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- Nile (13738 bytes)
2: ...;695|1 134|2 830|3 400 000|[[Africa]]|the [[Mediterranean]]||[[Uganda]] - [[Sudan]...
4: ...604;نيل ''an-nīl''), in [[Africa]], is one of the two longest [[river|rivers]] ...
8: The word "Nile" comes from the word ''Neilos'' (Νει&lambda...
12: ...partly because it receives not a single tributary from its halfway mark at the [[Atbara River]] in [[S...
14: ...ely 6695 km (4160 miles) long. Measuring instead from Lake Victoria gives a length of approximately 5... - Mediterranean Sea (9773 bytes)
4: ...anean Sea'' in [[oceanography]] to distinguish it from other [[mediterranean sea]]s in the world.
9: The term ''Mediterranean'' derives from the [[Latin]] ''mediterraneus'', 'inland' (''me...
21: ... the region are [[olive]]s, [[grape]]s, [[orange (fruit)|orange]]s, [[tangerine]]s, and [[cork (materi...
31: *'''Europe''' (from west to east): [[Spain]], [[France]], [[Monaco]], [[Italy]], the island state of...
32: *'''Asia''' (from north to south): [[Turkey]], [[Syria]], the isl... - Bear (6673 bytes)
26: ...f habitats from the tropics to the [[Arctic]] and from forests to snowfields. They are mainly [[omnivo...
28: .... For the most part, bears are shy and are easily frightened of humans. They will, however, defend the...
40: ...assed in many areas of the world to protect bears from hunters or [[habitat destruction]]. Bears in ca...
72: ...hough bears are often described as having evolved from a dog-like ancestor, their closest living relat...
74: ...o the raccoon-sized, dog-like ''[[Cephalogale]]'' from the middle [[Oligocene]] and early [[Miocene]] ... - Cretaceous (7391 bytes)
1: ...divisions of the [[geologic timescale]], reaching from the end of the [[Jurassic]] period (about 146 [...
6: ...eous-Tertiary extinction event]]. The Cretaceous (from [[Latin]] ''creta'', for chalk) was named for t...
10: ...ceous|Upper]] subdivisions. The [[faunal stage]]s from youngest to oldest are:
57: ...eustatic sea level]]s worldwide. To the north of Africa the [[Tethys Sea]] continued to narrow. Within...
69: ...he Cretaceous proceeded faced growing competition from the [[adaptive radiation]] of [[bird]]s, and by... - Geologic time scale (26014 bytes)
9: ...use geologic units occurring at the same time but from different parts of the world can often look dif...
19: ...tribes (and defined using stratigraphic sequences from Wales). The "Devonian" was named for the Briti...
28: {{mergefrom|List of time periods}}
126: ...phibious [[eurypterid]]s; [[rhizodont]]s dominant fresh-water predators. In the seas primitive [[Chon...
185: ...]]) flourish worldwide. Simple [[trace fossil]]s from worm-like animals. First [[Porifera|sponges]]. - Dolphin (13554 bytes)
13: ...ated to [[whale]]s and [[porpoise]]s. The name is from [[Ancient Greek]] δελφ̥...
26: ...pecies of dolphin in 17 genera. They vary in size from 4 ft (1.2 m) and 88 lb (40 kg) ([[Maui's Dolphi...
49: **** [[Atlantic Spotted Dolphin]], ''Stenella frontalis''
64: **** [[Fraser's Dolphin]], ''Lagenodelphis hosei''
87: **** [[Boto]] (Amazon River Dolphin,)''Inia geoffrensis'' - 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.... - Aardvark (6420 bytes)
14: ...rikaans]] for "earth pig," because early settlers from [[Europe]] thought it resembled a [[pig]] (alth...
18: ... ''Orycteropus'', the surviving Aardvark. A genus from Madagascar may be related to them, called Plesi...
20: ...orn with conventional incisors and canines at the front of the jaw, but these fall out and are not rep...
22: ...rched back; the limbs are of moderate length. The front feet have lost the pollex (or 'thumb')—r...
28: ...ound, the Aardvark digs into it with its powerful front legs, keeping its long ears upright to listen ... - Chimpanzee (10645 bytes)
17: ...]], living in [[West Africa|West]] and [[Central Africa]]. Its cousin, the [[Bonobo]] or Pygmy Chimpan...
20: A full grown adult male chimpanzee can weigh from 35-70 kg (75-155 pounds) and stand 0.9-1.2 m (3...
26: ...e exposed skin of the face, hands and feet varies from pink to very dark in both species but is genera...
30: ...uro-Arabic societal consciousness, mainly through fragmented and sketchy accounts of European adventur...
32: ...of these early trans-continental chimpanzees came from Angola and was presented as a gift to the Princ... - Hyrax (4875 bytes)
13: ...] for hyraxes: the word ''Spain'' originally came from an ancient term meaning "land of the hyraxes."
16: ...ent role as the primary terrestrial herbivore in Africa, just as [[odd-toed ungulate]]s did in [[North...
18: ...ars ago) with representatives throughout most of Africa, [[Europe]] and [[Asia]].
24: ...hyraxes do not chew cud to help extract nutrients from coarse, low-grade leaves and grasses. They do, ... - Rhinoceros (6285 bytes)
20: ...] '''Rhinocerotidae'''. All five are native to [[Africa]] or [[Asia]]. '''''Rhinoceros''''' is also on...
44: ...nd Asia was also a member of this tribe. The two African species, the [[White Rhinoceros]] and the [[B...
50: ...e horn on the nose. The word ''rhinoceros'' comes from the [[Greek language|Greek]] words ''rhino'' (n...
52: ==African cookery==
54: ...y and shaped roughly like a baker's oven, ranging from two to four feet in height. Then, one would hol... - Even-toed ungulate (4197 bytes)
23: ...tle]] group). Nevertheless, artiodactyls were far from dominant at that time: the [[odd-toed ungulate]...
29: ...it again and extract the maximum possible benefit from it. - Llama (12988 bytes)
19: ...guard animals for sheep herds, which they protect from [[coyote]] attacks.
24: ...etween them, borrowing as it were some characters from each, but in others showing great special modif...
29: ...eposits in which they are found, have been traced from the thoroughly differentiated species of the mo...
34: ...es of one premolar and three molars, which differ from those of ''Camelus'' in having a small accessor...
49: ...ch tends to produce a certain amount of variation from the original type. It has, however, lost much o... - Hammerhead shark (3162 bytes)
17: The eight species of hammerhead range from 2–6 m long, and all species have pro... - Humpback Whale (17123 bytes)
18: ...]] (leaping out of the water), its unusually long front fins, and its complex [[whale song]]. The Hump...
24: ...n each side of the mouth. [[Ventral]] grooves run from the lower jaw to the [[umbilicus]] about halfwa...
52: ... (music)|note]]s that vary in [[amplitude]] and [[frequency]] in consistent patterns over a period of ...
55: ... all the major [[ocean]]s, in a wide band running from about 60° S to 65° N [[latitude]]. It i...
57: ... the other large whales. The population has grown from a low point of 20,000 at the [[1966]] moratoriu... - 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]...
49: [[Image:Gay penguins NY Zoo.jpg|right|frame|'''Squawk and Milou'''<br> Male chinstrap peng...
73: ** [[African Penguin]], ''Spheniscus demersus'' - Aardvarks (6124 bytes)
2: ... language for "earth pig," because early settlers from Europe thought it resembled a pig.
4: ...rched back; the limbs are of moderate length. The front feet have lost the pollex (or 'thumb')—r...
9: ...ound, the Aardvark digs into it with its powerful front legs, keeping its long ears upright to listen ...
24: ...ge the layout of their home burrow regularly, and from time to time move on and make a new one. Only m...
28: ...rks are distributed across most of [[sub-Saharan Africa]], and although killed by humans both for thei... - Beluga Whales (10188 bytes)
15: ... to simply as the '''Beluga''' - the word derives from the [[Russian language|Russian]] ''beloye'' mea...
20: ...is the now-extinct ''[[Denebola brachycephala]]'' from the late [[Miocene]] period. A single fossil ha...
36: ...r shallow inlets. These summer sites are detached from one another and a mother will usually return to... - 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.... - Hammerhead Sharks (5016 bytes)
23: The eight species of hammerhead range from 2–6 m long, and all species have pro...
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