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The Emperor Penguin March

The coastal Antarctic water that provides the penguins' only food source is also home to predators. This make breeding in areas near the coast too risky for the penguins. So each winter, the Emperor penguins gather and march single-file, seventy miles inland. They will breed in the darkest and coldest place on Earth, far from predators.

The penguins march one-by-one in a long line of swaying, wobbling silhouettes against a landscape entombed in ice. When they arrive at their breeding ground, they will pair off and mate. Females lay one egg each. They later hand off the eggs to the males to be incubated in their brood pouches. The males will balance the eggs on the tops of their feet, for 64 consecutive days until hatching. Meanwhile, the females return to the sea where they must feed to replenish their body weight, much reduced after producing the egg.

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Mudskippers

Mudskippers are members of the subfamily Oxudercinae within the family Gobiidae (Gobies). They are considered as amphibious fish, a type of fish that can use its pectoral fins to "walk" on land.Being amphibious, they are uniquely adapted to intertidal habitats. Mudskippers are quite active when out of water, feeding and interacting with one another, they are known to fight to defend their own territories.

Mudskippers are found in tropical, subtropical and temperate regions, including the Indo-Pacific and the Atlantic coast of Africa.

Video : Mudskippers protecting their own territories.

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The Making of Argan Oil

Argan oil is an oil produced from the kernels of the endemic argan tree, which is valued for its nutritive, cosmetic and numerous medicinal properties. The tree, a relict species from the Tertiary age, is extremely well adapted to drought and other environmentally difficult conditions of southwestern Morocco.

Until now argan oil remains one of the rarest oils in the world due the small and very specific growing area.

For centuries before modern times, the Berbers (indigenous people of Morocco) of this area would collect undigested argan pits from the waste of goats which climb the trees to eat their fruit. The pits were then ground and pressed to make the nutty oil used in cooking and cosmetics. However, the oil used in cosmetic and culinary products available for sale today has most likely been harvested and processed with machines.

The oil was sold in Moroccan markets even before the Phoenicians arrived, yet the hardy argan tree has been slowly disappearing. Overgrazing by goats and a growing, wood-hungry local population have whittled the number of surviving trees down to less than half of what it was 50 years ago.

Marine Awareness

What is the undersea world like?

The Jaguar

The Jaguar (Panthera Onca) is a big cat, a feline in the Panthera genus. It is the only Panthera species found in the Americas.It is the third-largest feline after the tiger and the lion, and the largest and most powerful feline in the Western Hemisphere.

The jaguar is a near threatened species and its numbers are declining. Threats include habitat loss and fragmentation.

The jaguar is a compact and well-muscled animal. There are significant variations in size: weights are normally in the range of 56–96 kilograms.

Do You Know - The Blue Jay

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The Blue Jay is a passerine bird. It is adaptable, aggressive and omnivorous. Blue Jays can make a large variety of sounds, they can even mimic human speech.
Blue Jays have strong black bills which they used for cracking nuts, and acorns and for eating corn, grains and seeds, although they also eat insects such as beetles, grasshoppers, and caterpillars.

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Aquatic Creatures

- What do you know about the oceans?
- How deep and wide is an ocean?
- What living things are found in the undersea world?

You may find the answers in this book. The stories are in comic form. The stories included:

- Undersea World
- King of the Ocean
- Baby Whale's First Lesson
- A Male Seahorse Gives Birth?
- Inky Black Sea
- The Foaming Crab
- An Arm of the Starfish is Broken!

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Health and The Body

It is important to take care of our body. When our body is weak, our health is affected.

There are many question and answers about health in this book that you may refer to.

- What is fibre?

- Are there any substitutes for certain vegetables we do not like?
- Are carbonated drink bad for our health?
- Why do we need to eat 'healthy' food?
- How long does food stay in our stomach?
- How can smoking affect our health?
- Can exercise help us to develop healthy body?

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Young Scientists Laboratory

You do not need expensive equipment to have a science laboratory for carrying out experiments!

You can carry out simple experiments at home or anywhere you like. These experiments are fun and you can share with your friends.

Just remember to follow the instructions!

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Nature and Wonders of The Universe

Earth is part of the universe. The sun, moon, stars, water and air are also part of nature linking the universe to Earth.

Read more about the wonders of the nature in this series.

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Love Our Environment

Earth is sick! This is not a good news at all. Earth is our only home in this universe. Earth is home to mankind, animals and plants as well as all types of organisms and microorganisms. However, look at it now .....

The air is polluted, the oceans are contaminated and the lands are overpopulated. There is also a large hole in ozone that allows harmful rays from the sun to reach Earth! The beauty of Earth will soon be destroyed as mankind strives to level mountains to make more land for themselves.

What can we do for Earth?

We can each start by loving our environment. There is so much we can do.

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Albinism refers to a condition of albino animals. This inherited disorder causes melanin pigment deficiency in the eyes, skin, hair, scales, feathers and other parts of the body.

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Nest building is never an easy task for birds. Different type of birds build different type of nests. Find out what materials birds use to build their nests.

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