Tag: holiday
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Meet the American bison
Independence Day in the United States was this week, on July 4th. We’ve already discussed two US bird icons on this blog, the bald eagle and the turkey, which means it’s time to look at a mammal. Say hello the American bison America’s national mammal since 2016. American bison (Bison bison) are North America’s largest…
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St. Patrick and the snakes
Gather around, friends. In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, I’m going to tell you a story… Once upon a time, in this case the 5th century, a religious man who would one day be known as St. Patrick went to Ireland. He started converting the local druidic people to Christianity, baptizing thousands of people and…