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Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrels

The golden-mantled ground squirrel is native to western North America. This species occurs in forests, chaparral, meadow margins, and sagebrush, especially in areas with many rocks or forest litter that provides shelter. It is omnivorous, feeding on pine acorns, nuts, fungi, herbs and shrubs, many kinds of insects, eggs, carrion, lizards, and human foods when available. This species is distinguished from similar ground squirrels by a black-bordered white stripe down each side of the back.

This Year's Pumpkin Harvest

This year's pumpkin harvest has turned out all right. Lots and lots of pumpkins, winter squashes and gords have been harvested and ready to be stored for winter. Like many fruits and root vegetables stored for the colder months, pumpkins and winter squash prefer a well-ventilated, dry place with a temperature that's between 55 and 60 degrees F and a relative humidity of about 50%. When stored properly, pie pumpkins and winter squash will keep for many months.

Colorful Wooden Pawns

In this new puzzle we feature lots and lots of brightly colored wooden pawns. We've got blue, red, green, yellow and white pawns mixed together. Pawns are the most numerous piece in the game of chess, but the term is also used to refer to other similar looking pieces in various board games. In chess pawn are either white or black, in other games the can be a variety of colors.

Beautiful Dahlia

In today's puzzle we feature a beautiful and colorful dahlia. If you didn't know, there are 42 species of dahlia, with hybrids commonly grown as garden plants. Dahlias grow naturally in climates which do not experience frost. However, their tuberous nature enables them to survive periods of dormancy, and this characteristic means that gardeners in temperate climates with frosts can grow dahlias successfully, provided the tubers are lifted from the ground and stored in cool yet frost-free conditions during the winter. The majority of species do not produce scented flowers. Like most plants that do not attract pollinating insects through scent, they are brightly colored, displaying most hues, with the exception of blue.

Pumpkin And Narrowleaf Firethorn

Another fall themed puzzle is here! In this new one we feature a small and colorful pumpkin surrounded by narrowleaf firethorn leaves and berries. Also know as slender firethorn or woolly firethorn, narrowleaf firethorn is a species of shrub in the rose family. It's flowers are white and produce small round pomes and can be orange to red in color. This shrub is cultivated and grown in yards and gardens as an ornamental plant.

Freshly Picked Apples In A Bowl

Whether you have them as a fresh snack or as part of salads, pies, smoothies, juices or desserts, apples rarely disappoint. If you didn't know, apples contain antioxidants, vitamins, dietary fiber, and a range of other nutrients. Apples are loaded with vitamin C that boosts immunity. Now that you know a bit more about these delicious fruits, put the bowl of freshly picked apples back together, complete the game and get your time on our leaderboards.

Acorns And Autumn Leaves

Another fun Autumn themed puzzle is here. In this new one we feature a couple of acorns on top some colorful Autumn leaves. If you didn't know, the acorn is the nut of the oaks. Acorns play an important role in forest ecology. Many animals dependent on them as food source. Wildlife that consume acorns as an important part of their diets include birds, mice, squirrels and several other rodents, pigs, bears, and deer.

Seal Pup Kiss

In this wildlife themed puzzle we feature a cute Weddell seal pup kissing it's mother. The Weddell seal is native to Antarctica. The species was discovered and named in the 1820s during expeditions led by British sealing captain James Weddell to the area of the Southern Ocean now known as the Weddell Sea. They are amongst the largest seals, with a rather bulky body and short fore flippers relative to their body length. The color and pattern of the coat varies, often fading to a duller color as the seal ages. Weddell seal pups are born with a lanugo of similar coloration and they molt after 3-4 weeks; later, they turn a darker color similar to that of adults. Weddell seals are the second most abundant species of Antarctic phocid, after the crabeater seal.

Fresh Pears In the Autumn Sun

It's harvest time and we're in the orchard picking the last of this year's pears. If you didn't know, pears, like many other climacteric fruits ( apples, bananas, melons, apricots, and tomatoes, among others), are gathered before they are fully ripe, while they are still green, but snap off when lifted. They are eaten fresh, canned, as juice, dried or as jellies and jams. The pear tree is medium-sized and native to coastal as well as mildly temperate regions of Europe, north Africa and Asia.

Hot Chocolate With Cinnamon and Marshmallows

Start the day with a fun puzzle and a cup of hot chocolate with cinnamon and marshmallows. If you didn't know, hot chocolate is made with shaved chocolate, melted chocolate or cocoa powder, heated milk or water, and usually a sweetener. It may be topped with whipped cream or marshmallows. Marshmallows are a type of confectionery that is typically made from sugar, water and gelatin whipped to a squishy consistency. The word "marshmallow" comes from the mallow plant species, a herb native to parts of Europe, North Africa, and Asia which grows in marshes and other damp areas. The first marshmallows were prepared by boiling pieces of root pulp with honey.

Two Cute Parakeets

Another fun and challenging animal themed puzzle is here! In this new one we feature two cute and colorful parakeets. If you didn't know, the name parakeet is derived from the French word perroquet. It is however a pseudo-francism as perroquet means parrot in French, while the French for parakeet is perruche. Many different species of parakeets are bred and sold commercially as pets, the budgerigar being the third most popular pet in the world, after cats and dogs.

Predjama Castle

Predjama Castle, located in the village of Predjama, approximately 11 kilometres from the town of Postojna, is a castle built within a cave mouth in south-central Slovenia. The cave behind and under the castle spans four floors and is the second longest Slovenian cave. The castle was first mentioned in 1274. Behind the largest cave castle in the world, there is a network of secret tunnels, from where the knight Erazem of Predjama would set out on his plundering expeditions. According to legend, Erasmus came into conflict with the Habsburgs; fleeing the vengeance of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III, Erasmus reached the family fortress of Predjama. From there, he allied himself with King Matthias Corvinus and began to attack Habsburg estates and towns in Carniola.

Numbat

The numbat is a marsupial native to Western Australia. The species is also known as the noombat or walpurti. It is a small, colourful creature between 35 and 45 centimetres, with a finely pointed muzzle and a prominent, bushy tail about the same length as its body. Numbats are insectivores and subsist on a diet of termites. It digs them up from loose earth with its front claws and captures them with its long, sticky tongue.

Autumn On The River Bank

It's a beautiful Autumn day and we're on the banks of an large and calm river. Put the beautiful Autumn landscape (the impressive tree in the foreground, the grassy river banks, the calm waters of the river, the small boat crossing it and the colorful Autumn trees in the distance) back together and complete this nature themed puzzle. Have fun!

Colorful Badminton Shuttlecocks

In today's puzzle we feature a bunch of colorful badminton shuttlecocks. If you didn't know, a shuttlecock (also called a bird or birdie) is a high-drag projectile used in the sport of badminton( a sport similar to tennis). Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. The game developed in British India from the earlier game of battledore and shuttlecock.

Two Happy Cows

It's a quiet day on the farm and these two happy cows have decided to pose for a picture. Cows are intelligent and friendly with other animals and humans. Cows are social animals and usually stay together in groups called herds. Cattle are the most common type of large domesticated hoofed animals.