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DOLPHIN
What is Dolphin?
Dolphin is a sea mammal. They are mammal because when they are young they had hair and they feed on their mother’s milk.
Bottle-nosed Dolphin
Bottle-nosed Dolphins are highly intelligent and curious mammals that are often used in aquarium shows. These dolphins follow fishing boats to feed on the fish that are thrown back; they have even been known to approach swimmers. Like bats, they locate prey using echolocation. Porpoises, though similar to dolphins, are much smaller and are seen less often in North American waters.
lions
The lion stands out from the other 'big cats', not only in its distinctive appearance but also in being the only felid that lives in organized social groups. In appearance the lion is a powerfully built, muscular cat. The fur is short and generally uniform in colour, ranging from grey/buff to reddish brown in coloration with the exception of the undersides which are often white, especially in females. The back of the ears and tip of the tail are dark brown or black. However the most distinctive feature of the male lion is its mane, a ruff of thick, long fur. The colour of the mane varies from a light brown to almost black and covers the sides of the face, neck and in some animals extends to the abdomen. The adolescent male begins to grow its mane at about 18 months and it continues to grow until the cat reaches about five years of age - throughout this period it is common for the mane to darken. A fully developed male lion can grow up to 10 feet in body length and is surpassed in size only by the larger species of tiger .
The lion is unusual amongst the cat species in that if lives in an organized social groups called a prides. The pride can consist of as many as thirty to forty lions the majority of which are females and their offspring along with a small number of resident males. It is common for the females within the pride to be closely related and this family bonding is often extended through communal suckling and caring of the young within the group. The territory of the pride is fixed and varies in size depending on the availability and distribution of prey. In larger territories, which can be as much as 200 square miles, prides are often split into smaller social groupings.
Hunting is also a shared process - the individual if relatively inefficient at hunting, and cannot sustain high-speed pursuit for long periods of time. Lionesses hunt by ambush, with the majority of the hunting group chasing the prey toward individuals lying in wait who are then able to give chase over short distances before leaping on the selected animal for the kill. The lions prey consists mainly of medium to large herd animals such as antelope, gazelle and wildebeest. Once the prey is taken it is common for the males of the pride to eat first even though they take no part in the hunting process. The females are next to feed followed by the cubs - it is common, when prey is scarce, that the young will often starve as a result of being last in the pecking order for food.
Incoming males provide another threat to the young cubs of the pride. When a male lion reaches maturity it leaves its natural pride and goes in search of another pride for which it must fight for the right to join. Older or injured males are ousted by the young incoming male, who then takes up residence in the pride, often killing the cubs of the beaten male, thus ensuring that its own, future offspring, will have greater chance of survival.
The lion is to be found in parts of eastern and southern Africa and is commonly protected in reserves, although hunting is still common. The Asiatic Lion (P.l.persica), once to be found throughout India, the Middle East and Southern Asia, is today, only to be found in the Gir Forest National Park in Gujarat, western India, where the population is estimated to be in the region of 290. The male of the Asian species has a less prominent mane compared to that of the African male and both sexes display a long fold of skin that runs the length of the belly which is not found on the African species. In general the lion is listed in CITES Appendix 2 although certain sub-species of the African lion are endangered and the Barbary lion and Cape lion have become extinct.
The African golden cat has an IUCN status of Insufficiently Known and due to its relatively restricted natural habitat must be considered at risk until more data is available as to its true population and is tribution
Oil spill threatens nature reserve
A fuel oil spill from a chemical plant in southeastern Norway threatened hundreds of birds in a salt water nature reserve Thursday, while snow and ice hampered a cleanup operation.
The leak was traced to the Borregaard plant in the town of Sarpsborg. A statement from the plant, owned by Norway's Orkla group, said about 30 cubic meters (nearly 200 barrels) leaked during the transfer of fuel oil from a ship on Saturday.
"Because of ice in the harbor area the oil was not visible and was not discovered before the ice broke up on Wednesday," the statement said.
By then, oil had been carried on the Glomma river to an ocean inlet, near a major bird sanctuary and a popular coastal vacation area.
Scores of birds had already died and hundreds more, including at least 80 swans, had been contaminated by the spill, local wildlife authorities said.
Ice, cold and strong currents rendered traditional oil spill containment equipment such as floating booms useless.
"None of the traditional tools work," said local Fire Chief Ludvig Olsen.
The spill had reached waters near Fredrikstad, the main town in the area, about 90 kilometers (55 miles) south of Oslo and near the Swedish border.
Reservoir (water)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A reservoir is, most broadly, anything used for storage of large amounts of a liquid, which can be put into and drawn from the reservoir. It is in essence a buffer.
Most often, a reservoir refers to an artificial lake, used to store water for various uses. They are created first by building a sturdy dam, usually out of cement, earth, rock, or a mixture of all three. Once the dam is completed, a stream is allowed to flow behind it and eventually fill it to capacity.
Primary uses
Reservoirs are most usually made for one of the following reasons:
to hold water for domestic, agricultural, and industrial use, particularly as drinking water
to hold water to power machinery, such as a water mill, or to generate electricity or to store electricity
To supply water to a canal or irrigation system.
To hold water that would flood a community, where it can slowly and safely be released.
Secondary uses
Reservoirs may have a secondary use other than a primary use. These may include:
holding fish
leisure uses, such as sailing, fishing, or water skiing
How Millipedes got So many Legs ?
Once in the insect kingdom there was only millipedes had only four legs. It envy the others, so it went to the god. The god added four more legs . When it saw the spider move faster than it, so it went to see the god again. The god added hundred and millions of legs. And because of the weight of the legs, it cannot run faster and jump higher than the others.
Every insect (ant, fly, bee)Is divided into three:One head, one chest, one stomach part.Some have brains.All have a heart.Insects have no bonesNo noses.But with feelers they can smellDinner half a mile away.Can your nose do half as well?Also you'd be in a fixWith all those legs to manage:Six.
What is Dolphin?
Dolphin is a sea mammal. They are mammal because when they are young they had hair and they feed on their mother’s milk.
Bottle-nosed Dolphin
Bottle-nosed Dolphins are highly intelligent and curious mammals that are often used in aquarium shows. These dolphins follow fishing boats to feed on the fish that are thrown back; they have even been known to approach swimmers. Like bats, they locate prey using echolocation. Porpoises, though similar to dolphins, are much smaller and are seen less often in North American waters.
lions
The lion stands out from the other 'big cats', not only in its distinctive appearance but also in being the only felid that lives in organized social groups. In appearance the lion is a powerfully built, muscular cat. The fur is short and generally uniform in colour, ranging from grey/buff to reddish brown in coloration with the exception of the undersides which are often white, especially in females. The back of the ears and tip of the tail are dark brown or black. However the most distinctive feature of the male lion is its mane, a ruff of thick, long fur. The colour of the mane varies from a light brown to almost black and covers the sides of the face, neck and in some animals extends to the abdomen. The adolescent male begins to grow its mane at about 18 months and it continues to grow until the cat reaches about five years of age - throughout this period it is common for the mane to darken. A fully developed male lion can grow up to 10 feet in body length and is surpassed in size only by the larger species of tiger .
The lion is unusual amongst the cat species in that if lives in an organized social groups called a prides. The pride can consist of as many as thirty to forty lions the majority of which are females and their offspring along with a small number of resident males. It is common for the females within the pride to be closely related and this family bonding is often extended through communal suckling and caring of the young within the group. The territory of the pride is fixed and varies in size depending on the availability and distribution of prey. In larger territories, which can be as much as 200 square miles, prides are often split into smaller social groupings.
Hunting is also a shared process - the individual if relatively inefficient at hunting, and cannot sustain high-speed pursuit for long periods of time. Lionesses hunt by ambush, with the majority of the hunting group chasing the prey toward individuals lying in wait who are then able to give chase over short distances before leaping on the selected animal for the kill. The lions prey consists mainly of medium to large herd animals such as antelope, gazelle and wildebeest. Once the prey is taken it is common for the males of the pride to eat first even though they take no part in the hunting process. The females are next to feed followed by the cubs - it is common, when prey is scarce, that the young will often starve as a result of being last in the pecking order for food.
Incoming males provide another threat to the young cubs of the pride. When a male lion reaches maturity it leaves its natural pride and goes in search of another pride for which it must fight for the right to join. Older or injured males are ousted by the young incoming male, who then takes up residence in the pride, often killing the cubs of the beaten male, thus ensuring that its own, future offspring, will have greater chance of survival.
The lion is to be found in parts of eastern and southern Africa and is commonly protected in reserves, although hunting is still common. The Asiatic Lion (P.l.persica), once to be found throughout India, the Middle East and Southern Asia, is today, only to be found in the Gir Forest National Park in Gujarat, western India, where the population is estimated to be in the region of 290. The male of the Asian species has a less prominent mane compared to that of the African male and both sexes display a long fold of skin that runs the length of the belly which is not found on the African species. In general the lion is listed in CITES Appendix 2 although certain sub-species of the African lion are endangered and the Barbary lion and Cape lion have become extinct.
The African golden cat has an IUCN status of Insufficiently Known and due to its relatively restricted natural habitat must be considered at risk until more data is available as to its true population and is tribution
Oil spill threatens nature reserve
A fuel oil spill from a chemical plant in southeastern Norway threatened hundreds of birds in a salt water nature reserve Thursday, while snow and ice hampered a cleanup operation.
The leak was traced to the Borregaard plant in the town of Sarpsborg. A statement from the plant, owned by Norway's Orkla group, said about 30 cubic meters (nearly 200 barrels) leaked during the transfer of fuel oil from a ship on Saturday.
"Because of ice in the harbor area the oil was not visible and was not discovered before the ice broke up on Wednesday," the statement said.
By then, oil had been carried on the Glomma river to an ocean inlet, near a major bird sanctuary and a popular coastal vacation area.
Scores of birds had already died and hundreds more, including at least 80 swans, had been contaminated by the spill, local wildlife authorities said.
Ice, cold and strong currents rendered traditional oil spill containment equipment such as floating booms useless.
"None of the traditional tools work," said local Fire Chief Ludvig Olsen.
The spill had reached waters near Fredrikstad, the main town in the area, about 90 kilometers (55 miles) south of Oslo and near the Swedish border.
Reservoir (water)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A reservoir is, most broadly, anything used for storage of large amounts of a liquid, which can be put into and drawn from the reservoir. It is in essence a buffer.
Most often, a reservoir refers to an artificial lake, used to store water for various uses. They are created first by building a sturdy dam, usually out of cement, earth, rock, or a mixture of all three. Once the dam is completed, a stream is allowed to flow behind it and eventually fill it to capacity.
Primary uses
Reservoirs are most usually made for one of the following reasons:
to hold water for domestic, agricultural, and industrial use, particularly as drinking water
to hold water to power machinery, such as a water mill, or to generate electricity or to store electricity
To supply water to a canal or irrigation system.
To hold water that would flood a community, where it can slowly and safely be released.
Secondary uses
Reservoirs may have a secondary use other than a primary use. These may include:
holding fish
leisure uses, such as sailing, fishing, or water skiing
How Millipedes got So many Legs ?
Once in the insect kingdom there was only millipedes had only four legs. It envy the others, so it went to the god. The god added four more legs . When it saw the spider move faster than it, so it went to see the god again. The god added hundred and millions of legs. And because of the weight of the legs, it cannot run faster and jump higher than the others.
Every insect (ant, fly, bee)Is divided into three:One head, one chest, one stomach part.Some have brains.All have a heart.Insects have no bonesNo noses.But with feelers they can smellDinner half a mile away.Can your nose do half as well?Also you'd be in a fixWith all those legs to manage:Six.
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