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- Javan rhinoceros Temporal range: Early Pleistocene - Recent 1.5–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ R. Sondaicus in the London Zoo from March 1874 until January 1885 Conservation status Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1) Endangered (ESA) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Perissodactyla Family: Rhinocerotidae Genus: Rhinoceros Species: R.
- People wonder if the second rhinoceros was the same as the first, but Jean declares that there were two different rhinoceroses: the first was an Asian rhinoceros with two horns, while the second was an African rhinoceros with one horn. Berenger insists that this is ridiculous since the rhinoceroses were moving too fast to count their horns.
The Rhinoceros hornbill is one of the largest birds in rainforests of Asia. They spend their entire lives on treetops. You might get giddy living up on a 70 m Dipterocarpus tree, but it is home for the rhinoceros hornbill. To nest however, they look for old or dead trees with cavity. To find food, they fly between fruiting trees occasionally stopping to grab small animals, like squirrels, in between. Can you imagine what logging will do to these birds?
At first glance, both male and female hornbills look alike. They have large wing span--- with white feathers for their tail. Their gleaming black feathers are maintained by spreading the orange colored preening oil all over their body. Hornbills can grow to be about 127 cm (50 in) long and weigh about 3 kg (about 6.6 lbs). But, look closer around the eyes and you will see the difference. The male birds have an orange or red ring around their eyes, while the ring remains white in female.
Their beak is a marvel of nature. Lightweight and versatile, the beak can perform variety of jobs such as harvesting food, building the nest, sealing the nest, and feeding the chicks. On top of the beak is a casque, a hollow helmet-like structure, which helps to amplify their calls. Now you know how it gets its name. You can distinguish the deep, forceful hok, hok notes of the male from the female’s hak, hak notes. Sometimes, they have a duet. Usually, they call only when they defend their territories from other breeding pairs.
Rhinoceros hornbill usually pair for life. The couples choose a tree hollow or cavity and begin to build a nest. We never know how they decorate the interior because the pair seals the entrance of the hollow, leaving a small vertical slit. They use food and droppings to seal the entrance.
Wait, did you say that you saw a bird in the cavity? You are right. The female incubates the egg in the cavity for the next 50 days. She keeps the nest clean by throwing out uneaten food and the poop. The male bird brings food for the female and chicks.
Three months or 90 days after the chicks hatch, the female bird breaks out of the nest. The chicks then rebuild the covering and receive food from their parents for the next three months. When the chicks grow, they break the nesting hole and fly free.
The pair seals the entrance, except for a narrow vertical slit, with droppings and food. She lays one or two eggs, which are incubated for 37-to-47 days and the chicks fledge 86-to-97 days after the eggs are laid. The male feeds the female and chicks regurgitated, but not digested, fruit through the nest slit. The nest is kept clean and dry with feces forcibly ejected.
Now that the chicks are flying free, let us find out how to save them. The Rhinoceros hornbill is not threatened. Their tail feathers are used for decoration even today!
For teachers - here are some ideas to incorporate hornbills in lessons:
www.sepa.duq.edu/darwin/pdf/UniqueBeakPhysique.pdf
nnovativeclassroom.com - hornbill
You can watch a movie based on hornbill
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In Worksheet 1, students circle the correct answer.In Worksheet 2, students must circle the correct form of the verb (lie, lay) and rewritethe sentence using the correct form in the correct tense.
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Lie or Lay: Why the Confusion?
Many native and non-native speakers of English alike do not understand the difference between using the word lie and using the word lay. This worksheet attempts to clarify the difference.
Both 'lie' and 'lay' are verbs, meaning that they indicate an action of some sort. However, the verb 'lie' and the verb 'lay' are two absolutely different words, like rhinoceros and apple.
They are not variants of the same word.
Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
If we want to use formal grammatical terms (and we must), the verb lie is 'intransitive'; the verb lay is 'transitive.'
The Verb 'Lay'
A 'transitive' verb indicates that something is being done to someone or something. For example, take a look at the following sentence:
Transitive Verb (lay): Every morning, I lay the newspaper on the table.
I (the subject) do something to the newspaper (direct object) every morning. I lay ('place' or 'put')the newspaper on the table. The word lay is the verb (in the present tense), and the noun newspaper is the thing that something is done to (the direct object).
Think of it this way: You have to lay something.
The Verb 'Lie'
An 'intransitive' verb, on the other hand, does not indicate that anything is being done to anything or anyone. The person or thing does the action of just lying (NOT laying) there.
Intransitive Verb (lie): In the afternoon, my dog, Maxi, lies on the living room couch.
Maxi is not doing anything to anyone or anything. Maxi is simply lying on the couch; the verb lie is 'intransitive.'
A common error occurs when parents tell children, incorrectly, to 'lay' down. Sadly, the children grow up thinking that this use of lay is correct, thus perpetuating the cycle of misuse.
Incorrect: Scott, I want you to lay down this minute or you have a time out. Afudos engineering editions.
Correct: Scott, I want you to lie down this minute or you have a time out.
So What Causes All This Confusion?
People do not confuse the words rhinoceros and apple, so why do people confuse the verbs 'lie' and 'lay'? Well, both words start with the letter 'L' and are made up of three letters. And they both mean similar things.
After all, if you LAY an apple on the table, the apple LIES on the table. And if you LAY a rhinoceros,.. Well, let's just not go there.
Unfortunately, these two verbs have different forms, and those different forms cause some confusion.
Take a Look at the Following Table
Base Form | Past Tense | Past Participle | Present Participle |
lie (to stretch out, recline) | lay | lain | lying |
lay (to place, to put) | laid | laid | laying |
The past tense of the verb 'lie' is 'lay,' as in 'Yesterday, Maxi lay on the living room couch.'
Even though we use the letters l-a-y, the actual verb is 'lie'; it's just in the past tense. Do you understand this? If not, the following examples may help.
Correct Forms of LIE
- Jerry lies on the bed every day after school.
- The dog just lay on the rug as the burglars ransacked the house.
- That apple has lain on the table for two days now.
- Roberta is lying on the recliner in the family room.
Correct Forms of LAY
- Jerry lays his head on the pillow when he lies in bed.
- Susan laid her books down when she walked through the door.
- The contractors have laid the tile in the kitchen.
- The President is laying the foundation for comprehensive health reform.
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Worksheet 1, 11 Exercises
Circle the correct word in each sentence below.
- Mrs. Khan (lies, lays) an eraser on her desk as soon as she enters the room.
- When Kieran saw the beach, he thought he had (lain, laid) his eyes on paradise.
- Lester likes to (lie, lay) in his room for about an hour after he wakes up.
- The dog (lies, lays) her paws all over the furniture when we go out.
- This clay pot has (lain, laid) in the underground cave for thousands of years.
- Uday, please (lie, lay) down before you faint from exhaustion!
- The factory will dismiss employees if they (lie, lay) down on the job.
- The factory will dismiss employees if they (lie, lay) down their tools.
- When farmers harvest mangoes, they must (lie, lay) mulch so that the harvest trucks have proper traction.
- EMX has (lain, laid) aside its prejudices and will consider all applicants, regardless of background.
- The goat enjoys (lying, laying) on the haystack in the afternoon.
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Worksheet 2, 17 Exercises
Circle the correct word in each sentence below.
- Jenny had (lie, lay) in the lounge chair for two hours before she finally fell asleep.
- Because Alvin forgot his wristwatch, he (lie, lay) his cell phone next to his notebook during the test to keep track of time.
- Throughout her troubled pregnancy, Jenny was (lie, lay) on her bed most of the time.
- Throughout her troubled pregnancy, Jenny (lie, lay) on her bed most of the time.
- My dog Marley likes to (lie, lay) under the mango tree during hot summer days.
- “Be careful not to get the sink dirty when you (lie, lay) the flowerpot on the windowsill,” Grandma shouted.
- Ines’s parents felt confident when she left for college because they had (lie, lay) a strong moral foundation for her to build on.
- The workers were (lie, lay) concrete on the driveway when it started to rain.
- During yesterday’s storm, Emmett was (lie, lay) under the expressway overpass.
- During yesterday’s storm, Emmett (lie, lay) under the expressway overpass.
- Every weekday afternoon Virginia (lie, lay) on the couch to watch Tyra.
- Jacinto (lie, lay) his backpack on the kitchen table as soon as he gets home.
- Sister O’Loughlin (lie, lay) down the rules about appropriate behavior in the dorms.
- While James (lie, lay) asleep on the couch, the burglar stole his camera and jumped out the window.
- The congregation (lie, lay) the offering at the foot of the altar.
- Johan told me that he had (lie, lay) the box outside Ms. Farquar’s office.
- Jim stared at the caged python as it (lie, lay) in its cage quietly digesting the mouse for over two hours.