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Zina S

Reptiles, Reptile Pictures, Reptile Facts - National Geographic - 0 views

  • Reptiles have been around for 300 million years, and during the age of the dinosaurs, they ruled the Earth. Those days are long gone, and those giants have vanished, but some 6,500 species of reptiles still thrive today. Crocodiles, snakes, lizards, and turtles are all reptiles. Most reptiles live on land, and most lay eggs. They are vertebrates, and, unlike any other animals, are covered in scales. They are cold-blooded, and regulate their body temperature by seeking or avoiding the sun's heat.
Shardul B

Why do rainforests have so many kinds of plants and animals? - 0 views

  • Europe has 321 butterfly species, while a park in the rainforest of Peru (Manu National Park) has 1300 species.
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      Lots of Biodiversity
  • the United States has 81 species of frogs, while Madagascar which is smaller than Texas, may have 300 species.
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      biodiversity in USA
  • Europe has 321 butterfly species, while a park in the rainforest of Peru (Manu National Park) has 1300 species.
Morgan V

Macaws - 0 views

  • Macaws are herbivores. They eat primarily seeds, nuts, and fruit. Using their impressive beaks, they have no problem opening even the toughest seed.
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      Write this in my U.O.I book.
  • First they scratch a thin line with their beak’s sharp point, and then they shear the seed open. But inside some of those seeds are poisonous chemicals. How can macaws eat the seeds without getting sick or dying? They visit clay licks—the rainforest’s natural “drugstores.”
  • The Amazon rainforest has more than 100 of these special clay- and mineral-rich areas along riverbanks.
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  • Most macaws live in South and Central America. However, at least two species—scarlet macaws and military macaws—can be found in Mexico as well. Most macaws live in tropical rainforests, where they make nests in holes in trees, but some live in other habitats.
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      look on diigo to remember this note.
  • Macaws face two major threats: habitat destruction and the pet trade. Places where macaws live are being destroyed mostly as a result of deforestation. More than 18,000 square kilometers of Amazon rainforest are cut down every year. That’s an area larger than the state of Connecticut in the United States! So many macaws have been captured and sold into the pet trade that this has become a serious problem.
  • macaws mate for life. They form breeding pairs called pair bonds that live together, groom each other, and share food. Macaws lay eggs once a year. Breeding seasons generally begin in late fall or early winter.
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    imformation about breading and how they live
Shardul B

Rainforest insects - 0 views

  • Most of the animal species found in the rainforest are insects. About one quarter of all animal species that have been named and described by scientists are beetles. Nearly 500,000 kinds of beetles are known to exist.
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      insects are mostly found in Rainforests
Billie C

jagua fruit - 0 views

  • If It's Been Around So Long, Why Have I never Heard Of It Before Now? I guess there are still a lot of secrets in the South American Rainforests. The recent explosion in the popularity of Jagua body art just goes to show that there are many possibilities still out there that the outside world has not even noticed. More importantly it goes to show that local traditional knowledge is incredibly important to the whole world, not just the local people of the Rainforest. So every effort should be made to help preserve it.
  • If It's Been Around So Long, Why Have I never Heard Of It Before Now? I guess there are still a lot of secrets in the South American Rainforests. The recent explosion in the popularity of Jagua body art just goes to show that there are many possibilities still out there that the outside world has not even noticed. More importantly it goes to show that local traditional knowledge is incredibly important to the whole world, not just the local people of the Rainforest. So every effort should be made to help preserve it.
  • Where Can I Get Hold Of Some Jagua Then? Well you could take a trip out to the rainforests and search it out yourself. But if your going to paint from an unripe fruit, you only have a short time to do it, before the stain stops working. But recently Jagua Body Art products like Jagua Paint and Jagua Gel have been made readily available to you so you can create your own jagua tattoos whenever you like.
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  • Jagua is a tropical fruit that is used for traditional body art. The unripe jagua fruit juice is painted on the skin making elaborate and striking jagua body art. It's a really great type of body paint because it can last for a few weeks, just like henna body art. So technically jagua is actually a stain and not a paint.
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    they use this to do art in the tropical rain forest.
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    really cool facts
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    interesting
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    What is a jagua furit?
Antara V

YouTube - Animal Abuse china - 0 views

shared by Antara V on 11 Sep 09 - Cached
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    SOOOOOO SAD!!!!! i wish i did not watch this!
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    I HATE PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SOMETIMES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A VERY SAD VIDEO! I DON'T BLAME JUST CHINA! PEOPLE PLEASE STOP!!!
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    So sad
Shardul B

Tropical Rainforest - 0 views

  • In most tropical rainforests, it rains every day.
  • Rainforests need lots of water and most of it comes pouring down as rain - at least 200 cm per year.
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      Climate and weather in Rainforests
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    Rainforests need lots of water
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    Rainforets need lots of water
Zoe P

Huli tribe - 0 views

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      That is usefull information
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    That is a good start for the description part
Alexandra R

Desert Animal Printouts - EnchantedLearning.com - 0 views

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      this is a good website for general information and a list of animals
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    all about deserts..............
Shashank A

Endangered Rain Forest Animals - 0 views

  • Three very toxic species of poison dart frogs from Colombia and South America are utilized by Indians to poison the tips of blowgun darts
Alexandra R

Tundra Animals - 0 views

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  • Animals that live in the tundra have special adaptations that allow them to survive the extreme temperatures and conditions that are present in a tundra.  A good example of an animal with special adaptations is the Arctic Fox.  The Arctic Fox has short ears and a short, round body with a thick coat to minimize the amount of skin exposed to the frigid air.  There is a low amount of biodiversity in the tundra so fluctuations in one animal population will effect populations in another.  An example of this would be that if in a certain year there is a lower amount of Lemmings than usual, then the population of Snowy Owls, who feed mostly on Lemmings, will also decrease.
Antara V

Bing - 0 views

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    bing
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    Bing is from microsoft......another search engin
Jean Luc L

Eurasian Steppe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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    very interesting,,,,I like that one.
Antara V

Google - 0 views

shared by Antara V on 11 Sep 09 - Cached
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    Plain google.
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    Google. Some thing very common....but no one bookmarked it so i am book marking this page.....
Paul I

What Is a Desert? - 0 views

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