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  2. List of river systems by length - Wikipedia

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    The Nile has traditionally been considered longer, but in 2007 and 2008 some scientists claimed that the Amazon is longer [5] [6] [7] by measuring the river plus the adjacent Pará estuary and the longest connecting tidal canal. [8] A peer-reviewed article published 2009 in the International Journal of Digital Earth concludes that the Nile is ...

  3. Nile - Wikipedia

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    The Nile [b] (also known as the Nile River or River Nile) is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea . The Nile is the longest river in Africa.

  4. Amazon River - Wikipedia

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    The Amazon River (UK: / ˈ æ m ə z ən /, US: / ˈ æ m ə z ɒ n /; Spanish: Río Amazonas, Portuguese: Rio Amazonas) in South America is the largest river by discharge volume of water in the world, and the longest or second-longest river system in the world, a title which is disputed with the Nile.

  5. Dogs do not consistently age seven times as quickly as humans. Aging in dogs varies widely depending on the breed; certain breeds, such as giant dog breeds and English bulldogs, have much shorter lifespans than average. [39] Most dogs reach adolescence by one year old; smaller and medium-sized breeds begin to age more slowly in adulthood. [40]

  6. Megafauna - Wikipedia

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    Direct killing by humans, primarily for meat or other body parts, is the most significant factor in contemporary megafaunal decline. [ 76 ] [ 77 ] A number of other mass extinctions occurred earlier in Earth's geologic history, in which some or all of the megafauna of the time also died out.

  7. Meat - Wikipedia

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    Meat production is a major contributor to environmental issues including global warming, pollution, and biodiversity loss, at local and global scales. Meat is important to economies and cultures around the world, but some people (vegetarians and vegans) choose not to eat meat for ethical, environmental, health or religious reasons.

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  9. Hippopotamus - Wikipedia

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    On occasion, hippos have been filmed eating carrion, usually near the water. There are other reports of meat-eating and even cannibalism and predation. [75] Hippos' stomach anatomy lacks adaptions to carnivory and meat-eating is likely caused by lack of nutrients or just an abnormal behaviour. [7]: 82–84