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What comes in a wide variety of colours despite one particular colour being named after that of an area around the eyes of the male of one species? How is this related to a colour that is fast disappearing in the natural world?
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#106837. Asked by gmackematix. (Jul 04 09 4:50 PM)
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busted123

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Oh, the color green is the same as the "fast disappearing" rainforests of the world: over 90% in South Africa, over 70% in Brazil and over 60% in other tropical lands.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/rainforests
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gmackematix
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Er...no. The word "green" ultimately comes from a Germanic word for "to grow" and doesn't answer this question at all.
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zbeckabee

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Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...this is a complete shot in the dark:
Teal, also called Teal blue, that color is blue and green mixed together. The color gets its name from the fact that it surrounds the eyes of the common teal, a member of the duck family. The complementary color of teal is coral pink.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teal_(color)
Cape Teal
Chestnut-breasted Teal
Chilean Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Green-winged Teal
Laysan Teal 2008 Pairs
Ringed Teal
http://www.mauricefield.net/chenoa/chenoaduck.shtml#duck4
FAR from complete...I'm probably making matters worse.
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zbeckabee

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Verbonica -- Nice one!
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gmackematix
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Yay, Zbeck (and credit to Verbonica) for the endangered part. Putting it all together...
Teal ducks come in a variety of colours, but the colour teal, often associated with bathrooms, indeed takes its name from that around the eyes of the male of the common teal. The complementary colour is coral pink, but as the aforementioned death of reefs causes them to lose their colour, this and othet coral shades are being lost in the natural world.
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