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Tigers are fascinating creatures

  Tigers are fascinating creatures   Tigers are found only in Asia. There were 100,000 tigers at the start of the 20 th century. But their numbers dwindled tremendously because they were hunted for sport. Today, there are as few as 5,000 tigers left in the wild. The tiger (Panthera tigris) is the biggest of the big cats. A fully grown tiger can be more than 3 m(10 ft) from nose to tail. A large male tiger can weigh an average of 200 kg, and a tigress an average of 150 kg. The Siberian tiger is the biggest of all tigers, and can weigh over 300 kg. Unlike other big cats, tigers are good swimmers. They like to bathe   in water to stay cool. They often reverse slowly into water to keep their faces from getting wet. A tiger always hunts alone. It does not chase its prey but stalk it. Tigers use their eyes and ears, not so much their nose, to hunt. A tiger usually kills animals the size of a deer once a week, and feeds on 50-80 kg of meat. This keeps it going for a few days. Tig

The World of Android

  If you’re alive and breathing, then there is no reason why you won’t recognize it. So, it is your beloved smartphone….    Around the World, most smartphones and, now, many other devices run on a neat little software platform called Android, which is the heart and soul of these devices. Android is a Linux-based operating system but Android did start out as a mobile operating system, and it is far beyond mobile now. These days, the smart feature appears in the television, watches, and tablets. Android has been widely accepted by almost all manufacturers of mobiles, tablets, televisions, smartwatches, etc. This is mainly because Android is very compatible and has an easy-to-use and recognizable user interface, i.e., similar placement and function of buttons. It’s a Baby Android! Android Inc was founded in 2003 by Andy Rubin, Rich Miner, Nick Sears and Chris White with an intent to develop an advanced User Interface (UI) for digital cameras. In August 2005, Google acquired Android Incorp

8 Bizarre Sports

  Source : Loughborough University site Some sports go beyond the boundaries of unusual sports in terms of rules and equipment used. Read on and decide which one you think is the weirdest of all.   1.   Lawn Mower Racing Source: Topend sports People racing lawn mowers? Yes, it’s a real sport. There are even several associations to sponsor the sport such as the United States Lawn Mower Racing Association (USLMRA). 2.   Street Luge Source: Red Bull Street luge is a sport on which a person lies down on a skateboard and races down a paved hill at high speeds. Racers can go from 70 to 120 kmph on a skateboards in this sport. 3.   Extreme Ironing Source: Roar Nation Extreme ironing is an up and coming sport that started in the United Kingdom in 1997. Ironing? Sounds pretty boring, right?                                         Wrong! This is no ordinary ironing. It’s the “extreme” in extreme ironing that makes it exciting, challenging, and dangerous. The objective is to iron in dif