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The Common Jesus Christ Lizard is a lizard found in Central and South American rainforests near rivers and streams. It is also known as Basilisk (Basiliscus basiliscus). The Jesus Christ name is emerged from its ability to run on the surface of water.

The Common basilisk, when fleeing from predators, they gather sufficient momentum to run across the water for a brief distance while holding most of their body out of the water. Basilisks have large hind feet with scaly fringes on the sides of the third, fourth, and fifth toes. These are compressed against the toes when this lizard walks on land; but if the basilisk senses danger, they can jump into the water, opening up these fringes against the water’s surface. This increases the surface area of the foot, thus allowing them to run on the water for short distances. Smaller basilisks can run about 10-20m without sinking. Juveniles can usually run farther than older basilisks, while holding more of their body above the surface.

See the national geographic video in youtube.

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 God cannot reach everywhere…So he created  Mothers on the Earth!!!

Credits : Don’t know who took this amazing snaps. I collected from Internet. Cheers to the photographer..

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A very unusual method of fishing, operated from the shore. They are fixed land installations, which are used for a very unique and unusual method of fishing. Operated from the shore, these nets are set up on bamboo and teak poles and held horizontally by huge mechanisms, which lower them into the sea. They look somewhat like hammocks and are counter-weighed by large stones tied to ropes.

The entire structure of the Chinese fishing nets is about 10 meters in height. Each fishing net spreads to about 20 meters over the water body and is operated by a team of some six fishermen. Each net has a limited operating depth. Due to this, an individual net cannot be repeatedly operated in tidal waters. The nets are operated by a very clever system of weights and pulleys. The net is lowered into the water by one or two men walking on the wooden planks, with the planks gliding down like a seesaw. The net is left in the water for a few minutes, then hauled up using a series of ropes with rocks attached to them. Each net requires 4-6 fishermen to pull it up.

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One of the deepest known cave pit in US, Fantastic Pit in Georgia’s Ellison’s Cave descends 586 feet (179 meters) in a straight tunnel:

Source : National geographics
Photograph By : Michael Nichols

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A Photo taken from the Bandipur Wildlife sanctuary, The national elephant park of India.
Bandipur Wildlife sanctuary forms the connecting link between the Mudumalai wildlife sanctuary in Tamilnadu and the Wayanad wildlife sanctuary in Kerala and thus, is a long beautiful stretch that you would fall in love with.

There are three beautiful rivers that flow through the Bandipur sanctuary namely the Moyar river, the Kabini river and the Nagur river.

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