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Koala

2008-01-10T13:54:34Z

Jermaiad:

[[Image:Koala-cub.jpg|right|250px|thumb|A koala with her cub.]]

The '''Koala''' ''(Phascolarctos cinereus'') is an arboreal (tree-dwelling) [[herbivore|herbivorous]] animal native to [[Australia]], feeding almost exclusively on the leaves of the [[Eucalyptus]] tree, and the only known member of the family Phascolarctidae. This animal sleeps about 20 hours a day so it is rarely awake at all.
Although sometimes referred to as a koala bear, it is not a bear at all, but rather a [[marsupial]], which means it raises its young in a pouch on its belly.

== Distribution ==
The koala is found all along the eastern coast of Australia from near [[Adelaide]] to the southern part of [[Cape York Peninsula]], and as far from the coast as there is enough rainfall to support suitable forests. The koalas of [[South Australia]] were largely exterminated during the early part of the 20th century, but the state has since been repopulated with [[Victoria]]n stock. The koala is not found in [[Tasmania]] or [[Western Australia]].

== The pouch ==
The pouch of the koala, unlike those of [[kangaroo]]s and [[possum]]s, but like those of [[wombat]]s and the extinct [[Tasmanian tiger]], faces to the rear, i.e., downward. And as the mother is unable to lick the pouch clean in readiness for a new fetus, as the kangaroo does, it has a remarkable self-cleaning mechanism.<ref>Catchpoole, David, [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/4892/ Practical Pouches] 13th March, 2007 (Creation Ministries International).</ref>

== Diet ==
The koala feeds almost exclusively on the leaves of selected species of the eucalyptus (Australian gum) tree. Its diet affects many of its characteristics.

The eucalyptus leaf contains most of the water that the koala needs. It is commonly claimed that this attribute gave the animal its name, supposedly from an [[Aborigine|Aboriginal]] word meaning "no drink"; however, this is not conclusively established.{{fact}}

The eucalyptus is unpalatable to other animals because of its high phenol and terpene content. The koala is immune to these toxins, which are stored in its fat cells.{{fact}} The effect of this is that the koala is unpalatable to predators.{{fact}} When a koala dies it is quite common for the corpse to become mummified due to the anti-bacterial properties of the phenol.{{fact}}

== Finger prints ==
The finger prints of koala are almost indistinguishable from those of [[human beings]] ([[homo sapiens]])

== References ==
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[[Category:Marsupials]]
[[Category:Australia]]

Rio Grande

2008-01-10T13:50:33Z

Jermaiad:

The 1,865 mile long (3,033 km) '''Rio Grande''' ('great or big river')is one of the longest rivers in [[North America]]. The river flows south from the San Juan Mountains in southwest [[Colorado]] to southwest [[Texas]], then flows southeast, with the remaining 1,250 miles of the river forming the border between the [[United States]] and [[Mexico]]. The river empties into the [[Gulf of Mexico]] near Brownsville, [[Texas]], and Matamoros, Mexico. <ref> http://www.nps.gov/ </ref> <ref> http://www.newmexico.org </ref> The river has long been used for [[irrigation]] of farmlands. <ref> http://www.unm.edu </ref>
The [[National Park Service]] working under the U.S. Department of
the Interior is the government agency responsible for overseeing the river and maintaining the lands around the river.
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See also: [[New Mexico]], [[Albuquerque]], [[Santa Fe]]

[[Category:Rivers]]

Stephen Green

2008-01-10T13:48:37Z

Jermaiad: New page: '''Stephen Green''' is the leader of the UK evangelical Christian organisation Christian Voice.

'''Stephen Green''' is the leader of the [[UK]] [[evangelical]] [[Christian]] organisation [[Christian Voice]].

Christian Voice

2008-01-10T13:47:41Z

Jermaiad:

'''Christian Voice''' is a [[British]] evangelical Christian campaign group. It achieved fame for its campaign against the [[BBC]] television production of ''Jerry Springer: the Opera'' for its alleged blasphemy in its portrayal of [[Christ]]. Its many campaigns include opposition to the distribution of condoms to secondary school students the planned programme of vaccination against [[cervical cancer]], and the proposed reform of the UK [[blasphemy]] laws. It has also protested at the participation of uniformed police officers in gay demonstrations and processions<ref>http://www.christianvoice.org.uk/</ref>.

The leader of Christian Voice is [[Stephen Green]].

==References==
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[[Category:Christian Organizations]]

Talk:O tempora, o mores!

2008-01-10T13:42:48Z

Jermaiad:

Is ''mores'' an english word? Maybe translate it better "''What times! What '''manners'''!'' ..?

It is used in English, but only in rather oevrblown prose - I agree that 'manners' is better (though it tends to have implications of hat-raising, table manners etc, whereas mores is perhaps broader in scope) [[User:Jermaiad|Jermaiad]] 08:42, 10 January 2008 (EST)