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Astronotus ocellatus swims by the carcass of another fish. Astronotus ocellatus is a species of fish from the cichlid family known under a variety of common names, including oscar, tiger oscar, velvet cichlid, or marble cichlid. Oscars are seemingly aggressive over territory and are advantageous eaters — they will eat whatever ends up in the tank

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Frostweed(in this case Verbesina virginica) is a small plant in the Cistus family. It puts forth a delicate, primrose-yellow blossom in early June When the first frosts come, the seemingly lifeless embrowned plant forms curls of frost along the stem. Apparently the stem splits from the cold, and there is enough sap remaining to form vapors — which then freeze, looking like extruded cotton candy by morning.

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White Tiger’s eye close-up. The white tiger is a recessive mutant of the Bengal tiger. Compared to normal colored tigers without the white gene, white tigers tend to be somewhat bigger, both at birth and as fully grown adults. A white tiger’s pale coloration is caused by the presence of a recessive gene. Another genetic characteristic makes the stripes of the tiger very pale. Inbreeding promotes repressive traits and has been used as a strategy to produce white tigers.

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