Tag: food
Endangered Species of the week – Asiatic Cheetah
Species Acinonyx jubatus venaticus Extinction is not new and in the wild, the future of the Asiatic cheetah is uncertain and is a global problem. Living in an unsuitable environment the extinction rate is all the more accelerated due to ignorant human beings. The term “ cheetah” originates from the Hindi word chitraka, which means speckled. It [...]
Strange Disease: Dog Can Only Eat When Standing on Back Legs !!!
A cute Labrador rottweiler-cross called Ronnie suffers from a rare condition… he can only eat while standing on his hind legs. Image credits The abandoned seven-month-old dog suffers from megaoesophagus, which means that he can’t swallow foods or liquids. Whenever it’s feeding time, Ronnie has to stand on his hind legs and allow gravity to [...]
Ten Terrific Tropical Fruits
image credits 1. The Horned Melon Native , in actual fact, to the Kalahari Desert, in Africa, the African Cucumber, known by some as the Horned Melon, is a fruit that looks exactly as the name implies that it might . Grown around the world in this modern age, and often seen in New Zealand [...]
The Most Intriguing Bean in the World
When the word ‘bean’ enters your mind I’m sure you would picture a type of food? Something in the shape of a kidney or maybe something that leads to the flavours of coffee? Well not in this case… Do you know what is behind the jump of the jumping bean? The deserts of mainland Mexico [...]
Eight Explanations of old wives tales.
Do you recall that, as a child, you would often hear your mother saying something, that she had learned from her own, that was meant to reassure you about something, or encourage you to do something in particular, like eating apples, for example. So-called ‘old wives tales’ are often taken as truth, but recent research [...]
Awesome art from cheese
image credits Being born and raised in Wisconsin, USA, seems to be a must for artistic people whose talent is for using cheese as their medium of choice when sculpting. Two notable exponents of this unusual art are Sarah ‘Cheese Lady’ Kaufman, and winemaker Troy Landwher, both of whom are truly amazing artists in this [...]
Scariest Fish in the World
image credits You may have been under the impression that, where freshwater fish are concerned, the one you would least like to encounter would be the Piranha, famous flesh-eater from the Amazon river, but you might need to think again. Recently, another kind of fish, so savage that it makes the terrifying t piranha seem [...]
Dieter Roth-Pioneer environmental artist
The grandaddy of envitonmental art, who was so multi-talented that his works are featured all around the world in galleries, myseums and private collections. Dieter Roth was an artistic genius, without a shadow of a doubt.
Study Found Africa Can Feed Itself in a Generation, But It Needs Technology !!!
A new study showed that African nations can produce enough food to feed a growing population within a generation, despite extra strains from climate change. According to the study, Africa can break dependence on food imports. “Africa can feed itself,” said an international study led by Harvard University and development scientist Calestous Juma. “And it [...]
