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Leptoptilos is a
genus of very
large tropical storks,
commonly known as adjutants. The name
means thin (lepto)
feather (ptilos). Two
species are resident...
- name of ding. In
Victorian times the
greater adjutant was
known as the
gigantic crane and
later as the
Asiatic marabou. It was very
common in
Calcutta during...
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obviously not, and some in-between. The
crane is an
example of a real type of bird with
mythological enhancements.
Cranes are
linked with immortality, and may...
- A
crane vessel,
crane ship,
crane barge, or
floating crane is a ship with a
crane specialized in
lifting heavy loads,
typically exceeding 1,500 t (1,476...
- with
gigantic cranes is
simply astounding." The
Daily Telegraph named it in an
article about terrible television shows and said: "The hi-viz
crane jockeys...
- animals. Thus, the
European bird was long
reconstructed as a sort of
gigantic crane-like bird. In 1874, the
American paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope...
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Gigantic, but her name was
changed so as not to
compete with
Titanic or
create comparisons. One
source is a
poster of the ship with the name
Gigantic...
- 1987.
Cranes contributed a demo of "Cha Cha Escueta" (although
named "Untitled" on the sleeve) on the
Melody Maker c****ette
compilation "
Gigantic 2" (1990)...
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Collapse of Big Blue" July 14, 1999 Big Blue
collapse at
Miller Park A
gigantic crane (Lampson Transi-Lift 3
nicknamed Big Blue)
standing at 567 ft toppled...
- motifs, sculptures, and ornamentation. The
building is
guarded by
eight gigantic fibergl****
statues of men
holding a
light ball in
their hands, four of...
