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　　Construction workers in Southern California have made a wild discovery．They were digging at a building site in San Timoteo Canyon(峡谷)when they unearthed hundreds of ancient animal fossils．Researchers say the bones hold important clues about the history of the region．

　　Nearly 1, 500 fossils were recovered from the dusty canyon．The remains are about 1．4 million years old．They include the bones of a new species of deer, several small rodents(啮齿目动物)and more．A giant cat fossil was also found．Scientists believe the animal was an ancestor of the saber- toothed tiger．Signs of plant life were uncovered as well．

　　“This is a huge find,” says Rick Greenwood, a scientist studying the site．“I don’t think most people had any idea that those types of animals were wandering around here more than a million years ago．”

　　San Timoteo Canyon is located about 85 miles from Los Angeles．The area of the canyon where the fossils were found was once part of a green river valley．Today, the region is dry and plant life is rare．

　　Most of the fossils are well preserved．Experts say a muddy lake bed may have trapped thirty animals that wandered over for a drink．The mud helped to protect the animal fossils．

　　The remains are a million years older than those discovered at the famous La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles．Scientists studying the bones will be able to learn more about how the animals adapted to changes in the environment．

　　“We have a confused view of what this time period was like, ” says another scientist．“A discovery like this could really be an important contribution．”

　　About 35 different animal species are represented in the fossil collection．Scientists began removing bones from the site last fall．The project was completed this summer．Starting next year, the fossils will be on display at the Western Science Center in the nearby city of Hemet, California．

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　　India is traditionally a tea-drinking country．But, it is now gaining a new taste for coffee．This has led international coffee companies to consider opening businesses in the huge market．Local business people are also hoping to profit from the country's tea-drinking habits．They want to open new stores that offer tea．

　　It is ten thirty in the morning in India．Two cafes are within meters of each other, near a college in New Delhi．And they are selling a lot of tea．Their main customers are undergraduate students．

　　“We have a lot of break between classes, so whenever we get time, we just go and we enjoy ourselves．It's a lot of fun , especially when you are with people you enjoy spending time with．”

　　In the past ten years , cafes have become increasingly popular in India．The country's huge young population have quickly taken to the coffee culture．

　　Coffee stores have spread from major cities like New Delhi and Mumbai to smaller towns．Coffee use has doubled in the last ten years．It is the success of this market that has gained the attention of companies like the American-based coffee chain Starbucks．The company will open its first store in India later this year．Other companies like Lavazza and Costa Coffee are already there．

　　Yet, the growth of coffee will not reduce the popularity of tea．Indians drink eight times more tea than coffee．They have been drinking tea for more than one hundred and fifty years．India is one of the world's biggest producers of tea, which is known locally as “chai”．Outside homes and offices, it is mostly sold by small businesses on the street．

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