Orangutan Fishes With A Spear

We call ourselves the most evolved of the Species with an ability to do things and can handle tools.

But an Orangutan is found fishing with a Spear after watching local Fishermen!

Story:

Tool use among orangutans was first documented by Carel van Schaik. In 1994, Carel observed orangutans developing tools to help themselves eat, while conducting field work in Gunung Leuser National Park, in the northwest Sumatra.

Orangutan Fishes with Spear.

Specifically the orangutans were using sticks to pry open pulpy fruits that have “Plexiglas needles” capable of delivering a painful jab covering them. Using the tools, the orangutans were getting past handling the prickly husk and into the nutritious fruit. From an anthropological viewpoint, tool use represents an aspect of culture, since the entire group participates in a behavior that has developed over time. One unique thing to clarify is that only Sumatran orangutans have been observed to use tools, not orangutans from Borneo…

Recently, Gerd Schuster co-author of Thinkers of the Jungle: The Orangutan Report, took this photograph of,

“a male orangutan, clinging precariously to overhanging branches, flails the water with a pole, trying desperately to spear a passing fish…

The extraordinary image, a world exclusive, was taken in Borneo on the island of Kaja…

This individual had seen locals fishing with spears on the Gohong River.

Although the method required too much skill for him to master, he was later able to improvise by using the pole to catch fish already trapped in the locals’ fishing lines.”

http://primatology.net/2008/04/29/orangutan-photographed-using-tool-as-spear-to-fish/

 

 

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Sumatra Earthquake Details,Monitoring Links.

I am providing details of the Earthquake that rocked Sumatra,8.7 Richter,which triggered Tsunami Alert in 28 countries.

The first Tsunami is expected to hit Sumatra at 4.21 pm.

India is likely to be spared the Tsunami, though the initial tremors were felt in the Eastern Coastal Regions including Kolkota,Chennai,Bangalore  and after shock was off Mumbai,155 km away in the Arabian Sea.

Information.

Please copy and paste the Links to go to the sites for information.

Some sites relate to other Disasters.

2012 January 10 18:37:01 UTC

Details
Maps
Tsunami
Earthquake Details

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude 7.3
Date-Time
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 18:37:01 UTC
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 12:37:01 AM at epicenter
Location 2.396°N, 93.175°E
Depth 29.1 km (18.1 miles)
Region OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
Distances
420 km (261 miles) SW (215°) from Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia
950 km (590 miles) W (265°) from KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia
Link to DOZENS of earthquake monitoring sites:

http://sincedutch.wordpress.com/2011/11/30/11302011-list-of-earthquake-links-for-global-monitoring/

Link to DOZENS of Volcano webcams:

http://sincedutch.wordpress.com/2012/01/02/112012-all-the-volcano-webcams-of-the-world/

Volcano webcams:Yellowstone park geyser webcams: http://www.nps.gov/yell/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm

Japanese Mount Fuji Webcams:

http://www.goandroam.com/webcams/japan/mt_fuji

http://www.fujigoko.tv/live/shotList.cgi

Japanese Sakurajima Volcano webcams: http://webcam-svo2.pr.kyoto-u.ac.jp/local/camera.html

Sakurajima official youtube page: http://www.youtube.com/cubhf137

Cascades Pacific Northwest webcams: http://www.skimountaineer.com/CascadeSki/CascadeWebCams.php?weather=true

Mount St. Helens webcams: http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/volcanocams/msh/

All the known volcano webcams of the world (Italy, Russia, Iceland, South/Central America, Spain and several other locations) : http://bigthink.com/ideas/26619

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United States earthquake sources:

List of US seismographs : http://www.ceri.memphis.edu/seismic/heli/index.html

Arkansas seismic network: http://www.geology.ar.gov/geohazards/ark_seismic_network.htm

map of New Madrid Seismic Zone seismograph locations (interactive): http://www.ceri.memphis.edu/seismic/stations/nmsz.html

Midwest USA seismographs:

http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/heli/heli_sp_mkta/

http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/heli_bb_slu/

http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/heli/heli_sp_nmad/

http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/heli/heli_sp_athn/

http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/heli/heli_sp_lnxt/

http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/heli/heli_sp_mttn/

http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/heli/heli_sp_ceri/

http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/heli/heli_uky/

USGS netquakes site live :

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/monitoring/netquakes/

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/monitoring/netquakes/map/

New Madrid seismic zone (NMSZ information): http://www.showme.net/~fkeller/quake/maps.htm

Pacific Northwest Seismic Network :

http://www.pnsn.org/WEBICORDER/BETTER/pnsn_staweb/index.html

http://www.pnsn.org/OPS/stations.html

Official USGS earthquake site: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/

USGS live internet seismic server: http://aslwww.cr.usgs.gov/Seismic_Data/heli2.shtml

USGS full index of seismographs : http://aslwww.cr.usgs.gov/Seismic_Data/telemetry_data/

California seismographs:

http://pasadena.wr.usgs.gov/webicorder/

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/monitoring/helicorders/nca/

USGS ANSS seismograph backbone:

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/monitoring/anss/

http://aslwww.cr.usgs.gov/Seismic_Data/telemetry_data/map_sta_eq.shtml

USGS weekly volcanism report: http://www.volcano.si.edu/reports/usgs/

USGS Hawaii data clearinghouse: http://hawaii.wr.usgs.gov/

USGS Hawaii earthquakes : http://tux.wr.usgs.gov/

Alaska Volcano observatory: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/

Mount Baker (pacific northwest): http://mbvrc.wwu.edu/index.shtml

West Coast / Alaska Tsunami warning center: http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/events/eventmap.php

Pacific Tsunami Warning center: http://ptwc.weather.gov/

National Data Buoy Center (monitor buoys for wave activity): http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/

Pacific Basin Information node: http://www.nbii.gov/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=240&mode=2&in_hi_userid=2&cached=true

East coast (columbia college) seismographs: http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/LCSN/WebSeis/24hr_heli.pl?id=

Yellowstone supervolcano seismographs: http://www.isthisthingon.org/Yellowstone/daythumbs.php

Montana .edu / yellowstone seismographs: http://mbmgquake.mtech.edu/earthworm/wavef_disp/current/welcome.html

University of Utah yellowstone seismographs: http://www.quake.utah.edu/helicorder/

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Rest of the world (always updating with more):

Mexico seismographs: http://www.ssn.unam.mx/

Belgium seismographs: http://seismologie.oma.be/index.php?LANG=NL&LEVEL=210

Philippines earthquakes and volcanic activity: http://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/

Swiss seismology: http://www.seismo.ethz.ch/index

Canadian seismographs:

http://earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/recent/index-eng.php

http://earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/stndon/wf-fo/trace_app.php?target=MNTQ.BHZ

http://sincedutch.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/1102012-7-3-magnitude-earthquake-in-sumatra-northwest-of-australia/

Thanks  to the last Link:

First Tsunami Expected at Sumatra 4.21 pm.India May be spared

Indonesia earthquake 8.6 – 8.7 M 2012 Tsunami Warning Breaking News

Surviving fishing boats clustered together in the aftermath of the massive Tsunami that struck the area on December 26, 2004. In the background several boats tossed ashore during the Tsunami are visible. ID: 050101-D-0000B-091 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) says that the first waves of tsunami were expected to hit Sumatra at 4:21 p.m. in Simeuleu, Aceh, and at 4:31 p.m. in Banda Aceh.
PTWC has issued a tsunami warning to several countries in the Indian Ocean region after an earthquake measuring 8.5 on the Richter scale jolted Aceh on Wednesday.
“The earthquake might potentially trigger a tsunami that could damage the area along the Indian Ocean shore,” PTWC said as quoted by kompas.com.
Countries which have been warned about the tsunami include Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Australia, Myanmar, Thailand, Maldives, United Kingdom, Malaysia, Reunion, Seychelles, Pakistan, Somalia, Oman, Madagascar, Iran, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Comores, Bangladesh, Tanzania, Mozambique, Kenya, Crozet Islands, Kerguelen Islands, South Africa and Singapore. (swd)
Tsunami waves are predicted to hit areas as follows:
Simeulue at 4:21 p.m.
Banda Aceh 4:31 p.m.
Siberut 4:41 p.m.
Padang 5:17 p.m.
Bengkulu 5:38 p.m
Cilacap 7:.05 p.m.
Bandar Lampung 7:13 p.m.
Bali 7:53 p.m.
Kupang 8:38 p.m.
Belawan 8:48 p.m.

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/04/11/first-tsunami-waves-expected-hit-sumatra-421-pm.html

Despite initial fears,it is now expected that the Tsunami may not hit India.

India today said there was no likelihood of tsunami tidal waves being formed anywhere in the Indian Ocean region after an earthquake of 8.9 magnitude hit waters off western coast of northern Sumatra in Indonesia.

Intially, the Earth Sciences Ministry and the National Disaster Management Authority issued a tsuanmi warning for Andaman and Nicobar Island and an alert to coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

Later, in subsequent bulletions, the two organisations virtually ruled out tsunami in Andaman and Nicobar Islands and elsewhere in the country.
“There is no specific threat. It was a watch and alert. There is no likelihood of any tsunami in the Indian Ocean region,” NDMA Vice President Sashidhar Reddy told PTI.

He said the earthquake that struck the Sumatra islands was not the kind of tremors that usually triggers tsunami tidal waves.

“It is the kind of strike and slip earth quake which does not trigger tsunami. There was no vertical displacement of water under the sea,” he said.

“Tsunami possibility is virtually ruled out,” he said, adding that the Andaman and Nicobar Islands administration and the Army stationed there had informed the NDMA that so far no waves have been noticed in the island.”

http://business-standard.com/india/news/no-likelihoodtsunami-tidal-waves-in-indian-ocean-region/162752/on

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Massive Earthquake in Indonesia Live stream

Updates on the 8.7 Richter earthquake that hit Indonesia.

The after shocks were felt in India,Sri Lanka and other ASEAN countries.

Tsunami Alert has been issued by Pacific Tsunami Warning centre for 28 countries including India.

India has been taking preventive action.

You may watch this Live through my blog ‘Earthquake Live, preventative action India’

You may get live updates  at

Sumatra Earthquake

http://blogsofwar.com/threatstream/index_sumatra_earthquake.html

News coverage by Huffington Post is extensive.

An underwater magnitude 8.7 earthquake has struck in the Indian ocean off the coast of Indonesia prompting a tsunami warning.

Aftershocks reported after the first quake were reportedly even stronger than the initial quake, said the Reuters news agency, and prompted fresh tsunami alerts across the region.

Seismologists from the US Geological Survey (USGS) said the first earthquake hit near Aceh province on the island of Sumatra.

IN PICTURES: Indonesia Reacts To Tsunami Warning

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) said a tsunami had been generated, but its strength was not yet known. Reuters quoted one official who said the height of the tsunami was around 17cm.

“Earthquakes of this size have the potential to generate a widespread destructive tsunami that can affect coastlines across the entire Indian Ocean basin,” the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.

A later warning said that it could be several hours before the threat could be assumed to have passed.

People in Aceh province and the east coast of India rushed to higher ground.

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the country would “remain vigilant”.

“Our warning system is working well,” he said. “I have ordered the national relief team to fly immediately to Aceh to ensure the situation is under control.”

Prime Minister David Cameron is currently in Indonesia on a tour of Asia.

At a press conference where he announced a deal to sell Airbus aircraft to Indonesia, Cameron said that Britain would be ready to help the country “at this time of worry”:

The BBC said that in Jakarta buildings shook for up to five minutes during the quake.

The tremors were said to have been felt as far afield as the eastern Indian coast and Thailand.

The quake was located 33km under the sea, the USGS said. Its epicentre was about 495km from Banda Aceh, the captial of Aceh province.

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/04/11/indonesia–tsunami-sumatra-earthquake-8-point-7-magnitude_n_1416887.html?utm_campaign=041112&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Alert-uk&utm_content=

Earthquake in India ,Chennai,Bangalore ,Indonesia Tsunami Alert.

Tremors have been felt in India.(In the eastern coast)

In Bangalore I felt it around 2.10 pm.

Reports have come from Calcutta and Gwahati as well.

An aftershock of an earthquake at 3.9  Richter was recorded 155 miles off Mumbai in the Arabian Sea.

Chennai Port and Calcutta Metro Rail have been shut down

There are also reports of Tremors in Chennai and people had rushed out of their Homes to the streets.

Southern cities of Tamil Nadu have also felt the earthquake.

They include Madurai,Cuddalore.

Reports are coming in from other areas of Tamil Nadu as well.

As of now, the raw information is that an earthquake measuring 8.9 on the Richter Scale  struck Indonesia(off the Northern area of Sumatra)

As a precautionary measure, Anadaman and Nicobar are is being evacuated  to avoid being hit by Tsunami.

Tsunami Alert has been issued for 28 Countries around the World.

This includes India,Sri Lanka,Indonesia,Australia.

The Tsunami alert includes all the RIM countries.

It is also reported that the Earthquake was shallow, thereby increasing the chances of a Tsunami.

Story:

Follow the Link for real-time warnings.

http://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/?region=3&id=indian.TSUIOX.2012.04.11.0845

http://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/?region=3&id=indian.TSUIOX.2012.04.11.0845

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