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Sunday, March 27, 2011

My Reflection on my 'Gimli Glider' reflection

At first, I found it rather hard to rephrase the information I got. But, I evenually figured out how to make my ACE assignment sound interesting and convincing.

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Cool science facts on animals

1. Of all the mammals, the order Chiroptera (bats) is the only group of mammals that possess true flight ability.

2. The beluga, Delphinapterus leucas, is also known as the sea canary due to the fact that it emits calls that can be heard through the hulls of boats.

3. The peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus, is the world's fastest bird. It hits 230 kph when diving to catch prey.

4. The arctic tern, Sterna paradiscaca, makes the longest migration of any bird-16000 km, twice a year.

5. The king cobra, Ophiophagus hannah, is the longest venomous snake, at 5 metres long.

6. The blue coral snake, Maticora bivirgata, is also called the '100 pace snake', referring to the distance one is thought to be capable of traveling before succumbing to its venom.

7. The black mamba, Dendroaspis polylepis, is the world's fastest snake. In short bursts of speed it can reach 20 kph.

8. The whale shark is the largest fish in the world. It can reach lengths of 14 metres.