A RIVER RUNS BETWEEN THEM
Bulgaria & Romania
the Danube
If it's 7 feet at the shoulder, weighs half a ton & has antlers, it's probably this creature
Moose
In 1714 this Dutch physicist made the first working mercury-in-glass thermometer
A Spanish speaker might text his amigo "ADM" or "ay Dios mio", this in English
Oh my God
This Elvis hit says, "you ain't never caught a rabbit and you ain't no friend of mine"
Hound dog
Switzerland & Liechtenstein
The Rhine
This plant-eating water mammal has mostly solid bones with no marrow, making its skeleton quite heavy
Manatee
In a 1758 work this Swedish botanist applied his binomial system to animal classification
Linnaeus
Someone trying to get your goat is one of these, just like the foe of the Billy Goats Gruff
A troll
In the comics, he was the first beagle on the moon
Snoopy
The United States & Mexico (in addition to the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo)
the Colorado
This rodent with partially webbed feet is not really a rat, though it has "rat" in its name
Muskrat
The German physicist who invented the unit of X-radiation or gamma radiation
Roentgen
RDV is a cool way to type this word for a meeting
Rendezvous
In TV cartoons, Don Messick was the voice of Scooby-Doo as well as this dog of the Jetsons
Astro
Zimbabwe & Zambia
the Zambezi
This African monkey has blue cheeks & a red nose that become brighter when it's excited
Mandrill
This English astronomer died on Jan. 14, 1742 at age 85; that's 9 years longer than than we might have expected
Halley
If you're gaming with a pal online & he doesn't respond, it may be a case of "LD", this "dead"
Link
This John Grogan bestseller is subtitled "Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog"
Marley & Me
Brazil & Argentina (It's named for a third country)
Uruguay
Only the males of this swallow are purple; the females are a dull gray
Martin
A continuous loop of material with a half-twist is the "strip" named for this 19th century German
August Moebius
Eminem knows that if someone calls you a "stan" it's not a compliment, it means you're one of these
An obsessive fan (or stalker fan)
His "Man's Best Friend" calendars feature photos of his famous Weimaraners
William Wegman