Time Travel

This was a genuine advert in an american paper.

Antlers

So researching into Antlers got me a bit obsessed so i spent an obscene amount of money on my own pair because they are rad and look amazing. So here is a few pictures of them in my house.

They have 10 points and have a very wide girth. This means that this Red Deer must have been pretty old because they only get this big when there older.

Jupiter

Jupiter is made up of belts of different types of clouds, mainly brown and white.

Two wide stripes—known as the equatorial belts—normally circle the huge planet, products of the fast-moving jet streams that roar through Jupiter's atmosphere.

But in May this year the southern equatorial belt dissaperead leaving what is usually a dark redish brown belt to now a pale white belt. This also makes the Giant Red Spot appear duller.

This doesnt concern most astronamers becuase a similiar event happend in 1990. But the southern equatorial belt didnt completly dissapeared, only became smaller.

The southern equatorial belt is expected to make its return with in 1 to 3 years returning Jupiter back to its 'normal' self

Jupiter

http://science.nationalgeographic.com/space/solar-system/jupiter-article/

Just found this nicely laid out and interactive National Geographic Website about Jupiter! Very Good and has all the important information.

Maps

The word MAP comes from the Latin word, "mappa", and means napkin, cloth, or sheet. A cartographer is someone who creates maps.

There are different types of maps;

Topographic (a basic type of map that shows the natural and artificial features of an area. It also shows the borders of towns, states, or countries)

Special purpose (Navigational and Avaition maps are used by Pilots and Ship Captains)

Relief (are 3D maps made out of clay or plastic)

Political (Show the divides between different countries)

Geologic (shows land use, rainfall, population, and other kinds of scientific data)

The first map to represent the known world was created by Anaximander, a Greek philosopher, in the 6th century B.C.

In 1507 Martin Waldseemuller, a German cartographer, was the first to add the Americas to a map he created.

Maps

Ortelius's map of the world, from 1601

1418 Ming Dynasty Map by artist Mo Yi-tong, possibly the oldest map of the world!

Giant Tortoise

I think these big guys are good because they look so old and wise. And take life nice and easy.

Here are some pictures of Giant Tortoises looking amazing...

A giant tortoise at a mud wallow on Volcan Alcedo in the Galapagos Islands.

Scientists have successfully reintroduced giant tortoises to a Galapagos island where the species once teetered on extinction.

Recently the Galapagos Islands have been removed from the Unesco endangered list! Hooray!

Here is a close up of 'Lonely George' who is the last known Pinta Giant Tortoise, who are native to only one island in the pacific. He is the last of the species and has been labelled the rarest creature in the world.

Poor George.

Here is when i met one of these amazing creatures in Singapore !

Above are some pictures of Galapagos Giant Tortoises

Here is a picture of a Galapagos Giant Tortoise with a new born. Seventy may seem rather old to be reproducing, but the Galapagos tortoise doesn't reach sexual maturity until it is 25.

Mating can occur at any time during the year, and the female tortoise can produce between two and 16 tennis ball-sized eggs, which she buries in a 1ft deep nest.

They then incubate for around 130 days. Unusually, temperature can effect the gender of the hatchlings. A low nest temperature means they are likely to be male, while a hot, stuffy nest is more likely to produce females.

However, it is impossible to determine the sex of a Galapagos tortoise until it is 15 years old.

Growth will occur slowly over the next 40 years, at which point the tortoises reach full size. Their large shells add to their impressive appearance and act as a shield against predators.

This magnificent armour is actually a bone, and a crucial part of the tortoise skeleton. However, it does slow them down, as they have an average speed of only 0.18mph.

No one knows why the Galapagos reptiles are so large, but it's possible that a lack of predators on the South American islands meant they evolved free from danger.