A spider monkey, new to Washington. Park Zoon in Michigan City, Indiana (U.S.A) used a garden house
to scale the walls of a moat and a break for freedom.

Workers were cleaning the moat at the time. Zoo Director Johnny Martinez says workers had figured the
monkeys would remain inside their enclosure during the cleaning even though moat was empty of water.

However, one monkey made it past the moat, grabbed the house and jumped onto the roof of a water filtration plant.

The 2001 staff recaptured adventurous monkey at a nearby bout dealership, where they found it perched atop a white and blue speedboat.

Martinez says the freedom seeking monkey is sociable and was not any danger to people.

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Coconut is a household name is Sri Lanka. Almost everyone uses coconut when it comes to preparing meals. Milk of this nut is used for curies and coconut is mostly used for frying. Desiccated coconut can be used for preparing different kinds of foods as well as delicious toffees and all the other parts of this tree are very impotent. A variety of eco friendly products can be made from this wonder tree.

Kitchen ware and ornaments are made out of coconut wood and brooms and brushes are made from coconut fiber and ekel. Apart from these , mattresses, cushions and fancy vases are produed out of rubberized coconut coir. Elegant door mate are also turned out from coconut fiber.

Colorful ornaments made from coconut shells are also in good demand.

Coconut is one of the main export products in Sri Lanka and undoubtedly this is the tree of life.

                     Coral reefs are called the ‘rainforest of the sea’. Like

      rainforests on land, they are bursting with Life. The reef itself is

     made up of the skeletons of tiny coral animals called polyps,

     which are related to sea anemone.

                     The coral polyp take mineral salt from the sea to grow

     hard Skeletons, like tiny cups, around the base of their Soft bodes.

     When a polyp dies, its Skeleton remains. More and more of these

     Skeletons build up on one another, forming the reef. Coral need 
     warmth, so they can only live in water with a temperature. Over

     21 degrees Fahrenheit.

                       A coral polyp has a simple body with a single opening

     at the top. This is surrounded by tentacles, which are armed with

     stinging cells. The polyp uses its tentacles to catch prey and put in
     its mouth which is in the centre of its body.

                         Coral reefs are important to protect the shoreline and

     we must not destroy corals                                    

                     I am a students. There for I am very busy. I get  up
early in the morning. I state work at about  5.00 O’clock . After
 having tea time I state studies. About  one hours I continue  it
about till 6.00 O’clock . At about 6.30 take my having breakfast.
 After breakfast  I get ready . I leave home at about 7.00 O’clock.
I come to school by bus. I attend  to the morning assembly at about
7.30 O’clock. After that I do studies in the class room. I obey my

 teachers. After school return  home at about 2.00 O’clock. First
 I take  a my lunch. After lunch I rest for some time. After on some
 days I take a bath. In the evening  domestic work . After that again
 I studies I watching Television news at about 8.00O’clock . I take
 my diner. At about  9.00 O’ clock  after in worshipping my parents.
 I go to bet this my daily routing.

                         Water is very important for all human 

        beings, animals and plants. Chemicals and other

        harmful substances pollute water. This  would

         result in the pollution of streams, lakes, river

         and seas. Sever  water pollution can kill large

         numbers of fish and other animals. People who
         use this polluted water can fall ill.
                      Humans polluted water in many ways.

          Insecticides  and fertilizers used in large quantities

          In  forming are some examples of ways of polluting 

          water. When it rains these chemicals flow into streams,

          lakes and rivers. Harmful chemicals, gases and waste
          materials are also sometimes released from industrial

          factories into waterways.

                        We should control ways of water pollution.

          We can do this by helping to keep our sources of water

          clean. In  agriculture we should not overuse chemicals.

          Another way of preventing water pollution is ton build

          cleaning treatment plants in factories. If we stop throwing
          waste into lakes, rivers, and seas  they will  be clean and

          beautiful  forever.

              There are many botanical gardens in Sri Lanka

with the   Peradeniya  botanical Garden holding pride

of place among them Smaller  and less well know though

equally beautiful is the historical  botanical garden of

Henarathgoda, Gampaha.

               This  garden is to get a facelift soon at a cost

of Rs.50 million. The modernization project to be carried

out by the Pub lie Administration and Home Affairs Ministry

would see its first stage being launched today in parallel with
the New Year Festival of the Ministry.

               The additions include a new public entrance through

The Ja- Ela ,Gampaha Road and seven –acre tank. The new

entrance  will end at the banks of the Atttanagalle Oya across

which  a ferry service will be operated. A boat service will

also be operated in the tank. Over 30 acres of land have been
reserved for the botanical garden under its second stage.            

            Everyone of us has a hobby. A person who pursues a  hobby

 is never dull or idle. It helps to spend our leisure in meaningful
 and useful manner.

                 There are many different kinds of hobbies. Many take form
of collect coins, picture post cards and sea shells. My hobby is collecting

stamps. It is also called philately. We can learn many things through this

hobby. It is instructive, educational and also profitable.

                  Now I have nearly nine hundred stamps. Both local and foreign.
 I get stamps  from my friends. We can learn about the culture, fauna and flora,
 history, discoveries, inventions and biographies of great men through stamps.

                The rare  and very old stamps can be sold and very high prices.

 There are stamps in various shapes. Some are in square, rectangular and

 triangular shape, some are large and some are small.

               In  postage stamps there are errors, freaks and flows. These  stamps

 are considered rare .Such stamps fetch great prices.

               I also collect first day covers first Day covers are issued on the

day a stamp is newly released. Therefore first day covers are as valuable
as stamps.

 Dambulla is one of the places of historical importance   in Sri Lanka. It is situated  exactly   160 KMS from Colombo. It is situated at the very egad of North Western Province and the right beginning of the North – Central province.

              Dambulla is the centre of the cultural Triangle and is in close proximity to all cultural archaeological sites in the island. It is a city which has a great and glamour value not only towards the history and the heritage of Sri Lanka but for Sri Lana’s tourist industry.

            Tourists who come to Sri Lanka never fail to visit Dambulla. Their main attractions are  Dambulla  historical temple and  Sigiriya fortress. Sigiriya is wrold famous for its frescoes. This historical place is  considered the eighth  wonder  of  the world. It is situated about ten KMS away  from Dambulla. Other  attractive  places  are  picturesque  kandalama  tank, Kaludiya  Pokuna(pond)and  Namal Uyana. This city   belongs  to  the  dry  zone. The  largest  market  of Sri  Lanka is  situated  in  Dambulla. It  is  called  “The  encomec   centre.” The  city  becomes a height of activity during  the  evening until  late  in  the  night  since  it  is  the  centre  of  distribution  of  vegetables  harvest  to  entire  southern   sector  of  the  island. Almost all  the  vegetable  grown  in  Sri  Lanka  can  be  seen  here.

              You  can  experience  the  hobby  of  bird  watching  at  Kandalama. Kingfishers, woodpeckers,  parrots, pigeons, colourful  ladybirds  and  several   might  birds  can  be  seen  there.  Dambulla  has  a  hot  and  humid  climate  throughout   the  year. Wild  elephants  too  can  be  seen  at  Habarana, a  village situated  few  miles  away  from  Dambulla.

        Today  Sri  Lanka  is  facing  the  danger  of  losing  one  of  nature’s
precious  gifts, the  wild  Elephants form  our jungles.   This  is  due 
to the  decrease  in  the  number  of  elephants living  in  the  wild. More 
than nature  human   beings are  responsible  for  their  decrease  in
number. Among those  responsible  for  destroying   elephant   are   the
poachers  who  kill  elephants  for  their  tusks. This  is  a  sad   situation
where  life   has  to  be  destroyed  for  money . Apart  from  this  those
who  purchase  items  made  of  ivory  or   elephant  hair  are   also 
responsible   for  the  diminishing  number  of  elephants.
                  Immediate  steps  must  be  taken  if  we  are  to  prevent  elephants
  from  disappearing  from   our  motherland . Laws  against  poaching   must   be
 string   thinned  and   implemented . Forest   rangers must be   empowered  to   take
 action  against  hunters . It  is  also  necessary   to  set  up  more  orphanages 
 such  as  the  one  in   pinnawellato  look  after  the  injured   and   the   orphaned .
                The   media  should   play   a  large   role  in  raising  public 
Awareness   in  protecting    our   wild   elephants . As  elephants  are   a
national   heritage  it  is  our  duty   to  see  that   they   roam   freely  in
our  wilds  for  many   years  to  come . 

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