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Libya

Libya

a country in northern africa. Its capital is tripoli. The general geographical area has been known since ancient times to the phoenicians, greeks, and romans. It has been in the hands of the italians, the british, the germans, and the french. Libya became independent in 1951. Although the name is very ancient and appeared in egyptian hieroglyphics as early as 2000 b.c., the meaning is not known.


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Wild boar found in Libya.. 126 years after last recorded!

Thought this might interest you guys. The Libyan newspaper Oea, published an article which describes the discovery of a dead male wild boar in a place called Mleeta, approximately 125 Km west of Tripoli. The article states that this is a puzzling ...

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by tempogen
Thu May 21, 2009 9:35 pm
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: Wild boar found in Libya.. 126 years after last recorded!
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Unidentified Frog in Libya

Hello, I came across this in a remote location in eastern Libya, and i am wondering about what species it is. I have looked through the texts I have available, and all i can do is guess that this is Rana saharica - due to the geographic distribution. ...

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by tempogen
Sun Mar 08, 2009 4:13 pm
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: Unidentified Frog in Libya
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Anthropogenic global warming?

i know more guys like colonel Gaddafi of Libya and Mussevini of Uganda who work it out with charisma

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by David George
Wed Dec 31, 2008 3:40 pm
 
Forum: Ecology
Topic: Anthropogenic global warming?
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