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   <title><![CDATA[About.com Animals / Wildlife: What's Hot Now]]></title>
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   <description>These articles that had the largest increase in popularity over the last week</description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Quiz - Basic Mammal Groups]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Put your animal identification skills to the test in this quiz.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Aerial View of the Great Barrier Reef]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest tropical reef system, covering an area of 348,000 km2 and stretching along 2300km of the eastern Australian coastline. The Great Barrier Reef is made up of over 200 individual reefs and 540 inshore islands (many with fringing reefs). It is among the most complex ecosystems on the planet.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Defining Zoology]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Zoology is the study of animals; yet this definition implies a simplicity that does not exist; instead, zoology is a complex discipline, drawing upon a diverse body of scientific observation and theory. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Aye-Aye]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) is a mammal belonging to the group of primates referred to as the prosimians. Prosimians are more primitive than monkeys and apes and, in addition to the aye-aye, include animals such as lemurs, lorises, pottos and galagos. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Feather Anatomy and Function]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Feathers are a unique adaptation of birds. Feathers are made up of keratin, an insoluble protein that is also found in mammalian hair and reptilian scales.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Sponges and Echinoderms]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Sponges belong to the Phylum Porifera. Sponges occur in almost every type of aquatic habitats but are most common in the marine habitats.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Endangered Animals]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Endangered animals are species or populations that are at risk of becoming extinct. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Coastal Sand Dunes]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Sand dunes are mounds of sand that line a coast that have been sculpted by winds and waves.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Facts About Molluscs]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Molluscs are invertebrates that include animals such as squid, octopuses, cuttlefish, nudibranchs, snails, slugs, limpets, sea hares, mussels, clams, oysters, scallops, as well as many lesser known creatures.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Newts and Salamanders]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Newts and salamanders are slender bodied amphibians with a long tail and usually two pairs of limbs.  In this article, we'll explore basic facts about newts and salamanders including how they are classified, what they eat, where they live and the characteristics that make them different from other animal groups.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Facts About Pelicans]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Pelicans and their relatives include the blue-footed booby, brown pelican, red-billed tropicbird, cormorants, gannets, and the great frigatebird. Pelicaniformes have webbed feet and are well adapted to catching fish, their primary food source. Many species dive or swim underwater to capture their prey.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[How Animals are Classified]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[For centuries, the naming and classification of living organisms into groups has been an integral part of the study of nature.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Eyelash Viper]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The eyelash viper is a venomous snake that inhabits the low altitude tropical forests of Central and South America. The eyelash viper is a nocturnal, tree-dwelling snake that feeds primarily on small birds, rodents, lizards and amphibians.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Coral]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Corals are a group of colonial animals that form the structural framework of the reef. Corals provide habitat and shelter for many other reef-dwelling creatures. Corals form mounds, branches, shelves and tree-like structures that give the reef its dimension.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Ghost Crab]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Ghost crabs are translucent crabs that live on shores around the world. They have very good eye sight and a wide field of vision. This enables them to spot predators and other threats and scurry out of sight quickly.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Maroon Clownfish]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The maroon clownfish inhabits the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Their range stretches from western Indonesia to Taiwan and includes the Great Barrier Reef. The maroon clownfish has white or in some cases yellow stripes on their body. Female out-size males and are a darker shade of red.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Firefish]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The firefish (Pterois volitans), also known as the lionfish, was first described in 1758 by Dutch naturalist Johan Frederick Gronovius. The firefish is a species of scorpionfish that has exquisite reddish brown, gold and cream yellow bands of markings on its body. It is one of eight species of the genus Pterois.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ Porcelain Crab]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[This porcelain crab is not really a crab at all. In fact, it belongs to a group of crustaceans that are more closely related to squat lobsters than to crabs. Porcelain crabs have a flat body and long antennae.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Christmas Tree Worm]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Christmas tree worms are small, tube-building polychaete worms that live in marine environments. Christmas tree worms are named after the colorful, spiral breathing structures they extend into the surrounding water which resemble tiny Christmas trees.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Net Primary Production]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Net primary production (NPP) is the total energy (or nutrients) accumulated by an ecological unit of interest (such as an organism, a population, or an entire community). ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[African Yellow Leg Scorpion]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The African yellow leg scorpion is a burrowing scorpion that inhabits southern and eastern Africa. Like all scorpions, it is a predatory arthropod.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[What Do Turtles Eat]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[What do turtles eat? Since turtles are too slow to catch most prey by all-out pursuit, questions about what turtles eat are quite common. The answer is that turtle eating habits are varied&#8212;what turtles eat depends on the available food sources, the habitat in which the turtle lives and the turtle's behavior.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Polar Bear]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is among the largest land carnivores, comparable in size only to the brown bear. Polar bears weigh in the range of 400kg-680kg (880lb-1500lb) and are 2.1m-3.3m (7ft-11ft) in length.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Recent Fossil Discoveries]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Each fossil that is discovered gives us invaluable information about the animals and wildlife of the past. A fossil represents the remains of an individual organism--a finite point in a vast ocean of past lifeforms and habitats. Each fossil discovery can help us to better understand both wildife of the past as well as present-day animals and how they relate to one another.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Facts About Bears]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Bears are a group of carnivores known for their burly build, impressive agility and, in some species, their winter sleep habits. There are eight species of bears that inhabit a wide range of habitats throughout North and South America, Europe and Asia.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Habitat Profiles - A to Z List]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The following is an A to Z list of habitat profiles available, sorted alphabetically.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Alpine / Montane Ecosystems]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Mountains are masses of rock that have been pushed upward, high above the surrounding land.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Facts About Frogs]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Frogs are the most familiar group of amphibians. They have worldwide distribution with the exception of the polar regions, some oceanic islands, and the driest of deserts.]]></description>
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