Wow - preach it sister girl!! I am IMPRESSED Cindy - and I am TOTALLY SERIOUS!!!!!Size of brain does not correlate strongly to intelligence. What's more important is the number of sulci and gyri. The reason that alligators tend to not be affected by naegleria fowleri has to do with their nasal structures and the neuroanatomical protection of the brain that the alligators has.
Wow - preach it sister girl!! I am IMPRESSED Cindy - and I am TOTALLY SERIOUS!!!!!
City slickersYears ago I was driving through Algonquin Provincial Park in the Fall, in central Ontario, when I came around the corner on the deserted highway and saw a rental car pulled over to the side of the road. In the distance, a man with a video camera was making his way through a marsh toward a very large bull moose. This was in the height of the fall rut. The moose had stopped eating and had lowered its head, just watching the human approach. Behind the man, trudged his wife through the knee deep water with a young child in tow and an infant strapped onto her chest in a baby sling. I pulled over and yelled at them to pls get back to the car, that it will kill you. The man kept moving forward with his eye to his camera. His wife turned to me and gave me a lovely salute. You know the kind. Sad that sometimes you can't save people from themselves. More sad that the animal is usually the one to pay in such a stupid, completely preventable encounter.
Could add the 'child bitten by cottonmouth' thread to that. Reading that former thread has made me a bit more aware. Even though I'm used to living in places with the occasional poisonous snake, it's easy to get caught up in the magic and let your guard down in the bubble. This suggestion is a pretty good one. Just because we 'should' know doesn't mean our brain is always engaged - even the smart brains take a 'vacation' now and thenI am fascinated that this thread is seven years old, was resurrected in January of 2016. The more things change...
With all the threads about "tips and tricks", "must dos", "things to pack" etc. how about somebody post a "sticky" with "WARNINGS" about WDW vacations. A reminder that even though you are in the "bubble" there are still dangers. That stuff still happens...even at the Happiest Place on Earth
Make a top 10 list of things to be wary of...things that can ruin a vacation.
Maybe, just maybe, someone will be planning their trip and take just that minute to say, hey, I read about this, we should not...
We stay at Shades of Green across from the Poly alot. There's defintely alligators in their ponds and in the golf course ponds around Shades. When we were there in Oct. the front desk CM told us to be careful walking to the Poly. He said that there were known to be alligators in the trees along the path between the Poly and Shades. We walked the path on several occasions and never heard anything but I did stay very close to hubby.
I'm no neuroscientist but I am a bit of a 'neuro nerd'... if you ever want to talk brains, I am all ears and willing to discuss/learn.Part of being a neuroscientist, I get super nerdy when brains are brought up.
It was scary on the path between the Poly and SOG, especially at night as you could see the gators eyes shining. I told my daughter it felt like we were the animals on display at the zoo.
We've also seen gators in the water by the bridge connecting SS to DS, as well as at OKW in 2014. I have only seen a snake once, thank God, as I am deathly afraid of them!
Would you take it personally if I said "I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!" ????
Would you take it personally if I said "I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!" ????
Of course! You watch that show too, huh?Heidi....will you accept this giant smoked turkey leg?
This thread has been up for a while, and I still read it as:
Man, almost attacked by alligator in Seven Seas Lagoon
My mind put a comma where one doesn't exist...
So taking this picture was a bad idea???
these are the new signsSeveral questions.
How many gators are estimated to be on WDW property? Is that public knowledge, or a "state secret"? My guess is "state secret".
Do the lake signs state "No swimming"? If so, why not a "No Wading" sign? Or use your imagination on proper signage. That's a free-one for all the pettifoggers (look it up) out there.