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  California Barrel Cactus

  Ferocactus cylindraceus

  

  

  

  Plantae,Angiosperms,Eudicots

  

  6 POINTS
  

  • Hypsibius dujardini has a SPREAD of 1, and requires a POLLINATOR.
  

  Hot

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  Stan Shebs en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ferocactus_cylindraceus_1.jpg

  Ferocactus cylindraceus is a species of barrel cactus which is known by several common names, including California barrel cactus and miner’s compass. This cactus is usually cylindrical or spherical, with some older specimens forming columns two meters in height. It is covered in long, plentiful spines, which are straight and red when new and become [...]

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  Increase Biodiversity

  Event card

  

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  Event

  

  
  PLAY: can be played immediately for below effect and then discarded.
  
  EFFECT: Allows player to look through his/her discard pile, and choose 1 SPECIES card to put back into his/her hand.

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  Biodiversity is the variation of life forms within a given ecosystem, biome, or on the entire Earth. Biodiversity is often used as a measure of the health of biological systems. The biodiversity found on Earth today consists of many millions of distinct biological species. The year 2010 has been declared as the International Year of Biodiversity. Biodiversity is not distributed evenly on Earth, [...]

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  European Goldfinch

  Carduelis carduelis

  

  

  

  Animalia,Chordata,Aves

  

  4 POINTS
  

  • Carduelis carduelis has a FLIGHT of 2.
  
  When these birds sing, it is often in chorus. Some male goldfinches even sing when they are in flight.

  Cool, Warm

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  Fernando Zamora commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carduelishembrabebiendo.jpg

  The European Goldfinch or Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) is a small passerine bird in the finch family. The average Goldfinch is 12–13 cm long with a wingspan of 21–25 cm and a weight of 14 to 19 grams. The sexes are broadly similar, with a red face, black and white head, warm brown upperparts, white underparts with buff flanks and breast patches, and [...]

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  Annamite Striped Rabbit

  Nesolagus timminsi

  

  

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  Animalia,Chordata,Mammalia

  

  7 POINTS
  

  • Nesolagus timminsi has a MOVE of 2.
  
  Not much is known about Nesolagus timminsi because it was only recently discovered by Western scientists.

  Warm

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  The Annamite Striped Rabbit (Nesolagus timminsi) is a species of rabbit native to the Annamite mountain range on the Laos-Vietnam border. The rabbit is striped, with a red rump, and resembles the Sumatran Striped Rabbit. It only recently became known to Western scientists. (From Wikipedia.org, August 2 2010) – – -

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  Hypsibius dujardini

  Hypsibius dujardini

  

  

  

  Animalia,Tardigrada,Eutardigrada

  

  3 POINTS

  
  

  • Hypsibius dujardini has a MOVE of 1/2 (1 per 2 turns).

  
  

  • Hypsibius dujardini is the only animal known to be able to survive the vacuum of space.

  Cold, Cool, Warm, Hot

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  Rpgch en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Waterbear.jpg

  Tardigrades (commonly known as water bears or moss piglets)[3] form the phylum Tardigrada, part of the superphylum Ecdysozoa. They are microscopic, water-dwelling, segmented animals with eight legs. Tardigrades were first described by Johann August Ephraim Goeze in 1773 (kleiner Wasserbär = little water bear). The name Tardigrada means “slow walker” and was given by Lazzaro [...]

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  North Pacific Giant Octopus

  Enteroctopus dofleini

  

  

  

  Animalia,Mollusca,Cephalopoda

  

  10 POINTS
  

  • Enteroctopus dofleini has a MOVE of 2.
  
  Enteroctopus dofleini is the largest species of octopus in the world.

  Cool, Warm

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  Bachrach44 commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Enteroctopus_dofleini_in_aquarium.jpg

  The North Pacific Giant Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) is a large cephalopod belonging to the genus Enteroctopus. It can be found in the coastal North Pacific, usually at a depth of around 65 meters (215 ft). It can, however, live in much shallower or much deeper waters. It is arguably the largest octopus species, based on a scientific record of a [...]

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