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Where and why was a fence built over 5000 kilometers long?

In southeastern Australia, there is the world's longest mesh fence, 5614 kilometers long, interrupted only at highway intersections. It was built in 1885 to protect sheep in the pastures from hunting dingoes.

In general, the fence does its job - the loss of sheep from dingoes has really decreased. At the same time, populations of kangaroos and rabbits have increased in these areas, competing with sheep for pasture.

Another fence in western Australia, stretching for 3253 kilometers and currently unmaintained, was already erected to protect against rabbits, which at one time constituted the greatest environmental threat to the continent.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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They are divided into several main groups. If you do not take into account electronic instruments, these are keyboards, strings, wind and percussion.

Keyboard instruments produce musical sounds when pressed (accordion, button accordion) or hitting the keys (piano).

Strings sound when their strings are bowed, plucked or struck. Example - violin, guitar, harp.

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Percussion instruments make a sound when they strike a membrane (drum) or plates, metal or wood (cymbals, cymbals, etc.). There are also "clicking" instruments, such as castanets.

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