January 26, 2011

Paluma Field Station

The Paluma Field Station is located on the Paluma Ridge in Australia.  The field station accommodates about 20 students. Research focus areas include fresh water and terrestrial animals including birds, reptiles and insects.  Paluma hosts over 120 different species of birds, more than a dozen frog species, and about two dozen lizard species.  Three snake species can also be found here.  

Manu National Park 

Manu National Park is located in Manu, Peru.  The main reason I want to visit Manu National Park is because they have these: 

Cococay, Bahamas 

Cococay is easily my favorite place I have been to so far.  Beaches are great, but you can't see the variety of wildlife in Panama City that you can see here.  There are large fish that burrow in the sand and rock and quickly camouflage themselves as well as iguanas that like to hang around the island.  

Muntjac

Muntjacs, also known as barking deer, are indigenous to South Asia.  They live in rainforests, have no seasonal rut, and can mate at any time of the year.  

Mapping

This chloropleth map shows the best beers in America, according to the number of medals each state was awarded by the Brewer's Association.  The map is broken down by number of medals won, breweries receiving the most medals, and beers receiving the most medals (gold, silver, and bronze).  

A bit less entertaining that the previous map, this dot density map shows the population of the entire world.  Larger dots represent more populated areas than do smaller dots.  Using a true image of the planet creates a good contrast with the bright colored dots used, making this map easy to interpret.  

Luella High School, Locust Grove, GA. 

Waco, TX.  Waco is an interesting city.  I don't have an interest in visiting, but a lot of weird stuff happens here.  I laid a color-coded road map over the image because it is easier to follow than the road maps provided by the program.  Also, this is where David Crowder Band is from.  :]