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"What people forget is that the Italians, when they came to Australia, brought 2000 years of their culture, the Greeks some 3000 years, and the Chinese more still. We've got a foundation built on ancient cultures but...
阅读理解Native to New Zealand, the kakapos are unlike any other species of parrots. Over time, they have lost their ability to fly and added on weight and become the heaviest parrot. Once found in large numbers, they're now close to extinction. While fierce predators (食肉动物)are to bla...
Goffin’s cockatoos, a kind of small parrot native to Australasia, have been shown to have similar shape-recognition abilities to a human two-year-old. Though not known to use tools in the wild, the birds have proved skilful at tool use while kept in the cage. In a recent experiment,...
The keeping of animals as pets or companions has a history extending at least 17,000 years [45], although in recent decades the trading and keeping of both wild and domesticated species has increased dramatically to include at least 13,000, almost exclusively exotic (wild, non-native, non-tr...
Budgerigar parakeets are small, long tailed and seed eating parrots. They were from Australia for so many years ago although this has some doubts as the origin is not clear yet. This kind of species is found all over the world, and they are naturally green and yellow, although they have ...
Wolverine, bighorn sheep, and shrews are some of the more unusual animals banned in the Golden State. California law calls out specific wild species that "pose a threat to native wildlife, the agriculture interests of the state or to public health or safety." ...
In Australia, Camille Goldstone-Henry was motivated to start her tech company after working on a large project to save Tasmanian devils from extinction. She was managing a wild population of more than a thousand devils — marsupials native to the country — and making comple...
Another victim, an 85-year-old woman, refused to leave her home as the fast-moving Palisades Fire approached, preferring instead to stay behind with her beloved pets. A former child star from Australia also was among those who died, as well as a Malibu resident and surfer who was called...