Golden in Nature
Protista
- The golden algae or chrysophytes are a large group of heterokont algae, found mostly in freshwater.
Plants
- Golden bamboo (Phyllostachys aurea) is a bamboo species.
- The golden poppy and goldenrod are popular flowers to cultivate in horticulture.
Animals
- The golden bamboo lemur (Hapalemur aureus) is a medium sized bamboo lemur endemic to southeastern Madagascar.
- The golden eagle is a Northern Hemisphere bird of prey.
- The goldfish is was one of the earliest fish to be domesticated, and is still one of the most commonly kept aquarium fish and water garden fish.
- The golden retriever is a medium sized breed of dog that is one of the most popular companion animals.
- The golden toad was an amphibian that used to live in Costa Rica that is now extinct.
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Or cringing by the wall, a savage beast
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