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Scales are small, hard plates that protect an animal's skin. Learn all about the 12 types of animals with scales here!

Anyone who grew up watching The Lion King, or watched it as a parent, has a slight soft spot for lion points of pride. How ...

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An aggressive rhinoceros in captivity is trying to pick a fight with an enormously tall giraffe, who responds with a powerful ...

Mount Everest, located in the Himalayan Mountain Range, is the tallest mountain in the world. It reaches an elevation of 29,032 feet. The mountain itself is nestled between Nepal and Tibet, within an ...

Traveling to bodies of water for relaxation and to take in the sights is a common recreational goal. Most of these bodies of water play host to entire ecosystems full of plants and animals. Have you ...

Turtles live all over the world, from the oceans to the desert. Today, let's learn the difference between sea turtles and ...

Can polar bears and sled dogs actually play together, or are we just anthropomorphizing the scene? What’s really going on in this video?

The Jurassic Park franchise isn’t exactly an educational resource. Hollywood often runs wild with ideas, especially those of ...