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Alternative Energy is a rapidly spreading reality .
Giant Wind Mills dominate the landscape.
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Giant Royal Incas-Mummies Nine Feet Tall-photos

Second mummified head of a giant man richly decorated in gold headgear and body covering. Right: Interior view of the private museum revealing an array of golden artifacts.

Giant mummified head of an Inca King. Notice shadow of individual on the right of the glass case for perspective.

The actual mummified head of the crowned king in the photograph is almost twice as large as my own and I wear the largest hat of anyone in my acquaintance. When we were invited to the private gold museum to begin with I was expected to be dazzled by gold. However, it dawned on me the minute I walked through the door that the size of the head, and indeed his whole body, was the unique feature of this king. The gold was impressive, but the size of the man was something more impressive than gold.

The golden tunic that hung on the wall was made of spun gold. This was the first time in my life I had seen gold woven into a fabric for clothing. The tunic was over eight feet tall and tailored in such a way as to suggest that it was not intended to drag on the floor behind a king, but rather to hang straight down to the floor and no further. That made the tunic itself a measuring device for the original height of the giant king. It was shocking to imagine a man who could first wear this tunic without looking like a small child playing with his mother's clothing and secondly it was shocking to imagine the shear weight of the garment. The golden necklace at the foot of the tunic would have hung to the floor around the neck of anyone I know. The golden shoulder shield in the photograph was almost twice the size of shoulder pads used by professional football players.There was also a set of golden gloves whose hands and fingers extended from the wrist to the tip of the middle finger about twelve to fourteen inches. I couldn't tell exactly because they were kept behind security glass.

Nine-and-a-half feet tall is large for a human mummy, especially when it is found among today's diminutive Peruvians, whose average stature is just five feet. Understandably, professional anthropologists find tales of ancient giants amusing, but nothing more. Physical evidence may nonetheless exist to demonstrate that an oversized race of men did indeed dominate parts of prehistoric South America.

Giant Royal Incas-Mummies Nine Feet Tall-photos

Second mummified head of a giant man richly decorated in gold headgear and body covering. Right: Interior view of the private museum revealing an array of golden artifacts.

Giant mummified head of an Inca King. Notice shadow of individual on the right of the glass case for perspective.

The actual mummified head of the crowned king in the photograph is almost twice as large as my own and I wear the largest hat of anyone in my acquaintance. When we were invited to the private gold museum to begin with I was expected to be dazzled by gold. However, it dawned on me the minute I walked through the door that the size of the head, and indeed his whole body, was the unique feature of this king. The gold was impressive, but the size of the man was something more impressive than gold.

The golden tunic that hung on the wall was made of spun gold. This was the first time in my life I had seen gold woven into a fabric for clothing. The tunic was over eight feet tall and tailored in such a way as to suggest that it was not intended to drag on the floor behind a king, but rather to hang straight down to the floor and no further. That made the tunic itself a measuring device for the original height of the giant king. It was shocking to imagine a man who could first wear this tunic without looking like a small child playing with his mother's clothing and secondly it was shocking to imagine the shear weight of the garment. The golden necklace at the foot of the tunic would have hung to the floor around the neck of anyone I know. The golden shoulder shield in the photograph was almost twice the size of shoulder pads used by professional football players.There was also a set of golden gloves whose hands and fingers extended from the wrist to the tip of the middle finger about twelve to fourteen inches. I couldn't tell exactly because they were kept behind security glass.

Nine-and-a-half feet tall is large for a human mummy, especially when it is found among today's diminutive Peruvians, whose average stature is just five feet. Understandably, professional anthropologists find tales of ancient giants amusing, but nothing more. Physical evidence may nonetheless exist to demonstrate that an oversized race of men did indeed dominate parts of prehistoric South America.

Deep Sea Giant Isopod-Photo

Deep sea giant isopod, originally uploaded by coda.

The largest known living isopods, these animals occupy the cold, dark ocean floors, occuring at depths of 360-600m in temperatures below 9 degrees C.

Deep Sea Giant Isopod-Photo

Deep sea giant isopod, originally uploaded by coda.

The largest known living isopods, these animals occupy the cold, dark ocean floors, occuring at depths of 360-600m in temperatures below 9 degrees C.

Educator's Resources,Living Fossils of the Deep

Websites

North American Mammals
This site portrays more than 400 native species through photographs, watercolor paintings, illustrations, range maps, and concisely written vignettes. Other features include custom field guides created from an interactive map, mammal searches across the continent, by ecoregion, state, or precise location, and a family tree that unfurls mammalian relationships, and lesson plans on measuring biodiversity.

Arctic: A Friend Acting Strangely
For generations, Arctic peoples have lived through changing weather and ice conditions. In recent decades, they have been eyewitnesses to dramatic Arctic change. Explore the extreme Arctic environment, discover the diverse network of living creatures that inhabit it, and learn about the cultures of Arctic residents. This site features an Eyewitness to Change documentary, multimedia interactives, and classroom activities.

Lewis and Clark as Naturalists
The United States was 27 years of age when President Thomas Jefferson launched America's first great expeditionary adventure. Through the travels of Lewis & Clark, natural wonders of the American landscape are unveiled.
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Lewis and Clark: Mapping the West
Lewis and Clark and their Corps of Discovery have been referred to as "the writingest" group of explorers to undertake a major overland expedition. The same thing might be said of their mapmaking as some 140 maps were prepared on the trail and another 30 more were collected from Indians, fur trappers, and traders along the way.

Living Fossils of the Deep
A research team gather to explore both the present and the past through the natural history of deep-sea organisms and microorganisms in the waters of the Bahamas.

Search for Giant Squid
The giant squid remains an enigma. It has been called the last certified sea monster from pre-scientific times and the last big mystery of the ocean. Dr. Clyde Roper is on a quest to find these giants off the shores of New Zealand and record their behavior by direct observation.