Life
Bacterial life survives in the stratosphere, making it a part of the biosphere. Also, some bird species have been reported to fly at the lower levels of the stratosphere. On November 29, 1975, a Rüppell's Vulture was reportedly ingested into a jet engine 11,552 m (37,900 ft) above the Ivory Coast, and Bar-headed geese routinely overfly Mount Everest's summit, which is 8,848 m (29,029 ft).
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Famous quotes containing the word life:
“Pale hands, pink-tipped, like Lotus buds that float
On those cool waters where we used to dwell,
I would have rather felt you round my throat
Crushing out life than waving me farewell!”
—Laurence Hope (1865–1904)
“His life was gentle, and the elements
So mixed in him that nature might stand up
And say to all the world “This was a man.””
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“That poor little thing was a good woman, Judge. But she just sort of let life get the upper hand. She was born here and she wanted to be buried here. I promised her on her deathbed she’d have a funeral in a church with flowers. And the sun streamin’ through a pretty window on her coffin. And a hearse with plumes and some hacks. And a preacher to read the Bible. And folks there in church to pray for her soul.”
—Laurence Stallings (1804–1968)