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    Swift

    Swift is a common name for about 100 species of birds in 2 closely related families (Apodidae, Hemiprocnidae).

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    Tahltan Bear Dog

    The Tahltan (pronounced tall-tan) bear dog was one of five dog breeds recognized by the Canadian Kennel Club as uniquely Canadian (see also Dogs in Canada). Although the name of the breed suggests it was only kept by the Tahltan Nation of Northwestern British Columbia, the dog was common among other First Nations in the region, too. These included the Tlingit, Tagish, Kaska and Sekani. The Tahltan people referred to it as “our dog,” which gave the breed its name. Indigenous peoples used the Tahltan bear dog in sustenance hunting— primarily for bear— an activity in which it excelled. The breed went extinct in the in the 1970s or 80s.

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    Tanager

    The tanager (Thraupidae) is a family of small songbirds, possibly comprising as many as 413 species. 

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    Termite

    Termites are social insects of the infraorder Isoptera. They may be thought of as “social cockroaches,” as they evolved from their wood-eating cockroach ancestors approximately 200 million years ago. 

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    Tern

     The tern is a medium-sized bird of the GULL family. Terns are usually grey and white; in spring and summer most species have a black cap. Similar to gulls in appearance, terns differ in having more pointed wings and usually a noticeably forked tail.

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    Montréal Biodôme

    Opened in 1992 and located in the former Olympic velodrome, the Montréal Biodôme is part of the “Space for Life” network, which includes Montréal’s Insectarium, Planetarium and Botanical Garden.

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    Thrasher

    Thrashers (Mimidae) are a small family of slender, long-tailed, medium-sized, insectivorous and frugivorous birds with loud, musical, repetitive songs. 

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    Thrips

    Thrips, order Thysanoptera (Gk for "fringe-wings"), are among the smallest insects, being slender and usually less than 2 mm long.

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    Thrush

    Thrushes (Muscicapidae) are a very large family comprising about 450 species of small passerines (perching birds) ranging 11-33 cm in length. 

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    Tick

    Ticks are small, bloodsucking arachnids that live as external parasites on terrestrial mammals, birds, amphibians and reptiles. Ticks belong to the order Ixodida, a group of parasitic mites in the superorder Parasitiformes. This superorder also includes the varroa mite, a destructive parasite of honeybees. About 900 tick species are known worldwide, of which 48 have been found in Canada. Although they are most diverse in tropical regions, ticks continue to be significant pests to humans and other mammals as far north as the Canadian tundra.

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    Tiktaalik

    Tiktaalik is a genus of lobe-finned (sarcopterygian) fish from the Devonian Period found on Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, in Canada’s Arctic Archipelago. A single species is known of Tiktaalik, T. roseae, which lived approximately 385 million years ago. The species was named in 2006 in two articles that described several articulated specimens. These articles set off a storm in the popular press. Titkaalik represents a clear and important evolutionary step in the journey of animals onto land.

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    Toad Species in Canada

    Toad is a common name for frogs belonging to the family Bufonidae. The distinction is not firm, but the word toad is generally applied to frogs with relatively short legs and thick bodies, dry, often “warty” skin and reduced webbing between the toes. Five toad species are found in Canada, living in drier habitats than most other frogs. In Canada, other frogs commonly called toads are the Plains and Great Basin spadefoots (family Scaphiopodidae). For more general information about frogs (including toads) see Frog Species in Canada.

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    Triceratops

    Triceratops is a genus of plant-eating, horned dinosaur. There are two species of Triceratops: T. Horridus and T. Prorsus. Triceratops lived between 68 million and 66 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous period. The name Triceratops is of Greek origin and means “three-horned face.” Triceratops remains are among the most abundant dinosaur fossils found, though this is more true in the United States than in Canada. In 1921, paleontologist Charles M. Sternberg found the first Triceratops fossil from Canada, discovered in southern Saskatchewan. Paleontologists have also discovered Triceratops fossils in Alberta. (See also Dinosaurs Found in Canada.)

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    Trilobite

    Trilobitesare an extinct marine arthropod of the Palaeozoic era (544-300 million years ago). Its closest modern relative is the horseshoe crab.

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    Trout

    Trout is the common name given to the species of freshwater fish from 3 genera, all members of the salmon family (Salmonidae).

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