Smog returns to Beijing
with Yellow Sand Storm
And spring has come to Japan,
"Yamayaki" preparing spring....
Not smog, fog, etc.....(・o・)
Himeji Castle in cherry blossoms,
Showing posts with label Nature. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nature. Show all posts
3/01/2013
Smog returns to Beijing with Yellow Sand storm
1/25/2013
Fw : 15,000 crocodiles escape from South African farm
15,000 crocodiles escape from South African farm, 9:37AM GMT 24 Jan 2013
Around 15,000 crocodiles escaped from a farm in South Africa following heavy rain.
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| A number of the crocodiles have since been recaptured, but at least half remain on the loose |
The crocodiles sprung from the Rakwena Crocodile Farm in the far north of the country when owners were forced to open the gates to prevent a storm surge after the nearby Limpopo river rose. A number have since been recaptured, but at least half remain on the loose, scattered far and wide.One turned up on a school rugby pitch 75 miles away.
Can they escape so fast? 120km far place?
"There used to be only a few crocodiles in the Limpopo River," said Zane Langman, the son-in-law of Johan Boshoff, who owns Rakwena. "Now there are a lot."
OMG! Adult elephant, too?!
"We've been recapturing them as and when the local farmers phone us to tell us that there are crocodiles on their property," said Zane Langman, the son-in-law of Johan Boshoff, who owns Rakwena. He added the most of the recapturing efforts were taking place at night.Crocodiles are apparently easier to catch at night because their eyes shine red in the dark.
The surrounding South African province of Limpopo province has been hit by serious floods which have killed 10 people and made many more homeless.The floods have also ravaged neighbouring Mozambique, were tens of thousands of people were being evacuated from their homes.
いま、南アフリカのある地域では、住民が大きな危険に晒されている。最近発生した洪水被害の影響で、飼育園のワニ1万5,000匹が外へと逃走。現在も半数が捕獲されていないため、周辺住民から目撃情報が相次いでいるそうだ。
[English Contents, nature, animal, pet]
Fw : Mission Possible (Хомяк впихнул невпихуемое)
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Fw : Deformed Dolphin Accepted Into New Family
Lone dolphin with spinal deformity travels among a group of sperm whales.
....Wilson suggested that the dolphin's peculiar spinal shape made it more likely to initiate an interaction with the large and slow-moving whales. "Perhaps it could not keep up with or was picked on by other members of its dolphin group," he said in an email....
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| A bottlenose dolphin, with an S-shaped spinal deformity, is seen here rubbing against a sperm whale. Photograph courtesy Alexander Wilson and Aquatic Mammals |
I see, his/her born is twisted!
In 2011, behavioral ecologists Alexander Wilson and Jens Krause of the Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries in Germany were surprised to discover that a group of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus)—animals not usually known for forging bonds with other species—had taken in an adult bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus).
The researchers observed the group in the ocean surrounding the Azores (map)—about 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) off the coast of Lisbon, Portugal—for eight days as the dolphin traveled, foraged, and played with both the adult whales and their calves. When the dolphin rubbed its body against the whales, they would sometimes return the gesture.
Among terrestrial animals, cross-species interactions are not uncommon. These mostly temporary alliances are forged for foraging benefits and protection against predators, said Wilson.
They could also be satisfying a desire for the company of other animals, added marine biologist John Francis, vice president for research, conservation, and exploration at the National Geographic Society (the Society owns National Geographic News).
Photographs of dogs nursing tiger cubs, stories of a signing gorilla adopting a pet cat, and videos of a leopard caring for a baby baboon have long circulated the Web and caught national attention....
Deformed Dolphin Accepted Into New Family
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