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Robin the Hood Cartoon
Read more: Robin the Hood CartoonRobin Hood is in the news this week because Robinhood the online “free commission and investing app” is in the news because a group of redditors got one over on big hedge funds looking to short the stock. For the uninformed this article has a great explanation of what shorting a stock is. One of […]
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N is for Numbat
Read more: N is for NumbatN is for Numbat. Now of course hearing the name of this animal for today’s Animal Alphabet, I was hoping for some flying rodent but no, instead we have an Australian Marsupial. Numbats are solitary animals, active during the day which subsist on termites, eating up to 10% of their small body weight daily. In…
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M is for Military Macaw
Read more: M is for Military MacawM is for Military Macaw. Today’s Animal Alphabet gets it’s name from the colorful green feathers which resemble a military uniform. Native to Central and South America, the bird is endangered in the wild but can thrive as a pet due assuming they are given a bunch of social interaction.
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L is for Loris
Read more: L is for LorisL is for Loris. The Loris is an endangered animal from India and Southeast Asia. This cute thing is the only venomous primate known. Unfortunately because of their cuteness people all want them as pets which has further endangered their population. You may have seen videos of what looks like people tickling the underarms of…
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K is for Kakapo
Read more: K is for KakapoK is for Kakapo. When I got my assignment for this entry into Animal Alphabets, I was confused. Those Cocker Spaniel/Poodle mixes are endangered species? Obviously I never heard of a Kakapo. This flightless, nocturnal bird is also called a “Owl Parrot“. Sadly this New Zealand native’s population as of 2016 is down to 154…
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J is for Javan Rhino
Read more: J is for Javan RhinoJ is for Javan Rhino. The next letter in the endangered species Animal Alphabets. Considered one of the rarest large mammals in the world, the Javan Rhino gets its name from one of the islands from which its population was once large – Java in Indonesia. In the 1600’s the Dutch introduced coffee beans…
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I is for Indian Elephant
Read more: I is for Indian ElephantI is for Indian Elephant. The Indian Elephant found in Asia (and not only India). Vegetarians who eat Bark, grass and roots, these elephants are known for eating up to 19 hours a day and producing, as the cartoon shows, 220lbs of dung a day. That needs a S**tload of toilet paper.