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Devil’s Pet
ByKalynImagine meeting a snarling black beast with a gaping mouth and strong gleaming teeth in the dead of the night! You could meet such an animal on the Australian island of Tasmania, now the only home of the animal known as Tasmanian devil. It was once abundant in mainland Australia. But when the Aborigines came,…
Fantastic Fungi
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Ant-ics
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CARELESS WHISPERS
ByKalynBeautiful birds.