"A ball! A ball!"
Funny Animal Photos by Ty Buchanan
Funny Animal Photos by Ty Buchanan
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Kiwi Came from Australia
Three years ago a fossil was found at st Bathams in New Zealand. The record books now have to be rewritten. It seems the fossil is an ancestor of the Kiwi and it indicates that it was related to the Australian emu. This undermines the premise that the kiwi is a solely New Zealand bird. After all it is the national symbol.
You see, the emu relative could fly and it flew to New Zealand. It was a tiny bird compared to the kiwi. The enormous egg that kiwis lay evolved. It was not "handed-down" by the giant Moa. Eggs began to get larger in birds during the Miocene.
The theory that the kiwi originated in Australia was commonly held before this fossil find. It was believed to have got to New Zealand when the country was joined to Australia on Gondwanaland, but his view has been put to rest.
Most New Zealand birds got bigger over time. This was not unusual. The kiwi evolved from the earlier tiny ancestor. Discovery of this 20 million year old fossil was pure luck. It is the oldest fossil ever found in New Zealand.
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Thankful Thursday
Hi there, Baby Doll here. I just wanted to do a post to thank all that tried to help me find a home. That nice Brian's Home did a lovely post about me, that nice goat friend of ours, Pricilla, did a super nice post about me, and our good friend Katie, also did a lovely post about me. And lots of people tweeted all about me. Also thanks to Don for helping with the transportation. But luckily someone on Facebook saw my picture and wanted to have me.So we so thank everyone that went out of their way for us.
So I am going to my new home today and I am hoping for the best. I am taking my fox with me.
Thanks again everyone.
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Big Nose Koala
"What do you mean, I have a big doze?"
Funny Animal Photos by Ty Buchanan
Funny Animal Photos by Ty Buchanan
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Wordless Wednesday
Just a few words from Joe, I am crossing my hooves for all those kitties that are not feeling well or that are looking for homes. Lots of purrs to you too.
Just contemplating what I am going to do today.
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Supermarket Bags Pollute the Ocean
Whether you use an "environmentally friendly" shopping bag or a standard one you are damaging the environment. They both take time to break down. Furthermore, the so called "safe" bags cause pollution during manufacture.
Australia's oceanic waters carry countless pieces of plastic bags, Marine creatures eat this debris and die. When plastic breaks down in sea water it becomes very tiny and is virtually invisible. These pieces gather up pollutants and become mobile destructors. The tinier the particles the more absorbent it becomes.
Researchers scooped up surface water from the ocean in coastal water all the way from Perth to Fiji and New Zealand. By observing the area of the net covered in plastic fragments they were able to codify amounts across a vast area. The average number of microplastic fragments was 4,000 per square kilometers. It went as high as 23,000 in some places. This was near highly populated cities.
Most of the items people use are made of plastic. Supermarket bags are the most prominent, followed by drink bottles. Plastic cups and discarded packaging.
Ocean currents also move the plastic into low populated sectors of the ocean. They build up "floating dustbin" regions that become permanent. Marine life is seriously affected. This will ultimately become a major problem for Mankind just as serious as climate change
Conservation by Ty Buchanan
Conservation by Ty Buchanan
Share ArticleTabby Tummy Tuesday.
Hi there, Mew Mew here and I love rolling around in the sun talking to the Person. Don't you just love the expression on my face. That is just me. I have a huge attitude and the Person loves it
OK we have done the pictures now, lets have that snack. And she did get her snack, feisty lady.
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