November 27, 2022
In 1905, biologist Vernon Bailey reported finding a network of prairie dog tunnels under Texas roughly 250 miles by 100 miles–larger in area than the state of West Virginia.
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Animals That Were Named Totally Wrong
The colloquial names given to many animals can be confusing because they suggest something that is not the case. The flying fox, for example, isn’t a fox at all. It’s actually a large fruit-eating bat found in tropical and subtropical regions around the world. Here are some other animal misnomers.
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