Captivity, or being held captive, is a state wherein humans or other animals are confined to a particular space and prevented from leaving or moving freely...
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The Babylonian captivity or Babylonian exile is the period in Jewish history during which a large number of Judeans from the ancient Kingdom of Judah...
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Avignon Papacy (redirect from Babylonian Captivity of the Papacy)
years. This absence from Rome is sometimes referred to as the "Babylonian captivity of the Papacy". A total of seven popes reigned at Avignon, all French...
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Look up captivity in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Captivity is a state wherein humans or other animals are confined to a particular space and prevented...
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Captivity is a 2007 horror film of the "torture porn" subgenre, directed by Roland Joffé, written by Larry Cohen and Joseph Tura, and starring Elisha...
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Cetacea (redirect from Cetaceans in captivity)
in captivity for use in education, research and entertainment since the 19th century. Beluga whales were the first whales to be kept in captivity. Other...
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173 Hours In Captivity: The Hijacking of IC 814 is a 2000 book (ISBN 81-7223-394-9) written by Neelesh Misra, a New Delhi-based correspondent of the Associated...
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Whale (redirect from Whales in captivity)
novel Moby-Dick. Small whales, such as belugas, are sometimes kept in captivity and trained to perform tricks, but breeding success has been poor and...
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Lizard (redirect from Lizards in captivity)
Lizard is the common name used for all squamate reptiles other than snakes (and to a lesser extent amphisbaenians), encompassing over 7,000 species, ranging...
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Several species of sharks are kept in captivity in public aquaria. In home aquaria, size constraints mean that only the smallest sharks are typically...
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Captivity narratives are usually stories of people captured by enemies whom they consider uncivilized, or whose beliefs and customs they oppose. The best-known...
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The Assyrian captivity, also called the Assyrian exile, is the period in the history of ancient Israel and Judah during which several thousand Israelites...
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Babylonian captivity was the period in Jewish history during which the Jews of the ancient Kingdom of Judah were captives in Babylon. Babylonian captivity may...
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Captive orcas (redirect from Orcas in captivity)
Dozens of orcas (killer whales) are held in captivity for breeding or performance purposes. The practice of capturing and displaying orcas in exhibitions...
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Born in Captivity is the 12th studio album by English folk / rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Roy Harper. It was first released in 1984. Essentially...
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Turpin case (redirect from Turpin captivity case)
one big happy family." The children did not spend all of their time in captivity. Photos emerged of the parents and all 13 children visiting Disneyland...
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The Exodus (redirect from The Egyptian Captivity)
altered and expanded under the influence of the return from the Babylonian captivity in the sixth century BCE. Evidence from the Bible suggests that the Exodus...
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Pogona (redirect from Bearded dragon in captivity)
are infertile. The central bearded dragon is the most common species in captivity, as well as one of the most popular pet reptiles, with some smaller species...
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borne the name HMS Captivity. In both cases they were old ships that had been renamed after their conversion to prison ships: HMS Captivity was a former 64-gun...
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Esther Perel (redirect from Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence)
Perel promoted the concept of "erotic intelligence" in her book Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence (2006), which has been translated into...
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Prisoner of war (redirect from War captivity)
European states strove to exert increasing control over all stages of captivity, from the question of who would be attributed the status of prisoner of...
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Ball python (redirect from Caring for ball pythons in captivity)
breed at 600 g (21 oz) or more, but in captivity are often not bred until they are 800 g (28 oz), although in captivity, some males have been known to begin...
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Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Frogs in captivity" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (October 2013) (Learn how...
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attention, and prompted debate about zoos and the keeping of great apes in captivity. The incident has also been described as "the Massacre in Furuvik", "the...
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Lolong (section Captivity and display)
Lolong (died 10 February 2013) was the largest crocodile in captivity. He was a saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) measured at 6.17 m (20 ft 3 in)...
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Animal captivity is the confinement of domestic and wild animals. More specifically, animals that are held by humans and prevented from escaping are said...
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of the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel. Her abduction, a video of her in captivity in Gaza, and subsequent release on 30 November garnered international...
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Living in Captivity is an American sitcom that aired on Fox on Friday nights from September 11, 1998 to October 16, 1998. The series centered on the residents...
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Out of Captivity, subtitled Surviving 1,967 Days in the Colombian Jungle, is a 2009 book written by Marc Gonsalves, Keith Stansell, and Thomas Howes with...
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that orcas in captivity suffer psychological damage and become unnaturally aggressive. Of the four fatal attacks by orcas in captivity, Tilikum was involved...
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