creature
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“A four-legged creature is hard to make look right because he has to stand up and do things,” he told The Times — athletic things, like performing a pirouette.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
“He’s a creature of the internet, his persona was built online,” said Benjamin Gedan, director of the Latin America Program at the Stimson Center, a Washington-based policy group.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Webbed claws clutch at a rock, and slowly, awkwardly, the creature lifts her rounded, barrel-like body out of the river.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
A largely sedentary and inflexible creature, dependent on eucalyptus leaves for much of their water, koalas quickly develop dehydration when hotter conditions persist.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
The creature swooped suddenly; Irian gave a cry, but it only landed on the deck of the boat.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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