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Fossil finds Found in a limestone quarry in Germany in 1861, the first Archaeopteryx
This dino’s headgear likely impressed a mate.
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Meet the tiniest dinosaur—so far.
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Meet one of the first dinosaurs that scientists found.
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Check out how this dino was the fiercest predator of its time.
They find out about life underwater for this enormous creature and get an up-close
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The sun sets over a quiet backyard garden. A red fox sneaks into the yard, its nose in the air, sniffing loudly—it smells something. It pads over to the bushes when a streak of brown flashes in the greenery. An eastern cottontail rabbit darts out of the bushes, zigging and zagging to throw the surprised fox off of its trail. The speedy rabbit zooms into the nearby woods, easily escaping the potential predator.
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Not far from the North Pole, the world is frozen for thousands of miles. Suddenly a snowy mound wiggles and reveals two dark eyes. The lump is transformed into the furry white body of a lone arctic fox. The canine casually shakes the blanket of snow off her thick coat—the key to her survival. But warm fur alone might not keep this fox alive during the polar winter, when temperatures rarely get above zero degrees Fahrenheit. Until spring arrives, this arctic fox will rely on some freeze-defying strategies, making it a champion of the cold.
rodents called lemmings, but when times are tough they’ll eat whatever they can find
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They find out about life underwater for this enormous creature and get an up-close
Some species of cicada live as long as 17 years, though most of the time is spent underground. There are two groups of cicadas: annual cicadas and periodical cicadas.
(Find out about the 2024 cicada emergence at Nat Geo.)
