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dodo (bird)
Dodo , in the Bible, father of the mighty man Eleazar . An alternate form is Dodai.... Read more |
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Bodhi Tree
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dodo
dodo a flightless forest-dwelling bird of Mauritius, extinct since the late 17th cent. The dodo was closely related to the two species of solitaire bird, extinct flightless giants found on the other islands in the Mascarene Islands. Although related to the pigeon , the dodo was larger than the... Read more |
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European tree frog
Hyla arborea (European tree frog, green tree frog) See HYLIDAE.... Read more |
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squirrel
squirrel name for small or medium-sized rodents of the family Sciuridae, found throughout the world except in Australia, Madagascar, and the polar regions; it is applied especially to the tree-living species. Tree squirrels range from the size of a mouse to the size of a house cat and vary... Read more |
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Woodcreepers
woodcreeper or woodhewer, common names for woodpeckerlike birds of tropical forest and brush, constituting about 50 species in the family Dendrocolaptidae. Supported by their stiff tails, they cling vertically to tree trunks, progressing upward in short hops, circling the tree while exploring... Read more |
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nuthatch
nuthatch , common name applied to a number of Old and New World species of small birds of the genus Sitta, related to the titmouse and the creeper. The name refers to its habit of wedging nuts into crevices in trees and pecking them open. Nuthatches are unique in that they climb down tree trunks... Read more |
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topiary work
topiary work , pruning and training of shrubs and trees into ornamental shapes, used in landscape gardening. Elaborate topiary work in which trees and shrubs are clipped to resemble statuary (e.g., birds, nymphs, urns) or are planted to form mazes or intricate geometrical patterns was once popular... Read more |
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Rhabdornithidae
Rhabdornithidae (Philippine creepers; class Aves, order Passeriformes) A family of small birds which have brown or grey upper-parts and white under-parts, with streaked flanks. They have long, strong, decurved bills, brush-tipped tongues, long toes, and squared tails. They are arboreal, inhabit... Read more |
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Nuthatches
nuthatch , common name applied to a number of Old and New World species of small birds of the genus Sitta, related to the titmouse and the creeper. The name refers to its habit of wedging nuts into crevices in trees and pecking them open. Nuthatches are unique in that they climb down tree trunks... Read more |
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Flightless dodo bird existed 300 years ago on island east of Madascar.(Neighbor)
...Have you heard of a dodo bird? Have you ever...really was a dodo bird, also known by its...s homeland. The bird no longer exists...was a flightless bird, about the size...about what these birds looked like ... |
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Rare dodo skeleton found: Last known stuffed version of bird was destroyed in...
...the long-extinct dodo bird. The dodo was...material from other dodos exists, but Rijsdijk...creating a live bird from its DNA remains...named because the bird showed no fear of...Walgvogel, or "nasty bird" ... |
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Fossil find sparks new interest in dodo
...of a mass grave of dodos, the extinct flightless...island's native bird, which was wiped...000 year-old dodo bones were found...said. The plump bird which weighed about...not only hunted the bird, but also destroyed...and tambalacoque ... |
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Scientists Find Cache of Dodo Bird Bones
...selection of discovered Dodo bones are seen on...material from other Dodos exists, but Rijsdijk...named because the bird showed no fear of...Walgvogel, or "nasty bird" because it tasted...They believe the bird didn't fear humans...remains of ... |
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Scientists announce major find of Dodo bird bones
...the long-extinct Dodo bird, which could...material from other Dodos exists, but Rijsdijk...named because the bird showed no fear of...Walgvogel, or "nasty bird" because it tasted...They believe the bird didn't fear ... |
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Dodo bird was member of pigeon family, journal reports.(The Dallas Morning News)
DALLAS _ Dodos are still deader...have resurrected dodo DNA. The big, dead, flightless bird _ the first great...scientists studying bird evolution, the work...the DNA of modern birds. The dodo died off...consider cloning the ... |
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Clues to a bird's life in island treasureScientists find fossils of dodo in...
...the death of the dodo, but no one knows...stocky flightless bird became extinct at...little evidence of the bird has survived a preserved...Along with the dodos, the scientists...other species of birds, reptiles, bats...extinct flightless ... |
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PHILLY EAGLES: NFL'S VERSION OF DODO BIRDS.(Sports)
Ever see a kite flapping helplessly, stuck in a tree's branches? That's the Philadelphia Eagles' offense. The Eagles have scored 92 points in 11 games this season - 23 in their... |
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On the brink of eternity Poor old dodo - it never stood a chance once...
...cucullatus, the dodo, famous former citizen...means disgusting bird, and it was a Dutch...background of painted trees, plastic ferns and...rescued three endemic birds from oblivion: the...world's rarest bird, the pink pigeon...population ... |
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Song of the Dodo.
...delivers. Song of the Dodo (702 pages. Scribners...kangaroos that climb trees and parrots that eat sheep. But "Dodo" is also a sweetly...extinction: of the birds that have become extinct...recent centuries (the dodo, the Guam flycatcher... |
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