S106 - Research Group

Marine iguanas of the Galapagos Islands - diving for food Duration: 02:00 At dawn the cold-blooded marine iguanas are seen warming their bodies in the sun. The larger males are then seen diving into the surf, swimming up to 10 metres to the sea floor and grazing on red and green algae. A voiceover explains that they are only able to stay in the cold ocean for ten minutes. They are finally seen climbing back onto the rocky shore. This clip was first created on

Huayna Capac and an estimated 50 percent of the population died of smallpox around 1527. Inca governmental capability must have suffered greatly, resulting in a period of turmoil. The empire fell into civil war over Inca secession, and it’s likely that Machu Picchu was abandoned at this time because the cost of maintaining it was prohibitive, and the epidemic and war had depleted the remaining male population.  

Machu Picchu, primarily a ceremonial site, had limited administrative or commercial use and was located on a difficult road in near impassable terrain in the high cloud forest.

What Kind Animals Live Grand Canyon - Furry or Ferocious?

When searching for activities on a Grand Canyon kids vacation, you’ll find everything from mule rides and hiking to train rides and riv

mule rides and hiking to train rides and river rafting

mule rides and hiking to train rides and river rafting

The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef in the world. It consists of more than 2,900 coral reefs,

There are many indigenous groups of people who have live in the tropical rainforests. Many of these groups, like the Yanomamo tribe of the Amazon rainforests of Brazil and southern Venezuela, have lived in scattered villages in the rainforests for hundreds or thousands of years. These tribes get their food, clothing, and housing mainly from materials they obtain in the forests. Forest people are mostly hunter-gatherers; they get their food by hunting for meat (and fishing for fish) and gathering edible plants, like starchy roots and fruit. Many also have small gardens in cleared areas of the forest. Since the soil in the rainforest is so poor, the garden areas must be moved after just a few years, and another part of the forest is cleared. Most indigenous populations are declining. There are many reasons for this. Their primary problems are disease (like smallpox and measles, which were inadvertently introduced by Europeans) and governmental land seizure

Coral reefs are made of thousands and thousands of minute coral polyps that are held together by coralline algae. Most coral reefs are several million years old and contain richly diverse life forms. The Great Barrier Reef is a coral reef, comprising more than 400 species of coral. It is considered the largest living organism in the world.