Giant Panda

March 16, 2024

A beautiful giant panda from China.
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Date: Jan 30

Vlissingen

Vlissingen  is a city in the southwestern Netherlands on the former island of Walcheren. With its strategic location between the Scheldt river and the North Sea, Vlissingen has been an important harbour for centuries. Vlissingen is mainly noted for the yards on the Scheldt where most of the ships of the Royal Netherlands Navy are built. Vlissingen is one of many towns ideal for a day trip in the Dutch seaside province of Zeeland. It’s the perfect place for a relaxing day by the sea. Vlissingen’s beach promenade is the longest in The Netherlands. 

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Date: March 2

Palau de la Música Catalana


The Palau de la Música Catalana in the centre of Barcelona is one of the most beautiful concert halls in the world. The concert hall and music palace Palau de la Musica was designed by Lluís Domènech i Montaner. He was one of the architects who formed the foundation of Catalan Modernism. Construction of the Palace of Catalan Music started in 1905 and the concert hall was completed in 1908. In 1997 the Catalan Music palace was declared UNESCO world heritage, together with Hospital de Sant Pau. Nowadays, over half a million people each year attend the musical performances in the concert hall, which vary from symphonies, opera, chamber music, flamenco, jazz, to Cançó.

Unesco: Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona
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Date: March 4

Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries


Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries, home to more than 30% of the world's pandas which are classed as highly endangered, covers 924,500 ha with seven nature reserves and nine scenic parks in the Qionglai and Jiajin Mountains. The sanctuaries constitute the largest remaining contiguous habitat of the giant panda, a relict from the paleo-tropic forests of the Tertiary Era. It is also the species' most important site for captive breeding. The sanctuaries are home to other globally endangered animals such as the red panda, the snow leopard and clouded leopard. They are among the botanically richest sites of any region in the world outside the tropical rainforests, with between 5,000 and 6,000 species of flora in over 1,000 genera.

Unesco: Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries - Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains
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Date: Feb 13

Yuli


Yuli is a township in central Huatung Valley in Hualien County. It is home to the Yushan National Park, one of Taiwan's nine national parks. The park is well known for its diverse climate zones and rich biodiversity. The plants found in the park spans from subtropical at its foothills to alpine at its summits. Yuli is in the valley that runs from north to south between Hualien and Taitung, and as such is flanked by mountains on two sides. It is mostly a farming area. The main attraction here is the Walami trail, a historic hiking trail once used by the Japanese to keep on eye on aboriginal villages in the mountains.

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Date: March 5

Molly Malone Statue

March 12, 2024

The Molly Malone statue is located in Suffolk Street, a short distance from Trinity College and Grafton Street. Molly Malone was a semi historical, semi-legendary figure who was commemorated in the song 'Cockles and Mussels', a Dublin anthem. As well as being known and sung internationally, the popular song 'Cockles and Mussels' has become a sort of unofficial anthem of Dublin City. The song's tragic heroine Molly Malone and her barrow have come to stand as one of the most familiar symbols of the capital. Molly Malone worked as a fishmonger but also as a working girl and died in one of the outbreaks of Cholera that regularly used to sweep the city of Dublin. The statue of Molly and her cart is affectionately nicknamed 'The Tart with the Cart' by Dubliners'.

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Date: March 6

Gates Of The Arctic National Park


Scenic rivers wind through this pristine Alaskan wilderness where mountains, alpine lakes, boreal forests, and glacial cirques create a majestic landscape north of the Arctic Circle.

Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve is an American national park that protects portions of the Brooks Range in northern Alaska. The park is the northernmost national park in the United States, situated entirely north of the Arctic Circle. The park is characterized by rugged peaks, glaciated arctic valleys, wild and scenic rivers, and many lakes. Foothills become waves of mountain peaks rising to elevations of 4,000 feet, with the tallest limestone and granite ridges reaching over 7,000 feet. The landscape is covered by sparse black spruce forests, boreal forest, and arctic tundra. The park contains major portions of the range and habitat of the Western Arctic caribou herd. Moose, Dall sheep, wolverines, wolves, and grizzly and black bears also inhabit the land. 

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Date: March 2

Platypus


The Platypus is a semi-aquatic mammal that is found in freshwater environments within the eastern states of Australia, including Tasmania, as well as on Kangaroo Island. Its thick brown fur serves as insulation, and its distinctive, skin-covered duck-like bill helps it to detect the electrical fields of its prey. The male Platypus is the only venomous mammal in the world; it possesses a venomous spur on the inside of its hind leg. Threats to this iconic monotreme include habitat pollution and degradation as well as predation by feral animals. As well as being listed as near threatened on the IUCN Red List, the Platypus is listed as endangered in South Australia and Victoria and there are fears that recent droughts, fires and floods in Queensland and New South Wales have negatively impacted local populations.

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Date: Feb 22

Downtown Manhattan


Recognized as the most densely populated urban area in the world, New York City is considered the cultural, financial, media and entertainment capital of the world.

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Date: March 4

Flags of the World - Guyana

March 11, 2024

The flag of Guyana, known as the Golden Arrowhead, has been the national flag of Guyana since May 1966, when the country became independent from the United Kingdom. The colours are symbolic: red for zeal and dynamism, gold for mineral wealth, green for agriculture and forests,black for endurance, white for rivers and water.

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Date: Jan 3