(Encyclopedia) wolverine or glutton, largest member of the weasel family, Gulo gulo, found in the northern parts of North America and Eurasia, usually in high mountains near the timberline or in…
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(Encyclopedia) oriole, common name applied to various perching birds of the Old (family Oriolidae) and New (family Icteridae) Worlds. The European orioles are allied to the crows, while the American…
(Encyclopedia) giraffe, African ruminant mammal, genus Giraffa, living in open savanna S of the Sahara. Giraffes have historically been considered to be one species, G. camelopardalis, with a number…
KEATING William R. , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Norwood, Norfolk
County, Mass., September 6, 1952; B.A., Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Mass.,
1974; M.B.A., Boston College,…
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CONTE Silvio Ottavio , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Pittsfield, Berkshire
County, Mass., November 9, 1921; graduated from Pittsfield Vocational High
School, Pittsfield, Mass., 1940…
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