Volcano ash, view from above

January 31, 2011January 31, 2011 PatrickLeave a comment

Volcanic ash — Kyushu volcano, view from above

A volcano does not only produce fire and red-hot larva. It can also produce ash, and lots of it.

This volcano in Kyushu is producing tons and tons of ash. There are many small particles, but there are also small stones which have enough force to cause very serious injury. The ash is covering nearby villages and towns, and destroying crops.

Volcano Erupts in Southern Japan (abcnews.go.com)
WATCH: Stunning Footage Of Japanese Volcano (huffingtonpost.com)
What kind of damage can earthquakes and volcanoes do (wiki.answers.com)
Volcano erupts in Japan, disrupting flights and train services (telegraph.co.uk)
James Bond Volcano Rumbles Back To Life (news.sky.com)

Baby albino hedgehog

January 27, 2011 PatrickLeave a comment

A baby albino hedgehog. You don’t really need gloves to hold it, the needles aren’t so sharp, but it seems happier to be held in the soft gloves.

New Dodo

January 24, 2011 PatrickLeave a comment

The dodo is extinct and nothing is going to bring it back. But the original drawings are now thought to be slightly inaccurate, and it is even thought that the artist never saw a dodo, and instead drew the picture based on hearsay.

Dodo b — A modern illustration of the Dodo

Recently scientists and illustrators worked together to make a picture that they believe more accurately shows us what this strange bird really looked like.

Baby Elephant

January 21, 2011 PatrickLeave a comment

This baby elephant was recently born in a zoo in Germany.

Inside a balloon

January 18, 2011 PatrickLeave a comment

Balloon

January 16, 2011 PatrickLeave a comment

This is a balloon!

Dolphin leap

January 14, 2011 PatrickLeave a comment

How high can these dolphins leap?

Isn’t it incredible that a dolphin can leap higher from water than a human can leap from land?

The Different Types of Dolphins and Their Distinctive Features (brighthub.com)

The Ashes, a very small trophy

January 8, 2011 PatrickLeave a comment

This is one of the most important trophies in world cricket, tiny isn’t it. It is an urn and inside are the Ashes of burnt bails from more than 100 years ago.

It’s a funny old game, cricket.

England seals famous win in Sydney (canada.com)

Cricket

January 4, 2011 PatrickLeave a comment

Cricket is a long, boring game played by people all wearing white clothes.

If you substitute the word boring with the word passionate then this statement is correct.

Okapi

January 1, 2011 PatrickLeave a comment

It was good to see the back of 2010, but it was even better to see the back of this Okapi.

By the way the Okapi is a relation of the giraffe, and is found in central Africa, mostly in the Congo region. It is a rare animal. This particular one is in Zoorasia in Yokohama, Japan, with four others, and is part of a breeding program.