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Blue eyes are a highly sexually dimorphic eye color. Studies from various populations in Europe have shown that men are substantially more likely to have blue eyes than women. [18] The inheritance pattern followed by blue eyes was previously assumed to be a Mendelian recessive trait, though this has been
Barrow's goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) is a medium-sized sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes.This bird was named after Sir John Barrow.The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek boukephalos, "bullheaded", from bous, "bull" and kephale, "head", a reference to the bulbous head shape of the bufflehead.
The most reliable identifier of the splashed white pattern is one or more blue, or parti-colored eyes. [7] [3] [5] Bright blue eyes and a skewed blaze that does not reach the lip suggest splashed white genes are present in this Icelandic foal.
Humans have two eyes, situated on the left and the right of the face. The eyes sit in bony cavities called the orbits, in the skull. There are six extraocular muscles that control eye movements. The front visible part of the eye is made up of the whitish sclera, a coloured iris, and the pupil. A thin layer called the conjunctiva sits on top of ...
Miss Iceland 2007, Jóhanna Vala Jónsdóttir The Miss Iceland or Miss Universe Iceland (Icelandic: Ungfrú Ísland) is a national beauty pageant in Iceland. Beginning in 2023, the winner represents Iceland at Miss Universe pageant.
The Blue Lagoon had initially closed Nov. 9 after a swarm of more than 1,000 earthquakes in 24 hours, then decided to reopen again Sunday, before quickly closing again for the volcanic eruption ...
Modern art, depicting a draugr haunting in enormous shape. The draugr or draug (Old Norse: draugr; Icelandic: draugur; Faroese: dreygur; Danish and Norwegian: draug; Swedish: dröger, drög) [a] [1] is a corporeal undead creature from the sagas and folktales of the Nordic countries, with varying ambiguous traits.
Konrad von Maurer cites a 19th-century Icelandic source claiming that the only visible difference between normal people and outwardly human-appearing huldufólk is, the latter have a convex rather than concave philtrum (Icelandic: vuldulág) below their noses.