Images Dated 2nd August 2004

FG-DZ-240

FG-dz-240
Fossil: Ammonite Placenticeras, Bear Paw Formation
Alberta, Canada
Placenticeras intercalari
Diameter : about 22 cm
Cretaceous (about - 71 Million years old)
Francois Gohier

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Convergent evolution

Convergent evolution. Historical artwork of a hummingbird hawk moth (left) and a hummingbird (right) feeding. These animals show convergent evolution, the evolution of similar traits by unrelated species that occupy similar niches. Both the moth and the bird feed on nectar from flowers, and both hover in mid-air to do so. The hummingbird has a long thin beak and tongue to reach the nectar, while the humming bird hawk moth has a long proboscus. The animals are so similar that the moth is often mistaken for the hummingbird. Taken from The Naturalist on the Amazons by the nineteenth century naturalist Henry Bates

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2004 European Touring Car Championship (ETCC) Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium. 31st July 2004

2004 European Touring Car Championship (ETCC)
Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium. 31st July 2004.
Race 2 podium - Jorg Muller (BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i) 1st, Dirk Muller (BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i) 2nd and Antonio Garcia (BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320i) 3rd. Share the podium with BMW Motorsport director Dr Mario Theissen,
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