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  2. Bliss (photograph) - Wikipedia

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    Bliss, originally titled Bucolic Green Hills, is the default wallpaper of Microsoft's Windows XP operating system. It is a photograph of a green rolling hills and daytime sky with cirrus clouds . Charles O'Rear , a former National Geographic photographer, took the photo in January 1998 near the Napa – Sonoma county line, California, after a ...

  3. Display resolution standards - Wikipedia

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    A common variant on this resolution is also 1360 × 768 (unnamed [123] [1] or named FWXGA [112]), which confers several technical benefits, most significantly a reduction in memory requirements from just over to just under 1 MB per 8-bit channel (1366 × 768 needs 1024.5 KB per channel; 1360 × 768 needs 1020 KB; 1 MB is equal to 1024 KB ...

  4. Animal coloration - Wikipedia

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    Animal coloration is the general appearance of an animal resulting from the reflection or emission of light from its surfaces. Some animals are brightly coloured, while others are hard to see. In some species, such as the peafowl, the male has strong patterns, conspicuous colours and is iridescent, while the female is far less visible.

  5. List of bioluminescent organisms - Wikipedia

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    Toggle Marine animals subsection. 2.1 Fish. 2.2 Invertebrates. 3 Freshwater animals. 4 Fungi. 5 Bacteria. 6 Other microorganisms. 7 References. Toggle the table of ...

  6. Tapetum lucidum - Wikipedia

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    The dark blue, teal, and gold tapetum lucidum from the eye of a cow Retina of a mongrel dog with strong tapetal reflex. The tapetum lucidum (Latin for 'bright tapestry, coverlet'; / t ə ˈ p iː t əm ˈ l uː s ɪ d əm / tə-PEE-təm LOO-sih-dəm; pl.: tapeta lucida) [1] is a layer of tissue in the eye of many vertebrates and some other animals.

  7. Bearded bellbird - Wikipedia

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    The bearded bellbird (Procnias averano), also known as the campanero or anvil-bird, is a passerine bird which occurs in northern South America.The male is about 28 cm (11 in) long with white plumage apart from a brown head and black wings.

  8. Chrysochus cobaltinus - Wikipedia

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    Chrysochus cobaltinus, the cobalt milkweed beetle or blue milkweed beetle, is a member of the diverse family of leaf beetles, Chrysomelidae.It is named after its cobalt-blue exoskeleton, which makes it easy to spot and distinguish, and its tendency to feed off milkweed plants.

  9. Common collared lizard - Wikipedia

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    A male common collared lizard (Crotaphytus collaris) near Hatch Point, UtahThe common collared lizard (Crotaphytus collaris), also commonly called eastern collared lizard, [3] Oklahoma collared lizard, yellow-headed collared lizard, and collared lizard, is a North American species of lizard in the family Crotaphytidae.