SEA TURTLES

-
SEA TURTLES- SHEKAR DATTARI

 * Sea Turtles spend most of their life in the sea.
* There are 7 species of marine/sea turtles in the  
   world.
* Of them 5 are in India: 
                1. Olive Ridley
                2. The Hawksbill
                3. The Green SeaTurtle
                4. The Loggerhead
                5. The Leatherback
* Fully grown Olive ridley weighs- 35 kg
* The Largest is Leatherback- Grows to 2.2m & 
   weighs at 700 kg.
* They come ashore to lay eggs.
* Odisha in India is known for Mass nesting/ 
   Arribada for Olive Ridley Turtles.
* The other four species of turtles have become 
   extremely rare in India.
* During the months of January and March, 
   Female Olive Ridleys come ashore at night to 
   lay eggs.
* Its nest on the ground is 45m deep and lays upto 
   100 eggs.
* The eggs are left to incubate under the warmth 
   of the sun.
* Eggs hatch after 45-60 days, Temperature           
   inside the egg decides the sex of the embryo- If  
   it is 27-28 degree Celsius then its a Male, If it  
   is  30 degree then female hatchlings are 
   produced.
* Author- Shekar Dattari is an Award-winning 
   Wildlife and Conservation Filmmaker. His  
   Website- www.shekardattari.com.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

VILLAGE ACCOUNTS HANDLED BY VAO

-
VILLAGE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Materials IMPORTANT ACCOUNTS HANDLED BY VAO 1. ‘A’ REGISTER : This is the basic record which contains information on all lands about its survey number, classification, Assesment, Name of the Pattadar , etc., 2. ADANGAL REGISTER Adangal register gives information about the number of crops cultivated and yield in particular land. VAO prepare and register as per Fasli year. FALSI YEAR – from July to June 3. AZMOISH : Revenue inspector will inspect all Poramboke, Fasli Jasthi and Theervai Jasthi lands twice to correct the entries if there is any error. 4. THEEVAI JASTHI It means that the dry lands irrigated with the help of government sources then there will be some charge, this is called Theervai Jasthi. 5. FASLI JASTHI It means owner can get irrigated with the help of government source in a fasli year for a single crop wet land, if he wants to irrigate second time in fasli year he will be charge is called Fasli ...
Read more

THOSE THREE BEARS

-
UNIT 5 PROSE THOSE THREE BEARS NOTE : ·       This story is from the excerpt from Ruskin Bond’s collection of short stories named “Animal stories”. ·       Ruskin Bond , a well-known writer of fiction and non-fiction, was a resident of Mussoorie. GIST OF THE STORY: ·       The Himalayan villages lie in valleys, where there are small streams and farm lands. ·       The houses have slopped roofs and mostly during the roofs are covered with Pumpkins, left to ripen in the sun. ·       Our author has stayed at his friend’s house, at that night he heard some rumbling noise over the roof. ·       His friend said it was the bears which was after the pumpkins. ·       The bears come downhill during the winter in search of food. ·       The village folks had advised the auth...
Read more

PRAYER OF A SPORTSMAN

-
PRAYER OF A SPORTSMAN TOTALLY 6 STANZAS GIST OF 1ST STANZA * In the battle of Life, the poet asks the game to be fair. * The game should be equal and should be won with dare. GIST OF 2ND STANZA * The winning should be by the code(correct manner). * If lost the game, then we should cheer the winners. GIST OF 3RD STANZA * When praising the winners, the praise should come from the heart. * It should not be with growl and weep. * Meanings :    ungrudging - being without envy or reluctance.    snarl- growl    sneer- contemptuous smile GIST OF 4TH STANZA * The poet applauds the winners since they have played better than him & cheers them with full heart. * Meanings :    Bestowed- present GIST OF 5TH STANZA * So he prays to God to grant him victory, if he proves his valour. * And to take his defeat like a regular man. * Meanings :    Craven - cowardness GIST OF 6TH STANZA * He asks God to teach h...
Read more