cristata) are beautiful and colorful creatures. They are both members of the bird species classified as Chordata Aves and belong in the Passeriformes or perching, songbird category. These two birds are known as the most colorful in the species. Although both birds are in the same species and have similarities, their behaviors vary in their habitat, diet, and mating ceremonies. It is especially easy to identify the two birds. Their markings are similar in regards to color contrast, with black and
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Lyonia Preserve is a great example of an inland scrub habitat. All though a majority of the area was roller chopped and prepared to be burned, it still displayed all the necessary characteristics of an oak scrub habitat. Throughout the semester we have discussed many times the importance of fire in a habitat and how fire actually maintains the area but this was the first time we have actually been able to see man’s role in the maintenance. Roller chopping approximately 25% of the area and allowing
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What is a penguin? Many people over the years have asked that question and found their answers by researching. Their finds have helped people answer that question. A penguin is a flightless bird. Flightless birds do not fly and do not use their wings other than to swim. Penguins spend most of their life in or near the ocean. Penguins waddle because of their incredibly short legs which are extremely close to their back. Some can toboggan to get around on patches of ice. Tobogganing is sliding on
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Island of Splendor The sun sets slowly across the water, as the horizon closes with red and yellow skies. Waves crash against the cliff of Black Rock for a never ending time. You hear the tropical birds sing their night time melody while crickets play their solos to spice up the evening. Fishing boats are tied to broken docks as dolphins play in the crystal clear water. Another day has washed forever away but another night sets touching the sandy shores of the Island of Maui. A place filled with
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2 Females Finding Freedom The stories The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman ( 1892), The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin (1894), and A White Heron by Sarah Orne Jewett (1886) show the struggles that females had to overcome in the eigthteen hundreds to the nineteen hundreds. Females during
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Land and the Promise it brings Many characteristics in Serena by Ron Rash display a sense of southern literature. Land is a major characteristic of the southern literature due to how southerners value the resource. Southerners value land as the most prosperous resource because it provide all the essentials for living. The since of community in Serena resembling the small communities scattered out through the south. Another major characteristic of the southern literature is the aspects of social
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Emperor Penguin Research When I talk about penguins, what is the first image that came in your head? A little bird in tuxedo, that’s skating on the ice? Well, you may think more than that. They are some interesting birds that live in Antarctica. I’ll be telling you some facts about one specific type of penguins, - the Emperor Penguins. The emperor penguins are the tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species and they only live in Antarctica. They can be 110 cm to 130
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summoning ghosts. * Red and Yellow Red is favorite for most Chinese people since Red symbolizes good luck in traditional mind. Chinese people prefer to wear in red when they are celebrating some important festivals or events in their life, such as births, wedding ceremony. Yellow is the most valuable color as a symbol of center. It is reserved for royalty and emperor. Although each dynasty designates their own color in each official rank, clothing and objects that are yellow in color still resemble
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only one flavor. This has led to different methods of production in the UK. Kellogg's introduced Froot Loops in September 1962. Originally, there were red, orange, and yellow loops, but green, purple, and blue were added during the 1990s. In the UK, Froot Loops are purple, green and orange, due to the lack of natural colourings for yellow, red and blue, and are also larger in shape. While the marketing sold each individual loops as a different flavor, Kellogg's
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Portland, Oregon Portland, Oregon Facts Oregon state animal is the beaver. The reason why it’s the beaver is because of it’s population. Oregon State Bird is the Western Meadowlark. The Western Meadowlark is mostly yellow. Oregon State Flower is the Oregon Grape. The Oregon Grape is yellow and is related to the barberry. Motto & Nickname Oregon’s motto is “She flies with her own wings”. This motto became the state motto in 1987 replacing “The Union”. Oregon’s
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