Once the furs arrive at the house they're spun in a vat to fluff the coat, then ticketed, sorted by species, rated by color and quality and divided into lots, some as large as 250 pelts.
Although the wall texts group the work by species, in practice the installation falls into two sections: The first explores symbolism in avian imagery, while the second celebrates birds in an array of mediums and styles.
It is thought that some of the rare tropical diseases may have emerged from the forests of Africa where they have been harboured for thousands of years by species that would previously not have come into contact with humans.
This is also a type of alcohol that can be made by fermenting sugar (though the fermentation is done by a species of bacterium rather than by yeast), and it has some advantages over ethanol.
Left unmanaged, a natural habitat will become dominated by certain species, often invasive aliens introduced by human beings.
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All the inspiration in the world is useless if the environment is destroyed by our species.
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Bluetongue is a non-contagious virus spread by a species of midge and is most commonly seen in the late summer and autumn.
She said that in the past 60 years the landscape had changed dramatically and this was contributing to the removal of flowers needed by bee species.
Siddick Ponds, on the outskirts of Workington, is home to dozens of breeds of bird and is visited by migratory species such as bitterns.
Some ecosystems are enriched and made more productive by invasive species.
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Fruits and vegetables have lost their seasons and have been supplemented by exotic species, and once-scarce foods such as salmon and venison have become more common.
In recent years, some scientists have argued that such selfish genetic elements serve the greater good in the long run by making species more "evolvable, " like insects, and that this explains their existence.
The EEA suggests that the best way to tackle the threats posed by invasive species was through a "combination of preventative measures, early detection and rapid response to incursions, with permanent management only as the last option".
Environment Minister Amedi Camara said that nearly all of the plastic package waste is not "collected and is found in the natural environment - land and sea - where they are sometimes ingested by marine species and livestock, causing their death".
Robin Dunbar, an anthropologist at the University of Liverpool, has studied primates and discovered a surprisingly stable ratio between the relative size of the neocortex (thought to be responsible for the evolution of intelligence) and the size of groups formed by particular species.
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Nevertheless, many species that have not been listed long enough to reach their recovery goals increased dramatically since being protected by the Endangered Species Act.
President Bush's administration has come under fire in recent months from environmentalists angered by its reluctance to cut carbon emissions, by its moves to weaken endangered species legislation and by its support for naval use of sonar systems that can kill whales.
In any scientific dispute spawned by the Endangered Species Act, the government almost always wins.
No one knows the number of parasite species, but they appear to outnumber the nonparasite species by 4-to-1.
Polar bears live along the Arctic Circle and are considered a vulnerable species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature in Switzerland.
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But her concern is not confined to her own business - the camels put pressure on native Australian species by reducing food sources and destroying their habitats.
In many areas, the moon jellyfish swarms are usually accompanied by the largest species in Britain, the lion's mane jellyfish, which has a powerful sting.
However, he said the majority of cases of Lyme disease in the UK were not caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, but by a separate species Borrelia garinii.
Conversely, some flowers, like the showy, fragrant orchid Stanhopea embreei, native to Ecuador, are pollinated only by a single species of bee, in this case Eulaema bomboides.
Millions of years of natural selection and specialization have led to the instinctual formation of herds by thousands of species over unfathomable stretches of time and on every single continent on earth.
Experts identified the area as an environmentally fragile cheetah breeding ground, and a 1996 management plan aimed to protect the vulnerable species by banning jeep-led safaris, which could interrupt hunts or scare and separate families.
Scientists say forests in the Western U.S. have been increasingly damaged in recent years by invasive insect species such as the bark beetle -- a sign that rising temperatures are having an adverse effect.
Darwin, who published On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection in 1859, came fourth in a poll run by the BBC in 2002 to find the public's greatest Briton of all time.
To be sure, we are plagued by a new species of patent litigant these days, the so-called patent troll, who buys up questionable patents in hopes of extracting payments from deep-pocketed companies eager to avoid the expense of litigation.
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