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Scottish fold, cat, feline

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Space race (1957-1969) infographic between United States (U.S.) and Russia. America, Soviet Union, U.S.S.R., space exploration

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Two chicks near an egg with a white background (poultry, chick, chickens, birds).

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The Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Giant amphitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian emperors. (ancient architecture; architectural ruins)

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Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.

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animal breeding plant breeding artificial insemination inbreeding linebreeding outbreeding hybridization selective breeding progeny selection family selection origins of agriculture genecentre

Key People

Dorothy Leib Harrison Wood Eustis

Dorothy Leib Harrison Wood Eustis

American dog breeder and trainer

Juan Belmonte.

Juan Belmonte

Spanish bullfighter