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Did You Know ? Adaptations of wildlife in rainforests Did you know? Adaptations of wildlife in rainforests Rainforest adapted animals like the LTM and gibbons will often be the first to go when the forest goes. Many in rainforests have buttress roots (to be stable in what are often shallow soils, trees with shallow roots). They have drip-tips on their leaves - all the better to shed the rainwater and prevent fungal growths etc There are bright flowers that open in the day to attract birds, and those that open in the night to attract the moths and bats. Orange Oakleaf is a good example of rainforest camouflage Interested in knowing more? Read the transcript of our online chat on 19th February “Rainforest Wildlife-Unique adaptations” moderated by Dr.Kashmira Kakati at the link http://www.indianwildlifeclub.com/chat/chat-archive.aspx “Chasing Ice” the eye opener film that has won many awards. In the spring of 2005, National Geographic photographer James Balog headed to the Arctic on a tricky assignment: to capture images to help tell the story of the Earth's changing climate. Even with a scientific upbringing, Balog had been a skeptic about climate change and a cynic about the nature of academic research. But that first trip north opened his eyes to the biggest story in human history and sparked a challenge within him that would put his career and his very well-being at risk. Chasing Ice is the story of one man's mission to change the tide of history by gathering undeniable evidence of our changing planet. Within months of that first trip to Iceland, the photographer conceived the boldest expedition of his life: The Extreme Ice Survey. With a band of young adventurers in tow, Balog began deploying revolutionary time-lapse cameras across the brutal Arctic to capture a multi-year record of the world's changing glaciers. As the debate polarizes America and the intensity of natural disasters ramps up globally, Balog finds himself at the end of his tether. Battling untested technology in subzero conditions, he comes face to face with his own mortality. It takes years for Balog to see the fruits of his labor. His hauntingly beautiful videos compress years into seconds and capture ancient mountains of ice in motion as they disappear at a breathtaking rate. Chasing Ice depicts a photographer trying to deliver evidence and hope to our carbon-powered planet. See an Interview with makers at the youtube link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHyEoJFYm8M

Adaptations of wildlife in rainforests

Did you know?

Adaptations of wildlife in rainforests

Rainforest adapted animals like the LTM and gibbons will often be the first to go when the forest goes.
Many in rainforests have buttress roots (to be stable in what are often shallow soils, trees with shallow roots). They have drip-tips on their leaves - all the better to shed the rainwater and prevent fungal growths etc
There are bright flowers that open in the day to attract birds, and those that open in the night to attract the moths and bats.
Orange Oakleaf is a good example of rainforest camouflage

Interested in knowing more?

Read the transcript of our online chat on 19th February “Rainforest Wildlife-Unique adaptations” moderated by Dr.Kashmira Kakati at the link

http://www.indianwildlifeclub.com/chat/chat-archive.aspx

“Chasing Ice” the eye opener film that has won many awards.

In the spring of 2005, National Geographic photographer James Balog headed to the Arctic on a tricky assignment: to capture images to help tell the story of the Earth's changing climate. Even with a scientific upbringing, Balog had been a skeptic about climate change and a cynic about the nature of academic research. But that first trip north opened his eyes to the biggest story in human history and sparked a challenge within him that would put his career and his very well-being at risk.

Chasing Ice is the story of one man's mission to change the tide of history by gathering undeniable evidence of our changing planet. Within months of that first trip to Iceland, the photographer conceived the boldest expedition of his life: The Extreme Ice Survey. With a band of young adventurers in tow, Balog began deploying revolutionary time-lapse cameras across the brutal Arctic to capture a multi-year record of the world's changing glaciers.
As the debate polarizes America and the intensity of natural disasters ramps up globally, Balog finds himself at the end of his tether. Battling untested technology in subzero conditions, he comes face to face with his own mortality. It takes years for Balog to see the fruits of his labor. His hauntingly beautiful videos compress years into seconds and capture ancient mountains of ice in motion as they disappear at a breathtaking rate. Chasing Ice depicts a photographer trying to deliver evidence and hope to our carbon-powered planet.

See an Interview with makers at the youtube link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHyEoJFYm8M

Indian Wildlife Club Ezine (February, 2012)

Did You Know ?

Adaptations of wildlife in rainforests