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- Steel (28384 bytes)
2: [[Image:Steel framework.jpg|thumb|300px|Steel framework]]
3: ...s, which are naturally arranged in a [[lattice]], from sliding past one another. Varying the amount of...
8: ...rtant that smelting take place in a fairly oxygen-free environment. Unlike copper and tin, liquid iro...
11:
17: ...n this case, expansion occurs. Internal stresses from this expansion generally take the form of [[com... - January 2 (10888 bytes)
6: *[[366]] - [[Alamanni]] cross the frozen [[Rhine]] in large numbers, invading [[Roman ...
19: *[[1879]] - [[Fred Spofforth]] claims the first [[Hat-trick]] in [...
28: ... - [[DeYoung Museum]] in [[Golden Gate Park]] San Francisco opens.
33: ...ship]] program with a stated goal of building 200 freighters. Over 2,700 ships will eventually be con...
39: *[[1957]] - [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]] and [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angele... - Crocodile (5982 bytes)
18: ...that live in a large portion of the tropics in [[Africa]], [[Asia]], the [[Americas]] and [[Australia]...
20: ...people each year in parts of South-East Asia and Africa. [[American Alligators]], and possibly the en...
22: ...losed, hence there are stories of people escaping from the long-snouted [[Nile Crocodile]] by holding ...
24: ...because the long-snouted Freshwater Crocodile or "freshie" does look a bit like a miniature Nile Croco...
26: ...from the wild, so landowners have an incentive to conserve crocodile habitat. - Cheetah (6461 bytes)
17: ...90 to 140 [[pound|lb]]). Its total body length is from 112 to 135 cm (45 [[inch|in]] to 55 in), while ...
22: ...ardus'', meaning "cat-leopard": [[French language|French]] ''gu鰡rd''; [[Italian language|Italian]] '...
25: ...imes form small groups, especially when they came from the same litter.
32: Cheetahs are found in the wild only in [[Africa]], but in the past their range extended into n...
36: ...g the last [[ice age]]. They probably evolved in Africa during the [[Miocene]] epoch (26 million to 7.... - Warm-blooded (3154 bytes)
9: ... This deliberately lowers the body temperature to conserve energy. In hot weather, endotherms expend consid...
11: ...lushing (circulatory changes to radiate more heat from the skin), panting or [[Perspiration|sweating]]... - Allergy (18658 bytes)
1: ... known as [[allergen]]s. The word allergy derives from the [[Greek language|Greek]] words ''allos'' me...
4: ...e all [[hypersensitivities]] were thought to stem from the improper action of [[inflammatory]] [[immun...
16: ...allergic to [[house_dust_mite|dust mites]]. Apart from ambient allergens, allergic reactions can be du...
23: ...occur within 30 minutes. This response will range from slight reddening of the skin to full-blown [[hi...
39: ...bilitation is the removal of sources of allergens from the home environment, and avoiding environments... - Richard Nixon (32863 bytes)
19: .... President to have ever [[resignation|resigned]] from office. His resignation came after a loss of p...
22: ...tive evangelical Quaker observances as refraining from drinking, dancing and swearing.
24: ...s of two of his brothers, one from cancer and one from a childhood accident.
28: ...nity]] that competed with the already established Franklin Society. Nixon then went on to become the ...
30: ...[[United States Navy]]. He could have been exempt from military service because of his Quaker religion... - Great Barrier Reef (3888 bytes)
3: ...es over 2000 kilometres in length and can be seen from space.
7: ...iversity, warm clear waters and its accessibility from the floating guest facilities called '[[live ab...
16: ...as declined owing to sediment and chemical runoff from farming, and to loss of coastal wetlands which ...
20: ... reef systems are naturally resilient and recover from storm battering. With an upward trend in temper...
22: ...eclines in water quality such as excess nutrients from farm runoff. About 1/3 of the entire system has... - Samuel de Champlain (12497 bytes)
3: ...th America and then he would have to head back to France to regain funding. This article covers his tr...
7: ... the [[St. Lawrence River]] and, on his return to France on [[September 20]], wrote an account of his ...
9: ...ries, Champlain joined another expedition to New France in the spring of [[1604]] led by [[Pierre Dug...
19: ...he men headed back, leaving Champlain with only 2 Frenchmen and 60 natives.
21: ...ois turned and fled. This was to set the tone for French-Iroquois relations for the next one hundred y... - Golden mole (4520 bytes)
7: {{Taxobox ordo entry | taxon = [[Afrosoricida]]}}
15: ...orous burrowing [[mammal]]s native to southern [[Africa]]. They bear a remarkable resemblance to the [...
19: ... backward shoveling of the soil loosened with the front claws.
21: ... torpor when resting or during cold weather, they conserve energy and reduce their need for food. Similarly,...
25: ... which, unhelpfully, may be known as either '''[[Afrosoricida]]''' or '''Tenrecomorpha'''. For simplic... - Cat (30067 bytes)
18: ...ats to keep [[mouse|mice]] and other rodents away from their grain. Currently, the cat is one of the...
25: ...uch exceptional genetic mutation.) When angry or frightened, a cat will lay its ears back, to accompa...
27: Cats conserve energy by sleeping more than most animals, especi...
37: ...ng membrane]], which is a thin cover which closes from the side and appears when the cat's eyelid open...
45: ...ling brown liquid. Indoor cats will also benefit from being provided with a [[scratching post]] so th... - Penguin (7847 bytes)
25: ...'Palaeeudyptes'' from the Eocene, ''Pachydyptes'' from the [[Miocene]] and the now extinct [[Great Auk...
27: ...p.500pix.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[African Penguin|African]] (or [[Jackass Penguin|Jackass]]) Penguin]]
35: ...This is for [[camouflage]]. A predator looking up from below (such as an [[orca]] or a [[leopard seal]...
39: ...vement called "tobogganing", which allows them to conserve energy and move relatively fast at the same time.
49: [[Image:Gay penguins NY Zoo.jpg|right|frame|'''Squawk and Milou'''<br> Male chinstrap peng... - Cheetahs (6461 bytes)
17: ...90 to 140 [[pound|lb]]). Its total body length is from 112 to 135 cm (45 [[inch|in]] to 55 in), while ...
22: ...ardus'', meaning "cat-leopard": [[French language|French]] ''gu鰡rd''; [[Italian language|Italian]] '...
25: ...imes form small groups, especially when they came from the same litter.
32: Cheetahs are found in the wild only in [[Africa]], but in the past their range extended into n...
36: ...g the last [[ice age]]. They probably evolved in Africa during the [[Miocene]] epoch (26 million to 7.... - Emperor Penguin (4731 bytes)
36: ...ick by keeping it off the ice and feeding it food from their stomachs. About two months after hatchin... - Ospreys (4841 bytes)
18: ...cheep'', or ''yewk'', ''yewk''. Near the nest, a frenzied ''cheereek''!
23: It locates its prey from the air, often hovering prior to plunging feet-...
25: It breeds by freshwater lakes, and sometimes on coastal brackish ...
27: ...April, and rely on the size of their nest to help conserve heat. The eggs are approximately the size of [[ch...
29: [[Europe|European]] breeders winter in [[Africa]]. [[United States|American]] and [[Canada|Can... - Sawfish (fish) (7208 bytes)
22: Their name comes from the Greek word "pristis", for '[[saw]]'.
28: ...ks) and intruding divers. The "teeth" protruding from the rostrum are not real [[teeth]], but modifie...
39: Sawfishes can range anywhere from 1.4 metres (Queensland Sawfish or Dwarf Sawfish...
43: ...d in [[tropical]] and [[sub-tropical]] areas, and frequently swim far into [[rivers]]. They are also ...
47: ...ll sawfishes have the ability to traverse between fresh and saltwater, and often do so. - Kangal Dog (7910 bytes)
45: ...t field scars from working, such as may be gained from [[briar]]s or [[predator]]s, are not to be pena...
50: ...ously distictive aspects that separate the Kangal from the similar Akbash and Anatolian. The coat must...
54: ...tively culling unsuitable coloured dogs that come from purebred Kangals.
67: ... cultural character of its region. To protect and conserve the genetic purity of the Kangal Dog, the [[gover...
71: ... of state buildings, or as gifts in international friendship to other heads of state. There was also a... - Golden moles (3220 bytes)
7: {{Taxobox ordo entry | taxon = [[Afrosoricida]]}}
15: ...orous burrowing [[mammal]]s native to southern [[Africa]]. They bear a remarkable resemblance to the [...
19: ... backward shoveling of the soil loosened with the front claws.
21: ... torpor when resting or during cold weather, they conserve energy and reduce their need for food. Similarly,...
25: ... which, unhelpfully, may be known as either '''[[Afrosoricida]]''' or '''Tenrecomorpha'''. For simplic... - Space Shuttle program (41074 bytes)
1: ...ed an orange fuel tank, painted in primer only to conserve over 500kg in weight.]]
4: ...capacity to recover satellites and other payloads from orbit and return them to Earth, this capacity h...
16: ...e [[X-20 Dyna-Soar]]. In several instances groups from both worked together to investigate the state o...
27: ...k to adjust for the launching point rotating away from it while in polar orbit — in a 90 minute ...
35: ...e [[1970s]] this was high enough that the payback from the development had to happen very quickly or t... - Water (15217 bytes)
3: '''Water''' (from the [[Old English language|Old English]] word '...
5: ...[cloud]]s, [[rain|rain water]], [[river|rivers or freshwaters]], and [[sea ice]]. On the planet, water...
13: ...f (water)|runoff]], water is continuously flowing from one form to another, in what is called the '''[...
15: ...appropriately lit, water drops in the air can [[refract]] the beautiful colors of a [[rainbow]].
21: ...y seas and the putrid [[swamp]]s, and we like the fresh pure water of a mountain spring.
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