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Fowl play

November 25, 2019

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Wednesday weirdness

October 9, 2019

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Birds of a feather

September 17, 2019

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Find the penguin hiding among the toucans!

September 10, 2019

A penguin lurks somewhere in this flock of toucans. See if you can find it.

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Caturday puzzle: Find the cat hiding among the owls!

August 3, 2019

Somewhere in this parliament of owls, a cat is lurking. See if you can find it.

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Happy National Parents’ Day

July 28, 2019

Yes, it’s a real thing.

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The pun also rises — ornithological edition

July 23, 2019

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quote of the day

There isn’t a parallel of latitude but thinks it would have been the equator if it had its rights. —Mark Twain
thought for the day

I took the road less travelled by, but
so did everyone else who saw it on Google maps, and now we’re all stuck in traffic.
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