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  2. Chionophile - Wikipedia

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    The few animals that live on the mainland are birds such as Antarctic terns, grey-headed albatross, imperial shag, snowy sheathbill and the most well known inhabitant of Antarctica, penguins. The inhospitable environment helps to deter predators ; the few predators that hunt on the mainland, including the south polar skua and the southern giant ...

  3. Blessing of animals - Wikipedia

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    PETA have an alternative view on animal blessing events, and proffer the following points: [36] Cats are terrified and should be left at home. The blessing is for the animals so do not sacrifice the animals' welfare for the ceremony. Many animals, all created by God, miss out on the blessing, and are mutilated and abused for our sake.

  4. California mission project - Wikipedia

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    The mission project is commonly assigned to California elementary school students in the fourth grade when they are first learning about their state's Spanish missions. Students are assigned one of the 21 Spanish missions in California and have to build a diorama out of common household objects such as popsicle sticks, sugar cubes, papier ...

  5. Spanish missions in the Americas - Wikipedia

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    Catholic missions were installed throughout the Americas in an effort to integrate native populations as part of the Spanish culture; from the point of view of the Monarchy, naturals of America were seen as Crown subjects in need of care, instruction and protection from the military and settlers, many of which were in the pursuit of wealth ...

  6. What happens at Binder Park Zoo during the winter? - AOL

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    All animals remain on-site throughout the year in their various homes. Jasmine, a snow leopard, alternates between indoor and outdoor areas along with Raj, the zoo's male snow leopard at Binder ...

  7. Two Missionaries - Wikipedia

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    Two Missionaries (Italian: Porgi l'altra guancia; Turn the Other Cheek) is a 1974 French/ Italian international co-production adventure comedy film starring the film duo of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer. [1] The film is set in Venezuela. The film depicts two Roman Catholic missionaries who decide to raise parrots in

  8. Hibernaculum (botany) - Wikipedia

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    Hibernaculum (plural hibernacula) is the term often applied to a winter bud of certain aquatic plants, such as the bladderworts (Utricularia). The buds are heavier than water, and, being developed at the approach of cold weather, they become detached, sink to the bottom of the pond, and thus survive the winter.

  9. The Friendly Beasts - Wikipedia

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    The current English words were written by Robert Davis (1881-1950) in the 1920s. [2] They appear in The Coming of the Prince of Peace: A Nativity Play with Ancient Christmas Carols , arranged by William Sloane Coffin and Helen A. and Clarence Dickinson, published in 1920 by The H. W. Gray Company. [ 3 ]