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Puzzle for April 14, 2010

This is the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic in 1912.

The ship was carrying a new "Marconi" device. A "wireless" radio able to send and receive Morse Code messages. The message S O S was sent *** --- *** but operators who heard it were uncertain what to do with this new emergency message.

For today's puzzle, let's practice figuring out a Morse message. The following 10 lines are names of animals but with the "spaces" removed which would show the individual letters. How many animals can you get?



















You can use the following key to help you solve this puzzle:

A

.-

B

-...

C

-.-.

D

-..

E

.

F

..-.

G

--.

H

....

I

..

J

.---

K

-.-

L

.-..

M

--

N

-.

O

---

P

.--.

Q

--.-

R

.-.

S

...

T

-

U

..-

V

...-

W

.--

X

-..-

Y

-.--

Z

--..

 

If you get more than two, you're doing very well

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