Did you know that a mongoose can be murdorus‚ at least to cobras? They’ll do anything to protect their family. Murdorus means involving murder or extreme violence‚ or capable of or intending to murder‚ dangerously violent. This mongoose got caught up in a storm and ended up at a house in a dry area. Rikki was brought inside to a house to get dried off. He met his new family then and there. There was the big man (the father)‚ the mother and Teddy (the son). That night he went to explore the
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Any of several small‚ often brightly colored earthly frogs that inhabit the rain forests of Central and South America and secrete from their skin some of the most poisonous biological toxins known‚ such as batrachotoxin. It is on the forest floor that the native South Americans find the jewel-like poison dart frog. The Choco’ tribe in Colombia‚ South America uses the skin secretions to poison their dart tips. One technique used to treat darts requires that a sharp stick to be forced into the
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In the last four lines of the sonnet‚ Wyatt’s diction encompasses a more personal tone and reveals that the “deer” is an extended metaphor for his beloved “deare.” In the lines “And graven with diamond in letters plain / There is written‚ her fair neck round about‚ / “Noli me tangere‚ for Caesar’s I am‚ / And wild for to hold‚ though I seem tame (11-14).” At first glance‚ it is absurd to think that a wild animal would be wearing a diamond-encrusted necklace. But this “necklace” is a symbol of possession
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Title: Crozier Head‚ Saint Michael Trampling the Serpent Culture: early Christian Date: 2nd quarter in 13th century Provenience: Limoges‚ France Material: copper-gilt and champlevẻ enamel Measurements: 10 ¾ x 2 7/8 x 5 ½ in. As a symbol of jurisdiction and authority of high ranking catholic prelates‚ the crozier or known as pastoral staff at times is inspired by the shepherd’s crook. It can be used as a walking stick for support in journeys and in churches before the introduction of seats
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The Yellow-Billed Jacamar is commonly about 18-21 centimeters in height and 16-24 grams in weight‚ although it may vary. The Yellow-Billed Jacamar has a copper colored chest and a dark metallic green coat on it’s wings and back. The head is half black and half green and the coppery chest and black head makes the Yellow-Billed Jacamar look very similar to a North-American Robin. The beak of the Yellow-Billed Jacamar is very long in order to catch insects out of the air and on the ground. The Yellow-Billed
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The Jewels of the Rainforests Many people refer to the poison frog as the “jewels of the Rainforest‚” because of their peculiar colors‚ but beware these frogs can be very deadly. Their main habitat is the bottom of tropical rainforests‚ yet the some live high in the canopy and never come down. They have amazingly bright colors and fantastic patterns to warn other rainforest animals that they are poisonous‚ but occasionally they are swallowed‚ and the consumer might die depending on the type of poison
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Jason and the Argonauts is a myth brought to life in many renditions over the years. It is classically told by Apollonius in the Argonautica and retold as books and movies in the modern day such as the film Jason and the Argonauts. The original myth as told by Apollonius bears some difference to the on screen adaptation as well as similarities. In the myth Medea is present with Jason and as they come upon the serpent and it is Medea who calms the beast to allow Jason to retrieve the Golden Fleece
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Most lizards have dry‚ scaly skin. the lizards tail will fall of if bumped to ratted this is to make the enemy confused. lizards tails do grow back that is where they store all there fat. Some lizards eat bugs and spiders‚ Others eat plants‚ small animals‚ or even other lizards. Lizards live in deserts‚ forests‚ prairies‚ marshes‚ and rocky areas. Most lizards live on the ground or in trees. lizards are cold blooded‚ they so most of there work at night seeings how they spend most of the day in
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Chemistry of Snake Venom Timothy Chapman Chemistry Accelerated Oct. 12‚ 2010 Snake venoms are something of an evolutionary marvel. Through minute mutations and changes‚ normal saliva has changed to the myriad of harmful enzymes‚ toxins‚ non-peptide organic substituents‚ small peptides‚ and inorganic and metal ions found in the venom of today’s snakes. In general‚ venom is defined as a simple to complex secretion produced in a specialized gland that is typically delivered via specialized envenomation
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The Three Snake-Leaves When one pictures a fairytale‚ usually images of fairies‚ princesses‚ and happiness comes to mind. This is not always true of these stories. Some contain darker elements of death‚ while others portray themes important for character. The German fairy tale The Three Snake-Leaves‚ is about a poor young man who brings an empire that is in war to triumph. When the King finds out about this great accomplishment‚ he offers the hero an abundance of great treasures. The King also
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