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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 weekly newsletter published every 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. How Geckos Cling to Wet Surfaces Geckos can cling to a variety of surfaces including leaves, tree trunks and even walls or glass. They can even cling to some surfaces when they are wet. Now scientists... Read more Search Related Topics:  reptiles  geckos  Segmented Worms There are more than 22,000 species of segmented worms, a group of invertebrates that includes earthworms, ragworms and leeches. Segmented worms move by coordinating their muscles along the length of... Read more Search Related Topics:  invertebrates  worms  annelids Boas Boas are a group of primitive snakes that are found in North America, South America, Africa, Madagascar, Europe and many Pacific Islands. Boas include the largest species of snakes in... Read more Fishes Fishes are a diverse group of vertebrates and represent an informal collection of animals, not a true taxanomic class. For the purposes of this website, we recognize four groups of fishes including hagfish, lampreys, cartilaginous fishes and bony fishes. There are more than 24,000 species of fishes alive today. The articles listed below provide information about the characteristics, classification and evolution of fishes. Related Searches Animals Wild Life Animals Fish Species Pictures of Animals South Africa Animals Featured Articles Invertebrates Mammals Reptiles Habitat Facts Zoology Basics Zoology Glossary   More from About.com 10 Easy Ways to Look Thinner Don't wait until you've lost those first pounds to make these simple, slimming changes. Read more...> Create a Shared Photo Stream Sharing your photo stream with friends and family is a great way to keep in touch. Read 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.com Animals newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2012 About.com   Must Reads Animals A to Z What is Evolution? Basic Animal Groups Facts About Animals Animal Characteristics   Follow me on: Advertisement