Exotic Birds Run Loose

People see these birds everyday, everywhere around here they nest in flocks of thousands of birds. Well these bird's are exotic species and the reason the nest in flocks like that is they are originally from europe and these birds lived in the city and they would nest in the few trees and use eachother to stay warm in the winter instead of flying south. These bird's made there way over on one of the colonist's boat and have settled in the United States like they have always been there many people do not think this is a exotic species because there are many birds like it around here.

Exotic Lion Spotted in Madison Twp.

Today on a walk through the playground behind madison high school we spotted a whole group of dandelion's this is originally a exotic species to ohio and the rest of the United states so many years ago there would not have been these quick growing and reproducing flours that everyone "loves". These flowers were brought like everthing else over on one of the boats that came here from birtain and were introduced to the east coast. They slowly but surley made there way all the way to california crossing mountains and rivers along the way. These flowers seed's get blown off them and can travel as far as the wind carries them.

Bird 2

I saw a blue and gold macaw today and it was beautiful. It was about 2 ft. tall about the height of a cabinet and they have a wingspan of 45 inches. Its back and upper tail is covered with brilliant blue feathers while the underside of the tail is yellow. The forehead is green  and the wing feathers are blue with green tips and the underwings are a pretty orangish yellow color. Their eyes are yellow and its legs are gray. Their diet consists of fruit, vegetable matter, seeds, nuts, leaves, and bark. Occasionally they will feed on small animal matter. While mating the female will lay one or two eggs and incubate them for 24-26 days while the male feeds her. When the chicks first hatch they are blind and have no feathers. Blue and gold macaws are prized for their beauty and peronality and they make excellent pets. Knowing this I think I'm going to catch one so I can keep him as a pet.

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Mammal 4 facts

This morning i woke up to the very vocal monkey that is know as the wolf monkey. These are the most colorful monkeys in the rainforesst. This monkey is about 15-25 lbs and are about the size of a small dog. Wolf monkeys can be the prey of big cats, snakes and even birds. These monkeys keep there diets to nuts and fruits that are found in the forest. A baby wolf monkey is called infants.

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Plant 1 Fact

The tree we seen was 6 ft tall and was only a couple years old. The leafs are like palm leafs. The plant has a special type of wood because it is not a tree it is the worlds largerst herb but is called a tree because of there size. Most of the monkeys in the rain forrest use these trees. Bananas grow on this tree just like grapes on a vine or apples on a tree.

Plant 1 Pic

Reptile 1 Facts

As i was walking to get a fresh bucket of water this morning sitting on a tree brach i noticed a green snake. The snake was darker green in color and was almost 3 feet long. Green Snakes are the prey of larger snakes and birds. Green Snakes often eat insects including catepillars and moths. Baby snakes are called snakelets.

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Insect 1 Facts

When I woke up this morning and walked out of my tent on the ground was a turantula, it was about the size of a dinner plate. A lot of animals will try to eat them but they have good defense and they are poisinous so things do not suceed in eating them without being kilt or injured. They prey on small birds and rodents but mostyl other insects. Baby Turantulas are spiderlings.

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Bird 1 Facts

Today we were walking through the forest back to out camp site and sitting up on a high branch in a very tall tree was was Tucan. This tucan was about 2 feet tall. Tucans are the pray off big cats mostly jaguars. They prey upon nuts, bird eggs, and smaller weaker birds. Baby Tucans are chicks.

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Mammal 3 Facts

Today we saw a baby elephant washing off in a small creek running off the river. There were many other elephants standing at the edge of the forrest. The elephant that we could see good was very young but it was still about 6 or 7 feet tall. The elphant could be prey of tigers but they are also hunted by the native people of this area. Elephants are herbivores so they dont prey upon anything except for grass and leaves things of that sort. Baby elephants are called calfs.

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Mammal 2 Facts

This animal is a okapi they are about the size of a  normal horse. They travel in heards like buffalo and  are herbivores even though the hind legs would make you think that they are related to the zebra, there closet realative is actually a girraffe.

Mammal 1 Facts

The gorrilla i seen today was a indangered speicies, the family of them were feeding on some vines and other greenarie. Theses animals acted really shy but we couldnt get close to them or we would anger the males and a gorrilla attack is even more deadly than a bear attack.

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Mammal 1

Cool water facts about the congo river

The Congo is the world's eighth-longest river at 2,914 miles long. It begins at the junction of the Lualaba and Luvua rivers, in the Altai Mountains, and flows southwest to the Atlantic Ocean. Major tributaries include the Aruwimi, kasai, and Lomami rivers.

It's not all tropical rainforest, though. Some parts of the surrounding land are full of long grass called "barnyard grass." Many animals graze in this tall grass, including buffalo, antelopes, zebras, gazelles, and giraffes.

The river forms most of the border between Zaire and the Republic of Congo and drains more than 1,600,000 square miles of land. The river has a width in a range of 0.5 to 10 miles.

Water on the way ( Congo River)

Transport Facts

Boats were the most efficent way to travel in the time period from one are to the next. The boat i will be traveling is individualy owned and will have me and 49 other people on it. The journey from my hometown port to a small port on the coast of africa will take 9-11 days and we will be moving day and night with no stops.

Transport

Animal I see now

Weather to Come

The average temperature in Lusambo is 75 degress and they average between 5 to 7 inches of rain a month.

Travel Route

I live about a mile from the main port in Fort Luaderdale, Florida so i will pack my things and my brother will take to the port with my things and i will get on a boat to a small port in Quaboin a small city in the Congo republican. From there i will be a part of traveling group who will make there way through the thick forest to the heart of the jungle it will take us many weeks to get to the center of the Congo Basin Rain Forest.

My new home

Leaving Home

Weather Now

This week in Fort Lauderdale, Florida the weather has been around 85 degrees and sunny it doesnt rain here a lot because of the winds of the coast keep the storms out at sea.

My home

About me

My name is Charles Fredrick Thomas and I live in a house in florida with me two children and my wife Caroline the year is is 1892 and I will be traveling to the Congo basin rain Forrest in Africa. I am 6 foot 2 and have dark hair and blue eyes. None of my family will be taking this trip with me.