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  2. Animal coloration - Wikipedia

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    Some animals are brightly coloured, while others are hard to see. In some species, such as the peafowl, the male has strong patterns, conspicuous colours and is iridescent, while the female is far less visible. There are several separate reasons why animals have evolved colours. Camouflage enables an animal to remain hidden from view.

  3. Maltese dog - Wikipedia

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    Engraving by William Turner Davey, 1844, from Landseer's painting The Lion Dog of Malta Long-haired Maltese groomed for showing. Maltese dog refers both to an ancient variety of dwarf, white-coated dog breed from Italy [1] and generally associated also with the island of Malta, and to a modern breed of similar dogs in the toy group, genetically related to the Bichon, Bolognese, and Havanese ...

  4. Maltesers - Wikipedia

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    Maltesers are a British confectionery product ... advertisements claimed that the Maltesers malted milk centre is one-seventh as fattening as ordinary chocolate ...

  5. If You See Paint on Trees, This Is What It Means - AOL

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    Circles, Xs, and dots in various colors identify which trees are to be cut, which ones are hazards, and which ones should be left alone. They also mark property boundaries and environmental concerns.

  6. Malt - Wikipedia

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    The grain at this point, called "green malt", is then dried and toasted in an oven (or kiln) to the desired color and specification. [13] Malts range in color from very pale through crystal and amber to chocolate or black malts. [14] Smoking The sprouted grain is then further dried and smoked by spreading it on a perforated wooden floor.

  7. Earth tone - Wikipedia

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    This field of study explores the way that color influences our thoughts and feelings, and how we respond to different colors in different contexts. However, Color psychology is a complex and often subjective field, and there is no single "correct" way to use color to achieve a particular effect. Different individuals and cultures may have ...

  8. Dog coat genetics - Wikipedia

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    Phaeomelanin color is unaffected. [4] Only one of the alleles is present in the English Setter (b s), Doberman Pinscher (b d) and Italian Greyhound (b c), but in most breeds with any brown allele two or all three are present. [6] It is unknown whether the different brown alleles cause specific shades or hues of brown. B is dominant to b ...

  9. Petrified wood - Wikipedia

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    Most of the color in petrified wood comes from trace metals. Of these, iron is the most important, and it can produce a range of hues depending on its oxidation state. Chromium produces bright green petrified wood. Variations in color likely reflect different episodes of mineralization.