Learn how to make Matcha green tea through a traditional Chado Japanese Tea Ceremony. Making the perfect cup of tea for the Japanese is an integral aspect of their culture, and this ritual is no exception.
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The milky eagle owl, also known as Verreaux’s eagle-owl, is as powerful as it is beautiful. Found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, it is the continent’s largest owl. With wingspans that can stretch up to five feet in length, its size and power make it one of only a few African birds that can hunt a porcupine successfully. While it is a dominant bird, the combined effects of habitat loss, hunting, drought and disease have drastically reduced its population.
Vocabulary chunks to learn after watching the video :
- A milky eagle owl
- The largest African Owl
- It is found throughout Sub Saharan Africa
- The Eagle in their name refers to their large size
- Females are much larger than males
- Over a third bigger
- They feed on a large variety of animals
- Using their sharp vision
- They spot prey
- Seizing them with their powerful talons
- A dominant bird
- Its population has seen a decline
- Due to a combination of
- Loss of suitable habitat, hunting, disease and drought
- A slow reproductive rate
- Difficult for the population to recover quickly
The toco is the largest and perhaps most recognizable of the toucan family. Its striking, brightly colored bill comprises almost half of its body surface area. Toco toucans are found throughout South and Central America, but populations have declined over the last decade due mainly to the pet trade and the destruction of their rainforest habitats. Can this beaky bird shake off these threats?
Vocabulary chunks to learn after watching the video :
- The largest and most recognizable
- They are found throughout Southern and Central America
- Their population has continued to decline
- Their appearance is striking
- Its iconic bill
- It is rather light
- To pluck out-of-reach fruit from trees
- They are considered extremely gregarious and social birds living in flocks
- The pet trade and the destruction of the rain forests are the main cause for decrease in population
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