glitter-poo
Tue Apr 6 23:38:19 EDT 2021
Patrickspens
IFLScience: Polar Bears Are Pooping Out GlitterThese polar bears really poop glitter - but it's all in the name of science
"We can learn a lot from a polar bear's poop," says research conservation specialist C-Jae Breiter. "Like, is it ready to have a cub, is it feeling stressed, what kind of things it's been eating. So a lot of what we learn here is hopefully going to be applied by people who are working with them directly in the wild."
But that begs the question: how do you tell one bear's poop from another? The answer is glitter.
These Polar Bears Are Pooping Glitter, For Science
Researchers Are Using Glitter To Keep Track Of Polar Bear Poo
These French islands off Newfoundland want to join the Atlantic Bubble
The people of St-Pierre-Miquelon are starting to get cabin fever, says a resident of the French islands.
These French islands are just off the coast of Canada.
Another odd spot is Angle Township, Minnesota.... the northernmost township in Minnesota and the contiguous United States.
Except that it is not contiguous with the contiguous states; you can drive there from Canada, but not from the rest of Minnesota. (Makes life interesting when Canada's pandemic restrictions are not allowing Americans in. Hard to go get groceries.)Minnesota's Northwest Angle first isolated by geography, now by COVID
Only about 120 people live there year-round.
Now technically, you can get to the Angle, without leaving the U.S. You just launch a boat at Warroad, Minn., or from the Rainy River and head north across Lake of the Woods. The trouble is: It takes hours and the lake is so big it can be very risky.
When the crossings were first shut down.... The Angle really became Minnesota’s most isolated community. Yes, it was bad for business, but it also made it the perfect place to weather the worst pandemic in recent history.
“We can control who we’re exposed to. I was at peace with it.”
Who knew?Aurora Borealis Forecast
(It shows Australis too.)
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Patrickspens
IFLScience: Polar Bears Are Pooping Out GlitterThese polar bears really poop glitter - but it's all in the name of science
"We can learn a lot from a polar bear's poop," says research conservation specialist C-Jae Breiter. "Like, is it ready to have a cub, is it feeling stressed, what kind of things it's been eating. So a lot of what we learn here is hopefully going to be applied by people who are working with them directly in the wild."
But that begs the question: how do you tell one bear's poop from another? The answer is glitter.
These Polar Bears Are Pooping Glitter, For Science
Researchers Are Using Glitter To Keep Track Of Polar Bear Poo
These French islands off Newfoundland want to join the Atlantic Bubble
The people of St-Pierre-Miquelon are starting to get cabin fever, says a resident of the French islands.
These French islands are just off the coast of Canada.
Another odd spot is Angle Township, Minnesota.... the northernmost township in Minnesota and the contiguous United States.
Except that it is not contiguous with the contiguous states; you can drive there from Canada, but not from the rest of Minnesota. (Makes life interesting when Canada's pandemic restrictions are not allowing Americans in. Hard to go get groceries.)Minnesota's Northwest Angle first isolated by geography, now by COVID
Only about 120 people live there year-round.
Now technically, you can get to the Angle, without leaving the U.S. You just launch a boat at Warroad, Minn., or from the Rainy River and head north across Lake of the Woods. The trouble is: It takes hours and the lake is so big it can be very risky.
When the crossings were first shut down.... The Angle really became Minnesota’s most isolated community. Yes, it was bad for business, but it also made it the perfect place to weather the worst pandemic in recent history.
“We can control who we’re exposed to. I was at peace with it.”
Who knew?Aurora Borealis Forecast
(It shows Australis too.)
[This entry was originally posted as https://syntonic-comma.dreamwidth.org/1218692.html on Dreamwidth (where there are
comments).]