Growth – Revision for Higher Biology or Different Ways of Knowing The bud swelled
the spring flower
unfolded
a blinding blue
translucent star
Growth: The irreversible increase in dry matter
The baby smiled
at his mother
suckled on the
warm soft breast
taking sweet nourishment
Growth: The irreversible increase in dry matter
The new leaf
shone vivid green
against azure sky
where only just before
there was
nothing
Growth: The irreversible increase in dry matter
The seed swelled
enlarged
burst open
and a green flicker
of hope for the world
emerged
Growth: The incredible increase in what matters
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Maya Jiro Mithe
A folk tale from the Great Andamanese tribe that explains why birds are conserved in the Andaman Islands. The last speaker of the Bo language, the late Boa Sr., who died in February 2010, was seen talking to birds, as she believed that birds of Andaman understood her language. This is a story of a boy who belonged to the Jero tribe and lived near the seashore. Other tribes who lived near the seashore were Khora, Bo, and Sare. The protagonist of the story is swallowed by a Bol fish and then all the rescuers become birds. The tribes thus believe that birds are their ancestors.
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This portal is an online companion to our new book Biocultural Diversity Conservation: A Global Sourcebook (Earthscan, 2010), the very first global resource on biocultural diversity conservation.
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