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Maurice Burton Quotes

1898–1992 England

Maurice Burton (28 March 1898 – 9 September 1992) was a British zoologist, museum curator, and popular science author. From 1926 to 1958, he was a staff member of the Natural History Museum, London.

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... every shark is a survivor of an extremely archaic race, older even than the Coelacanth, and there is no need to describe what everyone, and especially the ocean-going seamen, think of sharks.

Some territories are used for feeding alone and these are defended outside the breeding season. The European robin is a well-known example. During the breeding season a pair occupy one territory. In winter male and female occupy separate territories for feeding only.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Maurice Burton (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.