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The ISO (International Standards Organisation) assigns a two character code to each country name. These codes are used by Internet 'whois' databases (these two character abbreviations are the whois country codes) and also other applications.
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The crow (Corvus) is a family of some 35 species of birds, the type of the family Corvidae. It includes, as British species, the carrion-crow, the hooded or Royston crow, the raven, the rook, and the jackdaw.
The crow family are among the cleverest birds, many species developing techniques and learning to use tools in the pursuit of food. The New Caledonian Crow of New Caledonia uses a thin stick to catch wood-boring beetle larvae. It uses the stick to gently irritate the larvae inside a log, until the larvae bites the stick with its strong jaws. The stick is then withdrawn, with the still attached larvae, and the larvae eaten. Some New Caledonian crows carry the same stick around with them, others collect a new stick near a log at which they are hunting. Young New Caledonian Crows learn the art from older birds, taking about a year to become proficient.
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The Red Wattle or Red Waddle is a breed of domestic pig which originated in New Caledonia, and were exported to New Orleans in the late 1700's by the French. The Red Wattle is one of the so called tasselled pig and looks something like a Duroc or perhaps a Tamworth/ Duroc cross, but with a pair of wattles (influenced by a single gene) hanging from the neck.
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The Coral Sea is part of the Pacific Ocean lying between north-east Australia, New Guinea, The Solomon Islands, New Hebrides and New Caledonia. It is so named on account of its being strewn with coral reefs.
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The Loyalty Islands are a group of islands which lie east of New Caledonia.
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New Caledonia is an isolated island group in the south Pacific. It was discovered by Cook on the 4th of September 1774, and seized by the French in 1853 who then colonised the islands. In 1878 the native tribes revolted, burning some of the towns and villages and killing some 90 Europeans including the military commandant, colonel Gally-Passebose. Later in the 19th century New Caledonia was used as a French penal settlement.
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Ajie is a language spoken in New Caledonia.
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Arha is a language spoken in New Caledonia.
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Arho is a language spoken in New Caledonia.
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Bislama is a language spoken in Vanuatu and New Caledonia.
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