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Robert Gray 1755-1806, American sea captain, discoverer of the Columbia River, b. Tiverton, R.I. He probably served in the Continental navy in the American Revolution. In 1787 he and Capt. John Kendrick were sent by Boston merchants to the northwest coast of North America with two vessels, the ... Read more
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Tool Use Until quite recently, tool use was considered to be a uniquely human behavior. Early anthropologists taught that the use of tools was limited to Homo sapiensand used the presence of tools as an indicator of the presence of humans. Even after tool use by... Read more
Peaks of Otter Peaks of Otter
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Rutland (United States) Rutland (United States)
Rutland city (1990 pop. 18,230), seat of Rutland co., W Vt., at the junction of Otter and East creeks; settled c.1770, inc. as a city 1892. It is a trade and tourist center with many small industries. Marble quarrying, which began c.1845, still flourishes in the area. The headquarters of the Green... Read more
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Sea Otter Declines Blamed on Hungry Killers.(killer whales in western...
Magazine article from: Science ...first time a killer whale eating...otter. The whales had been...and Stellar sea lions. Since...orcas eating otters, often swallowing...explain the otter declines. But if otters were ...
Otter-Eating Orcas.(killer whale predation on sea otters may be key to...
Magazine article from: Science ...report "Killer whale predation on sea otters: Linking...decline of sea otters in the Aleutian...attacking a sea otter. The proposition...predation is decimating ...

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