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  1. Mandrills (3466 bytes)
    12: ...binomial_name = Mandrillus sphinx | author = [[Frederic Cuvier|F. Cuvier]] | date = [[1807]]}}
    17: ... about half as much. They grow to be about half a meter long (20 inches) and can survive up to 25 years i...
    21: ...ups ranging from 5 to 50 individuals, led by an older dominant male.
    23: ...s|endangered]]. The situation is exacerbated by [[deforestation]] causing Mandrill [[habitat]]s to dis...
    31: ...nce copulating. After copulation, the female will depart and both she and the male will finger their r...
  2. Southern Hairy-Nosed Wombat (9097 bytes)
    20: ... as a minor inconvenience to be gone through or under. Wombats are [[herbivore]]s, their [[diet]] cons...
    22: ...ree species of wombat survive. The ancestors of modern wombats evolved sometime between 55 and 26 mill...
    24: ...hing. Its primary defence is its toughened rear hide which, combined with its lack of a meaningful tai...
    28: ... far north as the south of [[Queensland]], but is declining in Western [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria...
    30: ...[[Nullarbor Plain]] to the [[New South Wales]] border area. It is the smallest wombat at around 775 to...
  3. Turtles, Tortoises, and Terrapins (8143 bytes)
    13: ...s are now highly endangered, largely due to beach development and over-hunting.
    15: ==Description==
    19: ...e]]s ([[forest]] and [[jungle]] species) to two [[meter]]s (the [[leatherback turtle]] and the [[Galapago...
    21: ...known to have lived longer than 150 years. The oldest tortoise on record is [[Tui Malila]], known to ...
    23: ...ies, temperature determines whether an pot[[egg]] develops into a male or a female: a higher temperatu...
  4. Water Dragons (1773 bytes)
    17: ... of that species will measure about three feet (1 meter) total length and thus requires a fairly large en...
  5. Wombats (7860 bytes)
    17: ... as a minor inconvenience to be gone through or under. Wombats are [[herbivore]]s, their [[diet]] cons...
    19: ...ree species of wombat survive. The ancestors of modern wombats evolved sometime between 55 and 26 mill...
    21: ...hing. Its primary defence is its toughened rear hide which, combined with its lack of a meaningful tai...
    25: ... far north as the south of [[Queensland]], but is declining in Western [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria...
    27: ...[[Nullarbor Plain]] to the [[New South Wales]] border area. It is the smallest wombat at around 775 to...
  6. Mari, Syria (5848 bytes)
    2: ...as an ancient city in [[Syria]] situated at the modern locality of '''Tell Hariri''', on the western b...
    6: ...stigated and digging on the site was started on [[December 14, 1933]] by archaelogists from the Louvre...
    8: ...to virgin soil, such important discoveries were made that horizontal digging had to be resumed".
    14: ===First Golden Age===
    18: ===First Destruction===
  7. Potter's wheel (2116 bytes)
    7: ...[[24th century BC]]. Many modern scholars suggest development in [[Mesopotamia]], although [[Egypt]] a...
    9: In any case, use became widespread in the early civilizations of the [[Bronze ...
    11: ...slowly by hand or foot while coiling a pot. Later developments allowed the wheel to keep rotating as a...
    13: ... variation had developed with a turntable about a meter above the floor, connected by a long [[axle]] to ...
    15: ...pottery before the arrival of the Europeans was made without use of the wheel.
  8. Maya (24836 bytes)
    1: ...g|right|thumbnail|300px|Mayan Temple Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
    5: ...1000 BCE. There is some disagreement about the borders and difference between the early Maya and their...
    9: Eventually, the Olmec culture faded after spreading its influence into the [[Yucatan...
    11: ...which depict rulers along with hieroglyphic texts describing their [[genealogy]], [[war]] victories, a...
    13: ...ssibly further lands. Important trade goods included [[cacao]], [[salt]], and [[obsidian]]; see also:...
  9. Kalakmul (3483 bytes)
    4: ...ul was created on [[31 December]] [[1996]]. It borders to the east with [[Quintana Roo]] and [[Belize]...
    6: ...nhabitants located on [[Mexican Federal Highway|Federal Highway 186]] as it crosses the base of the pe...
    9: ... [[Pet鮝], 30 km from the [[Guatemala]]n border.
    11: ...hen Itza]] in [[March]] [[1932]]. According to Lundell, who named the site, "In Maya, 'ca' means 'two'...
    13: ...ies of 11 painted vessels, dubbed Dynastic Vases, describe the ascensions of the [[Kaan]] rulers, incl...
  10. Handball (6138 bytes)
    7: ...also a dashed near-semicircular line that is nine meters away from the goal.
    9: ...only one attacker on the seven-meter line and the defending goalkeeper involved.
    11: ...a handball player may raise their hand above shoulder level while bouncing.
    15: ...he tie-break is an individual shootout from the 7-meter line.
    17: ...anent expulsion). For rough fouls they can also order two-minute expulsions, and the third two-minute ...
  11. Lepospondyli (3903 bytes)
    14: [[Adelospondyli]]<br>
    18: [[Nectridea]]
    21: ...the biggest genus, ''[[Diplocaulus]]'', reached a meter in length, but most were much smaller), and it ca...
    23: ...med as [[cartilage]] but rather grew as bony cylinders around the [[notochord]]. Usually also the upp...
    25: ...cteristics of the vertebra, or whether they descended from a single [[common ancestor]].
  12. Gerenuk (1245 bytes)
    15: 52 kilograms and stand over 1 meter in shoulder height. During mating season, the male's neck ca...
    16: ...mage:6_Gerenuk_05.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
    17: ...naurs Tierreich in Farben: S䵧etiere | Publisher=Deutscher B?und | Year=1970}}
  13. Acrocanthosaurus (1730 bytes)
    16: ...t 40 [[feet]] (12 [[meter]]s) long and 13 feet (4 meters) tall.
  14. Adasaurus (1845 bytes)
    17: ...all in Mongolia, but based mainly in the [[Gobi]] desert region.
    19: ...oot|feet]] (two [[meter]]s) long and two feet (.7 meters) tall, normally about he size of a large dog , A...
  15. Amygdalodon (1504 bytes)
    18: ...dalodon'' was 15 [[meter]]s (50 [[feet]]) long, 4 meters (12 feet) tall. It was very large, weighing as ...
  16. Ankylosaurus (3822 bytes)
    17: ...e of an [[elephant]], but had a low-slung, very wide body. It is one of the most heavily armored dinos...
    19: ==Description==
    21: ...ere 1.8 meters (6 feet) wide, there were only 1.2 meters (4 feet) tall. Its legs were short, with the rea...
    23: ...il was muscular, so it probably made an effective defensive weapon.
    31: ...t by the row of short spikes running down their sides.
  17. Anserimimus (1292 bytes)
    21: ...eton]] found without a [[skull]]. It is about 3 [[meter]]s in length and weighs up to 62 [[kilograms]]. ...
  18. Ornithopod (3077 bytes)
    11: ..._subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = [[Clade]]s}}
    26: ...er developed by a [[reptile]], rivaling that of modern [[mammal]]s like the domestic [[cow]]. They rea...
    28: ...ak]], an elongated [[pubis]] that eventually extended past the [[ilium]], and a missing hole in the lo...
    30: ...d came to resemble the spines of modern ground-feeders like the [[bison]]. As they became more adapted...
    32: ...'' and ''[[Shantungosaurus]]'', never exceeded 15 meters (50 feet).
  19. Ornithopoda (3077 bytes)
    11: ..._subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = [[Clade]]s}}
    26: ...er developed by a [[reptile]], rivaling that of modern [[mammal]]s like the domestic [[cow]]. They rea...
    28: ...ak]], an elongated [[pubis]] that eventually extended past the [[ilium]], and a missing hole in the lo...
    30: ...d came to resemble the spines of modern ground-feeders like the [[bison]]. As they became more adapted...
    32: ...'' and ''[[Shantungosaurus]]'', never exceeded 15 meters (50 feet).
  20. Solar power (20128 bytes)
    1: ...[[fossil fuels]] are realized. It is already in widespread use where other supplies of power are absen...
    3: ...erally accepted standard is 1020 watts per square meter at sea level.
    22: ...* Systems to close insulating shutters or move shades. <br>
    28: ...er as a biofuel or fossil fuel , but some methane derives from the primeval gas cloud which formed the...
    29: ...ermal gradients that are present across [[ocean]] depths to generate power. These temperature differen...

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