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  2. Australian zebra finch - Wikipedia

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    The zebra finch genome was the second bird genome to be sequenced, in 2008, after that of the chicken. [32] The Australian zebra finch uses an acoustic signal to communicate to embryos. It gives an incubation call to its eggs when the weather is hot—above 26 °C (79 °F)—and when the end of their incubation period is near.

  3. Myrica faya - Wikipedia

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    Fruit. It is an evergreen shrub or small tree 3–8 metres (9.8–26.2 ft) tall, rarely up to 15 metres (49 ft) tall. The leaves are usually a dark, glossy green, 4–11 centimetres (1.6–4.3 in) long and 1–3 centimetres (0.39–1.18 in) broad, with an entire margin and a bluntly pointed apex.

  4. Metropolitan statistical area - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is a geographical region with a relatively high population density at its core and close economic ties throughout the region.

  5. Beaver - Wikipedia

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    The English word beaver comes from the Old English word beofor or befor and is connected to the German word biber and the Dutch word bever.The ultimate origin of the word is an Indo-European root for ' brown '. [2]

  6. Animal sexual behaviour - Wikipedia

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    Pavlovian conditioning: The sexualisation of objects or locations is recognised in the animal breeding world. For example, male animals may become sexually aroused upon visiting a location where they have been allowed to have sex before, or upon seeing a stimulus previously associated with sexual activity such as an artificial vagina . [ 99 ]

  7. Raccoon - Wikipedia

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    The raccoon (/ r ə ˈ k uː n / or US: / r æ ˈ k uː n / ⓘ, Procyon lotor), also spelled racoon [3] and sometimes called the common raccoon or northern raccoon to distinguish it from the other species, is a mammal native to North America.

  8. List of cities in Missouri - Wikipedia

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    Map of the United States with Missouri highlighted. Missouri is a state located in the Midwestern United States.In Missouri, cities are classified into three types: 3rd Class, 4th Class, and those under constitutional charters.

  9. Polaris - Wikipedia

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    Polaris is a star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Minor.It is designated α Ursae Minoris (Latinized to Alpha Ursae Minoris) and is commonly called the North Star or Pole Star.