Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Charles Darwin's Voyage of the Beagle

Concepcion


This picture represents one of the more recent earthquake.
The earthquake caused a tidal wave and washed up trash. How 
the earthquake caused the tidal wave? Concepcion, being so close to 
the ocean .


Charles Darwin landed in Concepcion Chile March 4th, 1835.
The population on Concepcion is 215413. The Longitude and Latitude of Concepcion
is 37 degrees south, 73 degrees west. 


Concepción was founded in 1550 by the Spanish conquistador Pedro de Valdivia
  • In 1570, 1657, 1687, and 1730, Concepción was destroyed by large earthquakes and tsunamis.
  • due to its prior location being prone to earthquakes, they are still common in the current region. In 1939, 1960 and 2010, much of the city was d Concepción's current location in the Valle de la Mocha is on a plain on the north shore of Chile's Bío-Bío River and although the city was moved amaged by large earthquakes.
  • Concepción has a strong focus on sports and five professional soccer (football) teams are located in the city.




Animals of concepcion

This picture represents a Pudu, a native deer, its also the
smallest deer in the world. 40 centimeter is the largest height for a Pudu.
some of the native animals are,  Alpacas, Chinchilla, Colocolo, and Cururo. 


Alpacas: It is 1.60 meters high and weighs up 
to 85 kilograms or 187 pounds. Alpaca breeding, out of their natural
enviromaent in the Andes, United states starting in the mid-80s. 

Chinchillas: It takes 150 Chinchillas to make a decent sized coat. Its scientific name is Chinchilla brevicaudata. It is an animal previously abundant in the Andean zone of Chile, Puru, Argentina and Bolivia, but came to the be virtually exterminated  This is explained by its valuable fur in great demand in the world.

Colocolo: The Colocolo, is technically called Lynchailurus Colocolo is also known as jack called the Marsh. It is an medium sized carnivore and 1.5 inches in length. It  is a cat that is known to have strong teeth, It also has huge retractable claws and excellent night vision. It is a  mammal that walks on Its fingers.  This cat has rather long fur is usually gray or dark yellow and has lines on the shoulder and neck.  

Cururo: Their habitat is in long holes or tunnels and over grown areas.  Small eyes small eyes and short tails they have big claws on their hands Their fur is short and jet black.  They communicate through echoing sounds through the tunnels. 


These are just 5 of the animals that live in Concepcion.



Plants of Concepcion
Chile has a distinctive flora with 2698 different types of vascular plants found
nowhere else. Plant families uniqui to chile include Lactoridaceae and 
Thyrsopteridaceae from Juan Fernandez Islands and Gomortengaceae on the mainland.
Some specific types of plants are,

Cabbage Tree Dendroseris
CRITICLY ENDAGERED
The Lion's claw
Thought to be CRITICLY ENDAGERED
Chilean Blue Crocus
CRITICLY ENDAGERED
Used to be classified as EXTINCED

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