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Humor del día: Gaturro por NIK

Lo mismo en febrero. Se me acaban las vacaciones. mañana de vuelta al trabajo. Que tengan un buen domingo

Humor del día: Erlich

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El chiste de Mel: Carnaval (33): Valencia

Diario de Cadiz

Carmen Habanera by Bobby Mc Ferrin & Aziza Mustafa Zadeh

Iniciando este contacto diario con un buen tema musical. Que tengan un buen domingo

CARNIVAL 2012

Revelers from the Imperatriz samba school parade on the first night of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome on February 19, 2012. (Ricardo Moraes/Reuters A performer from the Beija Flor samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on Feb. 20, 2012. Millions watched the sequin-clad samba dancers at Rio de Janeiro's iconic Carnival parade. (Silvia Izquierdo/Associated Press) Parade goers reach out for beads at the Krewe of Chaos Parade in New Orleans on February 16, 2012. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/Associated Press) People dressed for Carnival pause at the start of carnival in Lucerne early on February 16, 2012. The history of Lucerne's carnival can be traced back over more than 600 years. (Michael Buholzer/Reuters) Fireworks explode during Mazatlan’s "The Fair of Empires" on February 18, 2012. (Stringer/Reuters A reveler from the Unidos da Tijuca samba school takes part in the second night of Carnival in Rio de Jan...

Prehistoric Elephant Tracks Reveal Early Behaviors

Prehistoric Elephant Herd Illustration courtesy Mauricio Antón A lone bull walks away from a Stegotretrabelodon herd in an illustration based on new analyses of seven-million-year-old footprints. Stegotretabelodon is a primitive elephant that was roughly the same size as a modern-day African elephant —although Stegotretabelodon males had two sets of tusks (as seen above). Fossil evidence shows that the giant beasts were once widespread in the Arabian Peninsula, including the present-day United Arab Emirates (UAE), where the tracks were found. (Also see "Huge New Dinosaur Trackway Found in U.S." ) Though scientists can't be sure the ancient tracks were left by Stegotretabelodon , it's the most likely scenario, considering the animals' former abundance in the region, said study co-author Brian Kraatz , an assistant professor of anatomy at Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, California. Scientists had previously discovered the tracks and published a p...