Adelie Penguin: Most Amusing Bird From Antarctica
A National Geographic Society feature on Adelie penguins describes their Antarctic life and quirks. It notes courtship with stones, nest theft, and fights, plus chicks hungry for food and survival from skua prey, with a Washington Zoo example and plans for a climate-controlled exhibit.
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Dead Sea Not Deadly Despite Salt Levels
The Dead Sea, fed by the Jordan River and other streams, remains at a constant level despite eight times saltier water than the ocean. It lies 1,292 feet below the Mediterranean, is about 45 miles long, and 5 to 9 miles wide. The area has little vegetation and ruins the myth that its fumes are deadly.
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Washington Star
Godlike Patterson Inspires Indian Medicine Canes
Smithsonian researchers note canes used by Panama and northern South American medicine men depict a white man in European dress. The figure, based on seventeenth century Scottish doctor William Patterson, is venerated as a god of medicine. Patterson’s failed colony on the Gulf of San Blas left a lasting magical cult carried by staffs across tribes.
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Aviators Postpone Speed Tests To Spare Ducks At Dayton
Officials at Patterson aviation field in Dayton Ohio defer speed tests after 8000 ducks migrate through marshy areas during northward flights. Frightening the birds proved ineffective so flying low and fast risks injuries to the birds, prompting the temporary halt.
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