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Arch Rock on Mackinac Island

Mackinac Island is an island covering belonging to the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in Lake Huron, at the eastern end of the Straits of Mackinac, between the state's Upper and Lower Peninsulas. The island was home to a Native American settlement before European exploration began in the seventeenth century. In the late nineteenth century, Mackinac Island became a popular tourist attraction and summer colony. The entire island is listed as a National Historic Landmark and is well known for its numerous cultural events; its wide variety of architectural styles, including the famous Victorian Grand Hotel; and its ban on almost all motor vehicles.

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-image_desc=The egg-rolling behavior of the greylag goose is a widely cited example of a ''fixed-action pattern''|
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-text='''Ethology''' is a branch of [[zoology]] concerned with the study of [[animal]] [[behavior]]. Ethologists take a comparative approach, studying behaviors ranging from kinship, cooperation, and parental investment, to [[conflict]], sexual selection, and aggression across a variety of [[species]]. Ethology emerged as a discrete discipline in the 1920s, through the efforts of [[Konrad Lorenz]], [[Karl von Frisch]], and [[Niko Tinbergen]], who were jointly awarded the 1973 [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]] for their contributions to the study of behavior.
+text='''Mackinac Island''' is an island covering belonging to the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. It is located in [[Lake Huron]], at the eastern end of the [[Straits of Mackinac]], between the state's [[Upper Peninsula of Michigan|Upper]] and [[Lower Peninsula of Michigan|Lower Peninsulas]]. The island was home to a [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] settlement before European exploration began in the seventeenth century. In the late nineteenth century, Mackinac Island became a popular tourist attraction and [[summer colony]]. The entire island is listed as a [[National Historic Landmark]] and is well known for its numerous cultural events; its wide variety of architectural styles, including the famous [[Victorian architecture|Victorian]] [[Grand Hotel (Mackinac Island)|Grand Hotel]]; and its ban on almost all motor vehicles.
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