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... cold Pacific current . Periodic shifts in prevailing winds can create changes in currents . Warm currents called El Niño ( el NEEN yo ) occur at these times , causing devastation to cold water species which can- not tolerate the ...
... cold Pacific current . Periodic shifts in prevailing winds can create changes in currents . Warm currents called El Niño ( el NEEN yo ) occur at these times , causing devastation to cold water species which can- not tolerate the ...
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... cold water did not exist . Now , when rare cold snaps coin- cide with power failures in Florida , they lead to many manatee deaths and further endanger the species . No action has yet been taken to prevent the warm water from entering ...
... cold water did not exist . Now , when rare cold snaps coin- cide with power failures in Florida , they lead to many manatee deaths and further endanger the species . No action has yet been taken to prevent the warm water from entering ...
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... cold . Together these characteristics make for a heavy bird - one which , unlike its ancestors , cannot fly . ◇ If penguins are flightless , why are they classified as birds ? Penguins are good parents . Males and females form a pair ...
... cold . Together these characteristics make for a heavy bird - one which , unlike its ancestors , cannot fly . ◇ If penguins are flightless , why are they classified as birds ? Penguins are good parents . Males and females form a pair ...
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