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- Nile (13738 bytes)
2: ... 830|3 400 000|[[Africa]]|the [[Mediterranean]]||[[Uganda]] - [[Sudan]] - [[Egypt]]}}
8: ...gamma;υπτος), which itself is the source of the name "Egypt".
12: ...bara River]] in [[Sudan]] all the way to the [[Mediterranean Sea]].
14: ... a length of approximately 5584 km (3470 miles). It drains approximately 2.8 million to 3.4 million k...
20: There are two great branches of the Nile: the White Nile, from equatorial East Africa, and the Blue ... - Mediterranean Sea (9773 bytes)
1: ...ian_Sea_16.61811E_38.99124N.jpg|thumb|300px|Satellite image]]
3: ...ranean_Relief.jpg|350px|thumb|300px|Map of the Mediterranean Sea]]
4: ...[oceanography]] to distinguish it from other [[mediterranean sea]]s in the world.
6: ...ersian/Semitic) cultures. The [[history of the Mediterranean]] is important to understanding the origi...
9: ...''Mediterranean'' derives from the [[Latin]] ''mediterraneus'', 'inland' (''medius'', 'middle' + ''ter... - Bear (6673 bytes)
22: Bears have a large body with powerful limbs. They are capable of standing up ...
24: ==Habitats==
26: ...ley_bear.jpg|thumb]]Bears live in a variety of habitats from the tropics to the [[Arctic]] and from fo...
32: ...ature at seven years. Normally, bears are very solitary and will not remain close together for long pe...
40: ...sed to be trained to dance, box, or unicycle, but it is now controversial to use animals in this way. - Cretaceous (7391 bytes)
6: ...rtebrate]]s) found in the upper Cretaceous of [[Britain]] and adjacent continental [[Europe]].
57: ...then started to recede, leaving thick marine deposits sandwiched between [[coal]] beds.
63: ...nued to thrive, although other taxa like [[Bennettitales]] died out before the end of the period.
69: ...t as the Cretaceous proceeded faced growing competition from the [[adaptive radiation]] of [[bird]]s, ...
71: ...types of the group [[maniraptor]]a, which is transitional between dinosaurs and birds, and are remarka... - Geologic time scale (26014 bytes)
1: ...y]], and uses the standard color codes of the [[United States Geologic Survey]].
3: ... spans of time on the time scale are usually delimited by major [[geology|geologic]] or [[paleontology...
7: ...gnized faunal stages than defined geologic time units.
9: ...omian]] stages in [[East Asia]] and [[Siberia]]. It is a key aspect of the work of the International ...
13: ...d, distorted, tilted, or even inverted after deposition; 2) Strata laid down at the same time in diffe... - Dolphin (13554 bytes)
13: ...'delphis'' meaning "with a womb", viz. "a 'fish' with a womb".
15: The word is used in a few different ways. It can mean:
20: #laypeople often use the term synonymously with [[Bottlenose Dolphin]], the most common and fami...
22: In this article, the second definition is used.
28: ... evolved about 10 million years ago, during the [[Miocene]]. - Cheetah (6461 bytes)
15: ... by speed rather than by stealth or pack tactics. It is the fastest of all terrestrial animals and can...
17: ...0 to 65 [[kilogram|kg]] (90 to 140 [[pound|lb]]). Its total body length is from 112 to 135 cm (45 [[in...
20: ...It is the only cat that cannot completely retract its claws. Even when retracted, the claws remain vis...
22: ...language|Portuguese]] ''guepardo'' (also used ''chita''); and [[German language|German]] ''Gepard''.
25: ... groups, especially when they came from the same litter. - Aardvark (6420 bytes)
14: ...," because early settlers from [[Europe]] thought it resembled a [[pig]] (although Aardvarks are not c...
16: ...ter]]s because of superficial similarities which, it is now known, are the result of [[convergent evol...
18: ... to Europe and [[southern Asia]] during the later Miocene and early [[Pliocene]] periods. Three genera of t...
20: ...away and regrow continuously. Aardvarks are born with conventional incisors and canines at the front o...
22: ... The mouth is typical of species that feed on termites: small and tubular. Aardvarks have long, thin, ... - Chimpanzee (10645 bytes)
9: ...ntry | taxon = '''''Pan'''''}}<br>{{Taxobox_authority | author = [[Lorenz Oken|Oken]] | date = [[1816]...
17: ...g in [[West Africa|West]] and [[Central Africa]]. Its cousin, the [[Bonobo]] or Pygmy Chimpanzee (''Pa...
23: ...t have been known to reach the age of 60 in captivity.
26: ...lighter in younger individuals, darkening as maturity is reached. Bonobos have longer arms and tend t...
30: ...'pan' occurring in 'chim''pan''zee' and attribute it to [[Pan (mythology)|Pan]], a rural ancient Greek... - Hyrax (4875 bytes)
13: ..., early [[Phoenicia]]n navigators mistook the rabbits of the [[Iberian Peninsula]] for hyraxes: the wo...
18: ...f the [[Pliocene]] (about two million years ago) with representatives throughout most of Africa, [[Eur...
20: ...eatures with elephants, such as [[toenail]]s, sensitive pads on their feet, small [[tusk]]s, and the s...
24: ...down tough plant materials, and their overall ability to digest fibre is similar to that of the ungula...
32: **** [[Kakoveld Hyrax]], ''Procavia welwitschii'' - Rhinoceros (6285 bytes)
17: ''[[Woolly Rhinoceros|''Coelodonta antiquitatis'']] (extinct)
27: ***''C. simum'' - [[White Rhinoceros]]
36: ***''C. antiquitatis'' - [[Woolly Rhinoceros]] (extinct)
38: Several other [[species]] became extinct within geologically recent times, notably the [[Elasm...
40: ... different species. Most were large. One, [[Baluchitherium|Indricotherium]] weighed about 30 tons and ... - Even-toed ungulate (4197 bytes)
23: ...les, usually occupying marginal [[habitat]]s, and it is presumably at that time that they developed th...
25: ...re better able to adapt to this coarse, low-[[nutrition]] diet, and soon replaced the odd-toed ungulat...
27: ... into two groups which, despite underlying similarities, are rather different. The suoids (pigs, [[hip...
29: ...ain and extract the maximum possible benefit from it. - Llama (12988 bytes)
14: ...]]n branch of the family [[Camelidae]]: the llama itself, the [[vicu, [[alpaca]], and [[guanaco]].
24: ... in a central position between them, borrowing as it were some characters from each, but in others sho...
26: ... family, and upon its relations to other mammals. It is now known that llamas at one time were not con...
27: ...been abundantly found in the [[Pleistocene]] deposits of the region of the [[Rocky Mountains]], and in...
29: ...poch down through the [[Pliocene]] to the early [[Miocene]] beds. Their characters having become more gener... - Hammerhead shark (3162 bytes)
17: ...e projections on both sides of the head that give it a resemblance to a flattened hammer. The shark's ...
19: ...her sharks, [[cephalopod]]s, and [[crustacean]]s. It is found in warmer waters along coastlines and [[...
21: ...a wing, aiding in close-quarters maneuverability. It also seems to help in electrolocation by separati...
23: .... Once the pups are born the parents do not stay with them and they are left to fend for themselves.
27: ...ing the late [[Eocene]], [[Oligocene]] or early [[Miocene]]. - Humpback Whale (17123 bytes)
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18: ...of the water), its unusually long front fins, and its complex [[whale song]]. The Humpback Whale lives...
20: ... upper parts. The head and lower jaw are covered with knobs called [[tubercle]]s, which are actually [...
22: ...during hypotheses are that the higher maneuverability afforded by long fins is a significant evolution...
24: ...ut has disappeared by the time the flukes emerge. It has a distinctive 3 m bushy blow. - Penguin (7847 bytes)
21: Penguins like to stay and move within large groups. Most penguins live off [[krill]...
23: ... larger penguins retain heat better and thus inhabit colder regions, while smaller penguins are found ...
25: ...preted as supporting a placement of Spheniscidae within a group of birds classified as Pelecaniformes....
31: ...ater, however, penguins are astonishingly agile. Within the smooth [[plumage]] a layer of air is prese...
35: ...seal]]) has difficulty distinguishing between a white penguin belly and the reflective water surface. - Aardvarks (6124 bytes)
2: ... pig," because early settlers from Europe thought it resembled a pig.
4: ... The mouth is typical of species that feed on termites: small and tubular. Aardvarks have long, thin, ...
6: ...ep in a recently excavated ant nest, so well does it protect them.
9: ...nd takes up an astonishing number of insects with its long, sticky tongue—as many as 50,000 in o...
24: ...arks also excavate burrows to live in: temporary sites scattered around the home range as refuges, and... - Beluga Whales (10188 bytes)
15: ...[[Russian language|Russian]] ''beloye'' meaning white.
18: ...irst described by [[Peter Simon Pallas]] in 1776. It is a member of the ''Monodontidae'' [[family (bio...
20: ...ively recent times the Beluga's range has varied with that of the ice pack – expanded during [[i...
23: ...as the "'''Sea Canary'''" on account of the high-pitched squeaks, squeals and whistles.
27: ...together, allowing the animal flexibility to turn its head laterally. - Cheetahs (6461 bytes)
15: ... by speed rather than by stealth or pack tactics. It is the fastest of all terrestrial animals and can...
17: ...0 to 65 [[kilogram|kg]] (90 to 140 [[pound|lb]]). Its total body length is from 112 to 135 cm (45 [[in...
20: ...It is the only cat that cannot completely retract its claws. Even when retracted, the claws remain vis...
22: ...language|Portuguese]] ''guepardo'' (also used ''chita''); and [[German language|German]] ''Gepard''.
25: ... groups, especially when they came from the same litter. - Hammerhead Sharks (5016 bytes)
15: ''[[Whitefin Hammerhead|Sphyrna (Sphyrna) couardi]],''<br ...
23: ...e projections on both sides of the head that give it a resemblance to a flattened hammer. The shark's ...
25: ...her sharks, [[cephalopod]]s, and [[crustacean]]s. It is found in warmer waters along coastlines and [[...
27: ...a wing, aiding in close-quarters maneuverability. It also seems to help in electrolocation by separati...
29: .... Once the pups are born the parents do not stay with them and they are left to fend for themselves.
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