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The Kingdom of Nature is a literal Kingdom. Order and beauty, law and dependence, are seen everywhere. Amidst the great diversity of the forms of life, there is unity; and this suggests that there is one general plan, but carried out in a variety of ways.

James Orton

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Parrots, tortoises and redwoods Live a longer life than men do, Men a longer life than dogs do, Dogs a longer life than love does.
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Born: April 21, 1830
Died: September 25, 1877 (aged 47)
Bio: James Orton was an American naturalist who contributed much to the knowledge of South America and the Amazon basin.
Known for:
  1. The Andes and the Amazon (1870)
  2. Comparative zoology
  3. Liberal Education of Women (1873)

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