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What is Musk, What Animal Does Musk Come From, and What is Musk Used For?
Musk has been used in perfumes since ancient times, both for its own smell and as an oily base that, when mixed with more volatile scents, slows their evaporation. It’s quite strange that it has appeared in so many women’s perfumes, since it’s a male sexual scent, but that may just go to show that [...]
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Leave a commentWhy are Armadillos the Most Common Roadkill in the United States when they have Armor to Protect Them?
Armadillos are small placental mammals that can be found throughout the Americas. Unfortunately, most of the armadillo’s defenses are completely unsuitable for dealing with cars. One of its strategies is to roll up into a protective ball completely surrounded by its armor, which can save it from a variety of natural things, but not an [...]
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Leave a commentDo All Bears Sleep Through Most of the Winter When They Hibernate?
Only bears that eat more vegetation than meat, like the brown and black bears sleep through most of the winter when they hibernate. Their main food supplies die or get buried under snow in winter, so it’s a good time for them to go undercover and live off their fat for three to seven months. [...]
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Leave a commentWhere Do Black Bears Live and Are all Black Bears Black?
The black bear is the smallest and most common species of bear native to North America. Many black bears are, in fact, black. However, black bears come in many colors, and even the black ones often have a star-shaped white mark on their chests. For the record, black bears can also be brown, bluish, cinnamon, [...]
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Leave a commentWhat is the Biggest Bear in the World, Where Does it Live, and Are Grizzly Bears the Biggest Bear?
The Kodiak bear, also known by its scientific name Ursus arctos middendorffi, is also called the Alaskan grizzly bear. The Kodiak bear is the biggest brown bear species in the world. The grizzly bear is the second biggest living bear in the world. The mighty grizzly looks mighty puny when compared to the Kodiak bear, [...]
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Leave a commentHow Did the Bear Get its Name, What Does it Mean, And How Do Bears Mate and Reproduce?
Bears are mammals of the Ursidae family, and can be found in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. Bears are usually solitary animals and diurnal, meaning they are active during the day and sleep at night. The English name “bear” comes from Old English word “bera”, which means “brown” in Germanic languages. The ancient [...]
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Leave a commentWhat is Bear-Baiting, How Did it Originate, and What Kind of Bear Did They Use For Bear-Baiting?
Bear-baiting was popular in England for several centuries, from about the 16th century, and was practiced till the 19th century. Herds of bears were often maintained for bear-baiting, and arenas for spectators called bear-gardens were constructed, with a circular high fenced area called the “pit”, and raised seating for spectators. It’s sometimes difficult to understand [...]
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How Did the Chicken Get its Name and What Does the Word Chicken Mean in Old English?