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King of the Swingers: Gutsy Gibbon Ditches the Monkey bars to Show o

Posted by: "Jayac" jayac@unknown.com   freelance_kandy_mickey

Fri Oct 28, 2011 7:17 am (PDT)





King of the Swingers: Gutsy Gibbon Ditches the Monkey bars to Show off his Tightrope Walking Skills

King of the Swingers: Gutsy Gibbon Ditches the Monkey bars to Show off his Tightrope Walking Skills
By JESSICA SATHERLEY
Last updated at 7:09 PM on 27th October 2011

Forget monkey bars, this gutsy gibbon clearly prefers the trickier task of the tightrope.
The playful primate looked footloose and fancy free as he strutted his stuff on a branch in Borneo - mimicking the movements of an acrobat.
The Hylobates agilis, also known as the Black-Handed Gibbon or the lesser ape, captivated tourists with his agile antics.

Acrobatics: The Gibbon balancing on the Liana vine in the Tanjung Puting National Park in Borneo, Indonesia

As he sprinted skillfully back and forth across a branch, wildlife photographer Thomas Marent, captured the entire comic episode on camera.
The 45-year-old from Baden, near Zurich, Switzerland was shooting orangutans at the Tanjung Puting National Park in Indonesia when the talented gibbon came into view.

Thomas said: 'The gibbon didn't seem to trust us at first but as soon as he saw a crowd gathering the shyness just seemed to go.
'Our tour guide had pieces of banana and each time the gibbon would run across the branch to get to it.

Show off: The confident gibbon strutted his stuff on the branch in front of tourists and was photographed by Thomas Marent

Motivation: The tour guide had pieces of banana and each time the gibbon would run across the branch to get to it

'That's when we saw what an amazing talent he had and I managed to get the shot I was aiming for.

'He seemed to really enjoy showing off and went back and forth several times.

'This made the shoot easy despite the dark dense canopy of the rainfores t.

'I know Gibbons are the acrobats among the Asian primates but I have never seen anything like this before. It was spectacular.

'I started making a living from photography five years ago and have photographed landscapes, architecture and people but nothing could ever fascinate me as much as wildlife.'

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2054109/Gutsy-gibbon-ditches-monkey-bars-tightrope-walking-skills.html#ixzz1c3Ovflu0

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There She Blows!  Moment a 500-tonne Barge is Destroyed by Explosive

Posted by: "Jayac" jayac@unknown.com   freelance_kandy_mickey

Fri Oct 28, 2011 7:21 am (PDT)





There She Blows! Moment a 500-tonne Barge is Destroyed by Explosives

There She Blows!
Moment a 500-tonne Barge is Destroyed by Explosives

Last updated at 5:19 AM on 28th October 2011

This is the moment a massive 500-tonne, six-storey barge ship went BOOM after it was blown up by explosives.
The enormous barge ship named Margaret was destroyed in Jacobs Bay, 120km north of Cape Town, South Africa.
The 100 metre-long vessel - which had been en-route from China to the Netherlands - was deemed unsalvageable after it ran aground in winter storms.

BOOM: The barge Margaret blown up after being stranded on the South African coast for six months

On board, its huge cargo of two dry docks - massive maintenance bays for ships - and 12 river barges were also unable to be recovered and so the decision was taken to destroy everything.
After a team appointed by the owners spent six months unsuccessfully attempting to remove the wreck from the rocks, all salvage efforts were abandoned.
The wreck then became the responsibility of the South African Maritime Safety Authority.

Smoke on the water: A massive amount of explosives is detonated inside the stricken vessel

The enormous demolition task depended on using a massive two-and-a-half tonnes of explosives to bring the wreck crashing down like a pack of cards.
Amazingly, six of the barges on board were successfully released into the water during the operation and towed to the port of Saldanha, a few miles away.
Amateur photographer and marine salvage worker Glenn Kasner caught the whole amazing spectacle on camera.

Explosive sight: The stranded barge smashes apart as the full blast rips through the superstructure

Mr Kasner, 52, from South Africa, said: 'Various options were considered and it was eventually decided that the best method would be to release as many of the barges as possible by toppling the stack by means of controlled explosions.
'A naval architect - assisted by an explosives expert - carefully calculated exactly the quantity of explosives required and where these 'shaped charges' should be placed in order to achieve the desired effect.
'Preparations for the blast included boarding up the windows on all the houses in close proximity to the site and evacuating the residents to safe viewing sites,' said Mr Kasner.

Now you see it, now you don't: The aftermath of the explosion and the barge is completely destroyed

'We watched it from about a kilometre away, it was softer than expected and sounded much like someone firing a machine gun a s the individual detonations were milliseconds apart.
He explained: 'The reason for this was to prevent damage to the nearby houses - some as close as 200m - from the huge shock wave.'
But the operation was deemed a success. 'In fact, not a single window pane was broken during the operation,' Mr Kasner said.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2054237/There-blows-Moment-500-tonne-barge-blown-up.html#ixzz1c3RYB7cd

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Lighthouses and Waves

Posted by: "Raj" raj@unknown.com

Fri Oct 28, 2011 7:30 am (PDT)



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Wieliczka Salt Mine

Posted by: "Raj" raj@unkown.com

Fri Oct 28, 2011 7:39 am (PDT)



*Wieliczka Salt Mine is an astounding subterranean salt cathedral located
in Poland.*
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Red Crab Migration...

Posted by: "Shyjith M" jithu.m1984@gmail.com

Fri Oct 28, 2011 6:03 pm (PDT)



At the beginning of the wet season (usually October / November), most
adult red crabs suddenly begin a spectacular migration from the forest to
the coast to breed. Breeding is usually synchronized island-wide. The rains
provide moist overcast conditions for crabs to make their long and difficult
journey to the sea.* 07* more images after the break...

During peak migration times, sections of roads where crabs cross in high
numbers may be closed to vehicles for short periods of time. You can park
your vehicle and carefully walk amongst the moving sea of crabs as they
relentlessly make their way to and from the shore.
The easiest places to watch the crab migration and the females spawn are
at Drumsite, Flying Fish Cove, Ethel Beach and Greta Beach.
Updates on public notice boards and local radio give crab movements during
the migration.
The annual breeding migration.
While the rains provide the moist preconditions for the march to begin,
the timing of the migration breeding sequence is also linked to the phases
of the moon. Eggs are released by the female red crabs into the sea
precisely at the turn of the high tide during the last lunar quarter.
The sea level at the base of the cliffs and on the beaches, where the
females release their eggs, at this time varies the least for a longer
period, and it is therefore safer for the females approaching the water's
edge to release their eggs. Sometimes there are earlier and later migrations
of smaller numbers of crabs but all migrations retain this same lunar
rhythm.
Males lead the first wave of the downward migration and are joined by
females as they progress. Larger males arrive at the sea first (after about
five to seven days) but are soon outnumbered by females. The crabs replenish
moisture by dipping in the sea.The males then retreat to the lower terraces
to dig burrows. The density of burrows is high (one to two per square metre)
and males fight each other for burrow possession. The females move to the
terraces and mating occurs. After mating, males dip again and begin
returning inland.
The females produce eggs within three days of mating and remain in the
moist burrows on the terraces for 12-13 days while they develop. The eggs
are held in a brood pouch between their extended abdomen and thorax. A
single female can brood up to 100,000 eggs. In the morning and late
afternoon around the last quarter of the moon, the egg-laden females descend
from the terraces to the shoreline. They pack into shaded areas above the
waterline, in densities of up to 100 per square metre in some places. The
females usually release their eggs into the sea toward dawn, around the turn
of the high tide. Release of eggs may occur on five or six consecutive
nights during the main breeding migration.

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*MONGOLIA*_* 1

Posted by: "TUNA" tuna.34@gmail.com   tunaysem

Fri Oct 28, 2011 6:26 pm (PDT)



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolia

Region: East and Central Asia
Area total: 1,564,115.75 km2
Coast line: Landlocked country
Capital:Ulan Bator

Ulan Bator

The Parliament building at Sukhbaatar Square

Zaisan Memorial that honors Soviet soldiers killed in World War II.

Bogd Khan Palace.

Bogd Khan Palace.

Bogd Khan Palace.

Opera House

Gandan Temple - Ulan Bator

Two coloumns of Qianlong Emperor in Amgalan

Sukhbaatar square

Plaques depicting the sister cities of Ulan Bator.

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*MONGOLIA*_* 2

Posted by: "TUNA" tuna.34@gmail.com   tunaysem

Fri Oct 28, 2011 6:30 pm (PDT)



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolia

Region: East and Central Asia
Area total: 1,564,115.75 km2
Coast line: Landlocked country
Capital:Ulan Bator

Yurt

Festival day

Women archers

Eagle hunter

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Stunning Kumarakom, Must See!

Posted by: "Pam" colmaxed@yahoo.com   colmaxed

Fri Oct 28, 2011 10:01 pm (PDT)



Hi,
Kumarakom is an amazingly beautiful, scenic, must-see tourist
destination in Kerala famous for its backwater tourism. It is set in the
backdrop of the pristine Vembanad Lake, abundant in marine life.

See it here - http://indiaouting.com/kerala/kumarakom/
<http://indiaouting.com/kerala/kumarakom/>

The place has expanses of mangrove forests, paddy fields and coconut
groves. Kumarakom has a wide variety of houseboats and is well known
through out the world for housbeoat experience.

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