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The Panchatantra, a collection of Indian animal fables, is another early example. Both use talking animals for didactic purposes. [4] More recent fables like Sarah Trimmer’s History of the Robins (1786) use talking animals to instruct children on how to behave in society as well as how to maintain the social order. [4]
The bald eagle is the national bird of the United States and appears on its Great Seal.The bald eagle's range includes all of the contiguous United States and Alaska.. The fauna of the United States of America is all the animals living in the Continental United States and its surrounding seas and islands, the Hawaiian Archipelago, Alaska in the Arctic, and several island-territories in the ...
Opossums probably diverged from the basic South American marsupials in the late Cretaceous or early Paleocene. They are small to medium-sized marsupials, about the size of a large house cat, with a long snout and prehensile tail. Family: Didelphidae (American opossums) Subfamily: Didelphinae. Virginia opossum, D. virginiana [n 1] [n 2] LC
This is a list of North American mammals. It includes all mammals currently found in the United States, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Canada, Greenland, Bermuda, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean region, whether resident or as migrants. This article does not include species found only in captivity.
List of lagomorphs. Lagomorpha is an order of placental mammals, comprising the rabbits, hares, and pikas. Members of this order are called lagomorphs. It currently comprises 93 extant species, which are grouped into 12 genera. Lagomorphs live on every major landmass except Antarctica, and in a variety of habitats, especially forests ...
Marsupials of North America. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Didelphimorphia and Didelphidae. Marsupials of North America — marsupial mammals of North America, within the Didelphimorphia order that is endemic to the Americas.
The National Zoological Park, commonly known as the National Zoo, is one of the oldest zoos in the United States. The zoo is part of the Smithsonian Institution and does not charge admission. Founded in 1889, its mission is to "provide engaging experiences with animals and create and share knowledge to save wildlife and habitats".
List of amphibians of Panama. List of amphibians of Antigua and Barbuda. List of amphibians of Barbados. List of amphibians of Grenada. List of amphibians of Dominica. List of amphibians of Costa Rica. List of amphibians of El Salvador. List of amphibians of Guatemala. List of amphibians of Honduras.