Images Dated 17th February 2004

Adult hand X-ray

Adult hand bones. Coloured X-ray of the healthy hand of an adult, showing the bone arrangement. An outline of the flesh is seen. Bones of the hand consist of eight small carpals in the wrist (centre left), which articulate with the two long forearm bones (far left). Five metacarpal bones (at centre) make up the palm of the hand. Each finger has three phalanges, except the thumb which has two such bones. This skeleton enables the human hand to be used with great flexibility, helped especially by the joint between the wrist and the opposable thumb. This well-adapted hand allowed our ancestors to use tools, facilitating human evolution

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Red-crowned Crane - pair displaying in snow

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Red-crowned Crane - pair displaying in snow
Hokkaido, Japan
Grus japonensis
M. Watson
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Formula One World Championship: Second placed John Watson Brabham BT45B would lead the race from Mario Andretti Lotus 78 until the final lap

Second placed John Watson (GBR) Brabham BT45B would lead the race from Mario Andretti (USA) Lotus 78 until the final lap, when he cruelly ran out of fuel within sight of the finishing line, handing victory to Mario.
French Grand Prix, Rd 9, Dijon-Prenois, France, 3 July 1977.
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