Atlantic Puffin
Special Features: This sea-bird can "fly" through water using its waterproof wings as paddles and its webbed feet to steer itself through the water. It needs this skill to catch fish. Other than being able to travel through water, it is also speedy in the air. It can flap its wings as many as 400 times a minute, and can fly up to 88km/h. Its beak is also designed to catch fish, and the largest ever recorded number of fish in a puffin's beak was 62.
Other facts: Its scientific name is Fratercula Arctica. It usually lives to be about 20 years old. The oldest puffin lived up to 29 years old. It weighs about 500g.
Manatees
Special Features: These gentle giants are about 4 metres long and weigh about 400kg. Despite their big size, they are graceful swimmers. They looks like hippos, but their snout is smaller and have a tail. They are slow, and swim at about 8km/h normally. If threatened, they can swim at 24km/h. They are an endangered species, as they are often killed for meat, hides, oil and bones.
Other Facts: They have sensitive skin, and the females give birth to one calf at a times. The calves' weight range from 25-80 pounds.
Blue-Footed Booby
Special Features: Blue-footed boobies are a type of bird. They have blue feet, and males usually have brighter-colored feet than females. The females choose their mates according to how blue the males' feet are. They only take care of their babies until 2 months. They have a wingspan of about 1.5 metres, and can dive into water for fish.
Other Facts: They weigh about 1.5 kg, and females are usually bigger than males.
Special Info for Sick people thinking about....well, if you are sick, you will know: The name "booby" comes from the word "bobo" which means "stupid" in Spanish. They are named like that because these birds have slow reaction and are clumsy. Not the other thing....
Guanacos
Special Features: They are related to camels and llamas, but they do not have two humps on their back. Baby guanacos are called chulengos and they live in South America. They can weigh up to 136 kg.
Other Facts: Their scientific name is Lama Guanicoe. They spit when angry, and females take 11 months to give birth.
Poison Dart Frogs
Special Features: These frogs are one of the most poisonous species of the world. They can produce enough poison to kill 20,000 mice. Scientists suspect that they get their toxicity from insects they eat, when the insects have eaten other poisonous plants. They make buzzing sounds to attract a female.
Other Facts: These frogs have bright colors which can warn off predators. (Warning coloration in animals is known as a posematic coloration.) They usually live up to 10 years. Some scientists think that its poison might be able to be used as a painkiller.
Friday, February 22, 2008
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
新年快乐！
今天是新年初一，我拿了许多红包，昨天也吃了火锅。：）新年不必上学，但是我有好多功课啊！还没做完全部的功课，但还有四天假期。爸爸妈妈给了我红包，我觉得非常开心！明天，我们可能会去别人家拜年，吃火锅。新年时，我的心情比较好。
早上，妈妈做了年糕，我们送了一些给邻居，也送了桔子，祝他们新年快乐。年糕好好吃，我和妹妹把妈妈做的全部吃光了。
祝大家新年快乐，年年有余！：）
早上，妈妈做了年糕，我们送了一些给邻居，也送了桔子，祝他们新年快乐。年糕好好吃，我和妹妹把妈妈做的全部吃光了。
祝大家新年快乐，年年有余！：）
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Post 2: My autobiagraphy
Hello! This is my autobiography:
My name is Amy Liang. I was born 3rd February, 1996, in Mercy Hospital in Melbourne. The hospital was must have been really lousy because my mom started her contractions in the morning of 2nd February but only gave birth to me on 3rd February in the afternoon. I was cute and cuddly, my mom told me, unlike my puny little sister that looked like a tiny monkey.
At 10 months, I said my first word, "马", which is "horse" in Chinese. I threw up a lot, and my mom was practically driven crazy by me. At one year old, I started taking my first unsteady steps. At 2, I ate with a spoon and bowl. (You may be wondering why my sentences are so short and abrupt. That's because I don't remember anything at all, and is depending on my parents' information now.)
At 4 or 5, I beat up my first victim. It was a boy in my kindergarten, and he had been bullying me for years. I did not kick or punch. I did not scratch. I bit into his leg and like a drumstick, and tried to tear the muscle off. He cried and cried, but I did not let go. To my surprise, it tasted quite nice. It was bloody and had teeth marks after the teachers pulled me away. Serve him right.
At 7, I got myopia and had my first glasses. There were Mickey Mice at the sides, and was dark blue. I also entered primary school, Henry Park Primary School. At 8, I started to learn horse riding. It was really fun (and absorbed my energy so I did not beat up anybody yet in these few years.) I'm still learning now.At 10, I participated in my first riding competition and got a 1st!!! I was really nervous and was literally shaking on that day. But the horse was obedient and I'm thankful for that.
At 11, I got my second and third medal, which is 3rd and 1st respectively.
My hobbies are horse riding and reading. I have so many novels at home I have to stack books on top of each other and my bookshelf looks really messy. My favorite so far is The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. It is 550 pages long, and I loved it. The story was set in the early times of World War II and was about a German girl and a Jewish man.
I haven't done anything spectacular so my autobiography must be really boring.
P.S. For you all child kidnappers out there, you must be glad you know lots about me. But why not kidnap other children in my class, my family isn't filthy rich. And they don't drive a Mercedes. And actually, I live in a flat, not a bungalow because I'm not a Singapore citizen and the government here is really cruel to us.
My name is Amy Liang. I was born 3rd February, 1996, in Mercy Hospital in Melbourne. The hospital was must have been really lousy because my mom started her contractions in the morning of 2nd February but only gave birth to me on 3rd February in the afternoon. I was cute and cuddly, my mom told me, unlike my puny little sister that looked like a tiny monkey.
At 10 months, I said my first word, "马", which is "horse" in Chinese. I threw up a lot, and my mom was practically driven crazy by me. At one year old, I started taking my first unsteady steps. At 2, I ate with a spoon and bowl. (You may be wondering why my sentences are so short and abrupt. That's because I don't remember anything at all, and is depending on my parents' information now.)
At 4 or 5, I beat up my first victim. It was a boy in my kindergarten, and he had been bullying me for years. I did not kick or punch. I did not scratch. I bit into his leg and like a drumstick, and tried to tear the muscle off. He cried and cried, but I did not let go. To my surprise, it tasted quite nice. It was bloody and had teeth marks after the teachers pulled me away. Serve him right.
At 7, I got myopia and had my first glasses. There were Mickey Mice at the sides, and was dark blue. I also entered primary school, Henry Park Primary School. At 8, I started to learn horse riding. It was really fun (and absorbed my energy so I did not beat up anybody yet in these few years.) I'm still learning now.At 10, I participated in my first riding competition and got a 1st!!! I was really nervous and was literally shaking on that day. But the horse was obedient and I'm thankful for that.
At 11, I got my second and third medal, which is 3rd and 1st respectively.
My hobbies are horse riding and reading. I have so many novels at home I have to stack books on top of each other and my bookshelf looks really messy. My favorite so far is The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. It is 550 pages long, and I loved it. The story was set in the early times of World War II and was about a German girl and a Jewish man.
I haven't done anything spectacular so my autobiography must be really boring.
P.S. For you all child kidnappers out there, you must be glad you know lots about me. But why not kidnap other children in my class, my family isn't filthy rich. And they don't drive a Mercedes. And actually, I live in a flat, not a bungalow because I'm not a Singapore citizen and the government here is really cruel to us.
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