Glue is a common staple in classrooms and homes, but what exactly is it made of? Some rumors suggest the sticky substance may be similar to gelatin and use animal-derived ingredients. The truth is ...

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Derek Markham is a green living expert who started writing for Treehugger in 2012. Watermelons have an underside, or belly—which is in contact with the ground throughout its growth—called a ...

Monkeys are primates found primarily in tropical rainforests. Most are arboreal, though some, like macaques and baboons, are terrestrial. New World monkeys, like spider monkeys, tamarins, and ...

The tanuki is a wild canid species native to Japan that is related to wolves, foxes, and domestic dogs. It's also known as the Japanese raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus) and is a ...

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