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protective coloration

(Encyclopedia) protective coloration, coloration or color pattern of an animal that affords it protection from observation either by its predators or by its prey. The most widespread form of…

DK Science: Electronics

TRANSISTOR TEAMCIRCUIT BOARDCOMPONENTSTRANSISTORSOPTOELECTRONICSFIND OUT MOREElectronics goes beyond simple electricity. Using the TRANSISTOR and other COMPONENTS, such as resistors and…

Speaking & Listening Skills

Homework Center – Speaking & Listening Skills Listening Skills You probably spend more time using your listening skills than any other kind of skill. Like other skills, listening…

Animal FAQs

Do animals cry? Most animals don't (with the exception of human beings), but there is a large, gentle marine mammal called a dugong who lives in the Indian Ocean and sheds tears when in trouble or…

Olympic Preview: Canoe/Kayak

First Olympic Appearance: 1924 by Gerry Brown and Mark Zurlo Related Links Olympics Overview 2012Canoeing Winners of the 2008 Summer OlympicsCanoe Slalom Winners of the 2008 Summer…

Regents of the University of California v. Bakke

(Encyclopedia) Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, case decided in 1978 by the U.S. Supreme Court. The Court held in a closely divided decision that race could be one of the factors…

Roses, Wars of the

(Encyclopedia) Roses, Wars of the, traditional name given to the intermittent struggle (1455–85) for the throne of England between the noble houses of York (whose badge was a white rose) and…

lemur

(Encyclopedia) lemurlemurlēˈmər [key], name for prosimians, or lower primates, of two related families, found only on Madagascar and adjacent islands. Lemurs have monkeylike bodies and limbs, and…

damselfish

(Encyclopedia) damselfish, common name for members of the large family Pomacentridae, marine fishes of tropical waters. Common in the West Indies and along the Florida coasts are the sergeant-major,…