New Zealand andTasmanian Devil

Australia’s neighbour,New Zealand, has very few native species of land animals. For this reason, a large number of flightless birds native to the country have managed to survive in safety.Most famous of these is the kiwi. It sleeps underground during the day and looks for food by night. It is very shy and avoids human contact. The kakapo ,also called the owl parrot,isone of the world’s rarest birds. As well as being the largest parrot in the world, it is the only parrot that is nocturnal and the only one that can’t fly.Unlike the kiwi, the kakapo is unafraid of people and has been known to climb up a man’s body and sit on his head.

Although they are not native to New Zealand, penguins also migrate here from the Antarctic during the winter months.
Tasmanian Devil
The Tasmanian devil is now extinct in the rest of Australia, but a few can still be found in remote parts of Tasmania.About the size of a small dog, this marsupial is called a ‘devil’ because of its fierse looks, its bad temper and the strange noise it makes. Despite its large jaws, strong teeth and aggressive behaviour, it doesn’t often hunt other animals.Instead, it eats animals – mainly sheep – that are already dead when it finds them.

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Theatre in Shakespeare’s Time

The Globe theatre was built in 1599, burned down in 1613 and was rebuilt in 1614.It stood on the bank of the River Thames in Southwark, London,near several other famous theatres of the time. In those days,people from all levels of society,rich and poor,used to go to the theatre. The poorer people stood near the stage,with no covering against the sun or rain, while wealthier people sat in rows of seats around the inside of the walls.Plays were performed in the daytime,because there was no artificial lighting.The stage had no curtains,and scenery was not often used,but the actors wore colourful costumes.In Shakespeare’s times,women were not allowed on stage,so the women’s parts were played by boys dressed up in women’s costumes.
The Roof of the World
Mount Everest is the highest point on the surface of our planet,rising 8,848 metres above sae level. It is part of the Himalayas, the mountain range between Nepal and Tibet. It was first climbed by New Zealander,Sir Edmund Hilary,and his Nepalese guide, Tenzing Norgey,on 29th May,1953.

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beautiful nature

It is my Mongolian countryside

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The Smoke that Thunders

Victoria Falls is the English name for a mighty waterfall on the Zambezi River between Zambia and Zimbabwe which is 1.7 kilometres wide and 108 metres deep. The first European to see the falls was Scottish explorer Dr David Livingstone, on 16th November 1855.He named the falls in honour of Britain’s Queen Victoria.The falls produce a huge cloud of spray, which can be seen more than 100 km away.The spray and the tremendous noise of the water give the falls their local name,Mosi-oa tunya ‘The smoke that thunders’.

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