail, and how it climbs. Genets, linsangs, civets, and ringtails...
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Weird Names for Groups of Animals and Where They Come From
Weird Names for Groups of Animals and Where They Come From
by curious_compiler  • 
On a similar theme
A business of ferrets sounds like trouble, and a kettle of hawks has nothing to do with tea. Some animal group names survive from old hunting glossaries. Others describe an actual behavior or turn...
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Hummingbird Species in Photos
Hummingbird Species in Photos
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Sword-billed hummingbird
A hummingbird can look plain one moment and flash color the next. These close photographs make it easier to see what changes from species to species. Start with the throat patches and bills of...
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Seabirds Worth Knowing, From Albatrosses to Puffins
Seabirds Worth Knowing, From Albatrosses to Puffins
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Blue-footed booby
These birds make a living at sea in very different ways. Some dive with folded wings, some glide for miles without flapping, and one looks as if it can walk on the water. Each entry gives you...
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Birds With Spectacular Courtship Displays
Birds With Spectacular Courtship Displays
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Magnificent frigatebird
A manakin makes music with its wings. A bowerbird arranges stones so they look different from a visitor’s point of view. A pair of grebes rises breast to breast with weeds in their bills. Watch...
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Everglades Wildlife & Where to Spot It
Everglades Wildlife & Where to Spot It
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Roseate spoonbill
At Everglades National Park, freshwater sloughs, hardwood hammocks, and coastal mangroves hold different animals. Look for alligators in the marsh and crocodiles around Flamingo’s brackish...
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Ducks, Geese & Swans to Recognize on a Winter Walk
Ducks, Geese & Swans to Recognize on a Winter Walk
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Bufflehead
Start with the bill and the bird’s silhouette. A duck may flash a patch of color when it takes flight, while two white swans can have strikingly different bill patterns. This guide pairs familiar...
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Woodpeckers of North America and How to Tell Them Apart
Woodpeckers of North America and How to Tell Them Apart
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Start with the shape of the bill, the pattern on the back, and what the bird does between visits to the trunk. Those clues often tell you more than the first flash of red. Compare Downy and Hairy...
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Alaska Wildlife to Look For in Denali, Katmai, and Kenai Fjords
Alaska Wildlife to Look For in Denali, Katmai, and Kenai Fjords
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Bald eagle
Look up toward the ridges in Denali, along the salmon river in Katmai, and out to sea in Kenai Fjords. The setting gives you a first clue to what you might see. Here’s how to recognize the animals...
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Wild Animal Populations That Recovered and What Helped
Wild Animal Populations That Recovered and What Helped
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Bald eagle
A hunting ban, a cleaner river, or a safe place to nest can give a wild population room to grow again. These cases have a count, survey, or change in protection that shows what improved. Some...
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Intelligent Birds & What Experiments Show About Them
Intelligent Birds & What Experiments Show About Them
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Black-capped chickadee
A parrot can pick the better odds, a crow can shape a tool, and a jay can remember more than where it left a meal. Each bird here has been tested in a published study. The entries explain what the...
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Remarkable Ways Animals Communicate
Remarkable Ways Animals Communicate
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Black-capped chickadee
Animals pass information to one another through dances, flashes, whistles and rumbles, and a handful of those signals have been tested closely enough that researchers can say what they carry. Each...
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Weird-Looking Animals and Why They Look That Way
Weird-Looking Animals and Why They Look That Way
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Shoebill
A nose ringed with 22 fleshy fingers, tusks that grow up through the face, a beak shaped like a wooden clog. Every animal here looks strange for a reason, and once you know the job a feature does...
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Yellowstone Wildlife and Where to Look for It
Yellowstone Wildlife and Where to Look for It
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Bald eagle
Start in Lamar or Hayden Valley for open views of large mammals. Scan rocky slopes for bighorn sheep and give rivers or quiet lakes a separate look for birds and otters. Use roadside pullouts and...
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Australian Birds Visitors Can Learn to Recognize
Australian Birds Visitors Can Learn to Recognize
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Laughing kookaburra
A kookaburra’s laugh, a galah’s pink chest, and a fairywren’s upright tail are clues you can pick up before you know many Australian birds. Start with parks and gardens, then look at wetlands...
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How to Identify Daytime Birds of Prey in the U.S. and Canada
How to Identify Daytime Birds of Prey in the U.S. and Canada
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Bald eagle
A Turkey Vulture rocks as it soars. An Osprey often shows a bend in each wing. Start with the silhouette and how the bird moves, then look for a second clue before you name it. These daytime...
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