Sentences with phrase «at climbing trees»

The leopard is the most adept of all cats at climbing trees.

Chimps excel at climbing trees, but we beat them hands down at balance - beam routines; they are covered in hair, while we have only the occasional guy with really hairy shoulders.

«H. naledi wouldn't have been in any way as proficient as chimpanzees or much more primitive hominins at climbing trees, but it still would be better - suited than we are,» said Harcourt - Smith, lead author of the other H. naledi paper.

Already you can breed a dog that is more adapt at climbing trees than other dogs.

Not exact matches

That includes visits to World Record hot spots in the U.S. such as the World's Tallest Outdoor Rock - Climbing Wall in Reno, Nevada; Bowling Green, Kentucky's Mammoth Cave National Park, which is home to the world's longest known cave system; the World's Largest Living Tree — a giant sequoia named General Sherman — in California's Sequoia National Park; and the volcanic - formed Crater Lake in Oregon, which at 1,943 feet is America's deepest lake.

I heard of a woman today who got attacked by a dog, climbed a telephone pole, fell out of a tree, was yelled at by a police officer on a 911 call, got patched in to the State Police in New York, was almost arrested and sent to jail, trespassed on several people's property, hurtled fences and hedges in a mad dash through a neighborhood, and even convinced a former mayor of our town to call in some favors to the local power company.

And the children, when they climbed down from the trees and hurried home, were ordered by their frightened parents never to speak of what they had seen — at school, with friends, in shops, anywhere.

Every day the farmers climb the palm trees to tap the coconut palm flower at the top.

I grew up eating these in Croatia, spending every summer at my grandmother's who had a giant sour cherry tree right outside her kitchen window... as kids, we used to climb it and sit amidst the cherries for hours, only coming down at bedtime, with stained shirts and hands:) Almost seems a sin to cook these in a pie and not eat them fresh...... looks awesome, though!!

Stephen McCarty wanted to climb mountains and stare at trees, but cheesecake made him famous instead.

«And I definitely need someone like that in my life because... I would just rather climb a mountain and stare at trees and stuff.

There are trees to climb, so people can look out at an ocelot at play in the brush or at the stunning rust - colored Mayan mountains beyond.

We will also be taking an off - site excursion to Tahoe Treetop Adventure Park to zip line and tree climb then relax at Commons Beach.

(This is the point at which the kids roll their eyes and say, «I know, Mom...» and ultimately go climb that tree and forget that they were ever «bored» to begin with.)

So I made sure to position the tree in the room where I could keep it blocked off easily by a couch, and our large ottoman, which worked for the stage my boys were in at the time (they couldn't climb up on either item).

To keep the squirrels at bay, place it in the middle of a large window away from trees, so the little rascals can't climb up the side of the house and jump into the feeder.

«Sometimes the most exciting thing at the zoo might not be the lion's den or that exhibit way over there, but the squirrel that's climbing up the tree or the ants crawling over the sidewalk where someone dropped their ice cream on the ground,» says Bruck.

Campfires, tree climbing, canoeing and other water sports are de rigeur, and every kid from Albert (or anywhere else in the world, for that matter) should have at least one summer at one of these traditional camps.

If you don't have good climbing trees at home, go to a local park.

The fishermen were able to keep the horses they were using as eel bait in the pond by climbing into the trees and waving branches at them.

Because fire wards off predators, our ancestors did not have to retreat to the trees at night and no longer needed such long arms for climbing.

During the five - year study, which was the first to examine the effects of projected pollution levels on the rainforest canopy, local field assistants climbed each of 10 trees at La Selva every couple of weeks — five each from two tree species, Virola koschnyi and Lecythis ampla.

Euan Ritchie at Deakin University in Victoria, Australia, says he has heard anecdotal evidence from other ecologists of red foxes climbing trees.

On suitable surfaces (trees and rock faces), they are able to climb to at least 25 to 30 metres above the basal ground level.

Ardi's lower pelvis is longer than that of humans, which led some researchers to argue that Ardipithecus mainly climbed in trees and walked slowly with bent knees and hips, or perhaps not at all.

This quality hints at a life suited for moving and climbing through trees.

At least 1 in 13 of us has feet that are specially adapted for climbing trees.

Although the orangutans at the Great Ape Trust spend their days running, climbing up trees, and playing with their friends, they expended about 30 % less energy than expected for their mass, Pontzer's team reports online today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Scientists climbed several rare and endangered tree species on Penang Hill to document the orchids, ferns, and epiphytes (or air plants) thriving at such heights and to press leaf samples for further study.

They inhabit dense forests, so researchers are usually able to observe the animals only by climbing tall trees or watching them when they gather at water holes.

Biologists presenting at the Society for Experimental Biology annual conference in Glasgow found that the White's tree frog (Litoria caerulea) self - cleans as it climbs thanks to special channels in its feet that slime away dirt and debris.

Goodall will be there soon for a rare five - day vacation, sleeping in the same room with her childhood books — Dr. Dolittle and Tarzan were among her favorites — and looking out the window at the trees she once climbed.

Discovered by Donald Johanson at Hadar in Ethiopia in 1974 and nicknamed «Lucy» this fossil was the most complete skeleton and oldest member of what was then known of the human lineage but numerous scientists disputed she was truly bipedal, stating this species practiced a form of locomotion intermediate between the quadrupedal tree climbing of chimpanzees and human terrestrial bipedality.

«Some could jump, some could burrow, others could climb trees and many more lived on the ground,» said researcher Zhe - Xi Luo, a paleontologist at the University of Chicago.

One of my Nursing school friends once shared with me that when she was a little girl she would often climb to the top of a tree because she liked to look out at the horizon and imagine herself exploring whatever was beyond it.

My boys love to ride bikes, climb trees and play at the playground all summer long.

Buscemi has a gift for finding something funny about anything, whether it's people fighting over lines of cocaine, Tommy climbing a backstop fence to avoid that swinging bat or the laughably doom - ridden atmosphere at Trees Lounge, where aging, regular client Bill (Bronson Dudley) sits statue - like at his regular spot, his only discernible movement to raise liquor to his mouth.

It will be really exciting as I'll get to do awesome things I've always wanted to try, like aqua jetting, rock climbing and tree trekking, plus I get to take my best friend Darcy Dolaghan (also year 7 at Smith's Wood Sports College) too.»

The government are also looking at ways to boost outdoor learning and have announced plans for every schoolchild to visit a national park as part of measures to connect children and the environment, with environment minister Liz Truss remarking that «our children should be climbing trees, not walls».

It saddens me to see children staring at a screen instead of climbing trees or poking sticks into mud.

School grounds should be inspected for potential hazards such as: • Verandah poles outside doorways, in thoroughfares or in situations where students are unlikely to see them, especially while running; • Steps and changes in level which are poorly proportioned, difficult to see or lack handrails; • Fencing, gates and railings which students climb and which have structural problems, sharp protrusions, splinters or other hazards; • Trip hazards at ground level — protruding drainage pit covers, irregular paving, cracks or tree roots in thoroughfares, broken off post or other remnants of old structures; • Loose gravely surfaces on slopes and where students run; • Slippery patches which may stay damp in winter; • Rocks which students can fall onto or throw around; • Embankments which students can slip down or which have protruding sharp objects; • Blind corners in busy areas; taps and hoses which are positioned where students play or walk; window glass at low levels through which students could fall; • Holes, cracks or exposed irrigation fixtures in ovals; • Trees or shrubs with poisonous parts, sharp spikes or thorns or branches at eye level; • Splinters and deteriorating timbers in seats, retaining edges and other wooden constructions; • sSeds or other areas with hazardous chemicals or machinery to which students have access; rubbish skips which students can climb into or around, or which place students at risk when trucks enter the school; • Areas within the site used for car parking when students are present; and, • Sporting equipment such as goal posts or basketball rings which have structural or other design or maintenance problems.

We want them learning about trees by climbing them, not by looking at pictures of them on a computer.

After several hours of climbing through trails that got ever narrower, twistier, and more laden with trees and turns, we reached the Salt Tram Station and broke for lunch, taking a peek at some of the historic artifacts and enjoying the incredible views.

ALTON, Va. — Corvette Racing faces a tall mountain to climb for Saturday's Oak Tree Grand Prix at Virginia International Raceway.

The reader comes away with a fierce appreciation for the trees themselves and their ecological significance, and a respect for the people who have not only devoted their lives to understanding more about these behemoths of the forest, but regularly risk their lives to climb these humbling examples of nature at its most magnificent.

As a primer, consider this: Siberian tigers reside so comfortably on the top of their food chain that they've been known to climb trees and then leap into the air to swipe their paws at passing helicopters.

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Without their claws, cats no longer grip on to vertical surfaces like tree trunks to climb at all.

At least, jumping and climbing the highest fence or tree branch should be relatively easy and even easier getting down without injuring itself.

Their powerful hind legs and strong muscular backs ensure that cats can propel themselves up a tree with ease, however they are not so good at climbing back down where the design of their bodies works against them.