Without reaching the Greek profusion, Croatia has 79 large islands, more than 500 smaller islets and another 642 tiny rocks covering an area of about 3,300 square kilometers. One such small island is Baljenac (or Bavljenac), located off the Dalmatian coast in the south of the country and forming part of the Šibenik archipelago. It barely has 0.14 square kilometers of … [Read more...] about The tiny Croatian island that has more than 23 kilometers of walls and looks like a fingerprint from above the air
These Rare Orchids Look Like Monkey Faces When They Bloom
Monkey orchids are actually a whole family. And they all look like monkeys. It looks as if mother nature had some primates in mind when coming up with these unique flowers. The Dracula genus of orchids – more often referred to as the “Monkey Orchid” – is a family with more than 110 different varieties with an uncanny resemblance to monkey heads. Most of Dracula Orchid … [Read more...] about These Rare Orchids Look Like Monkey Faces When They Bloom
Why Do Some Cows Have Holes Drilled in Their Stomach?
Cows that have holes drilled in their stomach are known as “cannulated cows,” and the hole drilled in their stomach is known as a “cannula.” Imagine having access to a cow’s stomach. Call it craving or curiosity, a cannulated cow is a man-made experiment to learn more about what happens in a bovine’s digestive tract and how to maximize its milk output. A cannula functions as … [Read more...] about Why Do Some Cows Have Holes Drilled in Their Stomach?
The Melanesian: People With Dark Skin and Blonde Hair
Have you ever seen an African-American with blond hair? Melanesians are the black island people who moved thousands of years ago to the south Pacific. The initial inhabitants of the collection of islands now known as Melanesia were most likely the progenitors of today's Papuans. They are an Oceania sub-region that stretches from the western edge of the Pacific Ocean to the … [Read more...] about The Melanesian: People With Dark Skin and Blonde Hair
It turned out to be amazing when the cut surface of the meteorite was thoroughly polished
It is a picture of cutting the "Chinger meteorite'' discovered in 1913 in the Republic of Tuva, which borders Mongolia, into four pieces and polishing the cut surface thoroughly. The contrast between the surface and the cut surface is very surprising. The Chinger meteorite is an iron meteorite called `` ataxite '' containing 18% nickel. Currently, only about 50 meteorites … [Read more...] about It turned out to be amazing when the cut surface of the meteorite was thoroughly polished