The next video clip features marine iguanas. I had to select about 90 seconds of footage from over two hours of video tape! For those of you who have done video editing before, you know how painful this task is!
This video clip includes questions about Galapagos Islands marine iguanas. Students, you can earn points by answering any of the questions or asking more of your own. I still have a handful of Galapagos Islands souvenirs left! First come, first serve!
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Monday, October 15, 2007
Are the boobies big?
Hey Ms. Barrett, I wanted to know about the blue-footed booby. Are they big?
I hope you are having a good time. I wish I was there too!
Heather pd. 2
Heather, the blue footed booby is about the size of Canada geese, maybe a little smaller. I see them everyday flying around. It is really awesome to watch them dive head first into the ocean for fish. I was actually able to capture a couple of dives on video, but I haven't downloaded the footage yet. I would like to make a booby video clip for the blog. Maybe you can help me during lunch one day this week!
I hope you are having a good time. I wish I was there too!
Heather pd. 2
Heather, the blue footed booby is about the size of Canada geese, maybe a little smaller. I see them everyday flying around. It is really awesome to watch them dive head first into the ocean for fish. I was actually able to capture a couple of dives on video, but I haven't downloaded the footage yet. I would like to make a booby video clip for the blog. Maybe you can help me during lunch one day this week!
"Water, water, everywhere, but not a drop to drink"
Dear Ms. Barrett:
To answer your question about the drinking water quality on Santa Cruz, I found this information at http://web.mit.edu/12.000/www/m2008/teams/lasiguanas/Water_Management.html
Unlike some of the other Galapagos Islands, Santa Cruz does have fresh water. Santa Cruz's fresh water is pumped from 25 meters underground by 7 electric pumps. These pumps don't function in coordination with each other which causes inconsistent flow rates. Sea water usually mixes in with the fresh water being pumped up. This causes the chlorine to be too high in the water to drink. Also about half the water is lost because of leaky pipes.
In San Cristobal there are also water leakage problems in the pipes and fresh water shortages. In Isabela there are pipe contamination problems.
I hope this answers your question.
Sincerely,
Daniel pd. 1
Daniel,
Thanks for the information about the drinking water on the islands. Between the salt infiltration and the waste contamination, the people of the Galapagos Islands have a huge enviromental problem of their hands.
To answer your question about the drinking water quality on Santa Cruz, I found this information at http://web.mit.edu/12.000/www/m2008/teams/lasiguanas/Water_Management.html
Unlike some of the other Galapagos Islands, Santa Cruz does have fresh water. Santa Cruz's fresh water is pumped from 25 meters underground by 7 electric pumps. These pumps don't function in coordination with each other which causes inconsistent flow rates. Sea water usually mixes in with the fresh water being pumped up. This causes the chlorine to be too high in the water to drink. Also about half the water is lost because of leaky pipes.
In San Cristobal there are also water leakage problems in the pipes and fresh water shortages. In Isabela there are pipe contamination problems.
I hope this answers your question.
Sincerely,
Daniel pd. 1
Daniel,
Thanks for the information about the drinking water on the islands. Between the salt infiltration and the waste contamination, the people of the Galapagos Islands have a huge enviromental problem of their hands.
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