Word: cages
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Providing such furniture is not always easy. The aerial mating dance of the Philippine monkey-eating eagle, for instance, would require a cage as large as the Astrodome. Still, great progress has been made in improving conditions for zoo animals, primarily because zoo officials are now considering animal habits as well as habitats. Take cheetahs. After studying them in the wild, naturalists at the San Diego Zoo discovered why they are particularly difficult to breed in captivity. The animals are usually caged in "big cat" houses near their natural enemies-lions. By separating the felines, zoos find that the cheetahs...
...this were possible, says London Zoo Director Colin Rawlins, the animals might not be accepted by their fellows. Other captive creatures do not want to go home at all. Of five ravens released from the Portland Zoo in Oregon recently, only one managed to flap out of the cage on his own. The others had to be forcibly evicted...
...wing fullback covering in front of the cage is the key man in this new system," center fullback Chris Wilmot explained, "and the team has complete confidence in both Phil and Rick. This system wouldn't work if either one of them didn't have the versatility required by their positions...
Harvard's new "diamond" defense stresses strength up the middle and is designed to meet the ball at midfield. The fullback line operates on a moving tandem, designed to meet an attack coming up the wing and simultaneously providing protection in front of the cage...
...Sorry I lost you 30 sure votes, Best Wishes Captain Medina." And, from New York, "Much interested in your penal control and rehabilitation program, Stop. Regard incident at Attica, Stop. Please send info on intriguing Tiger Cage Idea. The Governor...