Bat | History and Meaning
Why do we call them bats? From leather flapper to flitter mouse, explore the wild word origins and surprising lives of these fluttery cuties.
Cardinal or Cardinal — Which Came First?
The bright red bird and Catholic cardinals share a name—but which name came first?
Ræfen, Hrafn, and Raven
At some point, all of our modern languages likely had an origin point, or even more likely, multiple origin points. But linguists struggle with finding it. Most agree that there was some sort of proto-language that originated somewhere in Eurasia. Where? Well, there’s...
Adder | Did You Ever Wonder What it Means?
I wonder about all sorts of things, but I hadn’t gotten around to wondering about this one. Too many questions, and too little time, right? Anyhow, as I was writing about a few adders for A-Z-Animals.com, I realized that the word adder gets tossed around...
Dolphins | Friendly Toothed Whales
Dolphins and porpoises are part of a large group of animals called cetaceans. Yep, we know – right? Did you know that cetaceans include whales and that dolphins are small toothed whales? Or that there are about 86 species of cetacean at last count? Many of us...
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