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Monarch Butterfly EN
(File; Wed May 15 16:56:00 CDT 2013)
IntroductionThis butterfly• migrates thousands of kilometres in vast numbers twice a year, a featlikely not performed by any other insect on earth• has been observed flying more than 1 km above the ground• is brightly coloured in both...
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Monarch Butterfly FR
(File; Wed May 15 16:57:00 CDT 2013)
IntroductionLe monarque• migre en grands nombres deux fois par année sur des milliers dekilomètres, un exploit probablement jamais réalisé par aucun autreinsecte sur Terre• a été observé à voler à plus d’un kilomètre du sol• est de co...
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Mosquito EN
(File; Wed May 15 17:02:00 CDT 2013)
IntroductionMosquito• There are about 82 species of mosquitoes in Canada andover 2,500 species throughout the world.• The entire cycle from egg to adult of some Canadianspecies can take less than 10 days, with optimal watertemperatures...
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Mosquito FR
(File; Wed May 15 17:04:00 CDT 2013)
IntroductionLe moustique• Il existe environ 82 espèces de moustiques au Canadaet plus de 2 500 dans le monde.• Dans des conditions optimales de température, lecycle biologique complet allant de l'œuf à la formeadulte peut s'eff...
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Western garter snake EN
(File; Wed May 15 17:28:00 CDT 2013)
IntroductionWestern Garter Snake:• also known as the terrestrial garter snake, wandering garter snake, water snake, western terrestrialgarter snake• second-most widely distributed snake in Canada, next to common garter snakesDescriptio...
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Western garter snake FR
(File; Wed May 15 17:30:00 CDT 2013)
IntroductionCouleuvre de l'ouestThamnophis elegans• le serpent avec la deuxième plus grande répartition au Canada, après la couleuvre rayée• donne naissance à des petits vivantsDescriptionLa couleuvre occidentale est un serpent de ...
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird EN
(File; Wed May 15 17:33:00 CDT 2013)
IntroductionThis bird• aggressively defends its food supply and its surroundings against intruders• makes an amazing annual migration flight that includes crossing the 800-km expanse of the Gulf ofMexico• skilfully uses a variety of m...
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Ruffed Grouse EN
(File; Wed May 15 17:37:00 CDT 2013)
IntroductionThis bird• can hover and make complete turns in the air when flying through thick bush• attracts females and warns off other males by making a drumming sound withhis wings• does not migrate, living all its life within a fe...
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Seabirds EN
(File; Wed May 15 17:40:00 CDT 2013)
IntroductionThese birds• constitute only three percent of the world’s bird species,although two thirds of Earth is covered by water• are more numerous in polar than in tropical waters, and morediverse in the southern hemisphere than in...
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Semipalmated Sandpiper EN
(File; Wed May 15 17:42:00 CDT 2013)
IntroductionThis bird• often flies nonstop to South America over the Atlantic, a distance of more than3,000 km, during seasonal migration• flies in large flocks that change direction together, so that they resemble anaerial school of f...
