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Emerald tree boa Boa constrictor Rainbow boa Red-tailed boa constrictor Emerald tree boa Rubber boa
For Students
boa summary
Quizzes
Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), also called great sea otter, rare, completely marine otter of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds. Floats on back. Looks like sea otter laughing. saltwater otters
Animal Group Names
Lion (panthera leo)
Deadliest Animals Quiz
Young chimpanzee dressed in a shirt and sweater vest, scratching his head thinking. (primates)
Wild Words from the Animal Kingdom Vocabulary Quiz
Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)
Match the Baby Animal to Its Mama Quiz
vulture. An adult bearded vulture at a raptor recovery center. The Gypaetus barbatus also known as the Lammergeier or Lammergeyer, is a bird of prey and considered an Old World vulture.
Animal Factoids
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King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)
9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes
animal. Amphibian. Frog. Anura. Ranidae. Frog in grass.
Abundant Animals: The Most Numerous Organisms in the World
Spider monkey swinging in a tree. (primate, jungle animal)
Why Do Animals Have Tails?
Close up of praying mantis walking on stone ground against a blurred background in Japan
6 Animals That Eat Their Mates
Discover
The Battle of New Orleans, by E. Percy Moran, c. 1910. Andrew Jackson, War of 1812.
26 Decade-Defining Events in U.S. History
An ancient egyptian hieroglyphic painted carving showing the falcon headed god Horus seated on a throne and holding a golden fly whisk. Before him are the Pharoah Seti and the goddess Isis. Interior wall of the temple to Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.
11 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
Groups of depositors in front of the closed American Union Bank, New York City. April 26, 1932. Great Depression run on bank crowd
Causes of the Great Depression
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. Engraving by Cosomo Colombini (d. 1812) after a Leonardo self portrait. Ca. 1500.
10 Famous Artworks by Leonardo da Vinci
Space race (1957-1969) infographic between United States (U.S.) and Russia. America, Soviet Union, U.S.S.R., space exploration
Timeline of the Space Race, 1957–69
Shadow of a man holding large knife in his hand inside of some dark, spooky buiding
7 of History's Most Notorious Serial Killers
Alcoholic beverages bottles at Host 2013, international exhibition of the hospitality industry on OCTOBER 18, 2013 in Milan.
Why Is Alcohol Measured by Proof?

boa: References & Edit History

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Cross-references added; media added. Apr 24, 2024
Modified title of Web site: San Diego Zoo Animals and Plants - Boa. May 14, 2019
Added images of rubber boa and emerald tree boa. Feb 28, 2012
Text clarifying the separation of true boas (family Boidae) from the Mascarene (family Bolyeriidae) and the dwarf boas (family Tropidophiidae) added. Jan 25, 2012
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - Science - Boa. Sep 19, 2011
Added image of red-tailed boa constrictor. Dec 14, 2009
Final editorial review. Feb 06, 2009
Updated the evolution section with a description of Titanoboa cerrejonensis, the largest fossil snake ever found. Feb 05, 2009
Media added. Jan 16, 2009
Media added. Mar 16, 2007
Article revised. Apr 22, 2005
Article revised. Feb 16, 2001
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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