NotthatBeijingitselfwasthesourceoftheepidemic, so I don't thinkit's tooserious. 28
I justneedtopayattentiontoyourhealthandpersonalhygieneandthingslikethat, andparticularlytheyoungandelderlywhotriedtoavoidgoingtopublicplaces, especiallyduringtheholiday. 29
Chineseofficialssaythey'reenhancingscreeningsatairportsandtrainstationstocontainthevirus, buttheoutbreakcomesat a timewhenthecountry's transportsystemisoperatingatfullcapacity. 30
Therearen't a lotofthem, andtheydon't breedquicklyorsuccessfully. 44
Scientistsestimatethat a chickhatchesfromonly 1/3 ofallthekakapoeggslaid, butthey'remaking a slowcomebackon a remoteislandoffthesouthcoastofNewZealand. 45
Oftheworld's heaviestandonlyflightlessparents. 46
Thecockopposewingsaretooshortforthebirdstogetairborne, soinsteadtheyrelyonthebeakandclawstoclimboftreesTheylivetoaround 60 years, despiteone's beingoneofNewZealand's mostabundantbirdstoday, they'reoneofthecountry's mostrareandthreatenedspecies. 47
A recentcoldfrontthatsweptSouthdraggedtemperaturesdowntothelowfortiesandhighthirtiesinaroundMiamithatisveryunusualandverycoldforthispartofthecountry. 65
Andforcoldbloodediguanas, scientistssayitmakesthemgointo a dormantstate. 66