Stonehenge may have been used as a giant musical instrument, according to a study.
Researchers from the
Royal College of Art discovered that the central Blue Stones, which
originated in South Wales, had musical tones when struck.
The theory could explain why the stones were arranged in a circle - so the sound would resonate.
Paul Devereux, who part led the study, told BBC Radio 5 live's Drive: "We do know such rocks were deemed very important in other parts of the ancient world.read more
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Sunday, 9 March 2014
Saturday, 8 March 2014
JESSICA TAYLOR: interviewed by Mark Antony Raines
Well the work that Jon does
inspired me as I have a very strong love of animals (all species) and
having this experience with Jon has helped me get into college and
further work placements. It also gave me a much wider knowledge of
animals as I've learnt about different species
NEW DINOSAUR SPECIES
MONKEYS-NOT A PET -ANIMAL WELLFARE REPORT.
Yet again i have found an example of how animals are treated cruely.This time the animals are monkeys and here are some facts -9,000 monkeys are kept as pet sin u.k,a squirrel monkey can fetch 4,250 pounds,the most popular breed the marmoset sells around 1,000 pounds,there were 497 calls concerning 896 primates being traded as pets between 2003-2013.Here are 2 tales - charlie the squirrel monkey lived in miserable existance in a tiny bird cage in an office he was underweight when removed and now lives at monkey world ,dorset,the owner was banned from keeping all animals for 2 years and prosecuted.Milo the marmoset when rescued was a quarter of his weight due to only being feed fruit - normal diet is also nuts seed ,protein,he was even took to the pub ,the owner was banned from keeping all animals for life.Wild futures-animal charity are trying to push for changes to legislation and i agree ,the 2 photos above of milo charlie which i hope puts you off buying monkeys as pets.
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