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Module6TheMapleLeafCountrySectionTwoBackgroundofCanada1.AbouttheflagofCanadaCanada,alsoknownasAmerica'sFrostedHat,SovietCanuckistan,CanadiaorTheShizzleNorthofHizzle,butmorecommonlyknownastheGreatWhiteNorth,issituatedsomewhereneartheinconsequentialcontinentalU.S.A.,andslightlysouthoftheNorthPole.TheUnitedNationshasmanagedtonarrowitdownfurthertonotonlynorthoftheU.S.butalsoup,eh?Toanswerthequestiontheentireworldisasking,yes,CanadahasanArmy,andno,Canadadoesn'tknowaboutit.Canadiansareknownfortheirpeacefulnessandpolitenessindistressingsituations,suchasduringawarorhockeyplayoffs.TheworldlookstoCanadaforinternationalpeace-keepers,sincetheypossessnoweaponsotherthansnowshovels,andtheirjovialaccentandflannelclothingarecomforting.TheunanimouslyagreeduponcapitalofCanadaisToronto,althoughasmallnumberofgovernmentofficesarelocatedinthefarlessimportantcityofOttawa.ProposalsmadeentirelyandonlybyTorontonianshavebeenmadetomoveofficestoToronto,buthaveyettobeapproved.Thecityhasconsideredseparatingfromthecountrybecauseofthis.TherestofCanada,meanwhile,continuestothinkthatToronto"blows"andthatthecity'scurlingteam,theLeafs,"suck".1.EncyclopediaaboutCanadaCanadianACanadiananticipatinghisnextbeerCanadianisawhitepersonwholivesoutsidethenorthernboundariesoftheUnitedStates.Etymologically,CanadianisashortenedformofBeerCanAd,areferencetothemanybillboardsdottingtheTrans-CanadaHighway.BeerCanadiansarenowsimplyreferredtoasCanadians.HabitatandRangeCanadiansweresuccessfullyintroducedontheislandofNewfoundlandin1904wheretheyarenowthedominantbeerconsumers,andsomewhatlesssuccessfullyonAnticostiIslandintheGulfofSt.Lawrence,wheretheyestablishedmacaroni-and-cheesefarms.TenCanadianswerealsointroducedinQuebecin1910,buttheyapparentlydiedoff.Nevertheless,therehavebeenreportedsightingsandthereiscontinuingspeculationabouttheexistenceofCanadiansinQuebec.PhysicalcharacteristicsThemaleCanadian'santlersariseascylindricalbeamsprojectingoneachsideatrightanglestothemiddlelineoftheskull,whichafterashortdistancedivideinafork-likemanner.Thelowerprongofthisforkmaybeeithersimple,ordividedintotwoorthreetines,withsomeflattening.Theantlersareusefulforthecarryingofbeercansintheirplasticrings.BeerCans用心爱心专心ThemaleCanadianwilldropitsbeercansaftermatingseasoninordertoconserveenergyforthewinterseason.Itwillthenregrowtheminthespring.Thebeercanstakeaboutthreeminutestogrow,makingthemoneofthefastestgrowingbrewsintheworld.Thebeercansinitiallyhavealayerofaluminum,whichwillshedoffoncefullygrown.BehaviorandbreedingTheCanadianmale,momentsbeforebreeding，althoughCanadiansaregenerallytimid,themalesbecomeveryboldduringtheautumnbreedingseason;itisnotuncommonforthemtochargeatmovingtrains.Thefemalesutteraloudcall,similartothelowingofcattle,whichcanbeheardfromupto3kmaway.Duringbreeding(therut),maleswillcompeteforfemalesbyfightingwiththeirbeercansandsneakersandbyfierceclashingofmacaroni-and-cheesedinners.Aswellasbellowing,thefemaleCanadianemitsastrong,odoriferouspheromoneinordertoattractamate.ShealsosecretespheromonesinherurinewhichletsthemalesknowthatsheiswaitinginamotelroominToronto.Femalesmaybegintobreedat15,butmoreusually13yearsofage.Thefemalegivesbirthtooneor(occasionally)twoCanadiansatatime,inspring.ThegestationperiodforaCanadianisabout216-240days.Canadianbabiesgrowveryquickly,nourishedbytheirmother'sbeerbottles,whichareveryhighinfatandothernut...