Ok....I have to tell you two animals I saw (besides a gazillion birds) - whited faced monkey and howler monkey. Oh yeah and the toucans feeding each other was pretty cool too.
So I forgot to say last time thanks to Ryan, Kaitlin, Shari, Erin, Alex, Jordan, Kevin and John for all your questions and information. They really did help. A LOT.
And thank you Erin for all the information about biogas. You were right. Today I learned they take the pig waste and put it in the biogas fermenter, which is really nothing more than a large plastic long bag. It acts like you "gut" and ferments the waste with anaerobic bacteria. The gas is put through lime filters so only the methane is left. It is used as the energy source for the dairy farm. NOTHING is wasted here. It is the most SUSTAINABLE place I've ever seen.
So.......I still haven't gotten any postings about animals and plants. You can't use the 3 I told you. Tell EVERYONE to get on and get going. You can use the computers in my room if necessary. It won't take you a minute. Zeros for those who don't contribute!!!!!!
I love hearing from you guys; I'm sorry I can't post pictures. I'll try at the next place I'm at. Signal isn't very good here.
No more assignments. Just finish the last one I sent.
Shout out to molelady - you're the best.
Shout out to Mr. K - you're the super best.
Mrs. K
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I'm envious. Those preserves look amazing. They call it a cloud forest, I guess, because it doesn't rain so much at that altitude, it just has clouds at its level.
As for an organism, I think it would be cool to see a hollow strangler fig tree. Apparently it starts off as a vine, and climbs all over another tree until it covers it entirely. Then the tree underneath dies without sunlight, and rots away. So the vines have formed a hollow tree.
I think it's pretty common in rainforests, what with all the competition for sunlight, so I hope you see one!
I forgot to post a picture:
http://www.leemsilver.net/CNmedia/images/_MG_7239strangler.jpg
Hi mrs K, In La selva Bioligical station you might see poison dart frogs like we read about in the Zoo story! They are brightly colored and release toxins from the skin that are disaterful.
Mrs. K! Your trip is becoming pretty awesome in my opinion! I bet you never saw Costa Rica like this before? Keep us updated! Look forward to seeing you a week from today! Don't hurry home too soon! Have fun! Thanks a bunch!
I posted my animal on my blog.. I did the snowy egret..
And for a small buisness when I went to Belize there were farmers who owned horses so they let tourists pay to go on a tour of the town and ride the horses.. it was a lot of fun and I learned a lot about the country and how most of the people have jobs pertaining to tourism
Hey Mrs. K. Im sorry it took me so long to check this, but heres the assignments all in one!
Dr. Pedro Leon works at the Center for Research in Cellular and Molecular Biology at the University of Costa Rica who has
identified the family whose inherited deafness leading to the discovery of the gene. Which is awesome!
1. I want to know what they do with their free time? Like sports wise? Futbol?
3. The Peace of Nature is an attempt to preserve and restore the rain forest and now their are certain principles of natural life and the diversity of life is governed, without prejudice.
4. What does C-neutral or carbon-neutral mean?
Balancing the amount of carbon released in the atmosphere through renewable energy to compensate.
1.You may see the white-faced monkey or known as the White-headed Capuchin. They have balck fur with white fur around the face, shoulders and neck. A V-shaped area of black fur on the crown of the head is distinctive. The tail is usually coiled giving its nickname of "ringtail."
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Capuchin_Costa_Rica.jpg/200px-
2. Biogas is the breakdown of organic matter instead of oxygen for gas, mostly methane and carbon dioxide. Methane is able to be used as fuel and cooking. Waste Management facilities can use it as a way to generate electricity. It's also renewable!
3. In tropical countries, there is polyculture practices in rice crops to prevent diseases or by crop rotation which is growing different crops every other year like corn and beans. This helps replenish nitrogen and also uses resources more efficently.
Hi Mrs.K!
In Monteverde you might see a Blue Morpho Butterfly. They are one of largest in the world with a wing span of 5 to 8 inches. The iridescent coloring is caused by microscopic scales on the back of their wings that reflect light. As a defense mechanism the underside of their wings is brown so that as they are flying it seems like they are disappearing and reapperaing.
You can find a picture here: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Blue_morpho_butterfly.jpg/663px-Blue_morpho_butterfly.jpg
I clicked on "View my profile" and emailed my responses to you for the past few days at
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In case you haven't received my emails...
I believe Dr. Pedro worked out a statistical analysis pertaining to a strain of tuberculosis.
Carbon neutral means a lack of carbon release.
Ask the students how often they read or watch the news.
Peace with nature supports the protection of biodiversity and international work on the issue of global warming.
You may see a basilisk lizard-the males have a skin crest all the way to their tails, and they can run across water. (I don't know how to post a picture at blog?)
Biogas is methane generated from human and animal waste.
In case you haven't received my emails...
I believe Dr. Pedro worked out a statistical analysis pertaining to a strain of tuberculosis.
Carbon neutral means a lack of carbon release.
Ask the students how often they read or watch the news.
Peace with nature supports the protection of biodiversity and international work on the issue of global warming.
You may see a basilisk lizard-the males have a skin crest all the way to their tails, and they can run across water. (I don't know how to post a picture at blog?)
Biogas is methane generated from human and animal waste.
hey mrs. k, here's all my assignments:
Amy Davis, Period 3
1.Carbon Neutral--is a state that refers to neutral (meaning zero) total carbon release, brought about by balancing the amount of carbon released with the amount sequestered or offset. Costa Rica aims to be fully carbon neutral before 2030.
2.The Paz con La Naturaleza (IPN) or "Peace with Nature"--will guarantee absolute protection for primary forests so that not a single tree there is cut; absolute protection for the coral ecosystems, for the mangroves and the wetlands; absolute protection for the aquifers and the rivers; absolute protection of wild fauna and flora. It will also create legal mechanisms so that deforested areas will be reforested with native species and to make clear that we will not be an oil enclave or land of open pit mining.
3.Biogas--Biogas typically refers to a gas produced by the biological breakdown of organic matter in the absence of oxygen. Biogas originates from biogenic material and is a type of biofuel. One type of biogas is produced by anaerobic digestion or fermentation of biodegradable materials such as biomass, manure or sewage, municipal waste, and energy crops. This type of biogas is comprised primarily of methane and carbon dioxide. The other principle type of biogas is wood gas which is created by gasification of wood or other biomass. This type of biogas is comprised primarily of nitrogen, hydrogen, and carbon monoxide, with trace amounts of methane.
4.The Dusky Rice Rat (Melanomys caliginosus)--is a species of rodent in the Cricetidae family. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and Venezuela. The Dusky Rice Rat or is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern. A young / baby of a dusky rice rat is called a 'kitten, nestling, pinkie or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A dusky rice rat group is called a 'colony, horde, pack, plague or swarm'.
5.Dr. Pedro Leon-- In a finding that may help understand the nature of other kinds of hearing loss, too, scientists have now traced the cause of the family's affliction to a previously unknown gene. The gene helps operate the delicate hair cells in the ear that respond to sound vibrations. In the Costa Rican family, the gene has a single change or mutation that was present in the family's founder, who arrived in Cartago from Spain in 1713. He suffered from this form of deafness, as have half of his descendants in the eight generations since. All the children are taught to lip read at an early age. Many stay in Cartago because the family's hereditary deafness is well known and accepted. Dr. King's laboratory helped isolate the gene in collaboration with Dr. Pedro E. Leon of the University of Costa Rica in San Jose. Dr. Leon, a tropical biologist by training, has studied the family for 20 years and researched its genealogy. Their findings are being published today in the journal Science.
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