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... scientists believe that Australia has been effectively separated from all other continents since the beginning of the geological period , the Tertiary , around 60,000,000 years ago . During the ice ages of the last two million years ...
... scientists believe that Australia has been effectively separated from all other continents since the beginning of the geological period , the Tertiary , around 60,000,000 years ago . During the ice ages of the last two million years ...
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... scientists agree that the dingo came to Australia with the help of Aboriginal man , and it is similar to all the other kinds of dog found in most countries of the world . The dingo spread freely across the continent and by the time the ...
... scientists agree that the dingo came to Australia with the help of Aboriginal man , and it is similar to all the other kinds of dog found in most countries of the world . The dingo spread freely across the continent and by the time the ...
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... scientists may soon fill in many mysterious details . No matter how extensive our knowledge , the sense of wonder ... scientist , sitting on the bows of the research ship Discovery , had the interesting experience of having a whale spout ...
... scientists may soon fill in many mysterious details . No matter how extensive our knowledge , the sense of wonder ... scientist , sitting on the bows of the research ship Discovery , had the interesting experience of having a whale spout ...
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