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Jul 2022
30m 4s

Hummingbirds vs. Seahorses

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Two little critters take the spotlight today. It’s hummingbirds vs. seahorses! Reporter Jill Replogle gets into a squeaky scuffle with comic and writer Brandi Brown in this awesome ani-melee. Which creature will carry the day? Heavenly hummingbirds or salty seahorses?  Float over to smashboom.org and vote to tell us who YOU think won.

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