We've found some rational explanations for Oscar's actions and those of seizure-sensing dogs -- subtle smells, dilated pupils, learned behaviors -- but what about other strange animal behavior? Can some animals really sense earthquakes or feel compassion? On the next page, we'll delve into the world of ethology.
The coin was introduced on 9 February 1983 to replace the Bank of England one pound note which ceased to be issued at the end of 1984 and was removed from circulation on 11 March 1988, though still redeemable at the Bank's offices, like all English banknotes.his article is about the British one pound coin issued since 1983. For other coins worth one pound or other currencies called pound, see Â£1. The British one pound (Â£1) coin is a denomination of the pound sterling.
Adjusted for inflation, an 1870 penny would be worth about 31 cents today. The first coins of the Dominion of Canada were issued in 1870, although the penny was not added until 1876. The penny had been in use in what is now Canada since 1858, when the province of Canada adopted the decimal system. From 1858 to 1907, Canadian coins were struck at mints in England.