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...species of mammals. Among the trees is the project's namesake, the guanacaste, whose branches can stretch over an acre of land and whose trunk soars 100 ft. Spider, howling and white-faced monkeys swing through the forest canopy. White-tailed deer and peccaries (a kind of wild pig) forage in the underbrush. Jaguars, ocelots, coyotes and gray foxes roam the woods at night. Ridley turtles nest on the park's Pacific beaches. Says Janzen: "Virtually all the species that were there when the Spaniards hit are still around...
...basically studied on our own from the age of 12 on. We helped each other a lot," Grant says. The family received textbooks by asking for sample copies from publishing houses. "Grant was really the guinea pig," Drew says. "He would tell me which books were good...
...Surprise Encore!, an exaggerated effort to satirize American rock 'n' rollers. That work's time has passed, but the impulse that inspired it remains. In Bald Mountain, Mussorgsky's music is suddenly interrupted by a prolonged cadenza of what can only be called socialist jazz jungle drumming. Pairs of pig-snouted satyrs and lissome succubi writhe lustily as syncopated kettledrums accompany an orgy of things that go bump and grind in the night. The outburst is as unexpected as it is finally gratuitous. But after an evening of demure wholesomeness, it makes a welcome, rowdy change...
...into oblivion were it not for the victim's reputation. Bryant, 33, was widely known as a longtime Hare Krishna who had turned against the sect in recent years. A bit of a crank, he bounced between West Virginia and California telling lawmen that the ever chanting, saffron- robed, pig-tailed, panhandling sect had turned corrupt...
...typical day at Heinold Downs features 22 races, five pigs to a race. Each animal races four or five times a day. A tote board at trackside lists the number of victories and best time for the five entrants in each race, so pig players have some stats to ponder before betting. In the hurdle events, the pigs must jump 11-, 14- and 16-in. barriers. "Pigs are natural jumpers," says Holding. "Put a hurdle between them and food, and they learn fast how to clear it. These guys are no dummies." Actually, most of the guys are girls...