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                     This site is an informative and well-documented site 
                      mainly on the subject of molluscs! the research depth is 
                      well beyond most sites on the Internet on this subject, 
                      indeed the BBC have documented this site and linked from 
                      the BBC itself: 
                      http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1723595.stm 
                       
                    The site is owned and operated by Avril Bourquin, which 
                      initially like all good sites started out as a hobby in 
                      1998, The site has grown organically and has developed over 
                      the years into a wonderful resource for beginners in this 
                      subject as well as a foundation for teachers and educators 
                      to work from, scientific sites recognise this resource as 
                      invaluable for instance the superb write up from: 
                      http://www.newscientist.com/weblinks/categories/animals1.jsp 
                       
                    Any Funds received from any advertising on this site 
                      is ploughed back in to the work behind it, from the simple 
                      hosting of the site itself to the provision of learning 
                      kits for schools so to all our sponsors that continue to 
                      support us thankyou, This site is designed for a family 
                      audience with no adult related sites allowed!  
                    We hope you enjoy and support all our hard work.  
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