Dipetik dari yahoo.com
by Vera H-C Chan
Cheetahs always win.
http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/92995?fp=1
Usain Bolt may get his share of million-dollar jackpots for being a world champ sprinter, but he's got nothing on 8-year-old Sarah. The Cincinnati Zoo's cheetah ambassador just beat the 2001 land-speed world record for mammals.
A male cheetah in South Africa covered 100 meters in 6.19 seconds. Sarah didn't beat that just once, but twice: She first clocked in at 6.16 seconds and then 6.13 seconds—which, by the way, bested Bolt's August sprint by more than 3 seconds. And that's from a girl who has been in captivity pretty much her whole life.
Sarah's feat helped call attention to the species' endangered numbers. According to the zoo, the spotted felines' population has dropped from 100,000 back in 1900 to about one-tenth that number. Cincinnati has been doing its part to nurture more cubs than anywhere else. Not so coincidentally, the zoo was home to another record holder: Moya, who died this past January, held the title for a year before his brother Nyana (over in South Africa) snagged it. Now Sarah's got bragging rights.
She may not rest easy for long. Zaza, an 8-year-old female in South Africa, will be throwing down the gauntlet over in South Africa when the weather clears up, either later this month or in early October. Meanwhile, here are two videos of Sarah's sprint—a quickie AP version and the Cincinnati Zoo's longer one.
Komen Isac;
Sekadar melepas stress/lelah..... Sehebat2 manusia sentiasa akan ada yang lebih hebat dari kita.
Cuma lebihnya kita kerana dikurniakan akal fikiran.
begitu juga... kita pernah begitu yakin bahawa pendapat kita betul namun pada suatu hari kita tersedar bahawa pendapat itu sebenarnya salah. Maka sebaiknya jangan lah mudah menghukum orang. (teringat sms seorang teman yang mendakwa hanya dia dan partinya sahaja yang betul)
ReplyDeleteYa betul, menyokong DSAI yang kononnya difitnah, menyokong untuk mengorbankan Tun Mahathir dan masuk Pas kerana bercita-cita nak masuk "syurga" :). Sayangnya langit tidak selalunya cerah dan nak masuk syurga tidak semudah itu....
ReplyDeleteSelepas 10 tahun, baru kita tersedar bahawa perjuangan/sokongan yang kita berikan itu rupanya yang tersilap. Calon yang kita sokong rupanya jelmaan "Raja Mandaliar" abad ke 21. Penghianat Bangsa/Agama...no wahid..
Bagi saudara2 yang masih belum sedar,sedarlah sebelum terlambat...