The skunk cleaner shrimps are probably one of the best known types of shrimp that one can keep in a reef aquarium.
August 6, 2014
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Year: 2014
August 4, 2014
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Yellow-legged Zipper
The Yellow-legged zipper is a kind of spider that does not make a web but hunts for food on the ground.
August 1, 2014
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Black Locust Tree
The tree Robinia Pseudoacacia known in English as the black locust is native to the south eastern part of the the US. Nearly everywhere else it was introduced by humans.
July 30, 2014
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American Flamingos
American flamingos live in South America and various islands around it all the way up to Florida.
July 28, 2014
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Brazilian Agouti
Even though agouti is mostly known as a color variation for various animals there is an actual group of rodents known as agouti.
July 26, 2014
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Pygmy Hippopotamus
The pygmy hippopotamus looks a lot like like its full sized cousin.
July 24, 2014
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Hippopotamus
The most dangerous wild animal in Africa is surprisingly the mostly herbivorous hippopotamus.
July 21, 2014
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Eastern Cottontail Rabbit
The eastern cottontail rabbit is one of the most common rabbits in North America.
July 19, 2014
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Domestic Cats
Distributing pictures of domestic cats appears to be one of the most important justifications for the existence of the Internet. So I hereby contribute my share.
July 17, 2014
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Capybara
The capybara is the largest rodent in the world.
July 15, 2014
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Guinea Pig
Guinea pigs are just the cutest little things.
July 13, 2014
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Patagonian Mara
The Patagonian mara is a large rodent that sort of looks like a giant rabbit or hare.
July 12, 2014
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Polydrusus Weevil
For some reason this European beetle if known as the Green immigrant leaf weevil in North America.
July 10, 2014
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American Robin
The American robin is one of the most common birds around here, yet I seem to be unable to take a good picture of one.
July 8, 2014
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Maple Trees In Toronto
The leaf of the maple tree is synonymous with Canada. We even have one depicted on our flag.
July 6, 2014
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You know you are getting old when you start taking the words of Hippocrates too seriously:
Ὁ βίος βραχύς, ἡ δὲ τέχνη μακρή.
Life is short, the craft is long.
(Usually quoted in Latin: Ars longa, vita brevis.)
July 4, 2014
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Beef Stew
The beef stew in the pictures was prepared in a similar manner as the rabbit in an earlier article.
July 4, 2014
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San Esteban Island Chuckwalla
The San Esteban Island chuckwalla is a really large lizard of the iguana family.
July 2, 2014
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Take Me to Your Lizard
When the ancient Greeks have invented democracy the people have actually wielded the power by means of ostracism and graphe paranomon.
July 1, 2014
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North American Beaver
The North American beaver is the national animal of Canada.