In a forest in Papua New Guinea‚ one bird is making scientists envious of its incredibly black plumage. The feathers of the mysterious bird are said to be so black that looking at seems to be as if you are looking at a black hole. Meet nature’s superbly black wonder birds - the “Birds of Paradise.” The Birds of Paradise are members of the family Paradisaeidae which are native to Papua New Guinea‚ Indonesia‚ and Eastern Australia. The male members of these family have outlandishly colored plumage
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weaving displays of birds of paradise have enthralled twitchers for decades. These avian theatrics are performed by more than three dozen species‚ found mostly in rainforest regions of New Guinea‚ Indonesia and northern Australia. The extravagant dancing and elaborate costumes are a mating strategy used by the brightly coloured males to display their virility to females. The aim is to attract as many females as possible in order to sire many offspring says Dr Walter Boles‚ bird collections officer
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A Tale of Two Birds of Paradise By Unknown Many wonderful things were said in praise of the Jewish people by our own holy prophets and sages. Yet‚ every morning‚ we begin our prayers with the words of the evil prophet Balaam‚ a man who would have cursed the nation for gold and silver‚ had G-d only allowed. Some explanation is needed. And so‚ we have this story‚ which I heard from my teacher‚ RabbiElimelech Zwiebel: In another dimension of time‚ in a world beyond ours‚ is a forest filled with
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Goa The tiny emerald land on the west coast of India is best known as a place of sandy beaches and parties. But far from the popular tourist hotspots‚ sandy beaches and loud parties – lush greenery‚ sparkling waterfalls and the calm of the countryside is the other face of Goa. Party all night long besides the beaches‚ getting tan and cocktails in the bright sun is what people generally understand from Goa. But for me the beauty of this city was just mesmerising. And it was the beauty of the crystal
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Fact Sheet ST-604 October 1994 Strelitzia nicolai White Bird-of-Paradise1 Edward F. Gilman and Dennis G. Watson2 INTRODUCTION White Bird-of-Paradise is most often planted for its large‚ banana-like leaves and upright‚ clumping stalks which give an exotic feel to the landscape (Fig. 1). Plants can reach 20 to 30 feet in height with a spread of 10 feet though they are often seen much smaller. The five to eight-foot-long‚ cold-tender leaves are arranged in a fanlike display from the erect trunks
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”Paradise” * Essay We always want what we can’t get. People from the poorer countries in the world want to live in a world with cars and modern technology‚ and many people who already have these things forget to appreciate it. Furthermore‚ some of them actually don’t want to help people in the poorer countries‚ because they want keep nature values of the poor countries. Values the natives don’t appreciate. But why do so many people have this romantic idea of the opposite life? This theme
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Paradise – By Mathew Kneale When it comes to societies and cultures it is important to point out the huge differences there is between them‚ depending on there in the world you are. Some people live in a wealthy society and others live in a poor society and this has a high influence on how people think and act. People living in the western society often live their day stressed‚ selfish and always searching for materialistic things like money and popularity. They often in the hurry forget about
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Paradise Lost is an epic! It explains the desires of Satan‚ the fall of the angels‚ the creation and fall of man from paradise‚ and finally ends with some hope for a paradise regained. At first glance it seems to be two epics rolled into one. The book begins right away introducing us Satan up against an indominable force‚ God. We are made to sympathise with Satan’s unfortunate situation and almost admire him or hope for his success. There is a certain excitement for Satan and even to Hell. But
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BIRD BY BIRD In the book Bird By Bird by Anne Lamott‚ the author takes the reader through a crash course in writing a story. I found the book helpful in many ways. However‚ I also found a plethora of information that I will never use and didn’t need to read. Instead of giving tips on how to write college papers‚ which is what I was looking for‚ the author went in depth about the life of an author. The three most important things I took from this book were; the importance of getting things down
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takes her back to when her older brother‚ who was ten at the time‚ was trying to finish a report on birds that was due the next day but had had over three months to work on. Her brother sat in the kitchen table crying‚ surrounded by the unopened books‚ desperately worried about not having enough time to get it done. Her father sat down beside him and said “Bird by bird‚ buddy. Just take it bird by bird.” Anne Lamott keeps‚ this one-inch picture frame on her desk to remind herself of a piece of herself
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