(Encyclopedia) mandrill, large monkey, Mandrillus sphinx, of central W Africa, related to the baboons. Mandrills are found in forests, while baboons live in open country. The fur of the mandrill is…
(Encyclopedia) cat, name applied broadly to the carnivorous mammals constituting the family Felidae, and specifically to the domestic cat, Felis catus. The great roaring cats, the lion, tiger, and…
MORRILL, Edmund Needham, a Representative from Kansas; born in Westbrook, Cumberland County, Maine, February 12, 1834; attended school in his native town and was graduated from Westbrook…
jazz pianist and composerBorn: July 17, 1928Birthplace: San Francisco, California Jazz pianist Vincent Anthony Guaraldi is best known for creating the "Charlie Brown sound" for such Peanuts…
Neutral (NOO-trul) colors don't usually show up on the color wheel. Neutral colors include black, white, gray, and sometimes brown and beige. They are sometimes called “earth tones.” Circus by…
Charles M. Schulz Remembered Creator of Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the entire "Peanuts" gang by Beth Rowen Charles Schulz and Snoopy at the premiere of "Peanuts Gallery" at…
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(Encyclopedia) creeper, common name for members of a family of small, inconspicuous birds related to wrens and nuthatches. They are found in wooded regions of the temperate Northern Hemisphere. A…
(Encyclopedia) benzoinbenzoinbĕnˈzoin, –zōĭn [key] or benzoinumbenzoinumbĕnzoinˈəm [key], balsamic resin, the dried exudation from the pierced bark of various species of the benzoin tree (Styrax)…
