Hiker blazes New Record on Pacific Crest Trail

By: Emily Sohn
http://news.discovery.com/adventure/new-record-pacific-crest-trail-111025.html
Created on 25/10/2011

  Scott Williamson, a hiker from Truckee, Calif set an amazing new world record, he hiked from Canada to Mexico in 64 days, 11 hours and 39 minutes. And this time includes stopping in cities to buy things necessary for the hike, and he stopped once for 5 hours to help Forest Rescue employee which had some broken bones.  He said during his hike he saw many animals such as bears and wolves but he didn't get attacked. His trips often started before 7 a.m and rarely ended before 9 p.m.
   I congratulate Scott for this. This is a very interesting but hard task to accomplish. When I get older I want to at least try accomplish something like this, and I would be astonished if I came back healthy and in one piece. 

'Runaway' Cat Found 1,800 Miles Away

    A cat named Willow ran away from home 5 years ago. It is a Calico type of cat. This all was happening in Colorado. The Squire family, the cat's owners. put up' missing' posters everywhere around the city and on the internet. After a year, and when still no trail of Willow, the family got worried that the cat was a victim of the coyote invasion which occurred lately. After 5 years, a women from the New York zoo, called to inform the Squire family that their cat has been found and that it is in a perfect shape. She sent the cat back to Colorado. Thais wasn't a trap because the cat was in one piece in one piece.
    The science behind this is that it shows how animals know how to survive in all conditions. This cat especially knows how to survive because it went 1800 miles, and it still is in a good condition. Some people say that the cat was adopted by someone else for a while, and then let out again. This event was really a miracle.

Want to burn more calories? Head for the park

  The U.S  Forest Service found out that walks to the national parks burn down many calories. Hiking, biking, hunting or even skiing on  them makes your calories decrease. On one of these hikes adults spend 264 billion calories and children under 16 spend 26 billion calories. This is really good for your human body because it throws out the bad parts in your body. 290 billion calories is like a row of french fries from earth to the moon and back, twice. Imagine, getting rid of this many calories only by taking a walk in a national park.

    
   For me this is very nice because I walk a lot in the countryside, and now I know for sure that I am wasting a bunch of bad stuff from my body and that I am keeping fit. This is amazing because it's quite unbelievable to imagine that much junk going away from you. This is amazing foundation, and it's good news.

I found this on  http://news.discovery.com/adventure/outdoor-exercise-burns-calories-110921.html, and it was published on September 21 by Emily Sohn.

Who knew crows were so smart

   In this current event, I will talk about one species, but three types of that species. Crows, the researchers in Oxford University and University of Auckland were observing the New Caledonia crow, and came up with something rather fascinating. They know how to use  appropriate tools in appropriate situations. After monkeys, they are the animals who are best in using tools in troublesome situation. Scientists gave them the task which they did successfully. The task was there were 2 boxes, In one box there was a long stick, and the second box with a useless stone. In between, there was a short stick. In the front was a plant and a piece of meat in the tree trunk. The crow took the small stick and pulled the big stick out, and with it pulled the meat off the plant.
  The second smart crow I will talk about is Tel Aviv's crow. They scatter bits of bread crumbs in the pond, and when fish come to the surface to eat the crumbs, the crow eats the fish. Smart. Lastly, there is the Japanese crow which breaks the nutmeats simply by rolling them on the street, and then the car tires go over the nutmeat and crack it. Then, when the traffic light goes red for the cars, the crow simply comes to the nutmeat and eats it.

For me, these facts are really amazing and from this moment on, crows are one of my favorite flying living things.

This post was added by Meera Dolasia on 18/09/2011


http://www.dogonews.com/2011/9/19/who-knew-crows-were-this-smart

Giant Jellyfish Invasion

In the seas of Japan, a so called science fiction movie is on but in real life and underwater. Giant jellyfish which are found in the seas of Korea, swam into the waters of Japan. The fishermen explained that it is a catastrophe because their nets get pulled down or even broken into pieces. The jellyfish came to eat plankton, but it turned out that some humans got on their menu,and some of the nets got on their way so they broke them. Most people think the cause of this disaster is the global warming, and the temperature of the sea best suits the temperature which is suitable for jellyfishes. So, all the jellyfish wanted to come to the seas of Japan to enjoy hot water.

   For me, I would like to be in Japan right now, because I would risk my life. When I read this article, I felt like I was watching a horror or a science fiction movie. I was even scared a bit.So, I believe that right now citizens of Japan have something to fear.


 

Kwl about living things

Know: All living things need water, food, oxygen, care, friends and health. Some animals are predators, which means they hunt other animals and eat them. The creatures that are dangerous are called endangered animals. Animal families have different methods of catching food for the young ones. For example, birds leave their babies in the nest and they fly away to find food to share among the whole family. A different method of feeding, is the fox's method. The foxes go into foreign farms, and chase the chickens around. When they catch a chicken, they found themselves a good meal.  Another thing is they all have cells, which make the creature's life easier. Cells help us function. Everything we do, the cells make them happen.
What I want to learn: There are some certain topics that I am curious, which are related to this unit. To start, I always wondered how do for example wolves orient themselves in the wild. The second question is why do bears hibernate. The last thing I am anxious to know is how do predators, for example tigers sense their hunt?

Goals for science class

1: Be more detailed during lab reports.
2:Add more writing when doing projects
3: Help more when doing labs