This quake was preceded by 4 foreshocks bigger than magnitude 7.0, including a magnitude 7.9 on May 21 that caused severe damage in the Concepcion area. Many aftershocks occurred, with 5 of magnitude 7.0 or greater through Nov 1.This is the largest earthquake of the 20th Century.his quake was preceded by 4 foreshocks bigger than magnitude 7.0, including a magnitude 7.9 on May 21 that caused severe damage in the Concepcion area. Many aftershocks occurred, with 5 of magnitude 7.0 or greater through Nov 1.
Animal life can vary hugely in any one spot depending on vegetation. A four-mile patch of rainforest could contain up to 400 species of birds, 150 species of butterflies and 60 species of amphibians! Little is known about African forest elephants because of their densely vegetated surroundings.
A look at how different animals live and look after their young in Africa. Includes a lion and lioness with their cubs; an elephant with its calf; a giraffe with her calf; and a hippopotamus with its calf.tudents could work in pairs, each taking a different African animal as their focus of study. One person in the pair could look at the adult animal and the other, the young. The pairs could research their animals and then compare the adult and young for each species.