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11/07/2023

Strawberry Muffins

Fresh strawberries bursting with flavor fill these moist, fluffy muffins. Enjoy one with coffee or tea for a sweet yet wholesome breakfast or snack.

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05/05/2023

Baboons are monkeys in the genus Papio. There are five species of baboon. They are found in Africa and Western Asia.

18/04/2023

11/03/2023

Interestingly, the polar bear's coat has no white pigment; in fact, a polar bear's skin is black and its hairs are hollow. They have a thick layer of body fat, which keeps them warm while swimming, and a double-layered coat that insulates them from the cold Arctic air.The black skin allows them to absorb more UV light to stay warm. The hair of the polar bear acts like a fiber optic cable directing the light to the surface of the skin.

04/03/2023

The tiger (Panthera tigris) is the largest living cat species and a member of the genus Panthera. It is most recognisable for its dark vertical stripes on orange fur with a white underside. An apex predator, it primarily preys on ungulates, such as deer and wild boar.

23/02/2023

There are 1 quadrillion (one million billion) ants on Earth! That's 1,000,000,000,000,000! To put it into even more perspective, that's over 1,000,000 ants for every human.

13/02/2023

Cheetahs only need to drink once every three to four days.

25/01/2023

Their tongues have sharp-pointed rasps, called papillae, which are used to scrape meat off the bones.

17/01/2023

Elephants are highly intelligent animals with complex emotions, feelings, compassion and self-awareness (elephants are one of very few species to recognize themselves in a mirror!). The gestation period of an elephant is 22 months. That's almost 2 years, the longest pregnancy of any mammal!

24/12/2022

Red foxes have excellent hearing—they can hear rodents digging miles underground. These animals have more than 20 different calls. A group of foxes is called a skulk or a leash. Kits stay with their parents for about seven months.

17/12/2022

A lynx is any of the four species within the medium-sized wild cat genus Lynx.The Eurasian lynx has a relatively short, reddish or brown coat, which tends to be more brightly coloured in animals living at the southern end of its range.

13/12/2022

A kitten is in the animal world what a rosebud is in the garden.