'its species roamed the earth millions of years ago,' the Styric replied.

For centuries, the species roamed the state's coastal and central valleys in great numbers.

The species, Ankarapithecus meteai, a 60-pound fruit-eating ape, roamed the woodlands of central Turkey long before the evolutionary split that separated humans from other two-legged primates.

Various species of birds roam are found in the city, including migratory birds coming to the region during the winter from Russia and Siberia.

Several species of sharks, manatees and dolphins roam the seas.

Several species of crocodile and turtle, and 15 species of snake roam the island as well as myriad birdlife.

The milder species of manic-depressive, psychopathic personalities, schizos, paranoids -all roamed the streets, lost in their ritualistic fantasies.

When these species roam in their range land they can be very loud, clattering their teeth and grunting to one another in an effort to communicate and stay within the herd.

Organized according to regions of the world, the habitat is a 100-acre preserve where more than 350 species - from zebras to rhinos to bisons and vultures - roam freely.

But the patient's species had roamed its home planet for a hundred million years, and it personally was immensely long-lived.