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    mainly consisted of fish and other seafood and it was an aquatic creature, spending the majority of its life in the water. These giant penguins grew up to 1.7 metres in height and 90kg in weight (Abyssal, 2015). It had a bent wing joint, beneficial for flight and powerful propulsion under water when diving for fish. Gilbert Price, researcher at the University of Queensland supports the natural climate change theory of megafauna extinction, which was not caused by human interaction. Price…

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    Bobcat Research Paper

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    What are some really cool thing to know about a bobcat? During the winter a bobcat does not hibernate or migrate they stay active all year round.A bobcat lives in South America under downfalls,is two times the size of a house cat,and it eats rabbits and hares.They leave their mother when they are 1 year old.Bobcats are also born blind and they also,are known for being an excellent climbers. Bobcats are found in North America.Bobcats are found everywhere.The reason that is is because they have…

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    hockey sisterhood is like a flock of migrating birds in the deep sky. If you look up, they soar through clouds sticking together in a V-formation similar to the diamond layout on a field hockey field. If you look down at a field hockey field, you will see girls from kindergarten through college ripping, the solid ball. As birds fly south in the winter, they rely on each other for directions like teammates naturally depend on each other for directions. Birds flying through the sky have to…

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    Imagine that you were swimming then all of a sudden your eyes are burning and your arms are getting heavy, that’s how some of these penguins felt in these two articles. “The Amazing Penguin Rescue” and “The Seabird Chronicle” both talk about how the beaches that penguins live on are contaminated with a oil spill. “The Amazing Penguin Rescue” and “The Seabird Chronicles” have similarities and differences like similarity in conflict but differences in setting. “The Amazing Penguin Rescue” and…

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    Scientific Name: Aptenodytes Forsteri Common Name: Emperor Penguin Did you know the Emperor Penguin is one of the only species of penguin that live in Antarctica, Or that it is the biggest penguin in the world? Well, If not I will tell you about the Emperor Penguin’s physical characteristics, eating habits, its habitat, and much more. The Emperor Penguin lives in the open ice of Antarctica. Wind chills can be as cold as -76 degrees Fahrenheit. Blizzards of 124 mph. Emperor Penguins use strong…

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    Allowing yourself to stop and smell the roses occasionally can be beneficial because you often gain insight and knowledge of something from a different perspective. In “The Cardinal in the Birdbath” by Gail Kredenser Mack, a speaker, presumably a woman is watching and observing a cardinal that is in a birdbath. However, beyond the literal cardinal watching, is a speaker who has significantly changed her view on life, especially towards her job, and has realized how another person, in the case a…

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    In “The Chicken” the chicken saves herself from death and gains her power in the household by laying an egg. The proves her place by showing a motherly act of laying an egg. She starts as the “chicken for Sunday’s lunch.” (49). An piece of meat that will be eaten and then forgotten, something that isn’t important. “[The chicken] looked at no one and no one payed any attention to her.” (49). Before she lays an egg and becomes a mother she doesn’t exist to anyone nor does anyone care for her. She…

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    Parrot Research Paper

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    are one of the most beautiful birds in the world. There are many different kinds of parrots and each of them have a unique plumage. Some parrots are just one color and others are very colorful. Parrots are very intelligent and they are one of the most intelligent birds that exist. They are studied a lot because of their intelligence. One of their most unique features is that they can mimic other sounds, including people. Parrots are the greatest and most unique birds because of all these things.…

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    aren’t birds. Well, they are, but have little characteristics that are like birds. Emperor penguins are astounding creatures with many features that allow them to survive. As most people know they can’t fly though they are known to be excellent swimmers . The Emperor penguins is part of the Aptenodytes Genus also known as the Great Penguins. ("Emperor Penguin" 2011) The scientific name for the emperor penguin is aptenodytes forsteri. ("Emperor Penguin") Emperor penguin are amazing birds but…

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    Analysis Of An Owl Pellet

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    then after I analyzed them I found what kind of animal the owl had eaten. I found out that the owl pellet that I had contained bones from a mole, bird, shrew, and a rodent. My results were very similar to others. They also found different types of bones in the owl pellets. We noticed that an owl’s diet varies from rodents, shrews, voles, moles, and birds. The only difference between our data was the types of animals that the owls had eaten at that time. Also a different group of bones in…

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