Introduction Diprotodon‚ meaning "two forward teeth"‚ sometimes known as the Giant Wombat or the Rhinoceros Wombat‚ was the largest known marsupial that ever lived and the last of the extinct‚ herbivorous Diprotodontids. Diprotodon was the first fossil mammal named from Australia and one of the most well-known of the mega fauna. It was widespread across Australia when the first indigenous people arrived‚ co-existing with them for thousands of years before becoming extinct about 25‚000 years ago
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The first attempt to establish a successful fur trade in colonial Arkansas did not go as planned. It wasn’t until the end of the 18th century when trade became an important part of the Arkansas Post. The most important trade items in early colonial Arkansas were bear oil‚ buffalo meat‚ and buffalo fat. Later‚ French trappers‚ traders‚ and hunters loaded canoes and flat boats with beads‚ guns‚ iron hatches‚ pots‚ knives‚ blankets and cloth to exchange for Indian furs. Unfortunately‚ the fur trade
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began in the 1500 ’s as an exchange between Indians and Europeans. The Indians traded furs for such goods as tools and weapons. Beaver fur‚ which was used in Europe to make felt hats‚ became the most valuable of these furs. The fur trade prospered until the mid-1800‚ when fur-bearing animals became scarce and silk hats became more popular than felt hats made with beaver. This paper examines that the fur trade already had a long and remunerative history in Europe and Asia at the time that the first
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hard for her to interact with people‚ Erwin would only let gods into her throne‚ but there was a time when she trusted a human named Michael‚ and she let him into her throne. Michael stole valuable objects‚ including Erwin’s companion‚ which was her beaver. Ever since then‚ she felt isolated and relied on the use of technology.After a while‚ Erwin became obsessed with technology‚ and her obsession was getting out of control‚ she built several robots. In the beginning‚ she only constructed robots for
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What’s changed 52 N52 Hillsborough Crookes Broomhill Sheffield Darnall Handsworth Woodhouse Mill Woodhouse From 28/10/2012 From Sunday 28 October 2012 changes will be made to the times of First and Stagecoach journeys on service 52 and to the times and route of service N52. Service N52 will operate hourly principally between West Street and Woodhouse only. Service N52 operates in the early hours of Saturday and Sunday mornings only. It is operated by Stagecoach and special night fares will
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Comparison/Contrast Essay The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe Within seconds of the movie starting‚ differences are already seen between the book and the movie. Although the movie was amazing and received very good ratings‚ it is obvious that the writers chose to not make the movie resemble the book several times throughout the movie. This angered many who moved the book‚ but to the larger crowd‚ they did not really care. Both the book and the movie have great qualities in their own separate ways
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incident having to do with Grey Owl’s consideration towards nature was when he was married to his former wife. When his wife started to raise a pair of baby beavers‚ whose mother was killed in a trap‚ he realized that the animals being trapped were intelligent and affectionate creatures. After he grew close to the beavers‚ he vowed to never trap beavers and worked to stop the practice overall. Lastly‚ the stories that were told about Grey Owl’s experiences trapping really showed who he was as a person
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nearly extinct species of monotremes‚ the only mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth. A platypus is a mixture of a duck‚ beaver‚ and otter. The platypus is among nature’s most unique animals. The first scientists to examine a platypus thought somebody was playing a joke on them. The animal is best described as a mash-up of the duck (bill and webbed feet)‚ beaver (tail)‚ and otter (body and fur). Males are also venomous. They have sharp stingers on the heels of their rear feet and can use
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Jack London’s full name was John Griffith London‚ and he was born in San Francisco. After completing grammar school‚ London worked at various jobs to help support his family. His life as a writer essentially began in 1893. That year he had weathered a harrowing voyage‚ one in which a typhoon had nearly taken out London and his crew. The 17-year-old adventurer returned home and regaled his mother with his tales of what had happened to him. When she saw an announcement in one of the local papers for
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My heart sank when I heard that Shaxton was my partner for the day’s hike. He wasn’t a bad kid‚ but he was small and a little clumsy‚ and I don’t think I’d ever heard him speak. The other campers tended to avoid him. When I opened my mouth to protest‚ I realized I had no choice. Partnering with the campers was one of the most important duties of a junior counselor. Protecting their feelings was another. Sure enough‚ hiking with Shaxton was painfully slow. As he picked his way over the roots and rocks
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