In response to many elm trees succumbing to Dutch elm disease, a Backs Committee was formed in 1979 so that a joint approach could be taken to the problem facing The Backs.
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The heavy armour, forming a veritable shell on the backs of ankylosaurids and their clubbed tails, makes them look superficially similar to the mammalian glyptodonts (and to a lesser degree to the giant meiolaniid turtles of Australia).
In 1983, Richard Haas painted a mural on the backs of several buildings in the business district, matching their fronts to their backs.
Perches may include branches of vegetation or even the backs of large animals, such as the Kori Bustard.
Monochrome images, mostly of the backs of individual people waiting for the lights to change at the main crossroads in front of Shibuya Station.