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Rabbits are one of the cutest house pets a person can have. Rabbits are found all around the world and they live in groups. They live in underground burrows or rabbit holes. There are around fifty breeds of rabbits in the world. They come in various sizes and colors. They may also live in forests, wetlands, deserts, woods and grasslands. They are characterized by their egg shaped bodies, short furry tails, long ears and powerful hind legs. Each leg has five toes, one that is greatly reduced in size. Rabbits have a very good sense of vision and they are experts in overhead scanning. They are herbivorous creatures. Rabbits have a social structure which is similar to dogs and can be equally complex. Though they are intelligent and friendly creatures, they may also get aggressive when provoked. They are generally quite but when threatened, they make loud noises and thump their kind legs on the ground. Rabbits recognize each other by smell. Rabbits are essentially mammals and hence reproduce by mating. But rabbits mate multiple times resulting in multiple pregnancies and lots of young ones in one time itself. A rabbit is the most active during dawn and dusk and often sleep during the day

Known more popularly as the wife of Narayana Murthy, the IT guru, Sudha Murthy has carved a niche for herself in this world. Predominantly a social worker and author, she is one of India’s most enterprising women, She is also a philanthropist. She has helped in development of computer education school levels and also in the development of the condition of women in Karnataka. Her books include Mahashweta (Kannada and English), Wise and Otherwise, Dollar Bahu (English), Paridhi (Kannada) Gently Falls the Bakula ,The Magic Drum and other Favorite Stories , How I Taught My Grandmother to Read and other Stories , The Old Man And His God and Bakula. She is studied engineering as well as compute science at the university level. One of the feathers in her crown includes being Telco’s first engineer. Along with her husband, she started Infosys with a humble amount of Rs 10,000. Today Infosys is a multi million dollar enterprise. She has received various awards from time to time and is a constant support and encouragement to Indian women, Ina male dominated world, and she has managed to create and maintain her own identity and is helping other women do the same. She is truly one of the gems that India has today.

Silver sands, golden beaches, breathtaking sunsets and fun people is everything that is synonymous with Goa. It is India’s smallest state and its capital is Panaji. Goa, often called the party capital of India, is attracting more tourists every year. “One half of a heart, the other half is safely carried in the heart of every Goan” said an anonymous poet once. He was describing the geographical shape of this state. This beautiful land which lies at about 1022mts above sea level is home to around 15 lakh people.Its main beaches are Arambol, Mandrem, Morjim, Vagator, Anjuna, Baga, Calangute, Sinquerim, Miramar in the North with Majorda, Betalbatim, Colva, Benaulim, Varca, Cavelossim and Palolem in the south.To get around the place in Goa, one could use the standard taxi but the more fun options are motorcycle taxis and ferry boats. If you are the adventurous kind then you could rent a motorcycle and discover the land yourself. Due to its Portuguese history, Goa still has its influences in its culture and architecture. Goa has some of the most beautiful churches in the world. Owing to the Western Ghats, it is teeming with exotic flora and fauna. Goans are very friendly and hospitable people who enjoy sharing their fun and festivities with the tourists who some from India and world over.

We’ve definitely seen them when we were young. If we haven’t watched them in motion, we at least saw them on print. Coming up with a definition for cartoons is difficult because to consists of various forms of visual and illustrated art. The word cartoon is derived from the Dutch word ‘karton’ which means thick paper or board. In ancient times, a cartoon meant a tapestry or painting that was actually a preparatory version of the main painting. Cartoons were also made on stained glass. It then meant comic strips that appeared in print form in newspapers and magazines. When television came around, the word cartoon became a household term. This was because cartoons were pictures in motion, made primarily for children’s amusement and enjoyment. The Flintstones, Popeye and Mickey mouse were born in this age. These cartoons became popular and inspired more of their kind. Some were even made into movies and books were written based on others. Soon channels dedicated to showing only cartoons were developed ex- the Disney Channel, The Cartoon network etc. The word cartoon was shortened to toon in the 1980s. In the present day cartoons mean digital or creative content created for visual and electronic media.

Though we are living in a world where our cell phones and computers tell us times rather than clocks, clocks haven’t lost their significance. Whether in is an old grandfather clock, a curious cuckoo clock or one of the new age digital clocks, our walls would be incomplete without them. A clock has also been referred to as a timepiece.
A clock generally does the actions of measuring time, displaying time, also keep and coordinate it. Clocks measure and display time in various ways depending on the needs of the user. They tell time in seconds, minutes, hours and some also tell the date, keep track of holidays, festivals, lunar month and leap year. Perhaps the most ancient version of a clock is a sundial. It is nothing but a device that tells time by the shadows made by the sun at different parts of the day. It however can’t tell time in the night. Another age old way of keeping time is by using an hourglass. An hourglass has two class compartments and fine sand is usually let to fall from one compartment to another through a tiny hole at a rate which is kept constant. And time is measured depending on how long it takes to fall.

She changed the way the world looked at babies. She put them in buckets, vegetable and what not and made them look cuter than ever before. Anne Geddes is one of the most respected and famous baby photographer and author, Born and brought up in Queensland, she knew right from the beginning that she wanted to capture moments into photographs. Moments that would never happen that way again. Anne primarily does children and baby photography. Initially when she started out, she used to go around begging people to let her photograph their babies. Today, she is an award winning photographer and the queue for people waiting to get their kids photographed by her, goes around the block. Anne started with just photography and has now expanded into baby clothes, maternity clothes, toys, gifts, accessories and paper products .She is associated with big brands like Disney and The Archies Gallery. She also writes about what she does and her books have sold around 16 million copies in 23 languages. The books she has written so far are Until Now, Down in the Gardens and Little Thoughts Of Love .Her remarkable work stems from her deep passion and love for children. Celebrating the joys of life, her images are now classic icons.

Butterflies have been subjects of research and admiration for a long time now. They have been inspiration for art, literature and visual media. Butterflies have beautiful wings in nature’s most spectacular colours and patterns. Butterflies belong to the Lepidoptera family of insects. Moths also fall under this family. They either live alone or develop either symbiotic or parasitic relationships with other insects. Butterflies have very short life spans and a four stage life cycle. These stages are egg, larva, pupa and adult. A butterfly’s egg is small and can be round or cylindrical depending on the type of butterfly that lays it. These eggs are laid behind a leaf. When the eggs hatch, caterpillars are born. They eat the leaf on which they are born. This is important as a baby caterpillar cannot go around and find its food. That is why the butterfly lays its eggs on a leaf that the caterpillar can later eat. After the caterpillar eats and grows, it forms itself into a pupa. Inside the pupa, the metamorphosis is taking place and the butterfly is being formed. When the butterfly is fully formed, it slowly comes out of the pupa, pumps blood into its wings and learns to fly. A butterfly learns to fly within 3 to 4 hours and then goes around in search for a mate to reproduce. When it mates and lays eggs, the cycle starts all over again.