Word: lions
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...literal necking among male giraffes? How else to explain the fact that some sexually active animals seem to avoid reproduction quite deliberately, mating at times that are unlikely to produce young or picking partners that are unable to do so? From 80% to 95% of a species of sea lion rarely or never reproduce, though they continue to couple. And so of course do many of us, chasing sex as passionately as the most prolific of breeders...
...thinks Triton is mad, and he does too, but his conscience goads him to warn her that she will die under the stars - the night?s thousand eyes - at 11p.m. and that her death will be presaged by a gust of wind, a broken vase, a crushed flower, a lion and the words, ?There?s no danger now.? The night in question, one by one, each element comes true...
...when profits grew from $291 million to $1.85 billion. He expanded the theme parks, heavily marketed Disney merchandise, turned the studios into tight-budget, live-action hit factories and presided with Jeffrey Katzenberg over a rebirth of Disney's animation franchise that produced such crown jewels as The Lion King. Investors from Warren Buffett to the Bass family latched on as the stock soared 3,598% during those 14 golden years. And Eisner cashed in. So far, he has exercised options worth roughly $850 million...
...sale of chewing gum and Cosmopolitans. If that isn't enough to convince you that buttoned-up Singapore is finally loosening its collar, then maybe its retail revolution will. Several painfully hip malls-packed with young-designer goods-have opened of late, bringing new life to the Lion City's shopping scene...
...person who is faced with a lion is not put at ease when he’s told that it’s a rabbit,” Dawkins said...