PELICANS SAVED FROM STARVATION
I usually wonder how animals,vegetations survive due to our practises. I was surfing the net when I came across an article on 10 brown pelicans that were saved from starvation. This incidence prompted The International Bird Rescue Research Center in Cordelia to go in search of others that may be in the same condition as the ones found and luckily they found two dozens, most of them found near Santa Cruz and Monterey, all of which are two to four months old. Megan Prelinger, a specialist at the Research Center said,"Pelicans can eat up to five pounds of fish per day once they recover". He also that the birds are recieving treatment. I wish those birds quick recovery and MORE POWER TO THE INTERNATIONAL BIRD RESCUE RESEARCH CENTER AT CORDELIA.

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Biggest Shrimp ever
Believe it or not the biggest shrimp in Bogotá, Colombo is 15 inches long; usually the sizes of shrimps are about 8 inches long. This fascinated a Colombian biologist to purchase the shrimp at the cost of $800.

via: dominicantoday.com

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Are Eagles Bald?
Recently, my friend and I had a heated argument on whether Eagles were bald. My friend insisted that they were but I adamantly refused that they weren’t, so this prompted me to find out and guess what! They are not bald. Their heads are covered with short white feathers. Bald eagles are on occasion called American Eagles, Fishing Eagles, Washington eagles and White-headed Eagles. They belong to a scientific group of eagles called Sea Eagles or Fish Eagles. Their favorite food is Fish but when fish is scarce they hunt rabbits, squirrels, birds or even young deers

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A Place to be
If there’s any place in the world I would like to visit is the Niagara Falls which is a massive waterfall located on the Niagara River in Eastern American, on the border between United States and Canada. This lovely waterfall comprises of three separate waterfalls: the Horseshoe Falls (sometimes called the Canadian Falls), the American Falls and an adjacent fall, Bridal Veil Falls. It is the most powerful waterfall in north America. It is renowned for its beauty and is both a valuable source of hydroelectric and challenging project for environmental preservation. It is a popular site for tourists. So try to visit this falls and I know that you would not regret every moment spent at the fall.

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Coastlines, what about it?
Coastlines only make up about 8 percent of the Earth’s land, but they have about 26 percent of all biological diversity. This world of seabirds, clams, crabs, starfish, anemones, fish, kelp, and marine mammals, among many others, is a beautiful place with many different types of plants and animal communities. Yet it can be a harsh and difficult place as well, battered by waves, soaked in salty sea spray, and constantly changed by tides and erosion. Coastlines are usually divided into rocky, sandy, or muddy, and each type supports its own ecosystems.Unlike some of the animals that inhabit oceans and coastlines, birds, fish, turtles, and marine mammals can travel, some for long distances, to take advantage of the best temperatures, light, and food available. The migrations of the gray whale and the leatherback sea turtle, for example, are impressive, and the speed and distance that dolphins can travel is quite a feat.

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The True Nature of Dolphins.
I love dolphins because of their natural abilities to swim fast and leap clear of the water, this makes them such entertaining performers. They are the most agile and speedy of all marine mammals. They are known to travel with ships, leaping in front of the bow and swimming in the wake. Dolphins live and play in schools of five to hundreds of animals. Some can swim and roll in formation, just like harmonized swimmers. Dolphins also work together to help when one animal is sick, hurt, or giving birth. They take turns pushing the hurt or young dolphin to the surface so it can breathe. Pods of dolphins will attack an intruder as a group and can even kill a large shark by ramming it as a group!

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The Worst Cyclone Disaster.
According to reinsurers Swiss Re, Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the coast of Louisiana, USA on August 29, 2005, caused damage expected to reach a total of $45 billion (£25 billion). Katrina was the first category 5 hurricane of the 2005 hurricane season.

via: guinnessworldtoday

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The Misunderstood Wolf.
Most of us grew up hearing stories about the "big, bad wolf." The fact is that wolves are not really big or bad. They aren’t even harmful to humans. Wolves are just animals trying to survive in the world, just like we are. Wolves belong to the same family of animals as the dog you may have as a family pet, the Canidae. Wolves are predators that hunt and eat other animals. In some places they are considered a endangered species. There are many wolf organizations and government agencies working to both save wolves and educate people about them.

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A Variety of Birds

There are more than 8,800 known species of birds. The smallest is the Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga Helenae, which weighs only 0.05 ounces (1.5 grams). The largest bird is the Ostrich Struthio Camelus, which can weigh up to 340 pounds (154 kilograms). The bird with the most feathers is the whistling Swan Cygnus Columbianus, which has more than 25,000 feathers. The bird that flies the fastest is the White-throated Spine-tail swift Hirundapus Caudacutus, at 110 miles per hour (177 kilometers per hour), and the bird that lives the longest is the Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua Galerita, which has been recorded to live more than 80 years.

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Most Dangerous Parasite
Malarial parasites of the genus Plasmodium, which are carried by Anopheles mosquitoes, have probably been responsible for half of all human deaths (excluding wars and accidents) since the Stone Age.
Malaria, the most important parasite disease in the world, is thought to be responsible for 300 million cases of illness and up to a million deaths annually, more than 90% of which occur in sub-Saharan Africa.
Researches were done on the insects whereby the DNAs of the parasite were extracted and those that were analyzed were the offspring’s of wild mosquitoes from a village in Mali where malaria is endemic.
Researches are going to help bring this widespread to a minimum.

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The World's Heaviest Fruits.

The heaviest apple weighed 1.849 kg (4 lb 1 oz)? It was grown and picked by Chisato Iwasaki at his apple farm in Hirosaki City, Japan.
A cabbage grown by Bernard Lavery of Llanharry, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales, weighed 56.24 kg. (124 lb.).
The heaviest lemon weighed 5.265 kg (11 lb 9.7 oz) and was grown by Aharon Shemoel (Israel) on his farm in Kefar Zeitim, Israel.
A pear grown by Warren Yeoman of Arding, New South Wales, Australia weighed 2.1 kg (4 lb 8 oz)
The heaviest pumpkin weighed 666.32 kg (1,469 lb) when it was presented by Larry Checkon (USA) at the Pennsylvania Giant Pumpkin Growers Association Weigh-off, on October 1, 2005.

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DID YOU KNOW?
I was surfing the net and I found out that a person who loves cats is called an ailurophile; cat haters are known as ailurophobes. So check yourself and find out which of them you are.
HAPPY FINDING!

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The World's tallest Tree

The world's tallest living tree is the Stratosphere Giant measuring 112.7 m (370 ft) as of July 2004. This coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) was discovered by Chris Atkins (USA) in August 2000 in the Rockefeller Forest of the Humboldt Redwoods State Park, California, USA. The precise location of the giant tree is always kept secret by the Park Rangers in case enthusiastic tree fans accidentally damage its fragile environment. The second tallest tree living, known as The Federation Giant, measures 112 m (368 ft) and also lives at the Humboldt Redwoods State Park.

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Do you know that......

The rarest element in the eaarth's crust is astatine, with around 25 g (0.9 oz) in total occurring naturally. Astatine is a member of the halogen group of elements, which also includes, chlorine, fluorine, and iodine. The element was discovered in 1931.

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LAKE IN CRATER
Crater Lake in Crater Lake National Park, Oregon was formed after the collapse of an ancient volcano, named Mount Mazama. This volcano violently erupted approximately 7700 years ago. That eruption was 42 times as powerful as the 1980 eruption on Mount St. Helens. The basin or caldera was formed after the top 5000 feet of the volcano collapsed. The lava that flowed sealed the bottom, allowing the caldera to fill approximately 4.6 trillion gallons of water from rainfall and melted snow. The exciting thing about this crater lake is that it is so big that it looks like a bathtub for a giant and there is no place on earth that combines a deep blue pure lake with it’s surrounding cliffs. This picturesque island has become a tourist attraction for people who wish to enjoy its breezy and charming view. Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States, and the seventh deepest lake in the world.

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SORRYYYYYYYYYYYYY
My dear friends, I'm sorry for not updating my site as I should due to opportunities that crossed my path. Notwithstanding, I'm back to satisfy you with lastest gist on nature and I promise you that you will love it. Catch you!
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