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A couple of facts :D

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Gators can have fun, alligators aren't stupid, they can have fun as they along with other crocodilians will give each other piggy back rides, one alligator was seen repeatingly throwing a foot ball that landed in his pond, and another was playing with river otters. Just some facts I think are interesting to share with :).

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Play the silly word game my spouse and I came up with: "The Lazy Naturalist"

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It was a lazier naturalist who saw a long, skinny, scaly lizard with black and brown stripes and tiny teeth and called it an "Alligator Lizard" Even more lazily named is the tarantula hawk wasp, which is (1) not a tarantula, and (2) not a hawk. Entries like "sea horse" and "guinea pig" earn 1 bonus point only.

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GUYANA–Simply Delicious Birding!

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A vicero gets his horse ready to look for giant anteaters. That’s quite the list of charismatic and unique wildlife to add to your potential list of sightings. Giant anteaters are just one of the wildlife highlights of the Rupununi. Giant river otters are often seen on boat excursions from Karanambu Ranch.

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Five Famous First Pets

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Kennedy’s family owned many pets, including a horse, which was a present to 5 year-old Caroline Kennedy. Caroline often rode the horse around the White House lawn. First Pet, 1789-1791): In addition to horses and hound dogs, George Washington owned a parrot. Macaroni the pony. First Pet, 1963): John F. Fala the Scottish Terrier.

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The Outer Banks after a Tropical Storm

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Turns out, Monday brought more than a little rain, and we got soaked as we explored the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge and the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge along the ocean. The horse flies were also out in full force, and we scurried down the hot trail and back to the car in our efforts to escape.