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...first time since the Germanic Museum has been open to the public, the large tile tank in the northern court of the building will be filled, and provided with fauna and flora in the form of large, "pond-size" goldfish, and Japanese water-lilies. The announcement, which was made yesterday, indicated that the operation would be completed within the week. The lilies and a dozen fish have been ordered through the University Maintenance Department from a New England conservatory, while an anonymous donor has given four additional goldfish. The latter are peculiar in that they must be given a private...
Before levees were thrown up to keep the river from overflowing, buffalo gnats (simnliidae) used to deposit their eggs in the shallow waters of the annual inundation. As the larvae hatched and took the air, clouds of gnats would spread over the surrounding countryside, feeding on its fauna. Only the female gnat bites, affecting the victim like the puncture of a blunt, hot awl, and leaves a dull agony in its train...
...purposes are to explore the Arctic Ocean floor, to study Arctic currents, temperatures, flora & fauna, to make meteorological observations, to search for an island or stationary ice floe where a weather station might be built, and to thrill Hearstpaper readers. He has radio receiving and sending equipment in the ship, will steadily report the minutiae of his progress, just as the world cruise of Dr. Hugo Eckener's* Graf Zeppelin were reported by him. Lady Grace Drummond Hay and Karl von Wiegand...
Skillful photography, and phenomenal condescension on the part of the African fauna, however, make "Trader Horn" the super-show that it claims...
...triumphal week for college-bred fauna. Purdue won with sheep of all breeds, also with Poland China, Berkshire and Chester White hogs; the agricultural school at LaFayette, Ind. won with lambs; so did Illinois; Iowa State Agricultural School had the best pen of Tamworth barrows; Wisconsin had the best Yorkshire barrows, Tamworth hogs. Other winners...