Christmas plants and animals: 12 festive species: Media
There’s more to Christmas than a partridge in a pear tree.
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This low-maintenance plant is less commonly called the dagger fern.
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The flowers of this plant have no petals.
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Although they appear like petals, the showy white parts of these flowers are in fact...
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With a height of 15–30 cm (0.5–1 foot), a spread of 30–60 cm (1–2 feet), and downward-growing...
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Usually about 3.8 cm (1.5 inches) long, the worm keeps almost two-thirds of its body...
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Belonging to the family of dung beetles and chafers, these chunky insects measure...
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Besides Christmas Island, these crabs are also found in the nearby Cocos (Keeling)...
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Males of this species often maintain a harem of females.
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For its role in shaping and sustaining the forests of Christmas Island, this bird...
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The second word in the scientific name of this bird—natalis—means “birth”...
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Both sexes of this species have blackish-brown plumage. Adult males are identifiable...
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