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    For years, many discoveries and assumptions have been made about dinosaurs. All around the world, new dinosaur fossils are found and paleontologist continued to be baffled and amazed at the traits these creatures possessed. Naturally, researchers ask questions about the newly-discovered fossils. Was this dinosaur aquatic? Is it a herbivore or a carnivore? Did it take care of its young? There are many theories based on the appearance of fossils and what they can tell us by studying the modern day

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    Augustus Of Porta

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    The pieces of art from each time period are organized by room. In order to get to the exhibit we have to walk up the stairs to the second floor. The rooms are in chronological order. The first room, on the far left side of the second floor, is prehistoric and Egyptian art, which is the oldest art in the exhibit. After the prehistoric and Egyptian room keep moving right, which will display artworks from each time period in chronological order. As we enter the prehistoric and Egyptian period room,

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    feather? If you click on the “Historical Linguistics” page you will soon find out. The Phantom Linguist explains the origin of each word, tracing all the way back to the Indo-European language. With careful reading you will find that the pot- of hippopotamus and the feath- of feather share a common origin. What in the world does “Rim ember us poke in cent tense all mow stall ways con deigns word snot in ten did” mean? Click on the “Syntax” page, and find out that phrase structure plays a big

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    to spot one of the approximately 50 rhinos, mainly found in the Mara Triangle. Elephants and buffalos are still found in plenty. Herds of more than 500 animals can be observed stomping over the plains in their ever continuing search for food. Hippopotamus, or at least their distinctive backs, can be frequently witnessed in the Mara River, and are often heard during the night, when they leave their wet shelter. A little known fact about hippos is that they spend the day in the water to protect their

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    Interglacials Essay

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    Although there are signs of human habitation during later interglacials, it was not until roughly 14,000 years ago that occupation became permanent. Some of the first things that Mesolithic Britons did, were to wipe out the lion, the elephant, and the hippopotamus, and to domesticate the dog. By about 6000 BC the melting of the ice sheet had created the English

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    Ancient Egypt Art

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    burr the king. Now that we have talked about one of the art form, let’s discuss the art sculpture that was designed during that time. The painting that was on the wall of the large mastaba of a wealth fifth dynasty called “Tu watching a Hippopotamus hunt” what jumped out to me about this panting is the detail that was made into what types of these the people did during this time, the ancient Egypt painting really showcases the many things people during that time did, another thing they showcase

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    Due to only having records from five or six thousands of years ago, instead of million years ago, in which it was when there was humans on this planet, Is why the questions of when and where people first learned to use shelters, and what the earliest shelters were like, started. When did art begin? Here again we asks ourselves what we mean by art? For as long as species have been known, we’ve decorated. And yes, to make a space aesthetically pleasing is art. Decoration for Egyptians meant only

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    Evolution Of Dolphins

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    “The process of evolution can be very slow, and allows living creatures to develop an anatomy that is structured for them to thrive” (Dolphin Evolution). Evolution is the gradual development of a creature, especially from a simple to a more complex organism. Many mammals have evolved from one animal to another. For instance, dolphins has evolved from land animals to ocean animals. All of the dolphins belong to the cetacean family, which also include whales, dolphins and porpoises. Dolphins are now

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    The Age Of Mammals

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    *Mammals are characterized by the presence of mammary glands, hair, neocortex region in the brain, and three specialized middle ear bones. *They are warm-blooded and air-breathing animals. *They are adapted for living in a wide range of environments (including the ocean, underground, and land)

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    consider their pets as family. For example, cats will take care of their kittens, same as mothers who take care of their babies. Animals in the forest also have a family. A lot of animal with various species usually walk in a crowd such as elephants, hippopotamus, and deer, so this type of crowd can be called family. Plants also have family. Family of plant is not the same as humans, but it is a rather similar species. These are family of bean because they have similar kind of shape. For instants, family

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