Animalia
Large Earth Bumblebee
Bombus terrestris4 POINTS
• Bombus terrestris has a MOVE of 2.
• Bombus terrestris can find its nest from as far as 13 kilometres away!
Cool, Warm
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Photo by Ferran Pestañawww.flickr.com/photos/ferranp/
Bombus terrestris, the buff-tailed bumblebee or large earth bumblebee is one of the most numerous bumblebee species in Europe. The queen is 2–2.7 cm long, while the workers are 1½–2 cm. The latter are characterized by their white-ended abdomens and look (apart from their yellowish bands being darker in direct comparison) just like those of the white-tailed bumblebee, B. lucorum, a close […] read more
Tennessee Warbler
Oreothlypis peregrina5 POINTS
• Oreothlypis peregrina has a FLIGHT of 2.
• Despite its common name, Oreothlypis peregrina neither breeds nor over-winters in the state of Tennessee.
Cool, Warm
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Photo by Jerry Oldenettelwww.flickr.com/photos/7457894@N04
The Tennessee Warbler, Oreothlypis peregrina, is a New World warbler. It breeds in northern North America across Canada and the northern USA. It ismigratory, wintering in southern Central America and northern Colombia and Venezuela, with a few stragglers going as far south as Ecuador. It is a very rare vagrant to western Europe. This bird was named from a specimen collected in Tennessee where it may appear […] read more
Red Paper Wasp
Polistes annularis3 POINTS
• Polistes annularis has a MOVE of 2
• Polistes annularis forms its papery nests in trees, shrubs and some buildings.
Cool, Warm
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Photo by Kittenwantswww.flickr.com/people/kittenwants/
Paper wasps are 3⁄4 to 1 inch (1.9 to 2.5 cm)-long wasps that gather fibers from dead wood and plant stems, which they mix with saliva, and use to construct water-resistant nests made of gray or brown papery material. Paper wasps are also sometimes called umbrella wasps, due to the distinctive design of their nests[1] […] read more
White Tiger
Panthera tigris6 POINTS
• Panthera tigris has a MOVE of 2.
• The white tiger is not a separate subspecies of tiger. Its white fur is the result of a genetic colour morph.
Cool, Warm, Hot
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Photo by Anderson Manciniwww.flickr.com/photos/ektogamat/
White tigers are a color morph of any subspecies of tiger whose fur is white or almost white with black to light ash-grey stripes, though it is not a separate subspecies itself. To date, the only known white tigers have been from the Bengal tiger subspecies.[1] Compared to normal coloured tigers without the white gene, white tigers […] read more
Horned Puffin
Fratercula corniculata
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7 POINTS
• Fratercula corniculata has a FLIGHT of 2.
• Fratercula corniculata nest in bluffs of fractured rock or crevices in cliff faces near the shoreline.
Cold, Cool
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The Horned Puffin (Fratercula corniculata) is an auk, similar in appearance to the Atlantic Puffin; this bird’s bill is yellow at the base and red at the tip. It is a pelagic seabird that feeds primarily by diving for fish. It nests in colonies, often with other auks. The yellow bill plate grows before the breeding season and is shed […] read more
West Indian Manatee
Trichechus manatus3 POINTS
• Trichechus manatus has as MOVE of 2.
• Trichechus manatus uses its large tail to propel itself forward.
Cool, Warm
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Photo by Keith Ramoswww.flickr.com/photos/usfwsendsp
As its name implies, the West Indian manatee lives in the West Indies, or Caribbean, generally in shallow coastal areas. However, it is known to withstand large changes in water salinity, and so has also been found in shallow rivers and estuaries. They can live in fresh water, saline water, and even brackish water. It […] read more