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Maize
Zea mays
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Fact: An ear of Zea mays commonly holds about 600 kernels.
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Maize (/ˈmeɪz/ mayz; Zea mays subsp. mays, from Spanish: maíz after Taíno mahiz), known in some English-speaking countries as corn, is a large grain plant domesticated by indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica inprehistoric times. The leafy stalk produces ears which contain the grain, which are seeds called kernels. Maize kernels are often used in cooking as […] read more
Erect Prickly Pear
Opuntia stricta 
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Fact: Opuntia stricta produces yellow flowers and purplish-red fruits.
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Opuntia stricta is a species of cactus from southern North America, Central America, the Caribbean, and northernSouth America.[1] Common names include erect prickly pear and nopal estricto (Spanish).[2] It is an erect or sprawling shrub up to 2 m (6.6 ft) in height, producing lemon yellow flowers in the spring and summer, followed by purplish-red fruits. Opuntia […] read more
Chicken-liver Sponge
Chondrilla nucula 
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Fact: Chondrilla nucula is a favourite food of the Hawksbill Turtle.
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Chondrilla nucula, sometimes called the “Caribbean Chicken-liver sponge,” is a sea sponge belonging to thePhylum Porifera. It is an amorphous shaped sponge that grows in flat, sometimes bulbous sheets in benthic communities. It is sometimes found in marginal, stressful systems such as caves. Such sponges are white, lacking access to sunlight, and photosymbionts. It is […] read more
Illegal Poaching
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Poaching has traditionally been defined as the illegal hunting, killing, or capturing of wild animals, usually associated with land use rights.[1][2][3][4][5] Until the 20th century, mostly impoverished peasants poached for subsistence purposes, thus supplementing meager diets.[6] By contrast, stealing domestic animals (as in cattle raiding, for example) classifies as theft, not as poaching.[7] Since the […] read more
Agamidae Lizard
Phrynocephalus horvathi
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Fact: Phrynocephalus horvathi population is declining due to habitat loss, a result of human development.
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Phylogeny within the genus Phrynocephalus is not well understood yet. There is a lack of data and controversy between opinions regarding both phylogenetic relationships and species vs. subspecies status of the different forms Phrynocephalus helioscopus and Phrynocephalus persicus, also called the “helioscopus-persicus complex”. The most recent works[which?] suggest evidence supporting both. In 2008, Melnikov et […] read more
African Elephant
Loxodonta africana 
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Fact: Loxodonta africana is one of the largest living terrestrial animals.
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African elephants are elephants of the genus Loxodonta (from the Greek words loxo (oblique sided) and donta(tooth)).[2] The genus consists of two extant species: the African bush elephant and the smaller African forest elephant. Loxodonta is one of two existing genera of the family, Elephantidae.[1] Fossil remains of Loxodonta have been found only in Africa, […] read more