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Posts Tagged ‘eggs’
Animals, Conservation, Nature, Videos & Documentaries, Weird Stuff, Wildlife & Flora, May 7th, 2012,
White-tailed Eagle is one of the largest birds of prey in the world. It weighs up to 6 kilograms, with a 2.5 metre wingspan. “During the period 1800-1970, White-tailed Eagles in most of Europe, underwent dramatic declines, and became extinct in many regions of Western, central, and Southern Europe. While Norway, Germany, Poland, and Iceland harboured the largest surviving populations, pockets of reproducing pairs remained in several other countries” – according to Wikipedia. The White-Tailed Eagle (Polish: Bielik, plural Bieliki) is considered Poland’s national symbol and it is believed that it’s this noble bird that appears on the Coat of…
Tags: babies, chick, eggs, live transmission, nest, nestling, Poland, while-tail eagle
Nature, Science & Technology, Videos & Documentaries, Feb 5th, 2012,
Scientists recently made an eye-opening discovery at Golden Gate Highlands National Park in South Africa. Several nests of Massospondylus, a 20ft (6m) long sauropod, including fossilized eggs and hatchling footprints, is increasing scientists knowledge of the nesting, breeding and mothering habits of dinosaurs. The dinosaur nesting site is believed to be 190 million years old, some 100 million years older than any dinosaur nest previously found. At least 10 nests were uncovered at several different rock levels. Each contained up to 34 round eggs in tightly clustered clutches. The distribution of the nests indicated that dinosaurs returned repeatedly to the…
Tags: dinosaur, eggs, Massospondylus, nest
Green living, Weird Stuff, May 13th, 2010,
Have you ever heard the phrase “get them while they’re young”? Well, apparently that also applies to the green lifestyle. German designers GPAC have designed the Discovery Childcare Center: a preschool in the shape of 13 eggs. These egg structures can be moved and positioned in a number of ways. They are also connected by a common area, dubbed the “Discovery Zone”. In this zone will be a number of activities—such as arts & crafts, exercise, and theater performances—that will aid in the development of the children’s senses. Oh, and the Discovery Zone also doubles as a solar collector. Another…
Tags: architecture, child development, design, Discovery Childcare Center, eggs, Germany, GPAC, Green
Nature, Videos & Documentaries, Wildlife & Flora, Mar 18th, 2010,
Beginning on Monday night, some 20,000 endangered Olive Ridley turtles stormed a beach in the Indian state of Orissa to lay their eggs. This year’s nesting began nearly a month later than last year, but this is not unusual, says a report in the Times of India. Unusual or not, late nesting means more eggs will die due to beach erosion that takes place during the summer, according to an article by ANI. Ports, terminals and offshore oil drilling also threaten the turtles’ survival. “Every year, almost 8,000-10,000 Olive Ridleys die. However, the nesting is going on and this time…
Tags: ANI, beach, eggs, endangered, India, Indian, ITN, nest, nesting, Olive Ridley, turtles
