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Old 17-02-2007, 03:28 PM
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Re: Fascinating facts and wise wildlife words!

The saying 'bald as a coot' stems from the coot's white frontal plate

and Did you know.....
The name “toadstool” might make you think that toadstools got their name from being a piece of amphibian poo, but in fact “tod-stuhl” is a German name, which means “seat of death”!
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