ฉันจะจำเธอแบบนี้

เนี่ย!!เด็กซอย 5

เนี่ย...เด็กสุธีธร

ส่วนเนี่ย!!เด็กไผท

ไม่ว่าจะโรงเรียนไหนๆๆ เราก็เป็นเด็กราชินีบูรณะเหมือนกันไง

พวกเราคือ 6/6

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พรุ่งนี้เธอจะลาฉัน วันเวลาได้พาเธอไป

และไม่เคยรู้เลย ว่าฉันจะต้องรอไปนานเท่าไร

ได้พบกันแค่วันนี้ มีเพียงความเงียบงันในใจ

อยากให้เราสองคน ร่วมกันจดจำเวลานี้ไป

แววตาที่มองฉัน แค่เห็นก็เข้าใจ

ว่ามีคำมากมายอยู่ในนั้น

ฉันจะจำเธอไปในแบบนี้ จำความรู้สึกนี้

เก็บอยู่ในหัวใจเมื่อยามที่ไกลกัน

ฉันจะมองเธอเป็นครั้งสุดท้าย จะจำทุกอย่างไว้

และจะมีหัวใจเก็บไว้ให้เธอคนเดียว ฉันสัญญา

พรุ่งนี้คงต้องทนเหงา ในเวลาที่เธอไปไกล

สิ่งที่เราสองคน คิดจะบอกกันยังมีเต็มหัวใจ

แววตาที่มองฉัน แค่เห็นก็เข้าใจ

ว่ามีคำมากมายอยู่ในนั้น

ฉันจะจำเธอไปในแบบนี้ จำความรู้สึกนี้

เก็บอยู่ในหัวใจเมื่อยามที่ไกลกัน

ฉันจะมองเธอเป็นครั้งสุดท้าย จะจำทุกอย่างไว้

และจะมีหัวใจเก็บไว้ให้เธอคนเดียว ฉันสัญญา

ถ้าเธอยังมีใจและรักฉันดังเดิม

เราคงได้เจอกันใหม่

เพื่อเติมวันเวลาที่งดงามในใจ

ทำให้ยาวนานกว่าวันนี้

ฉันจะจำเธอไปในแบบนี้ จำความรู้สึกนี้

เก็บอยู่ในหัวใจเมื่อยามที่ไกลกัน

ฉันจะมองเธอเป็นครั้งสุดท้าย จะจำทุกอย่างไว้

และจะมีหัวใจเก็บไว้ให้เธอคนเดียว ฉันสัญญา

....ฉันสัญญา....

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...รักเพื่อนทุกคน...

Red-Eyed Tree Frogs

A rain forest teems with life—birds squawk, monkeys chatter, snakes slither, and frogs croak. The warm air is heavy with moisture. Leaves on bushes and trees sag, weighed down by droplets of water.

One leaf has a special treasure. A female red-eyed tree frog has laid a batch of eggs on it. She chose the spot carefully—the leaf hangs over a pond, for a special reason.

When the eggs are ready to hatch, which happens at the same time in one batch of eggs, the tadpoles inside start swirling around vigorously. The activity breaks each egg open, releasing the little tadpoles. All the tadpoles wash down the leaf in a little stream of moisture from the hatching eggs, and plop! plop! plop! They land in the pond below.

Feeding on tiny insects, the tadpoles live in the water they fell into until they metamorphose, or develop, into little brown froglets. At this point they leave the water and climb up nearby trees to live as tree frogs. By the time they’re adults, the frogs have turned a striking green, with blue-and-yellow striped sides, orange or red feet, a flash of blue on their thighs, and big red eyes.

Being green helps the red-eyed tree frog blend in with tree leaves. This keeps it hidden from both the insects it eats and the predators that want to eat it. Red-eyed tree frogs are nocturnal, or active at night. During the day they rest. When one of these tree frogs sits still on a green leaf, legs tucked in and eyes shut, it is practically invisible.

So why do the frogs have brightly colored bodies and huge red eyes? The bright colors are a defense mechanism. If the green camouflage fails and a predator spots a sleeping frog, it swoops in for what it thinks will be a tasty meal. But the awakened frog’s eyes pop open, revealing their startling bright red color! Also, when the frog rushes to get away, it untucks its brightly colored legs.

The predator is often so surprised by these sudden flashes of color that it is momentarily confused and hesitates. And while it does, the frog has a split second to make its escape!

Text by Catherine D. Hughes

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Saint Valentine

Born: ?

Birthplace: Roman Empire

Died: c. 270 (beheading - ?)

Best Known As: The namesake of Valentine's Day

Saint Valentine, according to romantic legend, was a kind-hearted Roman priest who married young couples against the wishes of Emperor Claudius II, and was beheaded for his deeds on the 14th of February. In truth, the exact origins and identity of St. Valentine are unclear. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, "At least three different Saint Valentines, all of them martyrs, are mentioned in the early martyrologies under the date of 14 February." Two of these men lived in the third century A.D., one being the bishop of Interamna (now Terni, Italy) and the other a priest of Rome. (Some speculate that these two figures were actually the same man.) Both seem to have been persecuted for their beliefs; the Roman priest reportedly was beaten and then beheaded on the orders of Emperor Claudius II, on or about the year 270. Legends vary on how the martyr's name became connected with romance: the date of his death may have become mingled with the feast of Lupercalia, a pagan festival of love, or with the ancient belief that birds first mate in the middle of February. In modern times Valentine's Day is a day of special romantic sentiment and gift-giving among lovers.

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Great White Sharks

When a great white shark is born, along with up to a dozen siblings, it immediately swims away from its mother. Baby sharks are on their own right from the start, and their mother may see them only as prey. At birth the baby shark is about 5 feet (1.5 meters) long already; as it grows it may reach a length three times that.

The pup (which is what a baby shark is called) will live its life at the top of the ocean’s food chain. As the largest predatory fish in the ocean, great white sharks are the top predators of the sea. But before it grows larger, the pup must avoid predators bigger than it is—including other great white sharks. Many baby sharks do not survive their first year.

Young great white sharks eat fish (including other sharks) and rays. As it grows, the shark’s favorite prey becomes sea mammals, especially sea lions and seals.

Sharks count on the element of surprise as they hunt. When they see a seal at the surface of the water, sharks will often position themselves underneath the seal. Then they swim upward at a fast sprint, bursting out of the water in a leap called a breach, and falling back into the water with the seal in their mouths.

Sharks don’t chew their food; they rip off chunks of meat and swallow them whole. After eating a seal or a sea lion the great white shark can last a month or two without another big meal.

Female great white sharks usually bear their first young when they are 12 to 14 years old. And if the pups survive their youth, they, too, become predators at the top of the food chain.

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Gorillas

Youngsters tumble, climb, and run playing follow the leader. Another group plays a rowdy game of king of the mountain. Several adults watch the action, relaxing nearby. Is this a playground scene at school? No, guess again. It’s a lush mountain forest high in the Virunga mountains of Africa, and the playmates are young mountain gorillas under the watchful eyes of their mothers.

For a long time the image most people had of a gorilla encounter included chest pounding, roaring, charging, and big, bared teeth. But researchers studying gorillas reveal a very different picture of mountain gorillas. The animals are peaceful, gentle, social, and mainly vegetarian creatures. The occasional ferocious-looking, impressive displays are generally from a male gorilla protecting his family group from a threat.

A typical group is led by the biggest and strongest mature male gorilla—often the guy doing any chest pounding or charging. He’s called a silverback because the hair on a male’s back turns from black to silvery gray as he matures. This happens when he is between 11 and 13 years old. A silverback’s group normally includes a subadult male or two and a few females and their young.

Mountain gorillas wander around a home range of up to 15 square miles (39 square kilometers). They spend much of their time eating. Their food includes a variety of plants, along with a few insects and worms. At night the animals make a nest to sleep in. Many lightweight gorillas nest in trees, making beds of bent branches. The heavier individuals may nest in grasses on the ground. Babies snuggle with their mothers for the night.

Life for mountain gorillas isn’t all peaceful. They are endangered, threatened by civil war in a small area of Africa where they live. Hunters kill them for food or trophies. Their forests are chopped down for farmland, fuel, and housing. But many dedicated scientists, park rangers, and other concerned people are working hard to protect mountain gorillas, their forests, and their way of life in the mountains.

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Penguins

Emperor penguins are the largest of the 17 species, or kinds, of penguins, and they spend their entire lives on the cold Antarctic ice and in its waters. They survive—breeding, raising young, and eating—by relying on a number of clever adaptations.

Emperors clump together in huge, huddled masses. They take turns moving to the inside of the group, where they’re protected from the icy cold temperatures and wind. Once they’ve had a chance to warm up, they take their turns back on the circle’s edges, giving fellow penguins time in the warmer center.

Winter arrives in Antarctica in March. The continent is in the Southern Hemisphere and has seasons that are opposite those in the north. Nearly all creatures leave except for the emperor, the only animal that spends the winter on Antarctica’s open ice. These flightless birds breed in the winter (unlike most birds, which breed in the springtime).

After a courtship of several weeks, a female emperor penguin lays one single egg then leaves! Female emperors take off toward the open sea to feed, traveling up to 50 miles (80 kilometers) across the frozen surface. Where does that leave the eggs? At the feet, literally, of the male emperors.

Each penguin egg’s father balances it on his feet and covers it with his brood pouch, a very warm layer of feathered skin designed to keep the egg cozy. There the males stand, for about 65 days, through icy temperatures, cruel winds, and blinding storms. And they eat nothing that whole time.

Finally, after about two months, the females return from the sea, bringing food they regurgitate, or bring up, to feed the now hatched chicks. The males eagerly leave for their own fishing session at sea, and the mothers take over care of the chicks for a while. The youngsters stay sheltered in their mother’s brood pouch for two months. If a young chick falls out of that warm spot, it can freeze to death in as little as two minutes.

As the young penguins grow, adults leave them in groups of chicks called crèches while they leave to fish. They return with food they regurgitate for their young.

There is a reason for the timing of emperor penguins’ hatching. By December, when the Antarctic weather has warmed somewhat, the ice the penguins occupy begins to break up, bringing open waters closer to the nesting sites. Now the chicks are at the age of independence—old enough to take to the seas and fish for their own food.

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Cheetahs

Fastest mammal on land,

the cheetah can reach speeds of 60 or perhaps even 70 miles (97 or 113 kilometers) an hour over short distances. It usually chases its prey at only about half that speed, however.

The cheetah’s excellent eyesight helps it find prey during the day. Sometimes it perches on high places and watches for prey.

When it sights prey, the cheetah often begins to stalk. It creeps as close as possible before the attack. It may lift its head high to keep the prey in sight. But it keeps its body hidden. The cheetah is hard to see because its spotted coat blends with the tall, dry grass of the plains. Suddenly, the cheetah makes a lightning dash. With a paw it knocks its prey to the ground and then bites its throat.

Once found throughout Asia and Africa, cheetahs today are racing toward extinction. Loss of habitat and declining numbers of their prey combine to threaten the future of these cats.

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