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The Western Jackdaw ( Corvus monedula ), sometimes known as the Eurasian Jackdaw , European Jackdaw or simply Jackdaw , is a passerine bird in the crow family . Found across Europe, western Asia and North Africa, it is mostly resident , although northern and eastern populations migrate south in winter. Four subspecies are recognised, which mainly differ in the colouration of the plumage on the head and nape.
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Omaira Sánchez was a 13-year-old victim of the 1985 eruption of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano , which erupted on November 13, 1985, in Armero , Colombia causing massive lahars which killed nearly 25,000. Trapped for three days in water, concrete, and other debris before she died, Omayra captured the attention of the media as volunteer workers told of a girl they were unable to save. Videos of her communicating with workers, smiling and making gestures to video cameras circulated around the media. Her "courage and dignity" touched Frank Fournier and many other relief workers who gathered around her to pray and be with her. After 60 hours of struggling, she died.
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Life in the wild can be so brutal, that sometimes animals are forced to do terrible things to ensure survival. Cannibalism and infanticide are well known in many species, but perhaps the most disturbing cases are those of baby animals killing their siblings, sometimes moments after they are born! This is a list of ten species that start their lives as ruthless fratricides. Like most large birds of prey, Golden Eagles breed rarely, and usually lay only two eggs per nest. Often, one of the eggs hatches with a few days of advantage, and the firstborn chick starts being fed before its sibling is even born. Due to this, the firstborn grows bigger and stronger than the younger chick, and usually wins most squabbles for food.
Baby Animals Which Kills Its Own Siblings for Survival
Raining animals is a rare meteorological phenomenon in which flightless animals "rain" from the sky. Such occurrences have been reported in many countries throughout history. One hypothesis offered to explain this phenomenon is that strong winds traveling over water sometimes pick up creatures such as fish or frogs, and carry them for up to several miles. [ 1 ] However, this primary aspect of the phenomenon has never been witnessed or scientifically tested. Sometimes the animals survive the fall, suggesting the animals are dropped shortly after extraction. Several witnesses of raining frogs describe the animals as startled, though healthy, and exhibiting relatively normal behavior shortly after the event.
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Star jelly (also called astromyxin , astral jelly , pwdr sêr , star rot , or star shot ) is a gelatinous substance, which, according to folklore, is deposited on the earth during meteor showers . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is described as a translucent or grayish white gelatin which tends to evaporate shortly after having fallen. [ 3 ] Explanations have ranged from the material being the remains of frogs and toads, or of worms, to the byproducts of cyanobacteria , to paranormal origins. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Reports of the compound date back to the 14th century and continue to the present. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ edit ] History
Engraving of Hendrik Hondius portrays three women affected by the plague. Work based on original drawing by Peter Brueghel , who supposedly witnessed a subsequent outbreak in 1564 in Flanders . The Dancing Plague (or Dance Epidemic ) of 1518 was a case of dancing mania that occurred in Strasbourg , Alsace (then part of the Holy Roman Empire ) in July 1518. Numerous people took to dancing for days without rest, and, over the period of about one month, some of the people died from heart attack , stroke , or exhaustion . [ edit ] Events The outbreak began in July 1518, when a woman, Frau Troffea, began to dance fervently in a street in Strasbourg. [ 1 ] This lasted somewhere between four to six days.
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CALLIHOO Writing Idea Generators: The 37 Dramatic Situations
The Thirty-six (plus one) Dramatic Situations Georges Polti says that all stories boil down to just 36 dramatic situations and takeoffs of those situations. Somebody else out there added #37.
PIXELS OF MUSIC: This image, derived from the OsiriX DICOM image viewer, is a single frame from a 3-D volume rendered movie of the 1704 Stradivari Betts violin. (Image: Radiological Society of North America ) A precise replica of a Stradivarius violin from 1704, made using X-ray images, may help scientists uncover the secrets of the instrument's unique and highly prized sound quality and also make it available to the average musician. Currently, it would cost musicians millions of dollars to buy one of the 650 Stradivarius violins in existence today, many of which are kept in museums and rarely, if ever, played. "Betts," the violin that was replicated, is housed in the U.S. Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.