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Reference-and-Education
15th September 2008
Exam 70-623 PRO: stands alone as a
Microsoft certification. The exam targets IT professionals who work within
the consumer market supporting end users. Familiar with The Geek Squad? Well,
that's the targe...
15th September 2008
Sir Isaac Newton didn't use his telescope to find any new things in the universe but he did use it to radically transform how we view the world we live in and the universe as a whole. He is often considered as the greatest Astronomer and Mathematician to ...
15th September 2008
If you've read it, you may have noticed that the U.S. Constitution, in designating how representatives were to be apportioned by population, excluded "untaxed" Indians, and counted each black slave as three fifths of a person. That's in the first couple p...
15th September 2008
Dr. Phil advises not to wait until your loved one "hits rock bottom" before planning the intervention, "because [the] bottom may be six feet under." To reach the drug or alcohol abuser through layers of denial is no easy task. Families can carry out a suc...
15th September 2008
In March 2008, France gave full military honors to its last World War I veteran, Lazare Ponticelli, who died at the age of 110. French President Nicolas Sarkozy led the ceremony. World leaders still feel that the war was a pivotal event in Author: Creative Assistant
15th September 2008
Burchell’s Zebra
Latin name: Equus burchellii
Lifespan: Both the males and the females live up to 35 years of age.
Weight: 300 to 320 kg for both sexes.
Sexual differentiation: The male and female are similar in size. The male’s genitals a...
15th September 2008
South Africa has two species of rhino, the Black rhino (Hook-lipped rhino) and the White rhino (Square-mouthed rhino). Of the two species, the white rhino has the highest population, numbering +- 4000 in the Kruger National Park and only 400 black rhino. ...
15th September 2008
At SuperCamp, students learn valuable techniques that make learning fun and easy. To ensure these skills are not lost or forgotten when they leave camp, it is important for parents to help enforce them at home. With a new school year upon us, one of the b...
15th September 2008
WARNING
ALL THE INFORMATION ON SNAKE-BITE TREATMENT IS THERE TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND HOW TO MANAGE THESE EMERGENCIES. I HOLD NO RESPONSIBILITY WHATSOEVER FOR ANY LOSSES OR HARM DONE.
Cytotoxic venom (cell destroying)
Symptoms:
• This veno...
15th September 2008
Latin name: Panthera leo
Weights and weight records:
The average adult female weighs 160 kg. A really large female will reach 200 kg.
The average adult male weighs 230 kg, with really large males reaching 280kg.
The heaviest recorded wild lion in ...
15th September 2008
Latin Name: Panthera pardus
Weight: Females up to 60 kg. Males up to 90 kg
Lifespan: 20 years
Gestation: 110 days
Habitat:
The leopard is one of the most adaptable predators in Africa. They are able to survive in many different types of hab...
15th September 2008
Latin Name: Hippopotamus amphibius
Lifespan: Both the males and females live up to 40 years of age.
Sexual differentiation: The males are much larger than the females, reaching 3000 kg and the females about 2000 kg. The male’s tusks (incisors) are...
15th September 2008
Latin Name: Giraffa camelopardalis
How much does a Giraffe weigh?
The males reach about 1400kg and the females about 1200kg.
How many vertebras in a giraffes' neck?
They have 7 neck vertebras, the same as all other mammals. For an adult each...
15th September 2008
There are always huge debates as to whether the culling of elephant is ethical or not. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and in my opinion and many others, it MUST be done. If we don’t cull we will still lose many 1000’s of elephants as well a...
15th September 2008
Latin name: Acinonyx jubatus
The cheetah is the fastest running mammal in the world, reaching speeds of up to 100 km/hour. From standstill to a sprint they can reach 70 km/hour in 2 seconds, then 100 km/hour in just 3 seconds! The cheetah can only run ...
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