Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Notable For Dummies books include: DOS For Dummies, the first, published in 1991, whose first printing was just 7,500 copies [4] [5] Windows for Dummies, asserted to be the best-selling computer book of all time, with more than 15 million sold [4] L'Histoire de France Pour Les Nuls, the top-selling non-English For Dummies title, with more than ...
This list of reptiles of California includes the snakes, turtles and lizards found in the US state of California. [e] Endemic species . [i] Introduced species .
Dan Gookin is a computer book author who wrote the first ...For Dummies books including DOS for Dummies and PCs for Dummies, establishing the design and voice of the long-running series that followed, incorporating humor and jokes into a format for beginners on any subject. He also is a member of the Coeur d'Alene City Council.
Box turtles in North America are increasingly becoming a conservation concern because of habitat loss and because they are being harvested for the pet trade. [2] The destruction of prairies due to land renovations has led to the decline of the desert box turtles ( Terrapene ornata luteola ) across much of their geographical range.
Desmatochelys (from Greek δεσμός desmos 'link' + χέλῡς khelus ‘tortoise’) is an extinct genus of sea turtles belonging to the family Protostegidae. [2] [3] This genus contains two known species, D. lowii and D. padillai. D. lowii was first discovered in 1895, followed by D. padillai in 2015.
With their protective shell, this now endangered species has survived mass extinctions and lives throughout the world – including as pets in our home. Here are some more fun facts about pet turtles.
The fossils were found in an elaborate formation of shales, sandstones, and some limestone piles, with the formation believed to be between 220 and 205 million years old. [11] Consensus among Geologists placed the fossils in the middle of the Norian, around 210 million years ago, although this is largely an estimate. [ 11 ]
NO. 1: ‘GRACEFUL’ CREATURES — NAMED AFTER STILETTOS — DISCOVERED AS NEW SPECIES IN MADAGASCAR. On the island nation of Madagascar, a group of researchers set up a series of tent-like traps ...