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long-billed curlew Eurasian curlew whimbrel Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata)
Quizzes
Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), also called great sea otter, rare, completely marine otter of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds. Floats on back. Looks like sea otter laughing. saltwater otters
Animal Group Names
Lion (panthera leo)
Deadliest Animals Quiz
Young chimpanzee dressed in a shirt and sweater vest, scratching his head thinking. (primates)
Wild Words from the Animal Kingdom Vocabulary Quiz
Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)
Match the Baby Animal to Its Mama Quiz
turkey vulture. vulture. Close-up of a head and beak of a Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura).
A Little Bird Told Me
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Black-headed gulls perching on a roof with bird droppings, often seen in flocks around London, England, in winter time. The "black head" develops during the breeding season. (black headed, birds, guano, bird poop)
Do Birds Pee?
Hungry Pelican waiting to be fed, beak open, Australia
Why Don’t Birds Have Teeth?
Common, or southern, cassowary (Casuarius casuarius).
8 Birds That Can’t Fly
animal. Amphibian. Frog. Anura. Ranidae. Frog in grass.
Abundant Animals: The Most Numerous Organisms in the World
Spider monkey swinging in a tree. (primate, jungle animal)
Why Do Animals Have Tails?
Discover
Orange basketball on black background and with low key lighting. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society
The 10 Greatest Basketball Players of All Time
Stylish light blue jeans on wooden background, closeup of inset pocket
Why Do Jeans Have That Tiny Pocket?
Entrants falling and tumbling over while chasing the cheese at the 2016 'Cheese Rolling' held at Cooper's Hill, in the Cotswolds, Brockworth England
7 of the World’s Most Dangerous Festivals
Four year old boy with grandfather and father lighting Hanukkah menorah. Photo taken on: December 21st, 2009
Which Is Correct: Hanukkah or Chanukah?
Town of Sisimiut located on the coast of the Davis Strait on Kangerluarsunnguaq Bay, Greenland
The Largest Islands in the World
Fish. Lionfish. Lion-fish. Turkey fish. Fire-fish. Red lionfish. Pterois volitans. Venomous fin spines. Coral reefs. Underwater. Ocean. Red lionfish swims by seaweed.
10 of the World’s Most Dangerous Fish
Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician and autodidact.
6 Interesting Facts about Srinivasa Ramanujan

curlew: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: The Wildlife Trusts - Curlew. May 09, 2021
Media added. Sep 04, 2020
Add new Web site: Animal Planet - Curlew. Jan 13, 2014
Add new Web site: BirdWatch Ireland - Curlew. Jun 18, 2013
Add new Web site: The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds - Curlew. Jun 18, 2013
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Animals - Curlew. May 25, 2008
Added new Web site: Peatland Wildlife - Curlew. Oct 24, 2007
Added new Web site: Texas Parks and Wildlife - Eskimo Curlew. Oct 24, 2007
Added new Web site: Species At Risk - Eskimo Curlew. Oct 24, 2007
Added new Web site: Birds Of Britaiin - Curlew. Oct 24, 2007
Article added to new online database. May 04, 1999
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