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Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Extremely happy elephant is super excited to meet the Queen

Source Website: http://news.asiaone.com/news/world/extremely-happy-elephant-super-excited-meet-queen
By Rachel Thompson, Mashable, Wednesday, 12 April 2017


Queen Elizabeth II makes friends with Donna, a 7-year-old Asian Elephant.
PHOTO: Queen Elizabeth II makes friends with Donna, a 7-year-old Asian Elephant.
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For most fans of the royal family, meeting the Queen would make their lives complete.

But today an elephant named Donna didn't just meet the Queen, she got hand-fed a banana by Her Majesty.

And the 7-year-old Asian Elephant could not have looked more delighted.


For most fans of the royal family, meeting the Queen would make their lives complete.
PHOTO: For most fans of the royal family, meeting the Queen would make their lives complete. But today an elephant named Donna didn't just meet the Queen, she got hand-fed a banana by Her Majesty.
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The Queen - accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh - was opening a new centre for elephant care at Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire, near London when she met Donna.


The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh opening a new centre for elephant care at Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire, near London
PHOTO: The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh opening a new centre for elephant care at Whipsnade Zoo in  Bedfordshire, near London
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Donna, naturally, didn't turn up her nose to being fed by the Queen. She accepted the banana with open arms - or trunks, rather.


Donna, naturally, didn't turn up her nose to being fed by the Queen.
PHOTO: The Centre is home to a herd of nine Asian elephants and is set in 30 acres of land, including baby Elizabeth - named after Her Majesty.
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An eight month old elephant called 'Elizabeth' (named after the Queen) plays in the sand ahead of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh's visit to ZSL Whipsnade Zoo at the Elephant Centre on April 11, 2017 in Dunstable, United Kingdom.
PHOTO: An eight month old elephant called 'Elizabeth' (named after the Queen) plays in the sand ahead of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh's visit to ZSL Whipsnade Zoo at the Elephant Centre on April 11, 2017 in Dunstable, United Kingdom. The Queen and The Duke will meet the Head Elephant Keeper and view the elephant team carrying out daily care tasks such as nail filing and mouth care. Her Majesty and His Royal Highness will meet the Centre's project team, including zookeepers and architects, in front of the elephant paddock before proceeding to the amphitheatre where The Queen will unveil a plaque to mark the formal opening of the Centre. The Queen and The Duke will view an elephant being fed and meet keepers and vets before departing.
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Adorable!
Read the full article here.

By Rachel Thompson, Mashable, Wednesday, 12 April 2017
Mashable is the go-to source for tech, digital culture, and entertainment content for its dedicated and influential audience around the world.


Actress Tippi Hedren and her pet lion Neil at her home in Sherman Oaks, California, May 1971.


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Thursday, March 5, 2015

Weasel photographed riding on a woodpecker's back

Source Website: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-31711446
By BBC News, 03 March 2015, Last updated at 13:33


Martin Le-May caught the moment when the woodpecker took flight with a weasel on its back
PHOTO: Martin Le-May caught the moment when the woodpecker took flight with a weasel on its back
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Amateur photographer Martin Le-May, from Essex, has recorded the extraordinary image of a weasel riding on the back of a green woodpecker as it flies through the air.

The photograph was taken at Hornchurch Country Park in east London on Monday afternoon (02 March 2015).
 
Speaking to BBC News, Mr Le-May said he had managed to capture the moment while he was out walking with his wife Ann.


Photographer Martin Le-May who captured the amazing image
PHOTO:  Photographer: Martin Le-May who captured the amazing image
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He said: "I heard a distressed squawking noise and feared the worst.

"I soon realised it was a woodpecker with some kind of small mammal on its back.

"I think we may have distracted the weasel as when the woodpecker landed it managed to escape and the weasel ran into the grass."

Mr Le-May said he was astounded by the reaction to the picture on social media.

The wildlife shot has been retweeted several thousand times.

He said; "I'm so proud so many people are getting to see my image. I'm totally taken aback by the response to it."

'Ferocious as a lion'
Wildlife expert Lucy Cooke told the BBC News Channel: "This is a truly extraordinary image.

"The green woodpecker is a ground-feeding bird, but weasels normally attack rabbits. The woodpecker is not its usual prey.
"But weasels are fearless.

"A female weasel weighs less than a Mars Bar but is as ferocious as a lion, so this is why the woodpecker would have been able to take off with it on its back."


Wildlife presenter Steve Backshall says he has no reason to doubt the photo is real
PHOTO: Wildlife presenter Steve Backshall says he has no reason to doubt the photo is real
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Wildlife presenter Steve Backshall agrees that while highly unusual it is not totally unheard of and has "no reason to doubt" the photo.

He compared the woodpecker to other animals like leaf cutter ants and rhino beetles, which can carry 850 times their body weight.

He said: "The weasel is pretty fascinating as well. It can kill things much bigger than itself, so it's an impressive little creature when you think about its size."
By BBC News, 3 March 2015, Last updated at 13:33


The Weasel and the Woodpecker images going viral on Social Media
PHOTO: Atreyu riding a Weasel riding a Woodpecker riding Falkor
The image has been viewed more than 1.5 million times on the Buzzfeed website since he shot it on Monday afternoon (02 March 2015).
The actual photo was taken by an amateur photographer Martin Le-May.
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Saturday, February 28, 2015

Madonna reveals whiplash injuries after stage fall

Source Website: http://news.asiaone.com/news/showbiz/madonna-reveals-whiplash-injuries-after-stage-fall
By AFP, Agene France-Presse, Friday, Feb 27 2015


Singer Madonna falls during her performance at the BRIT music awards.
PHOTO: Singer Madonna falls during her performance at the BRIT music awards.
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LONDON - Pop icon Madonna claimed she was left with whiplash following her on-stage tumble at the Brit Awards and said that she will not be wearing the offending Armani cape at future shows.

Appearing on British channel ITV's Jonathan Ross show, the 56-year-old explained: "I didn't hurt my butt, I hurt my head. I know how to fall, I've fallen off my horse many times. I tucked and I have good core strength.


Singer Madonna falls during her performance at the BRIT music awards.
PHOTO: Singer Madonna falls during her performance at the BRIT music awards.
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"But the thing is, I had a little bit of a whiplash and I smacked the back of my head. So there was a man standing over me with a flashlight until about 3am making sure I was still compos mentis (having full control of one's mind)," she added, according to extracts released on Friday, using the phrase indicating someone is of sound mind.

"Madge" blamed the embarrassing spill at Wednesday's award ceremony in London on having to change her performance between rehearsal and showtime, which meant her extravagant cape had to be tied more tightly around her neck.


Madonna left 'miserable' and 'in pain' after Brit Awards tumble
PHOTO: Madonna left 'miserable' and 'in pain' after Brit Awards tumble
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"So here I am marching in like the Queen and I got to the top of the stairs and I pulled my silky string and it did not come undone," she said.

"My two lovely Japanese dancers basically strangled me off the stage. I had a choice - I could either be strangled or fall with the cape, and I fell."

Surrounded by muscular dancers wearing bondage-style costumes and horns on their heads, she quickly picked herself up and continued singing "Living For Love", ironically peppered with lines like "I'm not giving up, I'm gonna carry on" and "Lifted me up, and watched me stumble".


Embarrassing and funny: When celebrities trip and fall
PHOTO: Embarrassing and funny: When celebrities trip and fall
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"I'm never writing lyrics like that again!," she joked.

Despite her dignified recovery, Madonna refused to watch a re-run of the incident.

When discussing her future performances, the "Material Girl" singer said that "cape fear is over", and that she was dumping the floor-sweeping garment.

"I rehearse and I rehearse and I rehearse so that when I do the show, it's effortless and I create magic and I did the opposite. I actually created a horror show for everyone," she said.

The Madonna Special will air on March 14.
By AFP, Agene France-Presse, Friday, Feb 27 2015


Sacha Baron Cohen, wearing a jockstrap and wings, lands on Eminem's head at an MTV award show.
PHOTO: Sacha Baron Cohen, wearing a jockstrap and wings, lands on Eminem's head at an MTV award show.
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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Let babies learn by sleeping on it

My Paper, Wednesday, January 14, 2015, Page A10, Lifestyle, Top Stories
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By BBC, mypaper, myp@sph.com.sg, Published on Jan 14, 2015


New connections between brain cells are formed during sleep. Those who sleep after learning learn well, those not sleeping don't learn at all, say scientists.
PHOTO: New connections between brain cells are formed during sleep. Those who sleep after learning learn well, those not sleeping don't learn at all, say scientists.
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THE key to learning and memory in early life is a lengthy nap, say scientists.

Trials with 216 babies aged up to 12 months old indicated that they were unable to remember new tasks if they did not have a lengthy snooze soon afterwards.

The University of Sheffield team suggested that the best time to learn may be just before sleep and emphasised the importance of reading at bedtime.

Experts said sleep may be much more important in the early years than at other ages. People spend more of their time asleep as babies than at any other point in their lives.

Yet the researchers in Sheffield and Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, say "strikingly little is known" about the role of sleep in the first year of life.

They taught six- to 12-month-olds three new tasks involving playing with hand puppets. Half the babies slept within four hours of learning, while the rest either had no sleep or napped for fewer than 30 minutes. The next day, the babies were encouraged to repeat what they had been taught.

The results, published in Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences, showed that "sleeping like a baby" was vital for learning. On average, 11/2 tasks could be repeated after having a substantial nap, while zero tasks could be repeated if there was little sleep time.

Jane Herbert, from the department of psychology at the University of Sheffield, told the BBC News website: "Those who sleep after learning learn well, those not sleeping don't learn at all."

She said it had been assumed that "wide awake was best" for learning. Instead, it "may be the events just before sleep that are most important". The findings showed "just how valuable" reading books with children before sleep could be.

A study last year uncovered the mechanisms of memory in sleep. It showed how new connections between brain cells formed during sleep.

Derk-Jan Dijk, a sleep scientist at the University of Surrey, said: "It may be that sleep is much more important at some ages than others, but that remains to be firmly established."

There is also growing interest in sleep and memory at the other end of life.

The two go hand in hand in your twilight years, particularly with underlying neurodegenerative disorders such as dementia.

By BBC, mypaper, myp@sph.com.sg, Published on Jan 14, 2015



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