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  2. Rook (bird) - Wikipedia

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    The feathers on the head, neck and shoulders are particularly dense and silky. The legs and feet are generally black, the bill grey-black and the iris dark brown. In adults, a bare area of whitish skin in front of the eye and around the base of the bill is distinctive, and enables the rook to be distinguished from other members of the crow family.

  3. Conservation and restoration of bone, horn, and antler objects

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    Heat from a nearby fire can cause objects to become brittle or crack, and cause its destruction. Smoke can stain the object. Damage from fire is irreversible. Objects that are made of organic materials are "highly susceptible to combustion, particularly if very dry." [6] The smoke damage can come from a fire "both inside and outside of the ...

  4. List of landmarks destroyed or damaged by climate change

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    Ming dynasty-era Zhenhai Bridge destroyed by torrential floodwaters during the 2020 China floods, which were significantly exacerbated by anthropogenic climate change.. This is a list of significant natural or man-made landmarks that have been destroyed or damaged as a direct result or byproduct of anthropogenic climate change, such as by increased sea levels, exceptional rainfall or 100-year ...

  5. Loss and damage (climate change) - Wikipedia

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    Loss and damage (in the context of climate change) is a concept to describe results from the adverse effects of climate change and how to deal with them (beyond climate change adaptation). [1] There has been slow progress on implementing mitigation and adaptation. Some losses and damages are already occurring, and further loss and damage is ...

  6. Striated caracara - Wikipedia

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    The bare skin on their face is salmon pink to yellowish orange, their iris brown, and their legs and feet bright orange-yellow. Juveniles are black to brownish black with a chestnut tail and gray bare parts; they gradually attain adult plumage and bare skin colors over their first five years.

  7. Conservation and restoration of fur objects - Wikipedia

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    The objects have already been through the stresses of "fur-skin processing", [4] which can weaken the object. Physical damage that happens during the skin processing may only become evident with the passage of time. If the skin was pared too deeply during fleshing, the result would be eventual hair loss.

  8. Climate change and invasive species - Wikipedia

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    Prevention, early detection, climate forecasting and genetic control are some ways communities can mitigate the risks of invasive species and climate change. Although the accuracy of models that study the complex patterns of species populations are difficult to assess, many predict range shifts for species as climates change.

  9. Wild animal suffering - Wikipedia

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    Wild animals can experience injury from a variety of causes such as predation; intraspecific competition; accidents, which can cause fractures, crushing injuries, eye injuries and wing tears; self-amputation; molting, a common source of injury for arthropods; extreme weather conditions, such as storms, extreme heat or cold weather; and natural disasters.