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Scottish Terrier puppy, or Scottie puppy, learning to swim with a life jacket on.

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Sketch of 1544 showing part of Edinburgh, including the Netherbow Port.

Edinburgh, Scotland by George A. Reid. Map done in 1935, depicting Edinburgh at the time of Mary, Queen of Scots.

From  Gordon of Rothiemay's Map of Edinburgh, 1647 (reprinted in an 1880 book about Edinburgh):

City of Edinburgh, 1667:

"The Citie of Edinburgh from the South" (detail) by Wenceslas Hollar (1670):

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Rarest Animals In The World That Are On The Brink Of Extinction

Amur Leopard (Panthera Pardus Orientalis)

Wikipedia Commons

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Pears of France / Poires

La flore et la pomone françaises : histoire et figure en couleur, des fleurs et des fruits de France ou naturalisés sur le sol français, 1828

Artists: Jaume Saint-Hilaire, Jean Henri (illustrations).; Didot, Firmin (printing)

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Hyalinobatrachium

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Helping hands logo.svg by Pholiox on the Wikipedia Commons

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minaret of queen arwa mosque and town buildings in jibla, yemen | steve evans/wikipedia commons/flickr