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#Pyrophytes are plants which have adapted to tolerate fire.

Fire acts favourably for some species. "Passive pyrophytes" resist the effects of fire, particularly
That's the motto of Project Piaba, a group dedicated to sustainable collection of #Amazonriver fishes-like those you see here for the global pet trade.
#Taweret, an ancient Egyptian goddess. She was a household deity who protected pregnant women and children
The Museum's collections include kendis in many materials and styles (1-r): brass (Indonesia), brass (India), clay (Sri Lanka), brass/copper (India), brass (Indonesia), and wood (Indonesia).
The #element #mercury is a metallic liquid at room temperature liquid mercury may have been shipped in bottles like th done above during the 12th century 13th century ad
#Mercury jar
12th–13th century AD
Made in China, Fujian Province, probably Cizao kilns
Excavated from Indonesia, #JavaSea
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#RobertFulton (November 14, 1765 – February 24, 1815) was an American engineer and inventor who is widely credited with developing the world's first commercially successful steamboat
#Bamiléképeople are an ethnic group of Central Africa that inhabits the Western High Plateau colloquially known as the grassfields of
#Bookofthedead is the name given to an ancient Egyptian funerary text generally written on #papyrus and used from the beginning of the New Kingdom
#Californiamoray (Gymnothorax mordax) is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae, found in the eastern Pacific from just north of Santa Barbara to Santa Maria Bay in Baja California.[2] They are the only species of moray eel found off California
#swastika (/ˈswɒstɪkə/ SWOST-ik-ə, Sanskrit: [ˈsʋɐstikɐ]; 卐 or 卍) is a symbol used in various Eurasian religions and cultures, as well as a few African and American cultures. In the Western world, it is widely recognized as a symbol of the German Nazi Party who appropriated it for their
Chinese #KitchenGod, also known as the #StoveGod (#ZaoJun). The text on the screen explains that the god appears on the colorful poster visible in the shrine.
#SantaMarta" was a refrigerated fruit transport ship, or #bananaboat, built in 1909 for the United Fruit Company. It was a fast ship designed to transport
#inch (symbol: in or ″) is a unit of length in the British Imperial and the United States customary systems of measurement. It is equal to ⁠
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On the left are the pieces that make up #shadowpuppet on the right there been assembled to creat moveable joints which puppeteer manipulated using three long rods
actors dressed as three gods perform on a stage shaped like peach a symbol of i

in this detail from a scroll commemorating #emperorqianlong 80th birthday
#Eharomasks (literally "dance head" or "dance mask") were a type of mask used by the Elema people of the eastern Gulf of Papua as part of the "hevehe" cycle of masked rituals.[1] These masks were crafted from barkcloth, vegetable fiber, and
#Alligatorsnappingturtle

Macrochelys temminckii

Family: Chelydridae (Snapping turtles)
#Nuuchahnulth (/nuːˈtʃɑːnʊlθ/ noo-CHAH-nuulth;[1] Nuu-chah-nulth: Nuučaan̓ułʔatḥ [nuːt͡ʃaːnˀuɬʔatħ]),[2] also formerly referred to as the Nootka, Nutka, Aht, Nuuchahnulth or
#Malagan (also spelled malangan or malanggan) ceremonies are large, intricate traditional cultural events that take place in parts of New Ireland province in Papua New Guinea. The word malagan refers to wooden carvings prepared for ceremonies
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A festival-goer wears & similar type of mask during a parade to celebrate of the #yearofthePig in London, 2007.
#GreatLakes region is home to a unique fleet of ships, iron ore, coal, grain, salt and limestone, those monsters madian industries through a shipping season that often ning ice. The Lakes join with the Atlantic Ocean through
is also depicted as a harpy eagle.[13] In Mazatec legends, the astrologer deity Tlahuizcalpanteuctli, who is also represented by Venus, bears a close relationship with #Quetzalcoatl
#AmazonRiver (US: /ˈæməzɒn/; Portuguese: rio Amazonas, Spanish: río Amazonas) in South America is the largest river by discharge volume of water in the world, and the longes
#huaricanga is the earliest city of the Norte Chico civilization, called Caral or Caral-Supe in Peru and Spanish language sources. Established around 3500 BC, Huaricanga was