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Chalkydri – heavenly creatures of the Sun; Chamrosh (Persian mythology) – body of a dog, head & wings of a bird; Cinnamon bird – greek myth of an arabian bird that builds nests out of cinnamon; Devil Bird (Sri Lankan) – shrieks predicting death; Gagana – a miraculous bird with an iron beak and copper claws
Melanistic black eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) Melanistic guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus) are rare, and are used in rituals by Andean curanderos. [1]Melanism is the congenital excess of melanin in an organism resulting in dark pigment.
Leucistic white lions owe their colouring to a recessive allele. Note the eyes and lips remain the normal colour. Studies have shown that the reduced pigment comes from a mutation in the gene for tyrosinase, the same as causes Type I oculocutaneous albinism in humans. [1]
The Mitra cult never practices sacrifice and values aesthetic simplicity. Thus, his shrines are usually unadorned and feature little or no iconography except for a single idol . The idol itself has the appearance of an idealized, bearded male figure and is the primary object of worship.
(Reuters) - Universal Music Group (UMG), the world's biggest music label, and Swedish streaming giant Spotify have reached a new multi-year agreement for recorded music and music publishing, they ...
The following is a list of the classes in each phylum of the kingdom Animalia.There are 107 classes of animals in 33 phyla in this list. However, different sources give different numbers of classes and phyla.
Meta's stock has been on a blistering run this year — especially in February — as Zuck's efforts to court Trump have coincided with a strong fourth quarter earnings report.
Today's NYT Connections puzzle for Tuesday, February 11, 2025The New York Times