Dodo

Traditionally, the Dodo has been taxonomically assigned to the family Raphidae, one of two families within the Order Columbiformes. The other family, the Columbidae, consists of all pigeon and dove species. Two Dodo-like birds were reported by sailors to be living on islands near Mauritius: in 1613 the Réunion Solitaire, Raphus solitarius on Réunion, and in 1691 the Rodrigues Solitaire, Pezophaps solitarius on Rodrigues. The ...

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Dodo, Dodo - Description, Dodo - Extinction, Dodo - Family Raphidae, Dodo - Use as a symbol, Dodo - Use in popular culture

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The Aubrey–Maturin series, also known as the Aubreyad, is a sequence of 20 historical novels by Patrick O'Brian, set during the Napoleonic Wars and centering on the friendship between Captain Jack Aubrey of the Royal Navy and his ship's surgeon Stephen Maturin, who is also a physician, naturalist, and secret agent. The 21st novel of the series, left unfinished by O'Brian's death in 2000, was published in late 2004. Aubrey–Maturin series - The series in order. This is a list of the w ...

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• Aubrey–Maturin series - The series in order
• Aubrey–Maturin series - Characters
• Aubrey–Maturin series - Humour
• Aubrey–Maturin series - Details of the individual books
• Aubrey–Maturin series - Master and Commander
• Aubrey–Maturin series - Post Captain
• Aubrey–Maturin series - HMS Surprise
• Aubrey–Maturin series - The Mauritius Command
• Aubrey–Maturin series - Desolation Island
• Aubrey–Maturin series - The Fortune of War
• Aubrey–Maturin series - The Surgeon's Mate
• Aubrey–Maturin series - The Ionian Mission
• Aubrey–Maturin series - Treason's Harbour
• Aubrey–Maturin series - The Far Side of the World
• Aubrey–Maturin series - The Reverse of the Medal
• Aubrey–Maturin series - The Letter of Marque
• Aubrey–Maturin series - The Thirteen-Gun Salute
• Aubrey–Maturin series - The Nutmeg of Consolation
• Aubrey–Maturin series - Clarissa Oakes titled The Truelove in the US
• Aubrey–Maturin series - The Wine-Dark Sea
• Aubrey–Maturin series - The Commodore
• Aubrey–Maturin series - The Yellow Admiral
• Aubrey–Maturin series - The Hundred Days
• Aubrey–Maturin series - Blue at the Mizzen
• Aubrey–Maturin series - The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey

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1681 - Events. March 4 - Charles II of England grants a land charter to William Penn for the area that will later become Pennsylvania. October 12 - A London woman is publicly flogged for the crime of "involving herself in politics." August 31 - Titus Oates is told to leave his state apartments in the Whitehall - his fame begins to wane and he is soon arrested and imprisoned for sedition France annexes the city of Strasbourg The last Dodo is killed Collections mad ...

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• 1681 - Events
• 1681 - Births
• 1681 - Deaths

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Raphidae Columbidae The order Columbiformes includes two families of birds: the Raphidae, to which the extinct Dodo and Rodrigues Solitaires belonged, and the Columbidae, which includes the very widespread and successful doves and pigeons. The Pteroclidae (sandgrouse), formerly included in this order, are now treated separately in the order Pteroclidiformes. Order Columbiformes Family Raphidae (extinct) dodos Family Columbidae pigeons and doves ...

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The Ashmolean Museum (in full the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology) in Oxford, England is the world's first university museum. Its first building was designed by Sir Christopher Wren and built in 1678–1683 to house the collection of curiosities Elias Ashmole gave Oxford University in 1677 — the ones he had collected himself as well as those he had inherited from the travellers John Tradescant, father and son. The collection included antique coins, books, engravings, geological specimens, and zoological specimens — ...

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For tola, an Indian unit of mass, see Tola (measure). For the minor character in the Book of Genesis, see Minor characters in the Book of Genesis. Tola (תּוֹלָע "Worm; grub", Standard Hebrew Tolaʻ, Tiberian Hebrew Tôlāʻ) was one of the Judges of Israel whose career is documented in Judges 10:1-2. Tola, the son of Puah and the grandson of Dodo from the tribe of Issachar, judged Israel for twenty-three years after Abimelech died and lived at Shamir in Mount Ephraim, where he was also buried.

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Birds are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrates characterized primarily by feathers, forelimbs modified as wings, and hollow bones. Birds range in size from the tiny hummingbirds to the huge Ostrich and Emu. Depending on taxonomic viewpoint, there are about 8,800–10,200 living bird species (plus about 120–130 that have become extinct in the span of human history) in the world, making them the mos ...

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• Bird - High-level taxonomy
• Bird - Bird orders
• Bird - Evolution
• Bird - Reproduction
• Bird - Mating systems and parental care
• Bird - Respiration
• Bird - Other anatomy
• Bird - Birds and humans
• Bird - Trivia

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Cryptozoology is the study of rumored animals that are presumed (at least by the researcher) to exist, but for which conclusive proof does not exist, or for animals which are generally considered extinct, but are occasionally reported. Those who study or search for such animals are called cryptozoologists, while the hypothetical creatures involved are referred to by some as "cryptids", a term coined by John Wall in 1983. Invention of the term (adding the Greek prefix kryptós, or "hidden" to zoology to mean ...

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• Cryptozoology - Justifications for cryptozoology
• Cryptozoology - Criticism of cryptozoology
• Cryptozoology - Notable cryptids
• Cryptozoology - Primates and hominids
• Cryptozoology - Bipedal monsters
• Cryptozoology - Carnivorous mammals
• Cryptozoology - Herbivorous mammals
• Cryptozoology - Sea and lake monsters
• Cryptozoology - Reptiles
• Cryptozoology - Birds
• Cryptozoology - Marsupials
• Cryptozoology - Amphibians
• Cryptozoology - Others
• Cryptozoology - General terms for cryptids
• Cryptozoology - Bodies of water in which water monsters are said to live
• Cryptozoology - Lists of cryptids
• Cryptozoology - Sources

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List of Biblical names - People. Zaanannim, movings; a person asleep Zaavan, trembling Zabad, dowry; endowed Zabbai, flowing Zabbud Zabdi, same as Zabad Zabdiel Zabud Zaccai, pure meat; just Zacheus, pure; clean; just Zaccur, of the male kind; mindful Zachariah, memory of the Lord Zadok, just; justified Zaham, crime; filthiness; impurity Zair, little; afflicted; in tribulation < ...

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List of Biblical names, List of Biblical names - A, List of Biblical names - B, List of Biblical names - C, List of Biblical names - D, List of Biblical names - E, List of Biblical names - F, List of Biblical names - G, List of Biblical names - H, List of Biblical names - I, List of Biblical names - J, List of Biblical names - K, List of Biblical names - L, List of Biblical names - M, List of Biblical names - Headline text, List of Biblical names - N, List of Biblical names - O, List of Biblical names - P, List of Biblical names - Q, List of Biblical names - R, List of Biblical names - S, List of Biblical names - T, List of Biblical names - U, List of Biblical names - V, List of Biblical names - W, List of Biblical names - X, List of Biblical names - Y, List of Biblical names - Z, List of Biblical names - People

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The field of island restoration is usually credited with having been started in New Zealand in the 1960s, but other smaller projects, such as the restoration of Nonsuch Island in Bermuda (which began in 1962) have been going on for almost as long. Nevertheless, the program undertaken by the Department of Conservation (DOC) is one of the largest in the world. It began on Cuvier Island, where ecologists removed stock, goats, feral cats and finally, in 1993, Pacific Rats. The success of the project resulted in similar projects around New Zealan ...

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Island restoration, Island restoration - Islands endemism and extinction, Island restoration - Island restoration, Island restoration - Eradication of introduced species, Island restoration - Restoration of former habitat, Island restoration - Opposition to island restoration, Island restoration - Island restoration projects, Island restoration - Aleutian Islands, Island restoration - Campbell Island

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Extinct birds - Ratites. Aepyornis, Aepyornis maximus Moa, Dinornithiformes. Large flightless birds in New Zealand- they were probably already extinct in 1642 when Europeans landed there. The extinction of the moa and its main predator, the Harpagornis, is attributed to the arrival of human settlers around 1000 A.D. Very early European arrivals, ca 1830-40, described seeing birds that might have been the last of the moa but the sightings have never been reliably confirmed . New Zealan ...

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Extinct birds, Extinct birds - Extinct species, Extinct birds - Ratites, Extinct birds - Ducks geese and swans, Extinct birds - Quails and relatives, Extinct birds - Grebes, Extinct birds - Petrels, Extinct birds - Cormorants and related birds, Extinct birds - Herons and related birds, Extinct birds - Bird of prey, Extinct birds - Rails, Extinct birds - Waders gulls and auks, Extinct birds - Pigeons and Dodos, Extinct birds - Parrots, Extinct birds - Cuckoos, Extinct birds - Owls, Extinct birds - Nightjars, Extinct birds - Hummingbirds, Extinct birds - Kingfishers and related birds, Extinct birds - Woodpeckers, Extinct birds - Passerines

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Oxford was first occupied in Saxon times, and was initially known as "Oxenaforda". It began with the foundations of St Frideswide's nunnery in the 8th century, and was first mentioned in written records in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle for the year 912. In the 10th century Oxford became an important military frontier town between the kingdoms of Mercia and Wessex and was on several occasions raided by Danes. St Frideswide is the patron saint of both the city and university. The University of Oxford is first mentioned in 12th century records. Oxford's earliest colleges were University College (1249), ...

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Oxford, Oxford - History, Oxford - Transport, Oxford - Tourist attractions, Oxford - Religious sites, Oxford - Museums and galleries, Oxford - University buildings, Oxford - Open spaces, Oxford - Commercial areas, Oxford - Theatres and cinemas, Oxford - Traditional and historic pubs, Oxford - Media and press, Oxford - Literature in Oxford, Oxford - Famous Oxford residents, Oxford - Geography, Oxford - Wards neighbourhoods and suburbs, Oxford - Politics in Oxford, Oxford - Parishes, Oxford - Images of Oxford

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The current ongoing extinction event seems more outstanding if we follow tradition and separate the recent extinction (approx. since the industrial revolution) from the extinction near the end of the last ice age. In popular imagination the latter is exemplified by the extinction of the woolly mammoth and, incorrectly, the Neanderthal people. However, it is worth remembering that modern climatology suggests the Holocene epoch we live in is no more than the latest in a series of interglacial intervals between glaciation events, one tha ...

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Holocene extinction event, Holocene extinction event - The prehistoric extinction events, Holocene extinction event - The Pleistocene or Ice Age extinction event, Holocene extinction event - Younger prehistoric extinctions, Holocene extinction event - The Ongoing Holocene Extinction

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All 15 minutes, except when specified. The Seasons are produced in groups of 13 episodes, regardless of the way they were aired. Codename: Kids Next Door - Season 1. No P In the OOL (7 minutes; pilot, aired as 3rd segment of 1st ep) Diseasy Does It! Otherwise known as "Chimp N. Pox" (Another Warburton short "Kenny and the Chimp") Operation: C.A.K.E.D. (Capturize And Kidnapify Enemy Dessert, 7 minutes) Operation: I.-S.C.R.E.A.M. (Important - Secure Creamy Refrigerated Edibles - Av ...

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Codename: Kids Next Door, Codename: Kids Next Door - Storylines, Codename: Kids Next Door - Characters, Codename: Kids Next Door - The missions Episode list, Codename: Kids Next Door - Season 1, Codename: Kids Next Door - Season 2, Codename: Kids Next Door - Season 3, Codename: Kids Next Door - Season 4, Codename: Kids Next Door - Season 5, Codename: Kids Next Door - Future missions, Codename: Kids Next Door - Other, Codename: Kids Next Door - Battle Ready Armor, Codename: Kids Next Door - Trivia, Codename: Kids Next Door - Titles in other languages

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Durrell was born in Jamshedpur, then Bihar Province, India on January 7, 1925. His parents had themselves been born in India but were of English and Irish descent. He was the fourth surviving and final child of Louisa Florence Durrell (nee Dixie) and Lawrence Samuel Durrell. Durrell's father was a British engineer, and as befitting family status, the infant Durrell spent most of his time in the company of the ayah or nursemaid. Durrell supposedly recalls his first visit to a zoo in India, and attributes his life-long love of animals to that encounter. The family moved to England af ...

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Gerald Durrell, Gerald Durrell - Biography, Gerald Durrell - Durrell's policy for zoos, Gerald Durrell - Gerald Durrell's Books, Gerald Durrell - Honours, Gerald Durrell - List of Major Expeditions, Gerald Durrell - Bibliography, Gerald Durrell - Autobiographical, Gerald Durrell - Non-fiction, Gerald Durrell - Fiction, Gerald Durrell - Books edited by Gerald Durrell, Gerald Durrell - Reference books, Gerald Durrell - Radiography and filmography, Gerald Durrell - Featuring Gerald Durrell, Gerald Durrell - On Gerald Durrell, Gerald Durrell - Book by Gerald Durrell, Gerald Durrell - Screenplay by Gerald Durrell, Gerald Durrell - Trivia

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Scientists have demonstrated that some creatures of mythology, legend or local folklore were rooted in real animals or phenomena. Thus, cryptozoologists hold that people should be open to the possibility that many more such animals exist. In the early days of western exploration of the world, many native tales of unknown animals were initially dismissed as mythology or superstition by western scientis ...

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Cryptozoology, Cryptozoology - Justifications for cryptozoology, Cryptozoology - Criticism of cryptozoology, Cryptozoology - Notable cryptids, Cryptozoology - Primates and hominids, Cryptozoology - Bipedal monsters, Cryptozoology - Carnivorous mammals, Cryptozoology - Herbivorous mammals, Cryptozoology - Sea and lake monsters, Cryptozoology - Reptiles, Cryptozoology - Birds, Cryptozoology - Marsupials, Cryptozoology - Amphibians, Cryptozoology - Others, Cryptozoology - Debated classification, Cryptozoology - Former cryptids, Cryptozoology - Previously thought extinct, Cryptozoology - Discredited, Cryptozoology - General terms for cryptids, Cryptozoology - Bodies of water in which water monsters are said to live, Cryptozoology - Lists of cryptids, Cryptozoology - Sources

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Oxford University Museum of Natural History - The 1860 evolution debate. A significant debate in the history of evolutionary biology took place in the museum in 1860 at a meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. Representatives of the Church and science debated the subject of evolution, and the event is often viewed as symbolising the defeat of theological views of creation. However, there are few eye-witness a ...

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Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Oxford University Museum of Natural History - History, Oxford University Museum of Natural History - The building, Oxford University Museum of Natural History - Significant events, Oxford University Museum of Natural History - The 1860 evolution debate, Oxford University Museum of Natural History - The 1894 demonstration of wireless telegraphy, Oxford University Museum of Natural History - Charles Dodgson and the Dodo, Oxford University Museum of Natural History - The Museum Today

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Aubrey–Maturin series - Master and Commander. Master and Commander begins on April 18, 1800, in Port Mahon, Minorca, at that time a base of the Royal Navy. Jack Aubrey is a Lieutenant languishing in port without a ship, Stephen Maturin is a penniless half-Irish, half-Catalan physician and natural philosopher. The two main characters are first set at odds by and t ...

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Aubrey–Maturin series, Aubrey–Maturin series - The series in order, Aubrey–Maturin series - Characters, Aubrey–Maturin series - Humour, Aubrey–Maturin series - Details of the individual books, Aubrey–Maturin series - Master and Commander, Aubrey–Maturin series - Post Captain, Aubrey–Maturin series - HMS Surprise, Aubrey–Maturin series - The Mauritius Command, Aubrey–Maturin series - Desolation Island, Aubrey–Maturin series - The Fortune of War, Aubrey–Maturin series - The Surgeon's Mate, Aubrey–Maturin series - The Ionian Mission, Aubrey–Maturin series - Treason's Harbour, Aubrey–Maturin series - The Far Side of the World, Aubrey–Maturin series - The Reverse of the Medal, Aubrey–Maturin series - The Letter of Marque, Aubrey–Maturin series - The Thirteen-Gun Salute, Aubrey–Maturin series - The Nutmeg of Consolation, Aubrey–Maturin series - Clarissa Oakes titled The Truelove in the US, Aubrey–Maturin series - The Wine-Dark Sea, Aubrey–Maturin series - The Commodore, Aubrey–Maturin series - The Yellow Admiral, Aubrey–Maturin series - The Hundred Days, Aubrey–Maturin series - Blue at the Mizzen, Aubrey–Maturin series - The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey, Aubrey–Maturin series - Bibliography

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The various members of the Zoo Crew lived on a parallel Earth that, during DC's pre-Crisis multiverse system, was named "Earth-C." Earth-C consisted of a world where various anthropomorized talking animals existed; the series featured a lot of pun names for real-world aspects. For instance, the Zoo Crew operated out of "Los Antelopes, Califurnia," a parody of Los Angeles, California; similar puns included places with names such as "Gnu York" (New York City), "Tallahatchee" (Tallahassee, Florida), "Cornada" (Cana ...

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Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew, Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew - Location, Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew - Origin, Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew - Team Members, Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew - Villains, Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew - Trivia

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Birds form a class, whose scientific name is Aves. The founding species of class Aves probably lived in the Jurassic period. According to the most recent consensus, Class Aves and a sister group, the family Crocodylidae, together form a group of unnamed rank, the Archosauria. The class of birds separated early into two superorders, the Paleognathae (mostly flightless birds like ostriches), and the wildly diverse Neognatha ...

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Bird, Bird - High-level taxonomy, Bird - Bird orders, Bird - Evolution, Bird - Reproduction, Bird - Mating systems and parental care, Bird - Respiration, Bird - Other anatomy, Bird - Birds and humans, Bird - Trivia

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