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Animals Animals Animal Facts Habitat Facts Animal Pictures From Laura Klappenbach, your Guide to Animals Welcome to the Animals / Wildlife Newsletter, a twice-weekly newsletter published every Monday and Thursday by About.com's Animals / Wildlife website. For more about animals and wildlife, be sure to stop by the blog, participate in forum discussions, and browse the growing library of animal profiles. Rare Bird Rediscovered in China In the late 1800s and early 1900s, a reclusive species of bird was discovered in China. The bird, given the common name of "blackthroat", was rarely sighted for over a century after its initial discovery. See More About:  birds  conservation  Sea Turtles Coping with Climate Change The gender of a baby green sea turtle is determined by the temperature the egg experiences during incubation. When temperatures are warmer, more females are born while. Conversely, when temperatures are cooler, more are males born. See More About:  sea turtles  reptiles  Crustaceans - Mobile Swiss Army Knives Crustaceans are one of four basic groups of arthropods (the other three being the myripods, arachnids and insects). The group includes crabs, lobsters, shrimp, krill, crayfishes, wood lice and barnacles. See More About:  crustaceans  invertebrates  arthropods Arachnids - Not Simply Spiders Although scientists don't know exactly how many species of arachnids there are alive today, their best guess puts the species count in the ballpark of 100,000 of which, more than 40,000 are spiders. Since that means nearly half of all archnids are spiders, it's easy to forget the other lesser-known eight-legged creatures that belong to the group. See More About:  arthropods  arachnids  spiders Animals / Wildlife Ads Animals Wild Life Animals Testing on Animals Big Five Animals Baby Farm Animals Featured Articles Facts About Great Horned Owls Facts About Snowy Owls Owls How Many Animal Species Inhabit Our Planet? Vertebrate Mammals   More from About.com Top 10 Skin Myths How do you know the information and advice you get about your skin is true? Start with this article, which debunks some of the the most persistent myths out there. More> Living with Infertility Infertility is extremely difficult emotionally, and it's easy to start feeling overwhelmed. Here are 10 ways to cope and keep infertility from taking over your life. More> This newsletter is written by: Laura Klappenbach Animals Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Animals newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2012 About.com   Must Reads Animals A to Z What is Evolution? Basic Animal Groups Facts About Animals Animal Characteristics   Follow me on: Advertisement