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Devils Punchbowl Falls are located close to Arthurs Pass village in the heart of Arthurs Pass National Park. The DOC information lists the falls as 131 metres high, while the topo maps list the height as 123 metres. Either way the falls are dramatic as the creek discharges from the hanging valley above. I have included two views, the first being the view from the platform at the end of the walking track to the falls, and the second is taken from the other side of the valley heading up Scotts track towards Avalanche Peak.
Devils@Cradle is great, though small, because it shows the visitors how Tasmanian Devils actually interact realisitically, like they're in the wild, around dinner time. Incredibly ferocious, you could acutally hear the bones cracking at they ate this piece of Pademelon roadkill brought in from the National Park roads.
Tasmanian Devil - Sarcophilus harrisii
The Tasmanian Devil is the second largest carnivorous marsupial in the world, second only to the Thylacine, or Tasmanian Tiger, which though considered recently extinct (early 1900s), a very slight possibility of their existence still remains and there are thousands of unconfirmed but reliable sightings since the death of the 'last' Thylacine in 1936 cannot be ignored.
Unfortunately, the Devil too faces extinction. In 1996, the first example of Devil Facial Tumour disease was found on a female devil on the east side of the island. Within 14 years, the 100% fatal cancer has killed more than 95% of the wild Tasmanian Devil population. Because of the Devils aggressive nature towards each other, they will often (particularly when competing for food around a carcass) nip or bite each other. The cancer cells are grafted on to the other devils jaw by the diseased devil during this behaviour, and because of thousands of years of developing on a small, confined island, the genetics are so similar, almost identical, like twins, that the immune system does not realise that the cancer cells are alien. The tumour grows without defiance, and kills the devil within less than a year.
A natural geographical boundary of mountains and rough terrain still remains, however, which acts as a natural fence between the diseased Devils on the east side of the island and the disease free devils on the west side. However, the effectiveness of the geographical fence can not be the only thing that must be depended on to save the devils. Zoos and sanctuaries all over Tasmania and the Mainland have taken in a population of devils for captive breeding programs, to ensure a population fit to restart the species when reintroduced into the Tasmanian wilds. So far there are about 600 in captivity, but at least 1000 will be needed before any hope of a successful reintroduction can even be hoped for.
A little known fact about the Tasmanian Devil is that for it's size it has the strongest jaws of any animal. When feeding together devils will consume the entire animal, sometimes only leaving a small bit of fur behind. In a Tasmanian Devil feeding scrum the gory sound of bones cracking becomes very regular.
Also, despite what some might say, the Tasmanian Devil is very capable of hunting. It will more often scavenge, as it is far easier for it, but they do have an ability to hunt that is not given enought credit to, however slightly limited it is.
Wet Forest and Dead Tree ~~ Devil's Den State Park, AR
Notes:Typical 3 exposure +/-2ev HDR processed with Photomatix and NX2. No saturation controls were increased in this image. I really wish I had this image capture over. I see three glaring mistakes that should have been corrected at image capture.
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Devil's Den- Gettysburg National Military Park-Gettysburg,Pennsylvania
as seen from Little Round Top
Geology was important in the outcome of the battle of Gettysburg in many ways. Union troops positioned themselves along the park's ridges and hills, which provided excellent vantage points. In turn, Confederate troops moved across the cleared valleys and lowlands in an effort to drive the Union troops off Cemetery Ridge, Culp's Hill, Little Round Top, and Big Round Top.
The boulders scattered across the landscape and also the rocks of Devil's Den, provided cover and strategic defensive positions for the soldiers. Thin soil on many of the sides and tops of hills also made it almost impossible for Union soldiers to entrench themselves. The resistant bedrock was so close to the surface on these hills that the troops were unable to "dig in." They had to rely on existing stonewalls, scattered boulders, and outcrops of rock for protection. Because of the Union army's inability to entrench its position, it suffered heavy losses of 23,000 men, while the attacking Confederates lost a little more than 28,000.
Source: National Park Service
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Sony Alpha 7R II, Voigtländer VME Close-Focus Adapter, Voigtländer Heliar 75mm f1.8
Bogart Handsome Devil, Airedale Terrier, posing in his friend Mareike's backyard
See more of Bogart's adventures at his daily dog blog: www.toaireisdivine.com
Designed and folded by Satoshi Kamiya during the Spanish con of 2003, not from me (just for refs) Wish list.
This is the Devil Dog. He's 14 or 15 (we don’t exactly know); he's suffering from the end stages of malignant tumors which have infested his lungs. He’s spent the last few days in his favorite spot, reclining in the back doorway and watching the birds in the yard. He’s hardly eating and his breathing is getting labored. We're going to have to make the decision soon.
He’s a shelter dog, a scrawny mutt, half chow-chow half something else. He was unwanted and a bit funny looking so we took him in as a pup. He has a patchwork tongue and gorgeous wild lion mane fur, except in the summer when we shave him down which makes him look like a painfully self conscious baby lamb.
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He took a turn for the worst today with very shallow, pained breathing... We decided to have him fall asleep peacefully and drift away instead of suffering any more. He had a good doggy life and I'll miss him.
A spicy lunch at Great British Chefs today. Doreen & James made devilled eggs served with chilli cheese dogs! There's a host of egg recipes www.greatbritishchefs.com/ingredients/egg-recipes in our new collection to share with your friends & family.
The western coastline of Senja is wild and stunning. These characteristic mountains nicknamed "djevelens tanngard" ("devils jaw" in english) reach out into the Norwegian sea like fingers.
Super cute tasmanian devils seen at a wildlife reserve in Tasmania.
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This devil / demon has an evil smile on his face.
Also, notice how he has his legs crossed.
I think he's relaxing just a bit too much ;)