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A description and facts about amphibians. Anura (frogs), Urodela (salamanders), and Apoda (caecilians) are all represented with examples of amphibian species from each of their groups. Page Index Introduction to Amphibians List of Amphibians Discover More Introduction To Amphibians The class Amphibia includes vertebrates such as amphibians. Most amphibians spend their first few weeks after … Read more

Baryonyx, the cousin of the gigantic Spinosaurus, was a predatory dinosaur. This piece is part of our Dinosaur Facts Series and contains facts about Baryonyx for kids and adults. Let’s learn more about the early Cretaceous dinosaur. Baryonyx Facts for Kids, Students and Adults Baryonyx was a two-legged meat-eating dinosaur that lived during the mid-sized. … Read more

Are Alligators Dinosaurs? Alligators are not dinosaurs, but they, along with the other crocodilians, are the closest living relatives of dinosaurs (apart from birds, which are dinosaurs). Although alligators are neither dinosaurs, nor the descendants of dinosaurs, they are more closely-related to dinosaurs (and therefore birds) than they are to other living groups of reptiles, such as … Read more

Discover information and photographs about monarch caterpillar development. Egg, larva (caterpillar), pupa (chrysalis), and imago (adult butterfly) are the four stages of development that monarch butterflies go through. What most individuals don’t realize is that the monarch goes through multiple stages of development as a caterpillar. The five monarch ‘instars,’ or steps a monarch caterpillar … Read more

A list of strange flora, with pictures and information. Prepare to think again if you thought plants were boring! In Here, we’ve gone over the plant kingdom extensively. A comprehensive guide to botany and the plant kingdom; different types of flowers; components of a flower; and other information may be found on other pages. But … Read more