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DYK that a search for "savage and malicious" in returns three pages of results? Including titles such as "Grandpapa's Tales of Animals" & "The New England Farmer" (and my beloved first description of the Thylacine)? I love https://t.co/JzVToRPYjW

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2020-02-08

Happy bday, Augustin Pyramus de Candolle (born 1778)! that Candolle coined the word "taxonomy"?

A work that brought Candolle early recognition was "Plantarum historia succulentarum" (1798-1837). In via ➡️ https://t.co/EfE7BUrDWg

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2020-02-05

Happy Wetlands are & come in many shapes, including marshes, bogs and ferns. the EU water law safeguards all freshwater ecosystems, including wetlands? Member States had best get a move on🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️The time is now to protect & restore them!

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2020-02-02

the world's population is split into 19 subpopulations? Subpopulations are based on management needs and what biologists know about the movement and genetics of the 🐾

are facing the loss of their habitat as sea ice disappears.

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2020-01-30

the butterfly chair was invented in 1938 by Jorge Ferarri Hardoy as an homage to 19th c. military campaign chairs? Take a deep dive into the origins of in “Patios, Pools & The Invention of the American Backyard” now through Feb. 23!

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2020-01-16

Carl Linnaeus was a great admirer of George Edwards. He named nearly 350 birds on the basis of material provided by Edwards. But Edwards was also an important link between Linnaeus & Mark Catesby? explains via the painted bunting ➡️ https://t.co/yXkPFBdVnu

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2019-12-06

apple pie is one of the most popular varieties? of the Cowarne Red from Thomas Andrew Knight's "Pomona Herefordiensis" (1811), with by William Hooker after Elisabeth Matthews and Frances Knight. https://t.co/1Fq2pctCJL via 🍎🥧

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2019-11-26

Nanooq also features a selection of earlier from 1964-2014 on our Cape Dorset Prints page? Like these early treasures from 1964 by Eleeshushe Parr, Suitor & Dogs Playing https://t.co/BQve14UzBh

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2019-11-19

🎉 Today is World Radiography Day! Celebrating the anniversary of Wilhelm Roentgen’s discovery of X-rays in 1895! the first X-ray photographs he took were of the bones of his wife's hand!

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2019-11-08

Carving a pumpkin this Halloween? that the pumpkin is a cultivar of a squash plant, most commonly of Cucurbita pepo? from "Icones Plantarum Medico-Oeconomico-Technologicarum" (1800-22), in via ➡️ https://t.co/7Vpi1cAzRs 🎃

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2019-10-30

clownfish (amphiprioninae) males can transition to female if the female of a family is lost in some way? Check out our newest title in the Gift Shop, Looking for Marla, which explores this topic for children in the context of gender expression and parenthood.

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2019-10-21

✏️ DYK? My li’l woodland/farmyard characters were born from the practice I had, with custom pets and animals for my portraits! 🌳🖼

After tackling particular dog breeds, giraffes, resplendent quetzals etc for customers, I had a go at the critters.

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2019-09-28

I run a fitness group just for furries? I do! It's called Fit Furs and we are looking for new members! Fit Furs is a forum to encourage each other, share ideas, share struggles and work together to promote a healthier lifestyle. Interested? Join at https://t.co/5esVPR4geM!

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2019-09-17

Celebrating our favourite Canadian cub on honey pot and all! DYK the inspiration for A.A. Milne’s Winnie the Pooh is a little black bear cub named Winnipeg from White River, Ontario? 🐾

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2019-09-10

reginae (Showy Lady’s Slipper) is one of Tennessee’s rarest and most critically imperiled plants? It is by collectors, as it has low seed germination rates and slow maturation, making it very vulnerable to picking

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2019-07-25

that persons are more at risk of ill treatment & even when deprived of their liberty? We’re working to change this – learn more here at our Detention Focus Database https://t.co/PaCnRPCLSt

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2019-07-03

that the War of 1812, declared in 1812, was one of the main factors influencing the building of the

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2019-06-18

DYK Molluscs are the 2nd largest group of marine invertebrates- ranging from snails to clams to octopus. They’ve been around a long time (550 million years) & as a system they can answer many interesting ecological & evolutionary questions. Find out how at https://t.co/Capx4YTM5T

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2019-06-13