other rural areas... Dr. Snell-Rood and Ms. Wick also found that in rural parts of Minnesota‚ two species of shrews and two species of bats experienced an increase in brain size as well." This quote shows six different species of animals that experienced a brain-change in the city members of an animal: the white-footed mouse‚ the meadow vole‚ two species of bats‚ and two species of shrews. That is six animals out of the ten that Dr. Snell-Rood experimented with. Researchers at Uppsala University
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Barn Owls are a cosmopolitan species‚ they can be found in Europe‚ Africa‚ southeast Asia‚ Australia‚ as well as North‚ Central‚ and South America. The Barn Owls prey on any small mammals that live in open habitats a few examples are voles‚ shrews‚ mice‚ bats‚ rats‚ birds‚ and insects such as moths are also eaten. These predators are exposed to harmful chemicals/poisons because of the prey that they eat and where their habitats are found. There are some harmful chemicals and or poisons found
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floor. The gallery displays about 1200 objects which illustrate the history of Cambridge. The Arbury Coffin is one of the highlights of the gallery. It contains the bones of a woman‚ a shrew and a mouse thought to date from the fourth century AD. This coffin inspired the Sylvia Plath poem ‘All the Dead Dears’. The shrew and mouse bones found in the coffin of a well-to-do Roman woman in Arbury. Her ankle had been knawed. As you walk up the stairs‚ you will arrive the Maudslay Hall. It is the museum’s
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1. Contributions of William Shakespeare to English Literature William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright‚ widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s preeminent dramatist. His surviving works consist of 38 plays‚ 154 sonnets‚ two long narrative poems‚ and several shorter poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. William Shakespeare’s influence extends from theatre
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The West Australian Ballet Company In 1952‚ the West Australian Ballet Company was founded by Madame Kira Boulsloff; a Russian ballerina who dances with Les Ballet Russes. As Australasia’s oldest ballet company they have developed strong reputation as a classical and contemporary company. In 1970 after becoming WA’s state company‚ new artistic director Mr Rex Reid (1969 – 1974) began transforming the semi-professional ensemble into a top state company. Barbara Ahern; a prominent social and
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"Much ado" essay The play "Much Ado About Nothing" is not about nothing. It shows themes in the areas of deception and love. The play is also streaked with metaphors brining in the taming of wild animals. These ideas make proving themes and issues and easy and convincing argument. The plot of the play is based upon deliberate deceptions‚ some bad natured and others well mannered. The deception of Claudio and Don Pedro results in Hero’s disgrace‚ while the hoax of her death prepares the way
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net/images/stories/wadjet2a.jpg While Wadjet was sometimes depicted as the lioness-headed goddess‚ she was often seen in the image of a mongoose‚ represented on the funeral urns of ancient Egypt. The mongoose was revered as her sacred animal. Along with the shrew mouse‚ they were mummified
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the way a woman should behave and the way love should be. At the time‚ love was conventionally defined as a woman who knew her place and was pure. However‚ there were women who spoke their minds and talked out of turn. They were considered to be shrews. Shrews were not married‚ and if they were‚ the person who married them would be considered to be daft. One poet supported the conventional view of love. While the other did not‚ and therein lies the difference. For foundation‚ Shakespeare’s Sonnet 145
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Where and how did the "beauty myth" originate? Women cannot find strong role models in today’s society without getting a false impression. Too often the role models are of women of unrealistic beauty. Take for instance the big screen: a bunch of long legged‚ skinny‚ women with flawless faces‚ voluptuous breasts‚ and not a spec of cellulite. All of the "model" women in the media seem to have "perfect lives"; their biggest catastrophe being where to put the indoor tennis court‚ or the indecisiveness
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December: 26 The annual mean temperature of Cambodia is 27.7°C 4. My location is located in the Tropical Rainforest Biome. (2) 5. Animals: 1.Tree Shrew (6) 2. Bats (6) 3. Vipers (6) 4. Elephants (6) 6. Orangutans (6) 7. Lemurs (6) 8. Porcupine (6) 9.Gibbon (6) 10. Leopard (6) 11. Platypus (6) 12. Humans Animals: 1.Tree Shrew (6) 2. Bats (6) 3. Vipers (6) 4. Elephants (6) 6. Orangutans (6) 7. Lemurs (6) 8. Porcupine (6) 9.Gibbon (6) 10. Leopard (6) 11. Platypus (6) 12
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