Names in the dictionary
Chip a piece of furniture, or cut yourself shaving
Nick
In a classic by Natalie Babbitt, this title family is "everlasting"
Tuck
This largest animal also produces one of the loudest sounds, up to 180 decibels that can be heard 100 miles away
The blue whale
In 1958 this bear made his debut on "The Huckleberry Hound" show
Yogi Bear
A like-minded spirit, or the title of a 1979 Octavia butler novel
Kindred
Specifically, the first light of day
Dawn
A burp takes down the totalitarian king in this story by Dr. Suess
Yertle the Turtle
The foveal area in this part of a buzzards eye has 1 million photoreceptors per square milimeter
The retina
a 2021 study showed black bears shut down genes involved in the breakdown of bone during this period
hibernation
Borrowed from Turkish, it means "destiny"
Kismet
Toss out, or an inexpensive cut of beef
Chuck
One offering in this series for kids is "Twilight Sparkle and the Crystal Heart Spell"
My Little Pony
This cephalopod called the vampire type of THIS can live 3,000 feet deep and is a gentle scavenger, not an aggressive biter.
a squid
Cape Krusenstern National Monument and Bering Land Bridge National Preserve are the only NPS units with sightings of this bear
polar bear
Lester Shubin helped design the first vests made of this fiber from the DuPont company
Kevlar
The head of a college, or the presiding official over a cathedral
Dean
One review said this provocative 1993 novel by Lois Lowry "is sure to keep older children reading, and thinking".
The Giver
Some animals are highly resistant to snake venom, like the mongoose, and this sweet-sounding creature also called a ratel
the honey badger
Before being transformed into a bear, she was a follower of Artemis
Castillo
A Japanese writing system using ideograms adapted from Chinese
Kanji
By definition, a bricklayer or worker in stone
Mason
A modern favorite by Alexandra Day is called "Good Dog," THIS first name
Carl
As well as humans, many animals were mummified in ancient Egypt, like this primate whose hamadryas species was held sacred
Baboon
The smallest member of the bear family has the longest tongue of the bear family
a sun bear
a Kelpie