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The REAL Lost World Movie
I thought all of us dino lovers would enjoy this story and the URL at the
bottom:
> from AP Wire page:
> ----------------------------
> 04/21/1997 17:46 EST
>
> Web Site Offers Rare Look at Birds
>
> COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The state Division of Wildlife has created a site
> on the Internet for viewing one of Ohio's four nesting pairs of peregrine
falcons.
> The falcons are nesting on the 41st floor of the Rhodes State Office
Tower
> in Columbus. Four eggs in the nest are expected to hatch about May 9.
>
> The division each year installs a video camera at the nest that feeds a
> signal to a television monitor in the lobby of the downtown office
building.
>
> The agency has expanded the viewing to the World Wide Web where pictures
> of the falcons' activities are updated every 10 seconds.
>
> Wildlife biologist Donna Daniel said the site provides a unique
> opportunity for Internet users to watch falcon chicks hatching and
feeding.
>
> ``Peregrines are elusive birds of prey. They typically nest in places
> where they can't be seen easily such as tall buildings or rock cliffs,''
Daniel said Monday.
> The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the state of Ohio have placed the
> birds on the endangered species list.
>
> The Web address for viewing the peregrine falcons is:
> www.dnr.state.oh.us/odnr/wildlife/falcon/peregrine.html
>
...this is either totally fascinating or incredibly boring, depending on
one's view of the world...I think it's the coolest!!
MITCH ~/^o