Travel > Vacations Beach vacation packing tips for women

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I am fortunate to have been on more than a few BEACH VACATIONS, and over the years I have learned the connection between smart packing and a fun vacation. Nothing is worse than having to head to a Target or drugstore as soon as you land at your island destination, because you did a poor job packing and forgot something criti... More..

Relationships & Family > Christmas Archives Christmas 2007: Gift ideas for grandma under $10

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Although sometimes elderly people are challenging to shop for, finding a Christmas gift for grandma under $10 will not be difficult. Grandmothers love their grandchildren, and will appreciate any thoughtful Christmas gift you choose. Here are a few creative ideas that grandma will love: 1. A JOURNAL: Give mom what she ne... More..

Pets & Animals > Animal Facts & Resources Animal facts: Humpback whale

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The HUMPBACK WHALE (Megaptera novaeangliae) is a popular baleen whale. In the summer season, Humpback whales feed and built up fat reserves in polar waters. During the winter season, they breed and give birth in warmer tropical areas like Hawaii and Australia. They do not eat during the winter season and rely on their fat r... More..

Pets & Animals > Birds Wild bird species: Bar-headed goose

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The BAR-HEADED GOOSE(Anser indicus) is one of the larger geese belonging to the Anseriformes order. This highly social, high flying goose is native to central Asia, and breeds at high elevation mountain lakes in SE Russia, N India and W China, and spends its winters in India and northern Burma. The Bar-Headed goose weighs ... More..

Pets & Animals > Birds Bird orders: Introduction to the charadriiformes

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The CHARADRIIFORMES taxonomic order is a diverse order of medium and large sized birds. Birds within the order include gulls, auks, and shorebirds (waders). The order includes twenty families in the taxonomic order: 1. SCOLOPACIDAE: A family of waders, including snipe, sandpipers, woodcocks, phalaropes, and allies. ... More..

Pets & Animals > Birds Wild bird species: Ruddy shelduck

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The RUDDY SHELDUCK (Tadorna ferruginea) is a migratory waterfowl bird in the Anseriformes order. This duck has a distinctive copper brown coloring, a pale head, and a black beak and rump. They are native to Africa, Europe, and Asia, and very often seen in Turkey and Iraq. In the French language, they are known as Tadorne ca... More..

Pets & Animals > Birds Wild bird species: African pygmy goose

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The AFRICAN PYGMY GOOSE ((Nettapus auritus) is a water bird, really a duck, that lives in freshwater wetlands (ponds and sluggish rivers) areas in Africa. The African Pygmy Goose is able to perch in a tree, unlike other waterfowl. It belongs in the Anatinae (dabbling ducks) subfamily. The goose is very small, weighing less t... More..

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