The dodo (Raphus cucullatus) was a flightless bird endemic to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. It stood about a metre (3.3 feet) tall, weighing about 20 kilograms (44 lb). The species lost the ability to fly because food on Mauritius was abundant and mammalian predators were absent. It was related to pigeons and doves, and its closest relative was the Rodrigues Solitaire, which is also extinct. The external features of the dodo are only known from paintings and written accounts from the 17th century, but because these vary considerably, and only a few sketches are known to have been drawn from life, mystery remains over its exact appearance. The same is true of its habitat and behavior.
The dodo was first mentioned by Dutch sailors in 1598. By 1681, all dodos had been killed by hungry sailors or their domesticated animals. This was not realized at the time, since the dodo barely left any traces after its extinction, and was later believed to have simply been a mythological creature until the 19th century, when research was conducted on some of the few surviving remains of specimens that had been taken to Europe in the 17th century. Since then, a large amount of sub-fossil material has been collected from Mauritius, increasing the amount of solid evidence relating to the bird. The extinction of the bird, within 80 years of its discovery, made people realise for the first time that humans could induce the extinction of plants and animals.
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After losing a huge sum to a police officer, Kabir Nayak; four slackers: Aditya Shrivastav, Boman Contractor, Manav Shrivastav and Deshbandhu Roy find themselves unemployed and broke. Then they come upon Kabir, who apparently lives a wealthy lifestyle now along with his wife, Kamini, and sister, Kiya. They intrude in his life, find out he is having an affair with a woman named Gulabo, and blackmail him into making them partners. They also rope in a gangster-turned-Sadhu, Bata Bhai, into investing in an oil project - but are humiliated and go on the run after finding that Kabir has conned them. With an enraged Bata on their tail, the hapless foursome manage to escape to Macau with the help of a gangster, Mohsin Bhai. It is here they will run into Kabir - who is now the owner of 'Four Jokers' Casino - and make elaborate plans to avenge their humiliation as well as ensure that he winds up alone and penniless.
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Back when the Earth was being overrun by glaciers, and animals were scurrying to save themselves from the upcoming Ice Age, a sloth named Sid, a woolly mammoth named Manny, and a saber-toothed tiger named Diego are forced to become unlikely heroes. The three reluctantly come together when they have to return a human child to its father while braving the deadly elements of the impending Ice Age.
Keywords: 20,000-b.c., 200th-century-b.c, abandoned-campsite, acorn, ambush, animal-attack, animal-that-acts-human, animal-track, avalanche, baby
The Coolest Event In 16,000 Years.
Sub-Zero Heroes
Licensed To Chill
They came. They thawed. They conquered.
Ice Age is coming
Sid: [about the baby] I bet he's hungry.::Manny: How 'bout some milk?::Sid: Ooh, I'd love some!::Diego: Not you. The baby.::Sid: Well, I ain't exactly lactating right now, pal.::Diego: You're a little low on the food chain to be mouthing off, aren't you...::Manny: [in a shout that echoes] ENOUGH!
Sid: [showing the baby cave paintings] Look, the tigers are just playing tag with the antelope...::[pause]::Sid: With their teeth.::Diego: Come on Sid, let's play tag. You're it.
Manfred: If you find a mate in life, you should be loyal. In your case, grateful.
Manfred: Yeah, well, I'm still trying to get rid of the last thing I saved.
Manfred: [to Sid] Let's get something straight, okay? There's no "we". There never *was* a "we". In fact, without "me", there wouldn't even be a "you"!
[on Sid's clumsy attempts to scale a cliff]::Manfred: You're an embarrassment to nature. Ya know that?
Sid: For a second there, I actually thought you were gonna eat me.::Diego: I don't eat junk food.
Sid: Hey, what's your problem?::Manny: *You* are my problem.::Sid: Well, I think you're stressed, and that's why you eat so much. I mean, it's hard to get fat on a vegan diet.::Manny: I'm not fat. It's all this fur. It makes me look... poofy.::Sid: Fine. You have fat hair. But when you're ready to talk, I'm here.
Diego: Is its nose dry?::Sid: That means there's something wrong with it.::Diego: Someone should lick it, just in case.
Manfred: Hey, he's wearing one of those baby-thingies.::Sid: So?::Manfred: So, if he poops, where does it go?::Sid: ...Humans are disgusting.
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Back when the Earth was being overrun by glaciers, and animals were scurrying to save themselves from the upcoming Ice Age, a sloth named Sid, a woolly mammoth named Manny, and a saber-toothed tiger named Diego are forced to become unlikely heroes. The three reluctantly come together when they have to return a human child to its father while braving the deadly elements of the impending Ice Age.
Keywords: 20,000-b.c., 200th-century-b.c, abandoned-campsite, acorn, ambush, animal-attack, animal-that-acts-human, animal-track, avalanche, baby
The Coolest Event In 16,000 Years.
Sub-Zero Heroes
Licensed To Chill
They came. They thawed. They conquered.
Ice Age is coming
Sid: [about the baby] I bet he's hungry.::Manny: How 'bout some milk?::Sid: Ooh, I'd love some!::Diego: Not you. The baby.::Sid: Well, I ain't exactly lactating right now, pal.::Diego: You're a little low on the food chain to be mouthing off, aren't you...::Manny: [in a shout that echoes] ENOUGH!
Sid: [showing the baby cave paintings] Look, the tigers are just playing tag with the antelope...::[pause]::Sid: With their teeth.::Diego: Come on Sid, let's play tag. You're it.
Manfred: If you find a mate in life, you should be loyal. In your case, grateful.
Manfred: Yeah, well, I'm still trying to get rid of the last thing I saved.
Manfred: [to Sid] Let's get something straight, okay? There's no "we". There never *was* a "we". In fact, without "me", there wouldn't even be a "you"!
[on Sid's clumsy attempts to scale a cliff]::Manfred: You're an embarrassment to nature. Ya know that?
Sid: For a second there, I actually thought you were gonna eat me.::Diego: I don't eat junk food.
Sid: Hey, what's your problem?::Manny: *You* are my problem.::Sid: Well, I think you're stressed, and that's why you eat so much. I mean, it's hard to get fat on a vegan diet.::Manny: I'm not fat. It's all this fur. It makes me look... poofy.::Sid: Fine. You have fat hair. But when you're ready to talk, I'm here.
Diego: Is its nose dry?::Sid: That means there's something wrong with it.::Diego: Someone should lick it, just in case.
Manfred: Hey, he's wearing one of those baby-thingies.::Sid: So?::Manfred: So, if he poops, where does it go?::Sid: ...Humans are disgusting.
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Inspector Varun Saxena successfully apprehends Pilot Baba's son for running over and killing a fellow police inspector by the name of Deodhar. But Pilot's cunning advocate, Indrajit Diwan, has his son proved innocence, and set free. When Varun confides of his frustrations with his garage-mechanic friend, Suraj, he decides to study law and assist Varun. But when Suraj is arrested by Varun for attempting to rape Mrs. Deodhar, their friendship ends, and Suraj is sentenced to several years in prison. And then Mrs. Deodhar is killed and the evidence points to Varun, who is also arrested, charged and imprisoned in the same prison as Varun, who cannot wait to avenge his humiliation. And this time there are no rules - whatsoever.
The battle of law against law
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Lady Lotus, an evil sorceress, attempts to retrieve an ancient katana possessing great power from Naguchi, a martial arts master. Meanwhile, a group of friends are planning a camping trip to follow an all-girl class who are in turn on their own camping trip with their strict teacher. After several mishaps the friends are left stranded in the mountains. While navigating their way back, they stumble across a hidden cavern, where an old ninja master lives. The boys are selected to become ninjas and retrieve the katana that Lady Lotus is searching for.
Keywords: 1980s, ambush, amulet, basketball, bespectacled, bicycle, brawl, building, camping, cave
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec frequently visits the Moulin Rouge, where he drinks cognac and draws sketches of the dancers and singers. Though the son of a French count, Henri's legs were badly deformed by a childhood fall, and his personal life is often unhappy as a result. While he is going home one night, a spirited young woman of the streets, Marie, asks him for help. He falls in love with her, and the two become involved in a tumultuous relationship. It becomes increasingly difficult for Toulouse-Lautrec to balance his personal feelings, his artistic abilities, and his family name and position.
Keywords: 1890s, 1900s, 19th-century, 20th-century, artist, based-on-novel, brother-brother-relationship, cancan, color-in-title, dance
The most startling and daring love story ever told!
Wild, wicked, wonderful Paris...all her loves, ladies and lusty legends!
Jane Avril: Henri, we heard you were dying. We simply had to come say good-bye.
Henri: Marriage is like a dull meal with the dessert at the beginning. I have it on the very highest authority.
Henri: Will you to the opera go with me tomorrow night, mademoiselle? While you make up your mind, let me remind you of the ladies of the Spanish court, who always kept their pet apes by their side so that they themselves would look more beautiful.::Myriamme Hayam: Is your wit always turned against yourself, Monsieur Lautrec?
Sarah: You should not drink so fast, Monsieur Lautrec. It burns your stomach.::Henri: I'm thirsty. Please.::Sarah: Wine is for thirst.::Henri: At least you did not say water.::Sarah: Water is for Americans.::Henri: Some men can swing by their heels on the flying trapeze. Some men can become president of the republic. I can drink cognac.
La Goulue: One day I'll go right down her throat, pull her heart out, and feed it to my cat!::Henri: If you can get at her. She has long arms, Aicha.::La Goulue: I'll crack them, I'll - ...::[Aicha kicks her]::La Goulue: You kick me!::Aicha: *You* kicked *me*!::Henri: This calls for a drink. Cognac?::La Goulue: Thank you.::[she throws the drink in Aicha's face]::Henri: Aicha?::Aicha: [Aicha accepts the glass and throws the contents in La Goulue's face] Thanks.::Henri: [smiles] Now, we're all *friends* again.::[the women fight]
Jane Avril: What is wrong with me, Henri? Other women find love and happiness. I find only disenchantment.::Henri: But you find it so often.
Jane Avril: Have you ever had contact with a legal mind, Henri? It's beyond belief. I wasn't the vision of his dreams, I was the party of the first part. He didn't declare his love for me, he merely acknowledged that as a state of affection exists... Oh Henri, why couldn't you be tall and handsome?::Henri: Two more of these and I shall be. [He drinks]::Jane Avril: You are the only man who has never bored me.::Henri: I am the only man who has never loved you.::Jane Avril: Henri, over there. There is the most beautiful creature. Look at those shoulders.::Henri: For your sake, I pray that they are not padded.
Georges Seurat: Drink your drink, Henri, and then we will go to the Louvre and refresh our souls, eh?::Henri: The Louvre. That graveyard.::Gauzi: Graveyard! The home of the Mona Lisa, and he calls it a, a graveyard!::Anquetin an Artist: Ah, the Mona Lisa. Only the greatest painting in the world. At this moment I could kneel down and give thanks to Leonardo.::Henri: And how do you know it is the greatest painting in the world? And how do you know it was by Leonardo?::Anquetin an Artist: Because I feel it! I feel it here, in my heart.::Henri: I feel in my heart that you are a pompous ass, but that does not make it so.::Gauzi: Only Leonardo could have painted that smile. She smiles with her eyes!::Henri: I don't care if she smiles with her navel, that still doesn't say that Da Vinci painted it.
Anquetin an Artist: [hurt] If I hadn't needed this drink...::[he gulps it down]::Anquetin an Artist: -I'd have *thrown* it at him!
La Goulue: Is that supposed to be *me*?::Aicha: Ah, it couldn't be. Her linen is clean.::La Goulue: Which could never be said of your neck.::Zidler: Ladies, ladies!::La Goulue: Carrion.::Aicha: Gutter filth!::La Goulue: You drink your own bath water.::Aicha: You drink *other* people's!::La Goulue: [Slapping her own head] Ha ha!::[the women fight]