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[ad_1] To the layperson, the difference between pigeons and doves has something to with color, maybe. Or location. Or general appeal (doves usually get much better...
[ad_1] No feline is more maligned than the black cat. At best, they’re bemoaned as lackluster photography subjects; at worst, they’re seen as harbingers of really...
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[ad_1] We might giggle when we see dogs sniffing each other’s rear ends, but there’s a good reason why dogs stick their noses in private places....
[ad_1] Every once in a while, the ocean turns the color of blood and scores of dead fish rise to the surface. The phenomenon might look...
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