Tag Archives: South America

Vernal Equinox on Wednesday, March 20

Posted on March 4, 2013

▲ ▲ ▲ Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 7:02 a.m. EDT (11:02 a.m. UTC) will mark the vernal equinox, the exact time when the sun shines directly on the equator and the length of day and night is nearly equal. The … Continue reading →

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Last of the Curlews: A Lost Bird’s Life

Posted on March 3, 2013

▲ ▲ ▲ Eskimo Curlew, Courlis esquimau (Numenius borealis) March, 1962 on Galveston Island, Texas Photo by: Don Bleitz, Copyright held by Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology, CA The Eskimo Curlew is a “modern extinction” along with the Passenger Pigeon, … Continue reading →

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December Solstice 2012 on Friday the 21st

Posted on December 15, 2012

▲ ▲ ▲ December Solstice at Stonehenge Friday, December 21, 2012 at 6:12 a.m. EST will mark the December solstice. The December solstice occurs when the sun reaches its most southerly declination of -23.5 degrees. In other words, it is … Continue reading →

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Tracking Giant Anacondas in Brazil!

Posted on September 30, 2012

▲ ▲ ▲ Common or Green Anaconda (Eunectes murinus) No matter that Titanoboa the Great (Titanoboa cerrejonensis) is the biggest, baddest, greatest snake that ever lived. Titanoboa is extinct. The anaconda is alive and well in South America, even though … Continue reading →

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Giant Killer Bees Nest Destroyed in Texas

Posted on September 25, 2012

▲ ▲ ▲ Africanized honey bees, known colloquially as “killer bees,” are some hybrid varieties of the Western honey bee species, (Apis mellifera), produced originally by cross-breeding of the African honey bee (A. m. scutellata), with various European honey bees … Continue reading →

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Graham Hancock: The Sovereignty of Consciousness

Posted on September 24, 2012

▲ ▲ ▲ Ayahuasca the Sacred Vine of the Amazon Take a mind-bending journey with Graham Hancock as he describes his experiences with psychedelics and shamanism, the effects on consciousness, and “spirit molecules” in general. Regarding these journeys into consciousness, … Continue reading →

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Autumn Equinox on Saturday, September 22

Posted on September 20, 2012

▲ ▲ ▲ Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 9:49 a.m. CDT (2:49 p.m. UTC) will mark the autumn equinox, the exact time when the sun shines directly on the equator and the length of day and night is nearly equal. The … Continue reading →

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Global Ecological Footprint: Humanity has exhausted nature’s budget for 2012

Posted on August 27, 2012

▲ ▲ ▲ The Ecological Footprint August 22nd Is Earth Overshoot Day: Humanity has exhausted nature’s budget for the year (Global Footprint Network, Oakland, CA, 8-22-12) Humanity has surpassed nature’s budget for the year, and is now operating in overdraft, … Continue reading →

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New Bird Species Discovered in Colombia: Antioquia Wren

Posted on August 19, 2012

▲ ▲ ▲ Antioquia Wren (Thryophilus sernai) Photo by: Carlos Esteban Lara Antioquia Wren (Thryophilus sernai) This is the first video of Thryophilus sernai taken by Juan D. Ramirez. More information about this species is available in The Auk: Lara … Continue reading →

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Sea Turtles: Struggle for Survival Against Nature and Humanity

Posted on July 26, 2012

▲ ▲ ▲ Sea Turtles of the World The Survival of the Sea Turtle Watch the miraculous journey of infant sea turtles as these tiny animals run the gauntlet of predators and harsh conditions. Then, in numbers, see how human … Continue reading →

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Sacred Earth: Time Lapse Journey Around the World

Posted on May 30, 2012

▲ ▲ ▲ King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus), Fortuna Bay, South Georgia Island Terra Sacra Time Lapses – Sacred Earth Around the World An around-the-world time lapse journey celebrating our Sacred Earth. Six years in the making… seven continents… 24 countries. … Continue reading →

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