... that the Stevenston Canal was the first commercial canal built in Scotland?
... that in some classification systems, the subfamily Hippocampinae includes several genera of pygmy pipehorses which look like seahorses but do not swim upright?
... that 19th century publisher John Harris's colorfully illustrated children's books, meant to amuse and entertain, were sold from his premises at St. Paul's churchyard?
The Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) is a rail native to Eurasia and Africa. The species, thought to consist of numerous subspecies, prefers wet climates. They generally nest on a mass of floating debris or amongst matted reeds slightly above water level in swamps.
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