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Gerald Malcolm Durrell
Gerald Malcolm Durrell British naturalist and conservationist Gerald Malcolm Durrell (1925–1995) devoted his life to the preservation of wild animal species and in 1958 created a wildlife preserve on the Channel Island of Jersey dedicated to scientific research and protect ing... Read more |
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Locomotion
Locomotion Animals have evolved an amazing variety of ways to get around. There are animals with no legs; animals with one appendage that serves as a "leg" (snails, clams); animals with two, four, six, or eight legs; animals with dozens of legs; even animals with hundreds of... Read more |
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Animation
Animation Animation is the art by which two-dimensional drawings or inanimate objects are turned into moving visual representations of three-dimensional (3-D) life. Computer animation uses computer hardware and software to make the animation process easier, faster, and ... Read more |
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Supercooling
supercooling The cooling of a liquid below its normal freezing point without changing from a liquid to a solid. Water is relatively amenable to supercooling, and many organisms living in cold environments exploit this property to avoid freezing of their body water and consequent tissue damage.... Read more |
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Animal Magnetism
ANIMAL MAGNETISM "Animal magnetism" is a term popularized by the Viennese doctor Franz Mesmer. In M Read more |
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Animalia
Animalia The kingdom Animalia, or Metazoa, includes all animals. Animals are multicellular, eukaryoticorganisms, which are heterotrophic, meaning they obtain nutrition from organic sources. Most animals obtain nutrition by ingesting other organisms or decomposing... Read more |
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Animal rights
Animal Rights The opinions regarding animals and their rights greatly vary. To some, animals have no rights and are merely a form of property that exists only to fulfill human needs. To others, they are creatures that can be used or owned by people, but which also have... Read more |
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chamois
chamois , hollow-horned, hoofed mammal, Rupicapra rupicapra, found in the mountains of Europe and the E Mediterranean. It is about the size of a large goat and is light brown with a black tail, a black back stripe, and black markings on its face. In winter its coat is darker. Its uniquely shaped... Read more |
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LAKE COUNTY FAIR WINNERS
...Jason Ashby, Crown Point, Winning Winfielders was awarded Champion in the Sheep Wool Fleece category. His award...Gerry Scheub, Crown Point. The following 4-H'ers received Champion and Reserve Champion...Sheep Breeding ... |
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Over 7,000 visitors make show big success.
...Award-winning animals were not hard to...were named supreme champions at the show. They...awarded the supreme champion awards in both...alpaca has a crimpy fleece giving the animals...silky straight fleece that forms a...to ... |
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For Longmont, Colo., Couple, Raising Sheep Is Shear Bliss.
...money is not the point of their business...and very peaceful animals," she said...problem in other fleeces. It really shows...the Reserve Grand Champion Ewe in the White...Class and the Grand Champion Colored Ewe award...Natural Colored ... |
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'Wold champion.(News)
...built the Cotswolds - the heavy fleeces from the local sheep being...knowledgeable fellow - was happy to point out the place where Edward...collections of rare breeds of farm animals. Designed for families, the...children the chance to touch animals and also ... |
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The End of Fox Hunting: The fox was shot. But nothing else changed for Otis...
...sporting a pale blue fleece with the legend on...reporters, police and animal rights activists that...said. "We are at a point where the Government...the League. "We champion the rights of the poor, innocent animal. And we're here... |
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Alpaca breeders to hold holiday tours
...industry in Maine. The animals, prized for their...Caribou to Kittery Point. To help educate...buying a $30,000 champion herd sire. "Alpacas...for alpacas. Their fleece, which is thought...The fineness of the fleece makes it soft to...than ... |
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Marion Twp., Pa., alpaca farmer has personal connection to her herd.
...of domesticated animals can be spotted...advertising professor at Point Park University...small farm of champions. Alpacas look...finer, softer fleece similar to cashmere. Their fleece comes in 22 colors...exclusively for their ... |
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SOUTH DAKOTAN WINS THIRD SHEEP SHEARING CHAMPIONSHIP AT 2010 ILLINOIS STATE...
...Sheep Shearing Champion Loren Opstedahl...competing against the animal and you just try...condition of the fleece, the handling and...with the highest point total takes home...presented besides Champion Shearer. Jim Davis...Best Condition of ... |
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WRITE STUFF.(Sport)
...which finished 30 points behind Chelsea with...deserve a place in the Champions League. Events...their desire to fleece as much money as...turned up for their Champions League victory over...coverage of UEFA Champions League games ... |
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SHEARING COMPETITION WILD AND WOOLLY AT STOCK SHOW BEST IN WORLD MAKE THE CUT...
...score of 391.17 points out of a possible...1998 International Champion. The Junior Champ...condition of the fleece, handling of the...maximum score is 100 points per sheep. Pro contestants...condition of the fleece is just as ... |
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