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African elephants (Loxodonta africana) live in the area surrounding Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.

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Amendments 1-10 to the Constitution of the United States constitute what is known as the Bill of Rights on an American flag.

What Is the Emoluments Clause?

Hindu Holi Festival celebrations with colored water, powder and colorful flower petals thrown over celebrants at a Hindu temple in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India on March 24, 2021.

Holi: Festival of Colors

Groups of depositors in front of the closed American Union Bank, New York City. April 26, 1932. Great Depression run on bank crowd

Causes of the Great Depression

The Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Giant amphitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian emperors. (ancient architecture; architectural ruins)

New Seven Wonders of the World

Calendar marking march 15th

22 Questions About Time and Timekeeping Answered

Bar graph of the United States Death Toll during major events. Infogram chart.

U.S. Death Toll During Major Events

Ruminant. Deer. Red deer. Cervus elaphus. Buck. Stag. Antlers.

9 of the World’s Deadliest Mammals

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African elephants (Loxodonta africana) live in the area surrounding Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.

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Topics

open habitat biomass carrying capacity endemism closed habitat habitat loss microhabitat zonation tundra polar ecosystem population ecological disturbance ecological resilience trophic cascade biogeochemical cycle boundary ecosystem mesopredator release community ecotone detritus

Key People

Charles Elton

English biologist

Quiz

Chutes d'Ekom - a waterfall on the Nkam river in the rainforest near Melong, in the western highlands of Cameroon in Africa.

Ecosystems