| Ancient city by the sea rises amid Egypt's resorts By PAUL SCHEMM 2010-09-07T12:10:49ZMARINA, Egypt (AP) -- Today, it's a sprawl of luxury vacation homes where Egypt's wealthy play on the white beaches of the Mediterranean coast. But 2,000 years ago, this was a thriving Greco-Roman port city, boasting villas of merchants grown rich on the wheat and olive trade.... hosted.ap.org |
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Mystery Bird: White-bellied bustard, Eupodotis senegalensis This lovely little African mystery bird has a much larger cousin that was endemic to Great BritainImmature white-bellied bustard, Eupodotis senegalensis (formerly Neotis cafra and Otis cafra), this bird also goes by a variety of common names including barrow's bustard, Senegal bustard and the white-bellied korhaan. This bird was photographed from a hot-air balloon in Seregeti National Park, Tanzania. Image: Dan Logen, 19 January 2010 (look at this bird with binoculars).Nikon D300, 200-400mm lens at 400 ISO 1250, f/6.3, 1/640 sec.Question: This lovely little African mystery bird has a much larger cousin that was endemic to Great Britain. Can you name this species and its British cousin?Response: This is an immature white-bellied bustard, Eupodotis senegalensis. Its British cousin is the great bustard, Otis tarda, which is depicted in the design of the west Wiltshire coat of arms. The great bustard was hunted out of existence by the 1840s. If you have bird images, video or mp3 files that you'd like to share with a large and appreciate audience, feel free to email them to me for consideration.GrrlScientistguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
Science is the Dumbest Religion! Sunday is god-mocking day, so here's some good old fashioned mockery for you, courtesy of Edward CurrentHave they really found the missing link? Or are Darwinianists just blindly worshipping roadkill again? Edward Current has his own channel on YouTube. GrrlScientistguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
17 rare sea turtles rescued off Cape Cod, Mass. QUINCY, Mass. (AP) -- Seventeen rare sea turtles suffering a variety of ailments are recovering at the New England Aquarium after being rescued over the past two days off of Cape Cod, Mass.... hosted.ap.org |