Dispensary Corner 23 Jun 10
June 23, 2010
HOW about this was a way to improve all-round fitness?
An inventive engineer in China, Li Guowei, has crafted the world’s first amphibious bicycle, with hopes of marketing it in the near future. Comprised of a conventional normal bike fitted with eight buoyancy barrels (which can be folded away on land) and a propeller at the back, the creation is Guowei’s third attempt, with the first having drowned in the river and the second, being top heavy and difficult to steer in the water. In a recent test Guowei rode his water bike across a 1km stretch river in just under 30 mins. “Anyone can ride this bike. It is cheap and very suitable as a family water transportation vehicle,” Guowei said.
AN INTRIGUING case of cross-species relations has emerged in - you guessed it - China.
A newly born wolf cub, found dumped and alone in the wild by Chinese villagers out on a hunt, has forged an unlikely friendship with his adopted mother, a goat. The wolf, now three years of age, was given to one of the villagers, Chen Ming, to raise, as his goat had milk, and now it appears that the pair are virtually inseparable. “They eat and sleep together,” Chen said. “Everyone who comes to my home is surprised by the scene; that prey is very good friends with the predator,” he added. The friendship however is soon to end, with Chen pledging to release his wolf back into the wild so that it can lead a “more natural” life.
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