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Throughout the 1980s, Wyatt repeatedly tried to interest other people in the site, including ark hunter and former astronaut James Irwin and creationist John D. Morris, neither of whom was convinced the formation was the Ark. [9] [10] In 1985, Wyatt was joined by David Fasold and geophysicist John Baumgardner for the expedition recounted in ...
Female great auks would lay only one egg each year, between late May and early June, although they could lay a replacement egg if the first one was lost. [22]: 32 [47] In years when there was a shortage of food, the great auks did not breed. [48] A single egg was laid on bare ground up to 100 metres (330 ft) from shore.
Meiolaniidae is an extinct family of large, probably herbivorous stem-group turtles with heavily armored heads and clubbed tails known from South America and Australasia. Though once believed to be cryptodires , they are not closely related to any living species of turtle, and lie outside crown group Testudines , having diverged from them ...
The wyvern (/ ˈ w aɪ v ər n / WY-vərn, sometimes spelled wivern) is a type of mythical dragon with two legs, two wings, and often a pointed tail. [ 4 ] The wyvern in its various forms is important in heraldry , frequently appearing as a mascot of schools and athletic teams (chiefly in the United States , United Kingdom , and Canada ).
Green sea turtles make a 3,000-mile (4,800 km) journey every 3–4 years from Brazil to Ascension Island to breed. They have been a protected species on the island since the mid-20th century, and lay their eggs on the pristine and quiet beaches of the island. The turtles which survive to adulthood will return to breed at the same beaches.
Ma'unga Terevaka is the largest, tallest (507.41 m (1,664.73 ft)) and youngest of three main extinct volcanoes that form Easter Island.Several smaller volcanic cones and craters dot its slopes, including a crater hosting one of the island's three lakes, Rano Aroi.
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In July 2008, George mated with one of his female companions. 13 eggs were collected and placed in incubators. [13] On November 11, 2008, the Charles Darwin Foundation reported 80% of the eggs showed weight loss characteristic of being inviable. [13] [14] By December 2008, the remaining eggs had failed to hatch and X-rays showed that they were ...