trivia

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History
The term biological diversity was coined by Thomas Lovejoy in 1980, while the word biodiversity itself was coined by the entomologist E. O. Wilson in 1986, in a report for the first American Forum on biological diversity organized by the National Research Council.
Source: Wikipedia

Person
Charles Robert Darwin (12 February 1809–19 April 1882) was a British naturalist who achieved lasting fame as originator of the theory of evolution through natural and sexual selection.
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“When Charles Darwin was writing The Origin of Species he recognised the significance of (biodiversity), but the connections with research (in that field) today were only recently pinned down”. ( Fathom: the source for online learning)

Film
Bio-Dome (1996): Directed by Jason Bloom and starring Pauly Shore and Stephen Baldwin. Tagline: Bud and Doyle are here to save the world. But who's gonna save the world from Bud and Doyle? Plot Summary: Bud and Doyle's girlfriends just dumped them. Now the two friends get trapped in the "Bio-Dome" trying to show their girlfriends that they too are environmentally correct. Will they even get out of the big bubble?
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Numbers
Brazil is said to represent 1/5 of the world biodiversity, with 50,000 plant species, 5,000 vertebrates, 10-15 million insects, millions of microorganisms, etc.
India is said to represent 8% of the recorded species, with 47,000 plants species and 81,000 animals.
Source: Wikipedia

Thing
A biodiversity hotspot is a region with many endemic species. Hotspots tend to occur in areas of historically limited human impact and are generally very productive. As a result of the pressures of the growing human population, human activity in many of these areas is increasing dramatically. Most of these hotspots are located in the tropics.
Source: Wikipedia

Song
The Biodiversity Song by Landau James E.F.
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Recipe
Animal Crackers
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Wordplay
What do you get if you cross …?
a carrier pigeon with a woodpecker ? A bird that knocks before delivering a message !
a cow and a goat ? Butter from a butter !
a dinosaur with a dog ? Tyrannnosaurus Rex!
a puppy and a bunny? A rabid dog!

Literature
First published on 24 November 1859, The Origin of Species (full title On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life) by British naturalist Charles Darwin is one of the pivotal works in scientific history, and arguably the pre-eminent work in biology. In it, Darwin makes "one long argument" for his theory that "groups" of organisms, (which we now call populations) rather than individual organisms, gradually evolve through the process of natural selection—a mechanism effectively introduced to the public at large by the book.
Source: Wikipedia

Quotes
The contribution of visible life to biodiversity is very small indeed. (Sean Nee)
Biodiversity is the one of the bigger wealths of the planet, and nevertheless the less recognized as such. (E. O. Wilson)
The value of biodiversity is more than the sum of its parts. (Byran G. Norton)
Without habitat, there is no wildlife. It's that simple. (Wildlife Habitat Canada)