comment on starson week 3

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i think what he pointed out the timeline is significant especially when startson pointed out that "We had come to find rhinoceroses: northern white rhinoceroses, of which there were about twenty-two left in Zaire, and eight in Czechoslovakia." because it actually gave us some informations about rhinoceroses. 

comment on starson Ch. 2

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i think those time order is significant because it tells us what happened when they see the Komodo dragon and after

comment on starson Ch. 1

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For the question number 1 the answer is because they look for an almost extinct form of lemur called the aye-aye and for the question number 2 the answer is "Observer colour magazine"

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I think those points are significant because it gives us information about lemur and also how living things evolve in the world

comment on VIctor Ch. 1

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1. i think it is he realized that humans are begin from monkey
2. survival of fitness is endless

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well~~~ im not really that astounded when i saw the quote" i was a monkey looking at a lemur" because i thought that we are born in monkey-like.

Discussion master chapter. 3

1. Where did they arriving to on a missionary flight, which had not been their original intention?
   answer ( p.51)
2. What did they find in Zaire?
   answer (p.51)

Word master chapter 3

1. Fanatical-- Motivated or characterized by an extreme, uncritical enthusiasm or zeal  (p. 51)
2. Vacantly-- Having no contents; empty; void (p.52)
3. Dilapidated-- Reduced to or fallen into partial ruin or decay, as from age, wear, or neglect (p.52)
4. Taciturn-- Inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation (p.52)
5. Claustrophobically-- pertaining to or suffering from claustrophobia ( p.53)
6. Nightmarish-- resembling a nightmare ( p.58)
7. Magisterial-- of, pertaining to, or befitting a master; authoritative; weighty; of importance or consequence. ( p.58)
8. Bemusement-- to bewilder or confuse (p. 66)
9. Insatiable-- Not capable of being satiated (p. 73)
10. Vertiginous-- Whirling; spinning; rotary (p. 75)

Discussion master ch.2

1. how does a snake toxin spread through out your body? (p. 15)
2.where has the most poisonous snakes (p.12)

Quote Master Ch.2

1. "Lions and tigers are man-eaters, and though we may be intensely wary of them and treat them with respectful fear, we nevertheless have an instinctive admiration for them." p.9
 ----Although lions and tigers are man-eaters, but we still admire them because they are able to survive in this planet with their unique traits
2. "More poisonous snakes per square metre of ground on Komodo than on any equivalent area on Earth."
-----People should be aware of snakes if they have plan to go to Komodo
3." Then we developed this snake-bite detector kit. Not that you need a kit to tell you when you've been bitten by a snake, you usually know, but the kit is something that will detect what type you've been bitten by so you can treat it properly."
-----Even though they developed this snake-bite detector kit, but it is still better not to get bite from snake.
4."Snake toxins have a high molecular weight, so they won't penetrate the blood vessels in the mouth the way that alcohol or some drugs do, and then the poison gets destroyed by the acids in your stomach."
-----That is how the snake toxins spead through out our body, could possibly kill us
5."Hold your leg, or whatever bit you've been bitten in, lower than your heart and your head. Keep very, very still, breathe slowly and get to a doctor immediately."
-----That is the method can possibly save your life if you got bit from snakes

Discussion Mater Ch.1

1.what is aye-aye?? answer(p.2)
2. what is kakapo?? answer(p.7)

Sketch Master Ch. 1

it is a lemur, which call aye-aye. It is a very strange looking creature that seems to have been assembled from bits of other animals. It looks like cat with a bat's ears, beaver's teeth, a tail like a large ostrich feather, a middle finger like a long dead twig, and enormous eyes.~~~basically they are trying to understand the major evolutionary change that passed Madagascar.

Word Mater Ch.1

p.2         1. aye-aye---- is a nocturnal lemur, very strange looking creature that seems to have been assembled from bits of other animals.
p.2         2. Madagascar---- part of mainland Africa ( itself had been part of the gigantic supercontinent of Gondwanaland)
p.2         3. Descendant-----a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
p.3         4. Laconic----brief and to the point; effectively cut short
p.4         5. slalom--a downhill race over a winding course defined by upright poles
p.4         5. Pothole---a pit or hole produced by wear or weathering (especially in a road surface)
p.5         6. reinstated----to put back or establish again, as in a former position or state
p.5         7. Bureaucracy----nonelective government officials
p.6         8. Prop----a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling
p.7         9. Kakapo----large, almost flightless nocturnal parrot
p.8         10. filofax--- a datebook also containing space for addresses, calendar, and etc