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Raccoons Are Super Smart Urban Survivors
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Raccoons are the cutest masked mammals around. But they also have a reputation for being a pest. HowStuffWorks tells what you need to know about them.
Is a Seahorse a Fish?
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Is a seahorse a fish? Yes, despite their oddball appearances, seahorses are indeed fish. They belong to the genus Hippocampus and are classified within the Syngnathidae family, which also includes pipefish and sea dragons.
Fruit Bats Are the Best Pollinators (and Suppliers of Tequila)
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You read that right. Fruit bats are instrumental in pollinating hundreds of plants, including the agave, a key ingredient in tequila.
Snake Anatomy 101: What Makes a Snake, Inside and Out
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Unlike most other animals, snakes do not have limbs to help them get from one place to another. Instead, they slither — but there's a little more to snake anatomy than how they move. Finely tuned for survival, snakes have specialized anatomy that let them thrive in diverse environments.
5 Little-known Facts About Fish
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A fish is a water-dwelling animal that breathes through gills and has a backbone, fins and a two-chambered heart.
Why Scientists Put Tiny 3-D Glasses on a Praying Mantis
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have determined mantises use stereopsis to see the world. Learn more about mantises with 3-D glasses in this HowStuffWorks Now article.
Scary Prehistoric 'Hell Pigs' Once Roamed the Earth
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These super-frightening entelodonts (aka hell pigs) once patrolled throughout Eurasia, North America and Africa.
When will life on Earth end?
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Imagine a time in Earth's far-flung past when organisms didn't swim through the oceans or populate the lands. Even the mighty dinosaurs hadn't arisen. Will the planet ever return to that lifeless state?
Goofy-looking Emus Are Leggy, Flightless and Very Friendly
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HowStuffWorks gets to know the emu, the world's second largest bird next to the ostrich.
The Copperhead Snake Is Seldom Lethal But Always Venomous
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Though a copperhead will bite if disturbed, and it is venomous, its bite is rarely fatal.