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How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? As much wood as a woodchuck would, if a woodchuck could chuck wood. The answer to this age old question has perplexed people for years. Part of the reason the question is so difficult to answer is that the amount of wood [...]
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How Many Polar Bears are There? Biologists use a working estimate of about 20,000-25,000 polar bears worldwide. Population and distribution: The polar bear is found throughout the Arctic Ocean and adjacent seas. Due to the absence of human development in its remote habitat, it retains more of its original range than any other extant large [...]
How Many Breeds of Dog are There? There are over 150 breeds registered with the American Kennel Club, and that doesn’t include all breeds in the world. The 25 most popular breeds, in order of popularity, as shown by registration with the AKC are: Retrievers (Labrador) Yorkshire Terriers German Shepherd Dogs Retrievers (Golden) Beagles Boxers [...]
How Many Species are There? The number of known species is continually in flux as new species are found, taxonomic categories adjusted, and redundancies recognized. Compounding the problem is the fact that diversity is not evenly distributed across species, regions, or the planet. Seventy percent of the world’s species occur in only 12 countries: Australia, [...]
How Many Species of Dinosaurs Existed? Nobody really knows the answer to this question. Estimates vary widely. We’ve seen figures between 250 and 550 or more (one research estimated a whopping 500,000 species). The numbers will continue to fluctuate. Many of these “different species” were actually assigned separate names based on scanty fossil evidence, sometimes [...]
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