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  • 1Thermal shock — is the name given to cracking as a result of rapid temperature change. Glass and ceramic objects are particularly vulnerable to this form of failure, due to their low toughness, low thermal conductivity, and high thermal expansion coefficients.… …

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  • 2Spotted hyena — Temporal range: Late Pliocene – Recent Ngorongoro Park, Tanzania Conservation status …

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