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 Brain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Although it might consist only of the outer meat of the skull and jaw, the full meal includes the brain, tongue, and glands, with the latter form being the favorite food of French President Jacques Chirac.
Similar delicacies from around the world include Mexican tacos de sesos made with cattle brain as well as squirrel brain in the US South.
The Anyang tribe of Cameroon practiced a tradition in which a new tribal chief would consume the brain of a hunted gorilla while another senior member of the tribe would eat the heart.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brain   (3982 words)

  
 Natural History
Squirrels have a large cecum, optimized to digest plant protein, not animal protein.
Following the diastema are the grinding teeth, or "cheek" teeth, molars and pre-molars which are a combination of vertical layers of dentine and harder enamel, which produce peculiar ridged patterns on the crown of the teeth, useful in classification by zoologists.
Squirrels have very good eyesight with a wide field of vision and are able to see in dim light.
www.squirrelsanctuary.org /sciurus_caronlinensis.htm   (2996 words)

  
 Strange Science: Timeline
1971-Grad student Douglas Lawson discovers the humerus of a giant pterosaur in Texas.
Over the next four years, he will continue collecting and finally publish a description of Quetzalcoatlus northropi, the largest flying animal ever found, with an estimated wingspan of 39 feet.
Estimated at 17 million years old, the food stash is stuffed with more than 1,800 fossilized nuts.
www.strangescience.net /timeline.htm   (11851 words)

  
 Mind Body Medical Institute
Hypotensive effects of chlordiazepoxide, amobarbital, and chlorpromazine on behaviorally induced elevated blood pressure in the squirrel monkey.
Peng CK, Mietus JE, Liu Y, Khalsa G, Douglas PS, Benson H, Goldberger AI.
Exaggerated heart rate oscillations during two meditation techniques.
www.mbmi.org /benson/cv.asp   (4232 words)

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