WalkOver the street the white clouds meet, and sheer away without touching.On the sidewalks, boys are playing marbles. Glass marbles, with amber and blue hearts, roll together and part with…
Some animals are famous for their beauty, others for their strength or speed, but the ones on this list are celebrated for being truly extraordinary. These ten unique creatures show nature's…
(Encyclopedia) hyenahyenahī-ēˈnə [key], carnivorous, chiefly nocturnal mammal of the Old World family Hyaenidae. Although doglike in appearance, hyenas are more closely related to civets (family…
LincolnJohn Gould FletcherILike a gaunt, scraggly pine
Which lifts its head above the mournful sandhills;
And patiently, through dull years of bitter silence,
Untended and uncared for, starts…
(Encyclopedia) VygVygvĭg [key], Finn. Uikujärvi, Rus. Vygozero, lake, c.300 sq mi (780 sq km), NW European Russia, in Karelia, between Lake Onega and the White Sea. It is fed by the Vyg River, which…