Basenji

Basenji..the one and only barkless dog in the world. Is a well-defined breed created by nature and the oldest also. The Basenji is a small hunting dog from Africa. It is a proud, faithful, teasing, playful dog who will try to outsmart you every chance it gets. It has a phenomenal intelligence, and is also an independent thinker. Basenji`s Life span 12 – 16 years and the male dog height 41–43 cm with average weight 10–12 kg. As well as the female dog grown up 38–41 cm height with 9–11 kg weight. They have a reputation for being stubborn, but they can be taught in the hands of a skilled trainer. The Basenji has associated with man since long before the building of the pyramids. This fascinating hound is still used as a hunting dog by people in Africa to this day. They are not terribly obedient. It is important to establish yourself as the pack leader with the Basenji, so early obedience training is important. The Basenji has a lot of energy and loves to play and to stay busy. They will need plenty of exercise. While they are predominantly used as hunting dogs, they also excel at lure coursing, agility, and tracking. It is true that the Basenji doesn't bark, and it is a quiet breed most of the time. But it is not silent. The Basenji can be loud when he wants to be. They can crow like a young rooster, whimper, and whine. It has a loud growl when it needs one and it actually yodels when it's happy. It also wails when It's unhappy. The Basenji is affectionate, but not as demonstrative as other breeds. It loves his human family, but can be aloof with strangers, so early socialization is important. Because it doesn't bark, it is not a watch dog in the traditional sense, but it is alert and will make noise to let you know if something is wrong. It is also naturally protective of his family, especially children.

Biggest Reptile and Bird Park

George is the sixth oldest town in South Africa, situated in the beautiful Western Cape Province and is the Capital of the Southern Cape. The town is very  centrally situated, halfway between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth and centre of the Garden Route. Ideal from where to explore the area's many variant and diverse scenic wonders. It has world`s biggest Reptile and Bird Park. The Victoria Heights Reptile and Bird Park is located just outside of George on route to Victoria Bay in the Garden Route. The Reptile Park houses a large variety of reptiles in their natural habitats. Amongst the reptile there are Anacondas of more than 5 meters long, Cobras, Rattle Snakes, Bullfrogs, `Boomslange` and leguans. Too much delight of young and old the Reptile Park is also home to a talking crow, small birds, monkeys and farm animals in like goats and rabbits and more in the touch farm. Exotic bird species like Knysna Loerie, and more than 50 species of doves, and a variety of Swans, Geese, Ducks, Sparrows and many more species can be seen. Open 7 days a week from 9:30 A.M to 5:00 P.M

Guided smart rifle

The smart rifle is packed with sensors and it own computer to control the firing process. TrackingPoint’s rifle increases the pull strength of the trigger until the the the target is aligned. In this way, the shooter is more likely to hit their target and accidental firings can be largely avoided. The Smart Rifle tags targets within a 500-1200 yard range and automatically shoots them - even if they're moving as fast as 10 miles per hour. so, there is no need for sharpshooters. The self-aiming semi-automatic rifle does all the heavy lifting. The high-tech sight then takes into account humidity, wind and the typical ballistic drop you'd expect from a bullet fired over such a distance. It uses a built in computer to aim at a target, and can even 'lock on' top targets and automatically track them. Once the target has been selected, the scope provides cross-hairs which have to be lined up with the pin that is dropped on the target. The system includes a Linux-powered computer in the scope with sensors that collect imagery and ballistic data. TTX system – which tracks Range, drop, magnus effect, spindrift, coriolis effect, direction, cant, inclination, pressure, temperature, humidity, muzzle velocity, barrel length and twist, lock time, ballistic coefficient, and drag coefficient, according to DigitalTrends. To ensure accuracy, the shooter can not even squeeze the trigger unless the cross-hairs and pin are alined. To shoot at something, First 'mark' it using a button near the trigger. Marking a target illuminates it with the tracking scope's built-in laser, and the target gains a red pip in the scope's display. The shooter is more likely to hit their target and accidental firings can be largely avoided. The makers of the rifle also claim that the gun is safer than a standard bolt action rifle. The U.S. military has begun testing several so-called smart rifles made by TrackingPoint.

Ancient Tatoo

In ancient cultures, the people believed that tattoos had magical significance or healing powers. Kitamura mentions one historical book about Japan that wrote about the discovery of clay figurines from the Jomon period (10,000 B.C. - 300 B.C.). Those clay figurines that were found were covered in designs that were probably the tattoos of that time. In 1948, the body of a Scythian man who lived around the year 550 B.C. was found in Siberia. He had very detailed tattoos that depicted mythical animals that covered his limbs and torso. A number of years after that discovery, another tattooed body of a woman who dated around the same time period was found in a tomb in Altai. The tattoos that covered her shoulders, wrists and thumb were also of mythical creatures. Around 450 B.C., a Greek writer by the name of Herodotus wrote that in the Scythian and Thracian cultures, “‘tattoos were a mark of nobility, and not to have them was testimony of low birth.’ In different parts of the world, there were different views on whether tattoos were for wealthy nobles or the poorer classes. The Japanese have a word, irezumi, that means ‘the insertion of ink’ and it original meant that tattoos were used as a punishment. In the early 1700’s, Japanese tattoo artists started calling themselves and their tattoos by different names in order to distance their art work from the torturous tattoos of the past. The earliest appearance of tattoos on women were in the circus in the late 1800s. These "Tattooed Ladies" were covered - with the exception of their faces, hands, necks, and other readily visible areas - with various images inked into their skin.

In order to lure the crowd, the earliest ladies, like Betty Broadbent and Nora Hildebrandt told tales of captivity; they usually claimed to have been taken hostage by Native Americans that tattooed them as a form of torture. However, by the late 1920s the sideshow industry was slowing and by the late 1990s the last tattooed lady was out of business. Today, women sometimes use tattoos as forms of bodily reclamations after traumatic experiences like abuse or breast cancer. In 2012, tattooed women outnumbered men for the first time in American history - according to a Harris poll, 23% of women in America had tattoos in that year, compared to 19% of men. In 2013, Miss Kansas, Theresa Vail, became the first Miss America contestant to show off tattoos during the swimsuit competition — the insignia of the U.S. Army Dental Corps on her left shoulder and one of the "Serenity Prayer" along the right side of her torso.In August 2013, William Mullane of London was tattooed with a portrait of his late father which used ink mixed with a small portion of his father’s ashes.In recent years, various lawsuits have arisen in the United States regarding the status of tattoos as a copyrightable art form. However, these cases have either been settled out of court or are currently being disputed, and therefore no legal precedent exists directly on point.