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What is fracking and why is it controversial?

Since the natural gas reserves of the Earth are slowly fading away, people are trying to find different ways to get access to the remaining resources, and one of the recent developments in this regard comes in the form of hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking.

If you are asking yourself what is fracking, then you should know that this is basically the process of injecting fluid during the drilling process that is made at a high pressure, all with the only purpose of fracturing the rocks and releasing the natural gas that is found inside them.

This technique has been applied to various wells, and these include tight oil, coal seam gas, as well as tight gas for example. In fact, fracking was firstly used back in 1947 during an experiment, and since then it has become a widely used, although very controversial way to release natural gas onto the surface. Since then, more than 2.5 million of fracturing operations have started all over the globe, although in recent years a boom has started in this regard, with numerous places being seen as feasible and ready to exploit.

And while fracking might be the answer to numerous natural gas problems that the world is currently experiencing, it’s also safe to say that this is a very controversial method, with numerous countries all over the world being against it.

The persons that agree to it, mainly the ones that are exploiting it are talking about the major economic benefits that this method offers. However, there are numerous opponents that note the downsides of fracking and the potential dangers that it can bring.

One of the major problems that fracking brings to the table is the fact that the whole process can have a negative impact on the environment. First of all, it will contaminate the ground water and make it undrinkable, a bad thing considering that there are still many people all over the world that rely on fountains and ground water to get their daily supply of the much needed liquid.

Then, there’s the problem that the fracking process degrades the air quality which is also a major downside. And as if that isn’t enough on its own, fracking will even trigger earthquakes, bring noise pollution, surface pollution and just remove the ability for the environment to repair itself in a natural manner.

If you are one of the persons wondering what hydraulic fracking is, then you can easily see this is a process that can damage the environment irreversibly. While it does have its upsides, fracking can bring some major negative consequences for the humans in that particular area, as well as the wildlife and plants.

We can clearly say that this is the gas extraction method of the future, but with so many downsides, we can expect that a new, safer method will be found soon enough!

Where did Arbor Day come from?

Arbor Day is a celebration that takes place in a number of countries around the world. Every country has its own unique take on it and celebrates it at a different time of the year - depending on how their countries are affected by the changes in seasons.

 

The Northern Hemisphere tends to have they celebrations at the beginning of the year, while the Southern Hemisphere celebrates towards the end of the year, at the beginning of Spring. South Africa celebrates Arbor Day, and to a larger extent Arbor Week, in the first week of September from the 1st to the 7th.

 

The first official celebration of Arbor Day was on the 10th of April 1872 in Nebraska, USA. The man who started the trend was Julius Sterling Morton, a Michigan native who moved to Nebraska to become the editor of a newspaper. When he and his wife built their home, they noticed a lack of trees on their property, and while many people assumed that there were none due to the fact that the property and region were not really well suited for it, Morton and his wife decided to go ahead and do it anyway.

 

The initial reasons Morton gave when he began promoting his new plan were quite different from the reasons we cite when we celebrate the day now. We celebrate Arbor Day in the 21st century in order to promote conservation of natural resources, and allowing trees to grow in abundance, which will increase oxygen production and provide us with a generally cleaner Earth. Morton, however, claimed that planting trees was not only a way to make your property look better, but it would also block high winds, provide a barrier against the harsh rays from the sun, and provide wood and fuel for building and heating.

 

On Arbor Day, the plan is to have every person plant one tree, thereby showing respect to nature by helping it sustain itself through all of the harm we’ve done. Many schools and organizations have taken to using the day to plant trees in honor of people in the community who they feel have been helpful and have had a significant impact on their lives, bringing an incredible social factor into the day on top of the great ecological advantage it brings.

 

 

How to plant a tree on Arbor Day

Arbor Day is a worldwide holiday that is celebrated at different times during the year in different regions. Having started in the 19th century in Nebraska in the United States, the day has become a popular way of giving back to nature. In order to do so, and to make sure that your planted tree will grow to its full capacity, it is important to understand how to plant the tree properly. With most plants, it may be as simple as clearing a little patch of mulch and sticking the plant into it, then re-covering it to ensure that the roots grab hold. Trees, however, need a little more care and attention than that.

 

•   The first thing you need to do is to make sure your tree and the soil you’re looking to plant it in is good enough to promote growth. You will preferably need a large section of open land with loose, fertilized and watered soil. Make sure your trees roots are not broken or clumped too much, because this will cause it to not be able to branch out and grab hold of the ground once it is planted.

 

•   Next, dig your hole, and make sure that it is at least twice as wide as the rootball of the tree, and do not make it any deeper than it had been planted previously in the growth centre you got it from.

 

•   If there is a burlap sack around the rootball, cut it off after placing it in the hole, but you can leave the sack at the bottom of the hole, since it will simply become compost over time and aid in the growth of the tree.

 

•   Fill up the hole with loose soil and a little bit of water to keep it moist. Once the hole is filled, compact the soil with your hands to make sure there are no remaining air pockets between the soil and the tree roots.

 

•   In order to ensure the straight growth of the tree, plant a stake next to it and tie it loosely to the tree. Once you are sure the tree will grow straight unhindered, cut the stake out, or leave it, and allow the tree to push it out as it grows.

 

•   Water the tree every day for several weeks after it is planted. This will allow the roots to grow and grab hold of the soil quickly, and after that, you should have a self-sustaining tree, right in your back yard!

Top 10 inspirational Leaders

 

 

Some of the most charismatic and inspiring role models in the world come from humble beginnings. We look up to them because they show us that we can do better, and even against adversity, we can accomplish what we set our minds to. When it comes to the most notable among them, we tend to idolize them for all they have accomplished, and we attempt to emulate them in any way possible. Here are 10 of the most accomplished and noteworthy Leaders in the world, living or dead, that have revolutionized the way we see the world.

 

1.    Nelson Mandela

 

Perhaps the one person who will inevitably take the top spot on anyone’s list of inspirational people, the late father of South Africa, affectionately known as ‘Tata Madiba’, is known across the globe as one of the most steadfast figures who, right up to the time of his passing, embodied the ideals of reconciliation, peace and love. The first democratically elected President of South Africa and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Nelson Mandela, has helped millions of people keep their dreams alive going forward into the 21st century.

 

2.    Jeff Bezos

 

While not many people unfamiliar with the tech and online retail industries will know his name, Bezos is undoubtedly one of the most innovative and successful entrepreneurs and businessmen in the world. In 2013 he bought The Washington Post, one of the world’s leading newspapers, for $250 million, and his company Amazon (best known as being the leading Online retail marketplace in the world) is innovating in more ways than one, with new tests underway that would allow the use of unmanned drones to deliver packages within as little as 30 minutes.

 

3.    Barrack Obama

 

A man who needs no real introduction, now having served two terms as the 44th President of the United States of America (and as a result, taking his place in history as the leader of the free world), Barrack Obama rose from humble upbringings, being raised by a single mother. He became a Harvard educated lawyer, and has won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the War in Iraq after his election as President.

 

4.    Larry Page and Sergey Brin

 

The two men behind what is now one of the most widely used and daily recognized companies in the world (we’ve literally called the act of searching for information online ‘Googling’), and have managed to continue to innovate and maintain their place atop the ever changing tech landscape, despite being a relatively old company. The company that brought us the most trusted search engine in the world, as well as one of the most widely used mobile operating systems is even expanding its product range into high speed Internet access and its crazy sounding ‘Project Loon’, which would launch Internet connected balloons into areas with low connectivity to bring Internet access to those without advanced infrastructure.

 

5.    Sonia Sotomayor

 

The United States Supreme Court is one of the highest honors any judge could aspire to, and Sotomayor has managed to break down countless barriers in her journey that lead her to become only the third ever female Judge to serve on the Supreme Court bench, and astoundingly the first ever Hispanic on the bench to boot. Sotomayor was raised in the Bronx in New York City, a notoriously rough neighborhood, by her widowed mother and has helped turn the scales of justice to a more fair and equal system

 

6.    Elon Musk

 

Today, Elon Musk is one of the biggest names in innovation associated with the tech industry, and many people do not know that he came from humble beginnings as a South African boy who immigrated to the USA at the tender age of 17. Musk became a billionaire once the company he co-founded, became a global phenomenon which is to this day accepted as one of the most efficient and secure online payment systems in the world. That company is PayPal. Musk later invested his money in Tesla Motors, a company looking to reinvent the wheel and introduce affordable and efficient electric cars to the world. In 2014 it was announced that Tesla’s plans would be made available to any company that wishes to use them to build electric vehicles. He also made headlines by introducing plans to build the Hyperloop, a futuristic magnetic levitation transportation system that would allow passengers to travel from Los Angeles to San Francisco in only 35 minutes. Musk is also heavily invested in SpaceX, a company currently leading the frontier of private space travel.

 

7.    Bill Gates

 

A name that hardly needs any introduction. Bill Gates is widely considered to be the wealthiest man in the world, and is also a massive contributor to countless charitable causes around the world. His story is familiar to us all, having started Microsoft in his garage after borrowing money from a friend to buy a crucial part for his first computer, he has gone on to be the CEO of Microsoft, the world’s leading PC software company, with countless innovations under his belt that would take a good chunk of time to even list.

 

8.    Reed Hastings

 

To anyone unfamiliar with Netflix, an online video streaming service that started as a humble video rental and delivery company, it has taken the world by storm, and even though it is currently only available in a select few countries, its services are so popular that in 2013 alone, its share price rose by a whopping 260%. Netflix has also introduced some original content in the last five years, including shows that have garnered a total of 14 Emmy nominations. Not bad for an independent company whose flagship show, House of Cards, is regarded as one of the best series in the last decade. Hastings and his company are also well known for their opposition to the move by telecommunication giants ComCast’s plans to create tiers of Internet connectivity which would effectively widen the Digital Divide at an unprecedented rate.

 

9.    Sir Richard Branson

 

Branson’s name is known worldwide as being synonymous with global reach and as being the franchise that is instantly recognizable anywhere you go. The Virgin Group now consists of over 400 companies, including gyms, record labels, airline and even the brand new Virgin Galactic, set to launch within the next five years, the company plans on making space slight possible for ordinary people in the near future.

 

10.  Bas Lansdorp

 

Lansdorp never really made waves until recently, though he has been involved heavily in innovation for quite some time. The Dutch entrepreneur and successful mechanical engineer helped develop technology aimed at creating efficient, self-sustaining wind-energy. He then sold his shares in the business, Ampyx Power, and invested it in a project called ‘Mars One’, a venture that aims to establish the first ever permanent human colony on Mars in the next 20 years. Plans for the Mars One project are already underway, with applications being sorted through and brave should being chosen to take their places in history as the first colonists of the Red Planet. This is all due to a vision Lansdorp had as a student at the University of Twente in the Netherlands where he graduated with a Masters degree.

 

Written by Wesley Geyer

Top 10 inspirational Leaders

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Some of the most charismatic and inspiring role models in the world come from humble beginnings. We look up to them because they show us that we can do better, and even against adversity, we can accomplish what we set our minds to. When it comes to the most notable among them, we tend to idolize them for all they have accomplished, and we attempt to emulate them in any way possible. Here are 10 of the most accomplished and noteworthy Leaders in the world, living or dead, that have revolutionized the way we see the world.

1.    Nelson Mandela

Perhaps the one person who will inevitably take the top spot on anyone’s list of inspirational people, the late father of South Africa, affectionately known as ‘Tata Madiba’, is known across the globe as one of the most steadfast figures who, right up to the time of his passing, embodied the ideals of reconciliation, peace and love. The first democratically elected President of South Africa and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Nelson Mandela, has helped millions of people keep their dreams alive going forward into the 21st century.

2.    Jeff Bezos

While not many people unfamiliar with the tech and online retail industries will know his name, Bezos is undoubtedly one of the most innovative and successful entrepreneurs and businessmen in the world. In 2013 he bought The Washington Post, one of the world’s leading newspapers, for $250 million, and his company Amazon (best known as being the leading Online retail marketplace in the world) is innovating in more ways than one, with new tests underway that would allow the use of unmanned drones to deliver packages within as little as 30 minutes.

3.    Barrack Obama

A man who needs no real introduction, now having served two terms as the 44th President of the United States of America (and as a result, taking his place in history as the leader of the free `became a Harvard educated lawyer, and has won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the War in Iraq after his election as President.

4.    Larry Page and Sergey Brin

The two men behind what is now one of the most widely used and daily recognized companies in the world (we’ve literally called the act of searching for information online ‘Googling’), and have managed to continue to innovate and maintain their place atop the ever changing tech landscape, despite being a relatively old company. The company that brought us the most trusted search engine in the world, as well as one of the most widely used mobile operating systems is even expanding its product range into high speed Internet access and its crazy sounding ‘Project Loon’, which would launch Internet connected balloons into areas with low connectivity to bring Internet access to those without advanced infrastructure.

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The Importance of introducing kids to nature

Most children, while growing up, have a sense of adventure that is matched by nothing we experience when we become adults. As kids, we get excited at the prospect of being outside, running around, climbing trees, getting dirty and finding weird looking bugs in our gardens.

While most of the time this kind of activity seems like its just a simple part of growing up, or a part of a child’s life that they will eventually grow out of, it is an incredibly important part of the development in any child’s life that will stick with them long into their adult life.

 

Letting children enjoy and develop their relationship with the natural world will not only be beneficial for them, but for the natural world itself, since it is more likely that they will grow up with a healthy respect for all kinds of life, and will be more aware of how they affect climate change, and how to make a difference than if they are constantly sitting in front of the television.

Any direct access they have to the natural world will also give them some valuable experience and knowledge of how the world works for when they get to learn about biology and nature at school.

Many plants in your garden, as well as the insects and animals that may be living in and around them, will grow and develop over time, and being able to experience and learn about those processes will spark your child’s interest, or even allow them to start thinking about the world in a completely different way than they would if they were constantly indoors.

 

In addition to getting them to be more active physically and mentally, exposure to the natural world (even if it is mostly limited to your garden and the local park) will help them feel more comfortable with the idea of being in nature, and when it comes to their adult life, they will be more likely to be able to handle things like insects, spiders and snakes than they would if they viewed those things as dangerous, freaky and unusual.

 

Being in the garden more often means that they will pick up a few scrapes and nicks along the way, and possibly even a few bee stings. All of this will teach them that nature isn’t the horrible wilderness that it seems like, even though we all know that getting stung by a bee isn’t exactly the most enjoyable experience; at least they will be able to understand both how to handle themselves and to not freak out when they come across a lone spider trapped in their bathtub.

 

Written by: Wesley Geyer

Creative writer 

10 Strangest Natural Wonders

We’re all familiar with those natural wonders of the world that have gotten tons of publicity, being named on official lists, becoming officially protected heritage sites, and being featured in the background of all of our friends Facebook photos from their trips abroad. However, many of the greatest, and admittedly, strangest, natural wonders are still quite unknown by most of us. While there is no list long enough to go through every weird and wonderful natural site on the planet, since almost every country in the world has something that has formed naturally that would be considered out of the ordinary, the following (sourced from information available at traveandleiesure.com) is just a taste of what is out there. It doesn’t get much stranger than the natural world, and some of the things on this list would never have been imagined if they hadn’t been discovered first.

 

The Luray Caverns, Virginia, USA

 

In a 400-million-year-old cave system in rural Virginia you’ll find the world’s largest musical instrument. Visitors have been coming to the Luray Caverns to see limestone columns, stalactites, and stalagmites since the site’s discovery in 1878, and while the natural beauty of the underground world is its own draw, the main attraction is the Great Stalacpipe Organ, built in 1954. When the keys of the organ are pressed, a rubber mallet taps the cluster of nearby stalactites, producing varying tones that echo throughout the site’s sprawling network of caves.

 

Glowworm Cave, New Zealand

 

Quarter-inch-long bioluminescent glowworms that radiate a tiny blue light dangle from the ceiling of these caves deep in the lush, subtropical hills of New Zealand’s North Island. Visitors ride in an inflatable raft along the underground Waitomo River with Spellbound Glowworm & Cave Tours. Slowly adjusting to the darkness, they admire what looks like a turquoise starscape. Glowworms, which dangle sticky, filamentous “fishing lines”to catch insects, are scattered throughout many other caves, but their densely concentrated numbers here make this grotto unique in the world.

Carrera Lake, Chile

Six thousand years of wave erosion created the undulating patterns that give these caves their marbleized effect, enhanced by the reflection of the blue and green water of Carrera Lake, near Chile’s border with Argentina. Although the area is threatened by a plan to build a dam nearby, for now, visitors can kayak throughout the caves on days when the waters are calm.

Lake Retba, Senegal

It looks as if someone poured a giant bottle of Pepto-Bismol into Lake Retba—that’s how deeply pink these waters are. The color is actually caused by a particular kind of algae called Dunaliella salinathat produces a pigment. The salt content is extremely high, reaching 40 percent in some spots and allowing the algae to thrive (and swimmers to float effortlessly on the surface of the 10-foot-deep lake). Blinding white piles of salt line the shores, and locals work several hours a day harvesting salt from the bright pink water.

 

Sailing Stones, Death Valley, USA

No one has ever seen one of the “sailing stones”on Death Valley’s Racetrack Playa move, but evidence of their travels is visible in the long track marks that trail behind them in the dusty ground. Scientists aren’t sure exactly how the rocks—which can weigh hundreds of pounds—make their way across the dry lake bed. The prevailing theory is that when the rocks are wet or icy, they’re pushed along the flat playa by strong winds. The deep groove marks they leave behind indicate they may travel up to 700 feet from their point of origin.

Caño Cristales, Colombia

Folks make the journey into central Colombia’s Serranéa de la Macarena national park to see why Caño Cristales has inspired nicknames like the River of Five Colors, the Liquid Rainbow, and even the Most Beautiful River in the World. It’s important to get the timing right: when the water reaches the perfect levels (usually between July and December), it becomes a kaleidoscope of pink, green, blue, and yellow as a plant called the Macarenia clavigera, which lives on the river floor, gets the sun it needs to bloom into an explosion of colors.

The Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania

 

This enormous depression, circular in shape and stretching 25 miles wide, is like a bull’s-eye mark in the middle of an otherwise flat and featureless area of Mauritania desert. Visible from space, it has been a landmark for astronauts since the earliest missions. The Eye isn’t the result of any target practice by aliens; rather, it formed as winds eroded the different layers of sediment, quartzite, and other rocks at varying depths.

The Stone Forest, China

 

Many of the trees within the forest in China’s remote Yunnan Province are rock hard, literally. The area, which spans nearly 200 square miles, was underwater 270 million years ago, and the sea floor was covered with limestone sediment. Gradually, the seabed rose and the water dried up. As rain and wind eroded the weaker rock, the stronger limestone spires began to take shape. Now they rise skyward, surrounded by leafy trees.

Blood Falls, Antarctica

 

A shockingly macabre shade of what looks like blood cascades down the pale face of Taylor Glacier. When scientists first discovered these falls in the McMurdo Dry Valleys in 1911, they thought algae colored the dark red water that spewed from a crack in the glacier. It turns out the hue comes from high iron levels in the falls’source, a pool buried 1,300 feet below the ice. In a sinister twist, the landscape is so arid that when seals and penguins wander inland and get lost, they never decompose; their remains are left strewn about.

Puerto Princesa Subterranean River, Philippines

 

The five-mile-long Puerto Princesa Subterranean River on the island of Palawan is the world’s longest navigable underground river. It flows to the South China Sea through a nearly 15-mile-long cave that’s lined with stalactites and stalagmites and contains the largest cave chamber in the world. The surrounding park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that’s equally impressive and is home to more than 800 plant species, 165 kinds of birds, 30 mammal species, 19 varieties of reptiles, and nine different species of bats.

Different bird species

Most of us interact with birds on a daily basis, yet a lot of the time we view them as quite a regular part of our lives. Sure, most of the birds we encounter in the city tend to be pigeons or finches, but even those are more extraordinary than they seem if you take a closer look. Apart from these, there are thousands of species of birds, each distinctly coloured and shaped and each behaving in their own unique ways, competing for territory and filling the skies with the sounds we sometimes take for granted. Here are a few examples of the incredible variety you might encounter if you only look to wards the sky:

 

Peregrine Falcon:

 

One of the most common birds in the world, peregrine falcons are found on every continent except Antarctica. In North America, the birds are found along the eastern, western and Gulf of Mexico coastlines, and inland throughout the Rocky Mountain region as well as throughout Alaska and Mexico.

These birds prefer open habitats near water, and they have also adapted to urban environments, largely through repopulation programs. Northern and southern populations will migrate seasonally, and all peregrine falcons are nomadic in search of food.

These birds of prey are powerful, swift flyers. They will soar in search of food, diving at speeds of 175 miles per hour or faster as they attack. Peregrine falcons have large territories and will return to the same breeding and nesting sites for generations.

Common Bronzewing:

In many parts of the world, doves and pigeons are relatively bland birds, but the common bronzewing of Australia has some of the most colorful plumage of any pigeon in the world. One look at its iridescent wings, and no birder will think there's anything "common" about this bird. Males have a gray body with a buff forehead and pink wash on the breast. A thick white line runs beneath the eye and around the cheek.

The dark wings have buff edges and show iridescent tips that may appear green, blue, violet, red, orange or yellow in good light. The blue-gray tail has a dark subterminal band. Legs and feet are red. Females are similar but have a gray forehead, lack the pinkish breast and show less wing iridescence.

Common bronzewings are shy birds and are generally cautious, though not skittish, around humans. They feed on the ground, often scratching through leaf litter in their preferred low scrub habitat, and will freeze if threatened, flushing into rapid flight only when a predator approaches more closely. These birds are frequently solitary but may be found in pairs or small groups near superior water sources and feeding areas.

Baltimore Oriole:

Named for the colorful coat of arms carried by Lord Baltimore in the 17th century, the Baltimore oriole is a brilliantly colored songbird welcome in many backyards. Once combined with its western counterpart as a single species, the northern oriole, the Baltimore oriole today is recognized as a distinct species and is the state bird of Maryland.

These orioles can be very shy, solitary birds for most of the year, though after the nesting season they are likely to appear in pairs or small mixed flocks, particularly while foraging in the fall and winter.

They forage in shrubs, bushes and trees, hunting for insects or picking through flowers. Where the Baltimore oriole’s range overlaps with the Bullock’s oriole, interbreeding and hybridization is common.

Swallow-Tailed Hummingbird:

One of the largest hummingbirds, the swallow-tailed hummingbird is also one of the most beautiful, graceful and distinctive. Because of its large size, the swallow-tailed hummingbird is a dominant bird and can be very aggressive.

Both males and females will dive bomb and chase intruders away from feeders, nectar-rich flowers and nesting areas. In addition to feeding on nectar, they will hawk insects in flight. Swallow-tailed hummingbirds are common year-round residents in southeastern Brazil, southern Bolivia and along the coast of French Guiana.

They can be readily found in urban and suburban open areas such as parks and gardens, where they will feed on flowers or flowering trees. These hummingbirds do not migrate.

American Goldfinch:

With its bright yellow plumage, perky behavior and melodious song, the American goldfinch is one of the most highly sought after backyard birds. Found throughout the United States, this common bird is a welcome guest for many backyard birders.

American goldfinches are one of the most common and widespread backyard birds in North America and can be found in open fields, scrub forest and suburban habitats. Populations in southern Canada and the southern United States migrate seasonally but may linger where food sources are abundant.

Goldfinches may congregate in small or medium mixed flocks during the fall and winter, often with pine siskins or other finches. These birds are mildly aggressive while feeding and become more territorial during breeding season. American goldfinches can easily feed upside down and are often found clinging to seed heads or specialized feeders.

Atlantic Puffin:

Often called the "clown of the sea" or "parrot of the sea," the Atlantic puffin is instantly recognizable for its colorful bill and clown-like eye markings. Unique and engaging, this bird is also the official provincial birdof Newfoundland and Labrador. Aptly named, Atlantic puffins congregate on the Atlantic coast.

They can be found year round on rocky islands from northern Maine to Nova Scotia and Labrador, as well as along the western coast of Greenland. In summer, these birds breed and nest in colonies on rocky coastlines, cliffs and islands from northern Maine and eastern Canada to the United Kingdom and Scandinavia, including suitable locations in large bays.

Atlantic puffins spend the winter at sea, with a range extending from the Arctic Circle to as far south as North Carolina, and in Europe as far south as Spain and Morocco. These are social birds that gather in large summer colonies with other seabirds, where they can become quite tame.

While awkward on land, they are superb swimmers and can dive up to 200 feet deep while fishing, though shallower dives are more typical. They arrange several fish perpendicular to their bills when hunting and transport the food back to the nest with heads and tails dangling out either side of their bills

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Did You Know?

The Ross & Filchner-Ronne ice shelves in the Antartic are the world's largest floating expanses of ice.

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Do You Know What A Peninsula is?

A piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.

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The World's Strongest Earthquakes

1.Chile (Valdivia) 9.5-1960
2.Alaska (Good Friday Earthquake) 9.2 1964
3.Underearth Earthquake off the coast of Sumatra 9.1 2004
4.Russia (Kamchata) 9.0 1952
5.Off the coast of Ecuador 8.8 1957
6.Alaska (Andereanof Island) 8.8 1957
7. Alaska (Rat Island) 8.7 1965
8.North Sumtra 8.6 2005
9 .India (Assam) 8.6 1950
10.Indonesia (Banda Sea) 8.6 1938

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The Deepest Sea Depths

1.Bellingshausen Sea 4,830 m
2.Dumont d'Urville Sea 4,725m
3.Amundsen Sea 4,460m
4.Ross Sea 4,175m
5.Weddell Sea 4,037m
6.Cooperation Sea 3,500m
7.Davis Sea 3,082m

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The World's Largest Coral Reefs

1.Great Barrier Reef ,Australia 348 700sq.km
2.New Caledonia Barrier Reef,New Caledonia 15,743sq.km
3.Andros ,Bahamas 6000sq.km
4.Belize Barrier Reef,Belize 963sq.km
5.East Rennell,Solomon Islands 370sq.km
6.Tubbataha Reef, Philipines 332sq.km

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The Largest Meteorite Finds:

Mass in tonnes

1.Hoba,Namibia (60 tonnes)
2.Campo-del-Cielo ,Argentina (37 tonnes)
3.Cape York, Greenland (31tonnes)
4.Armanty,China (28 tonnes)
5.Bacubirito ,Mexico (22tonnes)
6.Cape York ,Greenland (20.1 tonnes)
7.Mbosi,Tanzinia (16tonnes)
8.Campo-del-Cielo,Argentina (14,9 tonnes)

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Did You Know?

The Great Rift Valley runs southward from Syria to Mozambique for 6,000km.

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