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SHOEBILL STORKBalaeniceps rexPosted by ZulaNews
This species was only classified in the 19th century when some skins were brought to Europe. It was not until years later that live specimens reached the scientific community. However, the bird was known to both ancient Egyptians and Arabs. There are Egyptian images depicting the Shoebill, while the Arabs referred to the bird as abu markub, which means one with a shoe, a reference to the bird’s distinctive bill.[citation needed]
Shoebills feed in muddy waters, preying on fish, frogs, reptiles such as baby crocodiles, and small mammals. They nest on the ground and lay from 1 to 3 eggs, usually during the dry season.
The population is estimated at between 5,000 and 8,000 individuals, the majority of which live in Sudan. BirdLife International have classified it as Vulnerable with the main threats being habitat destruction, disturbance and hunting.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoebill
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SHOEBILL STORK
Balaeniceps rex
Posted by ZulaNewsThis species was only classified in the 19th century when some skins were brought to Europe. It was not until years later that live specimens reached the scientific community. However, the bird was known to both ancient Egyptians and Arabs. There are Egyptian images depicting the Shoebill, while the Arabs referred to the bird as abu markub, which means one with a shoe, a reference to the bird’s distinctive bill.[citation needed]
Shoebills feed in muddy waters, preying on fish, frogs, reptiles such as baby crocodiles, and small mammals. They nest on the ground and lay from 1 to 3 eggs, usually during the dry season.
The population is estimated at between 5,000 and 8,000 individuals, the majority of which live in Sudan. BirdLife International have classified it as Vulnerable with the main threats being habitat destruction, disturbance and hunting.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoebill
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Beautiful video splicing together footage from the Cassini Mission. Really really cool.
by Chris Abbas
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Source: fuckyeahspaceexploration
I freaking love math sometimes.
Really smart and tidy Ted talk on algorithms and their power to shape our world. love it.
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Saturn doesn’t do anything small, does it?
You can see the storm has actually wound entirely around the planet; just below the head on the left you can see light colored clouds that are actually from the tail of the storm that’s wrapped all the way around Saturn. Given Saturn’s diameter of about 120,000 km (72,000 miles) and the latitude of the storm (call it 45°), this monster system must be well over 300,000 km (180,000 miles) in length! That’s three-quarters of the way from the Earth to the Moon.
Yegads.
The storm is blasting out tons of radio noise, a sure sign that lightning must be dancing prodigiously beneath those clouds. The violence and raw power of this storm are amazing to ponder. Note that just the north/south extent of the storm is roughly the size of Earth.
And hmmmm. I guess we don’t name storms on other planets as we do on our home world. But if we did, may I suggest… Ouroboros?
Source: blogs.discovermagazine.com
Fragments: Touch-Me-Not
Discovered on wildflower expedition: Touch-Me-Not
Impatiens capensis
Other names: Orange Jewelweed, Common Jewelweed, Spotted Jewelweed or Orange Balsam, Spotted touch-me-not
The seed pods are pendant and have projectile seeds that explode out of the pods when they are lightly touched, if…
These grew wild at my house in Bucks County. If you peel the seeds (a difficult process, since they fly outwards when touched, are tiny, and have very thin skins) they are edible and taste kind of like peanuts.
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