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77Platypus
This remarkable, egg-laying mammal is found in streams and rivers of eastern Australia. It lives in a burrow near the water, feeding on water insects, worms and freshwater prawns and crayfish. Platypusses were at one tine time killed in large numbers for their fur, but are now strictly protected. They are very difficult to breed in captitvity.
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71Tasmanian Devil
Like its relative, the Tasmanian Tiger, the Tasmanian Devil once also lived on mainland Australia but is thought to have died out there because of the competition from the Dingo. The Tasmanian Devil is a short and sturdy brownish-black animal with patches of white on the chest. sides and rump. It has a broad head with pinkish almost hairless ears. It is generally a ground dweller and hunts at night. It preys on mammals, reptiles, birds and crustaceans, but is mainly a carrion-eater.
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79Wallaby
There are about 30 species of wallaby. They are kangaroo-like marsupials of generally smaller size than the true kangaroos, of the subfamily Macropodinae of the family Macropodidae which also includes the kangaroos. The wallabies have large hindfeet, strong hindlimbs and a long tail. They are herbivorous and adopt a bipedal method of locomotion when moving quickly.
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75Puppets
Puppets are small figures of wood or pasteboard, manipulated either by one hand (glove puppets) or by wires (marionettes) held by a concealed showman who also speaks the dialogue, changing his voice to suit different characters.
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69Roman Emperor: Theodosius I
Theodosius I, or Flavius Theodosius, known as the Great, Byzantine Emperor, son of Theodosius, general of Valentinian I. He was proclaimed emperor of the East by Gratian in 379 and established Christianity throughout the region. The Olympic Games, which said to have been founded in 776 BC, were held regularly every four years until abolished by the Emperor Theodosius in 393 AD. He invaded Italy in 393, restoring unity to the empire and died in Milan. He was buried in Constantinople.
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82Kangaroos
The kangaroo is a large marsupial (pouch-bearing animal) confined entirely to Australasia. Captain Cook was the first Eurpoean to observe the animal in 1770. There are 56 species. A male kangaroo stands from...
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67Kookaburra
A kookaburra is a large meat-eating Australian bird. Although a member of the kingfisher family, appears very drab when compared with its brilliantly colored relatives. It has a loud, harsh cry like wild laughter and is also known as the laughing jackass. The kookaburra has an off-white colored head. a dark brown back, brown wings with blue markings, a brown and black tail with a white tip and a fairly large black and dark-colored bill.
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71Lyrebird
Lyrebirds are an Australian bird, pheasant-like in appearance, known for its spectacular song and their remarkable use of mimicry Their ability to learn and reproduce a wide variety of complex sounds is all the more remarkable because of the simple structure of their syrinx or voice producing organ.
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73The Many Uses Of Cork
Cork is the thick, spongy bark of the cork oak, a tree which grows mainly in Portugal and Spain. Half the world's supplies come from Portugal, where the cork oaks are grown either in plantations or in natural forests. The trees are not very tall but have quite thick trunks, and about forty-five pounds of bark can be taken off at one stripping by a man using a sharp knife and a special axe. Stripping can only be done every ten years, so the growing of cork oaks is combined with farming.
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72The All Dumbbell Workout
You can get a good workout at home. It's not so important WHERE you train, but THAT you train. Buy free weights, collars and dumbbell handles long enough to accommodate a reasonable number of plates on each side of the center sleeve. These will allow you to change weight according to the requirements of the exercise. It may be a hassle to change plates, but it passes the time between sets.
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