John Grant Quotations
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Country Quotes
This is a unique aquarium in that a large portion of its collection features freshwater species, and it specializes in fish, amphibians and reptiles from the southwestern part of the country. The River Journey exhibit transports visitors from the Appalachian highlands through ponds, rivers and swamps, all the way to the seacoast. The recently added Ocean Journey exhibit allows visitors to sample a variety of saltwater environments.
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Depressing Quotes
It was very depressing to realize that, when looking around for regimes that have systematically corrupted science within the past century or so, three stood out quite distinctly, head and shoulders above the rest of the herd: Hitler’s Germany, Stalin’s Russia, and Bush’s America. At times when working on the three relevant chapters, I had to remind myself which chapter was the one in front of me: the parallels between the three regimes, in terms of their vigorous attempts to trample honest science underfoot, are as horrifically close as that.
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Aquariums Quotes
Many exhibits from this aquarium use Hawaii's abundant natural daylight. This allows Waikiki to display only live coral, which creates beautiful exhibits. It's also a world leader in the propagation of live coral. The aquarium features some unusual and rarely seen species, including the chambered nautilus and the endangered Hawaiian monk seal.
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Turtles Quotes
The Giant Ocean Tank, with its 52 large viewing windows, is the main attraction here. Myrtle, a giant green sea turtle, is one of the tank's most popular animals, along with sharks, rays and more than 100 other species. The Aquarium Medical Center is a working animal hospital exhibit that allows visitors to observe veterinarians examining and treating sea creatures.
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Beautiful Quotes
When I announced on my Facebook page that I'm coming to Israel, people started telling me that I shouldn't go there, but I figured that if I'm not going to come here, then I guess I can't go back to the United States anymore and I can never go to Russia again and I should probably never go back to Germany and I should probably never go back to France and I should probably never go back to England....All I see here is a really beautiful city.
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Animal Quotes
Located in the Inner Harbor area, and well known for its dolphin demonstrations, this is one of Maryland's most popular tourist attractions. The newest exhibit, Animal Planet's Australia: Wild Extremes, depicts survival stories in an extreme environment and features 1,800 Australian animals.
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Along Quotes
Located along the shoreline in beautiful Monterey, MB focuses on the rich and diverse habitat of the bay. The one-of-a-kind Kelp Forest Exhibit features swaying giant kelp and a host of fish and other marine animals. The Outer Bay wing is one of the few places in the USA to view schools of large tuna. Visitors also can observe sea otters and a beautiful sea jelly exhibit.