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... advantage this animal might have developed over other members of the same or of similar species . Although the appearance of the first marine animal on the beach so many mil- lions of years ago is noteworthy , in a manner no less ...
... advantage this animal might have developed over other members of the same or of similar species . Although the appearance of the first marine animal on the beach so many mil- lions of years ago is noteworthy , in a manner no less ...
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... advantage of this " beakful " of food and frighten the shy puffins with raucous dives and other threatening displays . Shocked by this aggression , the puffin opens its beak and the fish fall . The gull imme- diately drops and consumes ...
... advantage of this " beakful " of food and frighten the shy puffins with raucous dives and other threatening displays . Shocked by this aggression , the puffin opens its beak and the fish fall . The gull imme- diately drops and consumes ...
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... advantages to a winter breeding cycle ? What are its disadvantages ? Why would these penguin species use their feet ... advantage do penguins , seals , and walruses gain by using icebergs for life activities ? Walruses are just one of ...
... advantages to a winter breeding cycle ? What are its disadvantages ? Why would these penguin species use their feet ... advantage do penguins , seals , and walruses gain by using icebergs for life activities ? Walruses are just one of ...
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