“Dill said striking a match under a turtle was hateful.”“Ain’t hateful, just persuades him- ‘s not like you’d chunk him in the fire,” Jem growled.“How do you know a match don’t hurt him?”“Turtles can’t feel , stupid,” said Jem.“Were you ever a turtle, huh?”– Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird This is a large freshwater […]
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Fish heads, fish heads, roly-poly fish heads,Fish heads, fish heads, eat them up yum!In the morning laughing happy fish headsIn the evening floating in the soup,Ask a fish head anything you want toThey won’t answer, they can’t talk – Fish head song, Barnes and Barnes his is a small rockfish with a wide range, inhabiting the
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I made the esperiment, found that they became perfectly soft by boiling, but had a very bitter taste, which was naucious to my palate, and I transferred them to the Indians who had eat them heartily— Meriwether Lewis, August 22nd, 1805 Bitterroot is a widespread plant throughout the arid western United States. Its range includes
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is furry Quaker jacket Is trimmed with stripe of black; A furry plume to match it Is curling o’er his back; New curved with every motion, His plume curls o’er his back. – from The Flying Squirrel, Mary E. Burt The southern, or sometimes referred to as eastern flying squirrel, is found in extreme south eastern Ontario and southern Quebec,
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Peccaries are wild pigs that live in herds of 20-200 individuals, with reports of up to 2,000 in a group. They range through central and south America, mostly in rainforests, but do extend into dryer forest and grassland habitats. A herd’s home range can include up to around 45 square miles while they search for
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