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Family: Canidae Genus: Canis Coyote, Canis latrans; Gray wolf, Canis lupus extirpated . Great Plains wolf, C. l. nubilus extinct; Red wolf, Canis rufus extirpated [2 ...
Missouri River near Rocheport, Missouri. Missouri is home to a diversity of flora, fauna and funga.There is a large amount of fresh water present due to the Mississippi River, Missouri River, and Lake of the Ozarks, with numerous smaller rivers, streams, and lakes.
In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups. The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans , an essay on hunting published in 1486 and attributed to Juliana Berners . [ 1 ]
American black duck Bufflehead. Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae The family Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans.These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, bills which are flattened to a greater or lesser extent, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to special oils.
Adder. Common adder; Death Adder; Desert death adder; Horned adder; Long-nosed adder; Many-horned adder; Mountain adder; Mud adder; Namaqua dwarf adder; Peringuey's adder
Magog (English folklore) – Giant protector of London; Mahaha - Undead humanoids with long fingernails as claws. Maha-pudma (Hindu mythology) – Giant elephant that holds up the world; Mahuika (Māori mythology) - Māori fire goddess; Mairu (Basque mythology) – Megalith-building giant; Mājas gari (Latvian mythology) – Benevolent house spirit
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Beginning with the Han dynasty, the giant panda was a popular trope in Classical Chinese poetry. Mo first appeared in Sima Xiangru's c. 138 BCE Shanglin fu (上林賦, Rhapsody on Shanglin Park). Emperor Wu of Han's Shanglin (Supreme Grove) hunting park west of the capital Chang'an that contained wildlife from all of China, organized by habitat.