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- Bear (6673 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color=pink | name=Bear}}
2: ...r9732A.jpg|200px]] | caption = ''[[American Black Bear]]''}}
16: ...ective, ''ursine'', is used to describe things of bearlike nature.
20: ...and hearing, five un-retractable claws, and long, dense, shaggy fur.
22: ...r defense and tools and depend on the diet of the bear. Their claws are used for ripping, digging, and c... - Sun Bear (4617 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Sun Bear}}<br>{{StatusVulnerable}}
2: ...age:Sun Bear.jpg|200px|Sun Bear]] | caption = Sun Bear}}
14: ...mage:P1107163bear.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
15: The '''sun bear''', '''''Ursus malayanus''''', is found primarily...
17: ...the [[bear]] family. It is often called the ''dog bear'' because of its small stature. It has a two-[[in... - American Black Bear (15019 bytes)
1: ...obox_begin | color = pink | name = American Black Bear}}<br />{{StatusConcern}}
2: ...age = [[Image:Bear9738.jpg|thumb|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
14: ...r''' or '''cinnamon bear''', is the most common [[bear]] in [[North America]].
16: ... a low of 200,000 before rebounding in recent decades, partly due to conservation measures. By current...
20: ...ally sport a slight white chest blaze on either side of the river. - Sloth Bear (2146 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox begin | color = pink | name = Sloth Bear}}<br/>{{StatusVulnerable}}
2: ...lothBear.jpg]] | caption = UN stamp showing Sloth Bear }}
14: ... and [[Sri Lanka]]. It is the only [[species]] of bear classified in [[genus]] '''''Melursus'''''.
16: ...y primarily eat [[ant]]s and [[termite]]s. If needed, they can also eat honey, eggs, birds, flowers, ...
18: ...or entertainment, known in circuses as a "dancing bear". - Polar bear (6417 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Polar Bear}}<br/>{{StatusConserveConcern}}
2: ... [[Image:polar-bear.jpg|240px]] | caption = Polar Bear}}
15: ...[[Carnivora]] (meat eater), family ''Ursidae'' ([[bear]]s). It is a [[circumpolar]] species found in and...
17: [[Image:Polar_bear2.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Polar Bear photo courtesy of [http://classroomclipart.com Cl...
18: The polar bear is instantly recognisable by its [[white]]-colour... - Brown Bear (9756 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color=pink | name=Brown Bear}}<br />{{StatusConcern}}
2: ...[Image:YS_71506_241.jpg|200px]] | caption = Brown bear rearing}}
16: ...re [[North America]]n [[subspecies]] of the brown bear. It is sometimes referred to poetically as the ''...
19: ...s have a large hump of [[muscle]] over their shoulders which gives strength to the forelimbs for diggi...
22: ...thern [[Mexico]]. In Asia, the '''Himalayan Brown Bear''' (''U. arctos isabellinus'') is found in the fo... - Spectacled Bear (3239 bytes)
1: ...{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Spectacled Bear}}<br>{{StatusVulnerable}}
2: ...mage:Brillenb䲮jpg|200px]]| caption = Spectacled Bear}}
15: ...ity to traverse even the highest trees of the [[Andes]] Amazonian Forest Basin.
19: ...ther). Being an arboreal bear, it lives mostly in dens near to high canopy tropical rainforest, or occ...
21: ...instinctive urge to climb trees, rocks and cliffsides from birth as the inordinately protective mother... - Karelian Bear Dog (1961 bytes)
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30: |[http://www.canadasguidetodogs.com/karelian.htm Stds]
33: ...p://www.ukcdogs.com/breeds/northernbreeds/karelianbeardog.std.shtml Stds]
37: ...eer]] than it is used for [[bear]] hunting, since bears have become rare in [[Finland]].
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- Persepolis (15450 bytes)
6: ...eyond dispute at least since the time of [[Pietro della Valle]].
8: ...nd one of those at ''Nakshi Rustam'' is expressly declared in its inscription to be the tomb of [[Dari...
12: ...ngs buried at ''Nakshi Rustam'' are probably, besides Darius, [[Xerxes I]], [[Artaxerxes I]] and [[Dar...
18: ...he city until it was taken and plundered by Alexander the Great.
20: ...es of having been destroyed by fire. The locality described by Diodorus after [[Cleitarchus]] correspo... - Raccoon (4751 bytes)
14: ...a [[mammal]] native to [[the Americas]]. Its name derives from the [[Algonquian]] word ''aroughcoune''...
16: ...5.5 to 9.5 kg (12 to 21 pounds), the largest recorded being over 28 kg (61 pounds) [http://www.nature....
18: ...at"; the German word is ''Waschb䲧', or "washing bear"). It is not certain that the act of washing is p...
24: ...the largest animals to have adapted well to human development.
27: ...ay still have behavorial problems like biting and destructive and messy play. Raccoons are [[nocturnal... - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
2: ...den Jubilee]] in [[2002]], wearing her Canadian Orders.)]]
9: ...f state in the world, after King [[Bhumibol Adulyadej]] of Thailand.
14: ...eft|"Princess Lilibet" (here spelled "Lilybet") made the cover of ''Time'' in 1929, at age three.]]
15: ... of her paternal great-grandmother [[Alexandra of Denmark|Queen Alexandra]] and grandmother Queen Mary...
17: ...t the time of her birth, she was third in the [[Order of succession to the British throne|line of succ... - Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
7: ...of Scots,''' was the ruler of [[Scotland]] from [[December 14]], [[1542]] – [[July 24]], [[1567]...
9: ...[[1516]] – [[1558]]), and whose reign coincided with that of Mary, Queen of Scots.
12: ...ames V of Scotland]] and his French wife, [[Marie de Guise]].
15: ...es of the royal house had gone extinct before the death of Mary's father.
17: ...Stuart during her time in France, and she and her descendants stuck with it.) - Anne of Great Britain (22303 bytes)
8: ...monarch of the [[House of Stuart]]; she was succeeded by a distant cousin, [[George I of Great Britain...
10: ... crippling the Scottish economy by restricting trade) were used to ensure that Scotland would co-opera...
12: Anne's reign was marked by the development of the two-party system. Anne personally...
15: ...rom France in [[1670]]. In about [[1673]], Anne made the acquaintance of Sarah Jennings, who would bec...
17: ...nued to send her Catholic books and essays, but made no serious attempt to effect a conversion. - Mary II of England (12093 bytes)
8: ...William III]], who became the sole ruler upon her death. Popular histories usually know the joint reig...
11: ...harles II]]; her maternal grandfather, [[Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon]], served for a lengthy pe...
13: ...aking as his second wife the Catholic [[Mary of Modena]], also known as Mary Beatrice d'Este.
15: ...Mary became betrothed to the Protestant [[Stadtholder]] and [[Prince of Orange]], William III. William...
17: ...t enjoy a happy marriage; her three pregnancies ended in miscarriage or stillbirth. She became popular... - Aleksandra Lisowska (1848 bytes)
7: ...uleiman the Magnificent|S?n the Magnificent]] for details.
9: Khourrem was to bear S?n five children and, in an astonishing break wi...
11: Aside from her political concerns, Khourrem was the fir... - Eleanor Roosevelt (11183 bytes)
3: ...eled around the United States promoting the [[New Deal]] and visited troops at the frontlines during [...
5: ...hts|Universal Declaration of Human Rights]]. President [[Harry S. Truman]] called her the ''First Lady...
9: ...lorations outside marriage by FDR (See [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt|FDR]] for more information.)
11: ...ed from the Johannes branch and Franklin is descended from the Jacobus branch.
13: ...n afront to Theodore Roosevelt's position as President. - Jane Austen (5805 bytes)
3: ... part of the [[Western canon]]. She stands as a model of the writer whose apparently sheltered life di...
5: ...scene of many episodes in her writings; after the death of her father in 1805, Jane, her sister and he...
7: ...often cited for their perfection of form, while modern critics continue to unearth new perspectives on...
10: ...cters of ordinary life which is to me the most wonderful I ever met with''.
12: ...only available form of social security other than degrading work as governess, or living as hanger-on ... - Billie Holiday (6766 bytes)
3: ...'''[[Jazz royalty|Lady Day]]''' is generally considered one of the greatest [[jazz]] [[singer]]s of al...
7: ...ng as a [[prostitute]] with her mother. This preceded her move to [[New York]] with her mother sometim...
9: ...er as a "[[Frank DeViese]]". Some historians consider this an anomaly, probably inserted by a hospital...
16: ...ormance, with pianist (and then-lover) [[Bobby Henderson]], did much to solidify her standing as a jaz...
20: ...songs, her unique tone and emotional commitment made her performances special. - Mary, the mother of Jesus (30135 bytes)
8: ... figure of Mary, and the centuries of Marian cult derived from the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Chris...
11: ...t|250px|thumbnail|[[Gabriel (archangel)|Gabriel]] delivering the [[Annunciation]] to Mary. Painting by...
13: ... strangers (Luke 2:6, 7). But as the inn was crowded, Mary had to retire to a place among the cattle.
15: ...rs only one event in the history of Jesus is recorded: his going up to [[Jerusalem]] when twelve years...
17: ... and other women (John 19:26). Mary cradling the dead body of her son is a common motif in art, calle... - Hildegard of Bingen (14070 bytes)
1: ...g|right|framed|A medieval illumination showing Hildegard von Bingen and the monk Volmar]]
3: ...|German]] [[abbess]], [[Monasticism|monastic]] leader, [[Mystics|mystic]], author, and composer of [[m...
6: ... up around her. Upon Jutta's death in [[1136]] Hildegard was chosen superior of the community, and eve...
8: ...ling physically ill from carrying the unspoken burden.
11: ... of the meaning of the religious texts, and commanded her to write down everything she would observe i... - Joan of Arc (27453 bytes)
1: ... between [[1450]] and [[1500]] (Centre Historique des Archives Nationales, [[Paris]], AE II 2490).]]
2: ...[[20th century]]; currently being a focus of considerable interest in the [[Republic of Ireland]], [[C...
7: ...e River|Meuse]] to [[Jacques D'Arc]] and Isabelle de Vouthon, a [[peasant]] family later granted [[nob...
11: ...mb|''Jeanne d' Arc'' by Eugene Thirion ([[1876]]) depicts Joan's awe upon receiving a vision from the ...
12: ...lies to the city of [[Orl顮s]], which had been under siege by the English since the previous October.... - Grace Kelly (6610 bytes)
3: ... [[Princess]] Grace of [[Monaco]]''', was an [[Academy Award|Oscar]]-winning [[United States|American]...
5: ...llowed in that tradition. ''Kelly Drive'' in Philadelphia is named for John, Jr., who was a city counc...
7: ...becoming an actress, Kelly became a [[fashion]] model and appeared in her first [[film]], ''[[Fourteen...
9: ...ilms with [[Alfred Hitchcock]]: ''[[Dial M for Murder]]'', ''[[Rear Window]]'', and ''[[To Catch a Thi...
11: ...n [[1955 in film|1955]], she was awarded the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] for ''[[The Country Gi... - Reese Witherspoon (2585 bytes)
2: ...s sequel ''[[Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde]]'' ([[2003]]).
5: ...ited States Declaration of Independence]] and founder of [[Princeton University]]. Her father is a sur...
7: ...eth Phillippe, born [[September 9]], [[1999]] and Deacon Phillippe, born [[October 23]], [[2003]].
9: ...ind the character of Greta Wolfecastle in an episode of [[The Simpsons]].
12: ...pg|thumb|right|Reese Witherspoon in ''Legally Blonde (2001)'']] - Pansy (10101 bytes)
17: ...e ''Viola tricolor hortensis''. However, many garden varieties are hybrids and are referred to as ''V...
19: ==Development of the Pansy==
20: ...(''V. altaica''), to produce a host of bigger, bolder pansies. As a result of extensive cross-breedin...
22: ...[[steel]]) the bold flowers familiar to modern gardeners appeared.
24: ==Pansies for Underplanting== - Amaryllis (2393 bytes)
19: ...rgil]]'s pastorals, and means any young rustic maiden.
21: ..., even though those species have their own more widely used and accepted common names, such as the [[R... - Anemone (3447 bytes)
2: ...00303.jpg|240px]] | caption = ''Anemone ranunculoides'' in flower}}
15: ... [[Hepatica]] (''Hepatica''); some botanists include both of these genera within ''Anemone''.
17: ...hree leaflets below each flower. The fruits often bear long hairy styles which aid their distribution by...
21: ...laced by a tuft of narrow petals. It is an old garden favourite, and of the double forms there are nam...
23: ...e varieties is a valuable addition to a flower-garden, as it affords, in a warm situation, an abundanc... - Apple (20408 bytes)
9: {{Taxobox_subfamilia_entry | taxon = [[Maloideae]]}}
16: ...the family [[Rosaceae]], and is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits. Table apples are of the...
23: ...t affect domestic apples, and research with it to develop new disease-resistant apples is continuing.
25: ...ave been used in some recent breeding programs to develop apples suitable for growing in climates unsu...
27: ... the earliest tree to be cultivated. To a greater degree than other tree fruit, except possibly [[citr... - Raspberry (2847 bytes)
17: ...cultivated plant, it is easy to grow and has a tendency to spread unless cut back. Raspberry is someti...
19: ...and double- or "ever"- bearing plants, which also bear a few fruit on first-year canes in the autumn, as...
21: A golden Raspberry, which is pale yellow, has been select...
23: ... plant, being a cultivar (usually) of ''Rubus occidentalis'', a [[North America]]n species. Several o...
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