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Dec 7, 2012
Countdown to 2013: December 7
Guianan Cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola rupicola) - Males are polygamous - Gather at communal leks to display during mating season - Skin, bill, and legs are also orange - Vocalization has been likened t
Dec 6, 2012
Countdown to 2013: December 6
Airplane - First powered flight was in 1903 by the Wright brothers - Design and safety testing can take up to 12 years per plane - Heaviest ever aircraft weighed more than 640 tons - Approximately 1
Dec 5, 2012
Nature Conservancy Photo Contest Winner
Bruce Leventhal of Stillwater, Minnesota, won the Nature Conservancy's 6th Annual Photography Contest with a photo he took of two red-eyed tree frogs on an Easter heliconia while at his stay at Selva
Dec 5, 2012
Countdown to 2013: December 5
Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) - Average lifespan of 20 years - Endemic to Antarctica - Travel up to 75 miles over the ice to reach breeding colonies - Fifth heaviest bird species at 50-100
Dec 4, 2012
Countdown to 2013: December 4
Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) - Endangered species - Native to Madagascar - Use scent glands as a communication tool - Males battle for dominance by trying to outstink each other Keep a lookout f
Dec 3, 2012
Countdown to 2013: December 3
Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) - Males are peacocks, females are peahens - Found in moist and dry-deciduous forests - Though thought of as tails, their colorful trains actually grow from their bac

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