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Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23252) 2 Feb

In many sanctuaries and national parks, I found the cheetahs and leopards sleeping on the trees. But sometimes they just rest. They can awake and attack any person. The strong fencing creates a barrier with humans and also the...

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Wherever there are sanctuaries or national parks I found cheetahs sleeping on trees

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23252) 30 Nov

The sanctuaries and national parks keep the wild animals with boundaries. I found cheetahs or leopards sleeping on the tree branches. This is very peculiar to big cats. Humans cannot sleep like that. Fences are created because...

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In the national parks and sanctuaries the swans ducks goose wander well

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23252) 24 Jun

Generally national parks and sanctuaries are devoted for animals. But in those natural habitats the swan, goose, ducks all of them have a nice time. they wander well. they can swim in water. they can run on grasslands. They can...

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The black bear can sustain heat

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23252) 15 Jun

In the national parks and sanctuaries in India wild animals are given big habitat. While there are shades there are open lands as well where strong sunlight is seen in summer months. I found the black bear can sustain the...

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Deer can bear heat more than humans

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23252) 16 May 25

I have visited many sanctuaries and national parks. I found that deer are more heat bearing animals than humans. that includes both the white deer and also the spotted deer. As long as they get the leaves and grass to feed on they...

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A grandson travels with his grandmother to visit national parks

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122269) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 28 Sep 19

For years ago Joy Ryan along with her grandson Brad Ryan found out that they both shared the same passions of wanting to travel around the United States to visit all 61 national parks in our nation. Joe Ryan who is 89 years young...

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Four Walls @FourWalls (86830) • United States 27 Aug 19

Oh, I know what you might be thinking...... “Yeah, that R.E.M. song ‘Cuyahoga,’ that’s why she went there.” Or, “that line in ‘My City Was Gone,’ ‘Muzak filled the air from Seneca to Cuyahoga Falls’.” No, I went there...

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We drive a Toyota Prado Kakadu

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382412) • Rockingham, Australia 12 Feb 19

Uncle Joe (@UncleJoe) wrote a discussion about there being a car for everyone. I’ll put a link at the bottom. We drive a Toyota Prado and have a top-of-the-range model, a Kakadu. It is a four-wheel-drive and we had to buy it in...

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Huge Redwood Tree Root Balls

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40849) • Laguna Woods, California 20 Jul 18

Over the course of thousands of years, some of the redwood trees in the Humboldt Redwood State Park in far northern California have fallen over. Their root balls are amazing. First, they are relatively shallow, considering they...

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Magnificent California Redwood Trees

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40849) • Laguna Woods, California 19 Jul 18

One of the side trips we took during our visit to the northernmost realm of California was to the Humboldt Redwood State Park. We drove along a narrow road called Avenue of the Giants, and the trees there are giants,...

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Heading into the Rockies

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (98072) • Daytona Beach, Florida 13 Dec 17

Colorado became the 38th state of the Union right when the U.S. turned 100 in 1876. It is the highest state having many of the peaks of the Rocky Mountains. This is the place where visitors come for mountain beauty in the...

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States with Mountains and Wide Open Skies

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (98072) • Daytona Beach, Florida 8 Dec 17

Oklahoma got its name from two Choctaw Indian words – okla means people and humma means red. In the state there are over 50 languages spoken and 55 distinct Indian tribes. Each of them has their own language or dialect. This state...

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Something for Free That's Really Free

Four Walls @FourWalls (86830) • United States 21 Apr 17

This stems from the "You Learn Something New Every Day" department. For years I was unaware of the fact that it costs to enter national parks in the US. There's a reason for that: my favorite close national park, the Smokies,...

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National Parks

Fishmomma @Fishmomma (11658) • United States 12 Apr 17

I find many perks to getting older and this is one of them, but there are dates that everyone can go free. This is a great way to spend time outdoors going to a national park. The following dates are free to all: Apr 15-16 April...

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Have You Ever Visited the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia?

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 12 Mar 17

National Parks are among the USA’s best vacation bargains. There is nothing more beautiful than a misty October morning in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. The very concept of a national park is a uniquely American idea,...

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Planning A Trip

fishtiger58 @fishtiger58 (29819) • Momence, Illinois 14 Feb 17

Sorry I haven't been here much, I am planning a trip with my husband and son. My son is now completely done with school and before he gets a job he has decided to take about a month off and do some traveling. He came home late...

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Kemeri National Park

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (98072) • Daytona Beach, Florida 15 Sep 16

This is an amazing national park located in the resort city of Jurmala, Latvia. It was established in 1997 and is the third largest national park in the country occupied by forests and mires, the most significant being The Great...

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100 th Birthday Of National Parks

STOUTjodee @STOUTjodee (3670) • United States 25 Aug 16

People gathered at the National Mall to "make" a arrowhead to celebrate the 100th birthday of our National Parks. According to this article the arrowhead represents " symbolizing the major facets of the national park system. A...

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Okay, Hillbilly's Missing Something Again

Four Walls @FourWalls (86830) • United States 14 Jun 16

I'm having lunch in Pigeon Forge, near the Great Smoky Mountains. I had a lovely morning hiking (well, it's more like a walk) to Cataract Falls, located behind the welcome center. Here's what I don't understand, though. You...

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National Parks in Kenya

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 6 May 16

In my efforts to learn more about other countries, I thought I would share with you some information about the National Parks in Kenya. I had a Bubblews friend from Kenya and maybe she is on myLot now. I don’t know. But, I...