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Rainforest Biome: Videos, Maps, Information The following pages on the Rainforest are designed to be the ultimate guide to rainforests of the world. Please follow the links in the box below for more detailed information on each of the important rainforest topics. What defines a rainforest? Great Cats The Great Cats exhibit on Lion/Tiger Hill features Sumatran tigers and African lions—living, breathing, roaring great cats. They are ambassadors for their wild relatives, and for the Zoo's conservation and science initiatives for tigers, lions, and many other cats, which, even if not great in size, are still great! Lions and tigers are on exhibit between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., daily (weather permitting). Lion Update: March 24, 2014
Pebble Beach, California Pebble Beach is an unincorporated community in Monterey County, California.[1] It lies at an elevation of 3 feet (1 m).[1] Pebble Beach is a small coastal resort destination, home to the famous golf course, Pebble Beach Golf Links. As well, The Inn at Spanish Bay and The Lodge at Pebble Beach and four of the eight golf courses inside the Pebble Beach community are among the local assets owned by the Pebble Beach Company. Residents pay road fees for maintenance as well as Monterey County property taxes. Application of the property tax revenues is the realm of the Pebble Beach Community Services District, a public agency with an elected board of directors that manages essential functions including fire protection and emergency medical services, supplemental law enforcement, wastewater collection and treatment, recycled water distribution, and garbage collection, disposal and recycling. The community's post office is named Pebble Beach, however, the U.S.
Ocean Planet Floorplan This is a map of the Ocean Planet Exhibition as it was presented at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History. From this map you can go to any part of the exhibit hall by clicking on the name of the room you want to visit. You can always return to this map from any place within the exhibition by pressing on this icon at the bottom of each page. If you are pressed for time and only wish to look at the images in this exhibition or go to those parts of the exhibit that deal with a particular subject, you can use the following options: Search for IMAGES or OBJECTS dealing with a particular subject.. Search for EXHIBIT SECTIONS dealing with a particular subject .
Experience the Santa Monica Bay Best Time to VisitREGULAR OPEN HOURSTues. - Fri.: 2 - 5 p.m.Sat. - Sun.: 12:30 - 5 p.m.Closed to the public on MondaysDriving and Parking tips during Santa Monica construction The Santa Monica Pier Aquarium is Heal the Bay’s public marine-education center located beach-level, just below the Carousel at the world famous Santa Monica Pier. Whether stopping by during our public hours, visiting with a field trip group, or attending a private party or special event, you will be treated to a unique view into the ocean world just steps from our Aquarium’s doors. The family-friendly facility is home to more than 100 species of marine animals and plants – all found in the Santa Monica Bay. As our guest, you will gain a new appreciation for the sea life of the Bay, and leave inspired to become a steward of this crucial marine environment.
Great Apes and Other Primates Keepers provide the primates with enrichment—enclosures, socialization, objects, sounds, smells and other stimuli—to enhance their well-being and give them an outlet to demonstrate their species-typical behaviors. In addition to the Orangutan Rope-Pull and Wet Zone exhibits at Think Tank, animals have plenty of activities to keep them busy throughout the day. The Zoo’s primates receive between four and eight forms of enrichment every day to keep them physically and mentally active. Keepers maintain a detailed calendar to ensure that the items and experiences remain novel and interesting. Novel items and activities include iPads (for playing with various apps), musical instruments, painting, mirrors, boomer balls, rubber tubs, burlap, paper and boxes among others. Check out videos of ape enrichment in action: playing with the iPad, medical training, and painting!
Bay Area Bites Where’s The Whole Grain In Most Of Our Wheat Bread? Not all whole grain breads are created equal. Choosing breads with fully intact grains (think nuggets of whole rye, wheat or millet) may help control blood sugar and stave off hunger. Continue Reading Gulf of Maine Research Institute: Space Available: Penguin Adaptation Penguins are designed for life in the sea. Some species spend as much as 75% of their lives in the water. (They lay their eggs and to raise their chicks on land.) Heavy, solid bones act like a diver's weight belt, allowing them to stay underwater. Their wings, shaped like flippers, help them "fly" underwater at speeds up to 15 mph. A streamlined body, paddle-like feet, insulating blubber, and watertight feathers all add to their efficiency and comfort underwater.
Giant Pandas Sign up to get panda news from the Zoo. Giant pandas are black and white bears that live in temperate-zone bamboo forests in central China. Among the best recognized—but rarest—animals in the world, they have come to symbolize endangered species and conservation efforts. As few as 1,600 giant pandas survive in the mountain forests of central China. More than 300 pandas live in zoos and breeding centers around the world; most of these pandas are in China.
List of TV in the San Bay Area This is a List of television stations in the San Francisco Bay Area. Network stations[edit] The major network television affiliates include Independent stations[edit] Amazonia Frogs and Amphibians In 1999, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) scientists worked with a researcher at the University of Maine to describe a chytrid fungus that causes the deadly amphibian skin disease chytridiomycosis. Since then, the understanding of amphibian decline and this disease has improved greatly. Scientists now suspect that amphibian chytrid fungus originated in southern Africa. Chytrid threatens amphibians in the biodiverse hotspots of Central and South America, with more than 25 to 30 species at risk.