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This is Part 3 of the Niagara Falls Canada trip. Here are part 1 and part 2. The following photos were taken on Wednesday, August 25, 2005—my last third day at UWO (University of Western Ontario) for my NORTH dental research.

This album showcases 360º aerial views of entire City Niagra and Niagra Falls Parks from the top of Skylon Tower. The ticket costs $11.50 CAD including taxes. The weather was super nice and sunny that day, so the views were magnificent and spectacular. I could actually see the Toronto CN Tower and the nearby dome-shaped Rogers Centre from Skylon Tower. No kidding!!! In addition, skyscrapers in Buffalo could also be seen from Skylon. Simply amazing. I took pictures of CN Tower and Buffalo highrises, so you can see them for yourself from my photo album. However, the photo resolution isn’t as great as in-situ observation of the eyes. I could see them very clearly from the tower, but the photos may not be as clear.

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This free photo booth video clip is from The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on NBC. Very funny. People will do whatever they can, just to get a FREE photo. Actually nothing is free. You’ll have to pay a price (non-monetary).
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Happy Lunar New Year of the Dog

The picture shows the world tallest building, Taipei 101, with a Chinese character “Spring” radiating in neon light.

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January 19, 2006—Pitting two hands against thousands of stinging tentacles, a diver attaches a tracking device to a giant Nomura’s jellyfish off the coast of Japan on October 4, 2005.

Since last summer, Japanese waters have been inundated with the massive sea creatures, which can grow 6.5 feet (2 meters) wide and weigh up to 450 pounds (220 kilograms).

Though the jellyfish are more common in Chinese and Korean waters, their numbers have grown a hundredfold in some areas off Japan, causing a crisis in the local fishing industry.

Source: National Geographic

Wow, that’s a giant medusas. Sumo sized!!! Big enough to engulf a human being if not careful… My gosh. I wonder how old these giant jellyfish are. What’s the typical lifespan of jellyfish, anyway?

How about the world smallest fish? That will be Stout infantfish! Discovered on January 26, 2006.

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The minuscule fish, called a stout infantfish, is only about 7mm (just over a quarter of an inch) long.

It lives around Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and has snatched the “world’s smallest vertebrate” title from the 1cm-long dwarf goby fish.

The infantfish, which is no longer than the width of a pencil, is described in the Records of the Australian Museum.

Source: BBC News

Wow, that’s a tiny fish indeed. Cool… This smallest fish belongs to genus Paedocypris. It can live in an acidic water which was thought to be impossible for any living thing previously. It can also sustain extreme drought. Paedocypris has a unique feature; it doesn’t have cranium or skull to cover its brain.

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