Word: tasmanian
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...great-grandmother die? (An Indian shot her in the back.) Did General Custer carry life insurance into the battle of Little Big Horn? (Yes, a $5,000 policy with New York Life.) What covered the circular bed in Hugh Hefner's private DC-9? (A coverlet made of Tasmanian opossum...
...recent study sponsored by the Tasmanian police showed that the collapse of the bridge meant not just a detour but an impressive variety of social and psychological difficulties as well. "Although comparatively minor in loss of life and damage," the report observed, "it presented a problem beyond the capacity of the community to resolve...
...while, the world outside continued to plague her: the Tasmanian state government insisted that she leave for her own safety and complained that she was trespassing on a flora and fauna reserve. But local officials backed her up, and the state finally relented...
...furor brought an unwelcome influx of journalists, whom the opportunistic local fishermen charged $280 per round trip from a Tasmanian port. But now the interest has ebbed, and Jane has been left alone to write poems and start work on a book, play the flute and dive for crayfish and abalone to supplement her diet of cereal, canned goods and homegrown vegetables...
Most zoos with animals like Tasmanian rat kangaroos, white dolphins, snow leopards, cheetahs and a rare Indian barking deer would be swamped with visitors. Cell Biologist T.C. Hsu (pronounced shoe) has assembled more than 300 rare species in a collection that rivals New York's huge Bronx Zoo; but it draws no crowds. Dr. Hsu's pets are all in test tubes, stored in steel bins at the University of Texas' M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute...