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Questions

Hamadryas ----------, in ancient Egypt, were believed to be companions and oracles of the god Thoth. They were given the honor of being mummified when they died.?

Canned herring were dubbed ---------- because the canning process was first developed in Sardinia, Italy.?

The Hirudo leech lays its babies within a cocoon; the Amazon leech carries its babies on its ---------- - sometimes as many as 300.?

The average ---------- moves at a rate of approximately 0.000362005 miles per hour.?

Ninety percent of all species that have become extinct have been ----------?