Archive for the ‘Strange’ Category
Strange : Twins Fish
December 4th, 2009 | 
Author: It is so incredibly rare that you would think Siamese twin fish attached at the stomach would never survive.
But at eight months old, these two Nile Tilapia fish in Thailand have found the perfect way to cope with life upside down… or the right way up if you’re the lucky twin.
The bigger fish protects its smaller sibling on the bottom, while it in turn looks for food.
The Nile Tilapia fish is a common freshwater species found in tropical rivers, canals, lakes and ponds but these two were found in a Bangkok aquarium.
The fish can reaches a maximum of 2ft in length and can weigh up to 9lb.
Originally from waters stretching from Africa to the Cape Horn, the fish was introduced to freshwater irrigation systems so as to fight algae growth but has now become a pest.
- Best mates: The bigger fish helps its sibling, while the smallerone searches for food.
- Behind shrimp and salmon Nile Tilapia is the third most imported fish to the U.S.
- It is not the first time Siamese twins have been discovered in the animal kingdom.
- In July, a pair of barn swallows conjoined at the hip by skin and muscle tissue, were found in Arkansas.
- The Arkansas Game & Fish Commission said it was a ‘one in a million – probably more than that – occurrence’.
- When discovered by officials the birds were not eating, and one died, while a veterinarian later put the other down.
- Experts say finding conjoined birds is rare because they likely die before being discovered.
- They believe the birds came from a double yolk egg.
Strange : Sailing Stones
The sailing stones are a geological phenomenon found in the Racetrack Playa (a seasonally dry lake located in the northern part of the Panamint Mountains in Death Valley National Park, California, U.S.A.). The stones slowly move across the surface of the playa, leaving a track as they go, without human or animal intervention. They have never been seen or filmed in motion and are not unique to The Racetrack. Similar rock travel patterns have been recorded in several other playas in the region but the number and length of travel grooves on The Racetrack are notable. Racetrack stones only move once every two or three years and most tracks last for just three or four years. Stones with rough bottoms leave straight striated tracks while those with smooth bottoms wander. Stones sometimes turn over, exposing another edge to the ground and leaving a different-sized track in the stone’s wake.
Various and sometimes idiosyncratic possible explanations have been put forward over the years that have ranged from the supernatural to the very complex. Most hypotheses favored by interested geologists posit that strong winds when the mud is wet are at least in part responsible. Some stones weigh as much as a human, which some researchers such as geologist George M. Stanley who published a paper on the topic in 1955 feel is too heavy for the area’s wind to move.
Strange : Nasi Dulang Terbesar
Kalau nak habis an makanan nie berapo orang baru boleh habis nie?.Kito yang malaysia nie makan 1 dulang 4 orang pun tak terabih.
