Reproduces

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While there are many different types of algae found floating in the ocean all around world, the Sargasso Sea is unique in that it harbors species of sargassum that are holopelagic. This means that the algae not only freely floats around the ocean, but it reproduces vegetatively on the high seas. Other seaweeds reproduce and begin life on the floor of the ocean.

So, too, in his descriptions of the Elysian Fields and of Tartarus, Virgil simply reproduces in substance the many similar descriptions which occur in the Greek poets and philosophers; and although he perfects these with many exquisite touches of his own, such original contributions of his belong rather to the domain of art than of eschatology.

The resident white-tail deer population reproduces only once a year—breeding in the fall and fawning the following summer.

The platypus is a mammal with a duck-like bill, thick fur that’s much like an otter’s, and a tail similar to a beaver’s. It has webbed feet and reproduces by laying eggs rather than giving birth like other mammals.

The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is a mammal with duck-like beak, dense fur similar to that of an otter and tail similar to that of a beaver. It has palmate legs and reproduces by laying eggs instead of giving birth like other mammals.

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