Webquest 3

A) About horses:

1. What are the  5 most common pathologies of horses? Mention them and give a little description too.

Laminitis:There are several horse diseases common to the hoof, which is one of the most sensitive areas of the horse's body. Laminitis refers to inflammation of the digital laminae, which are attached to the hoof wall and to the coffin bone. When a horse suffers from laminitis, it will become increasingly difficult for him to walk without pain.

Founder:Founder isn't necessarily a disease of the horse, but a complication of many horse diseases. Founder occurs when a disease, such as laminitis, goes untreated for a long period of time, and most horses who founder are profoundly neglected.


EPM:Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) is a protozoal disease common to horses, particularly in the southern states. EPM is hosted by the opossum and is caused by a parasite called Sarcocystis neurona. This particular horse illness causes mostly neurological problems and can become serious if left untreated.


Equine Influenza:Viruses are some of the most deadly horse diseases because they can spread rapidly through a population if one infected horse is introduced to a herd or barn. Equine influenza presents with fever, dry coughs, increased mucus production and despondency.


Colic:Perhaps the most common horse disease is colic, which is a broad term used to describe an acute gastrointestinal problem. In some cases, colic signals an impaction of waste in the intestines; in others, it might simple constitute a stomach ache from changing feed or eating too fast.

Copyright Laura Thompson

2. Publish a picture of the horse's digestive system (with names)

3. Publish a picture of the horse's external anatomy  (with names)

B) Choose one of these farm animals:  duck, cow or rabbit.

1. Choose a good website that refers to your animal. Explain why you like the website. (40 words)

http://www.rabbit.org/care/index.html

I chose this website because it has all the necessary information to care for a rabbit. They are very well explained several issues concerning the rabbit, even videos with explanations. I hope this website will help those who have rabbits as pets.

2. Find a good picture showing (with names) the animal's external anatomy.

A Country I would like to visit

Hello classmates, today i will speak about ''A Country I would like to visit'... Japan.
Well i want to go japan because is a beautiful country with contrast between the technology and nature. Japan is an island nation in East Asia, with over 127 million people... a big population, the far exceed our countr. They have a large history, more of thousands of years,an interesting culture.
The first thing I will do is visit all the places in relation to technology and culture,art, sport art martials, and finally eat sushi in some restaurant. Other things i like the japan is the anime, all about video games XD. in this country are the most famous writers and producers of this thing I mentioned.
I'd like to study there for a year

to learn their language. This would give me the chance to get to know more of their culture.

Well, I hope that some day I can go to Japan and make my dream true. (Professor sentence XD)

If you have any questions feel free to leave it in the comments

Bye  ^_^  

Webquest 2

I love meerkats,i saw many chapters  of ''Meerkat Manor'' in Animal Planet :). In this picture you can see how the parents care for the baby. They are always aware of predators,especially when they have a small breeding so. I also like the way in which they stand to observe their surroundings find them very tender. :3

Another animal that I like is the penguin. I like walking, I find it funny. I also find that animals are very noble and elegant. I remember the ''happy feet penguins'' with this picture XD







World's Deadliest: Zombie Snails

This video shows a type of parasite in snails. All part when the snail eats the parasite and this takes mental control ''zombie snail''. But this parasite only uses it to find a new host, a bird, the snail parasite leads to a visible place to be eaten. (besides generating attractive colors).

World's Weirdest: Baby Beluga Beached

I don't know that species called beluga. I liked her very striking form of communication. They are very sociable. I was sorry to think all pups (or as they call XD) who must die in the summer by separarce of their mothers, but such is life in the wild.

King penguins

A fantastic panoramic image of a large group of penguins on the Georgia Island. More than one will remember a part of the movie ''happy feet'' with this picture (for which have seen this movie). I leave this link so they can enjoy other beautiful panoramic pictures.