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creature

[kree-cher] / ˈkri tʃər /


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Each illustration features something with a motor or an alien creature that qualifies as transport.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

The underwater vehicle was coasting about six feet above the ocean floor, two miles deep, when a pinkish, mysterious creature swam into its camera’s sights, drawing gasps in the research vessel floating at the surface.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

"There will be painstaking work in cleaning the fossil and preparing it for a marine specialist who will be able to find out more about the creature."

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

Another Outback creature, commonly found in the Northern Territory, is the buffalo.

From Salon Aug. 30, 2026

The creature spoke again, this time in English.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

"The thought that all of these beautiful creatures and habitats could be compromised as superpowers slug it out for supremacy is sobering."

From Barron's Sep. 16, 2026

This is the sixth wave of the creatures in the nesting season, which started in March.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

Nawee Changpirom has spent years working to rescue trafficked wildlife in Thailand, but even he can sometimes hardly believe the creatures he has found: leopards, hornbills, and once an anteater.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

Detainees have reported worm-like creatures in their drinking water, launched hunger strikes, and signed onto class-action lawsuits in recent months, decrying poor food, sanitation and medical care.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

As a result, their caretakers and fellow creatures give them a wide berth, which only makes them more lonely, mistrustful, and snappish than before.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood




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