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The Battlefords, Thursday, August 26, 2021 - Page 23
Living Sky School Division Learn. Play. Be amazed!
3 unique sports from around the world If you love to move your body and stay active, here are three sports from around the world that may inspire you to change up your routine.
earn points. To prove they haven’t taken a breath, the raider must repeatedly yell the word kabaddi.
1. Sepak takraw. This is a popular sport in various Asian countries, especially Thailand. Sepak takraw is played on a badminton court and has some similarities to both volleyball and soccer. Two teams of three players must work together to pass the ball across the net using any part of their body except their arms and hands.
3. Hurling. This is an outdoor team sport that originated in Ireland. Hurling is played between two teams of 15 players who are known as hurlers. Each hurler uses a hurley or camán (a stick) to compete over the sliotar (a ball) on a long field with goals at each end. Players attempt to score points by carrying the sliotar across the pitch and shooting it into the opponent’s goal.
Chocolate TRIVIA QUIZ If you love chocolate, here’s a little quiz to see how much you know about this popular treat. MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. What’s the name of the tree that grows cocoa beans? a) Cacao tree b) Choco tree c) Coco tree 2. What kind of fruit does this tree produce? a) Cocoa beans b) Cocoa pods c) Cocoa balls
2. Kabaddi. This is a contact sport commonly played in India. Two teams of seven players take turns raiding and defending. During the raiding phase, the designated raider must take a breath and run into the opposition’s half of the field and tag one or more players on the opposing team. They must do this and return to their own half of the field before inhaling again to
These three sports have been played for generations, but new ones are constantly being invented. Consider trying any of these games or inventing one of your own.
3. Where is most of the cocoa in chocolate grown today? a) South America b) West Africa c) Southeast Asia TRUE OR FALSE 4. White chocolate doesn’t contain any cocoa. 5. The Swiss invented cocoa powder. 6. The Germans created the first chocolate bar.
Do black panthers really exist?
Did you know that black panthers aren’t actually their own species of cat? Here’s some information about these felines that may surprise you.
A PRACTICAL CHARACTERISTIC For some felines, a black coat can be an advantage when hunting. Melanism allows these wildcats to camouflage themselves in the jungle at night and surprise their prey. This type of pigmentation also helps wildcats avoid certain infections. Conse quently, it’s not surprising that this trait continues to be passed down, making melanism a relatively common mutation. In addition to big cats, several other animals can sometimes be affected by melanism including wolves, dolphins and alligators.
ANSWERS: 1. a) Cacao trees grow in tropical climates and can be harvested twice a year. 2. b) Cocoa pods look like small footballs and can contain up to 40 cocoa beans. 3. b) Today, more than 70 per cent of the world’s cocoa comes from Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and other West African countries. 4. True. It’s made of cocoa butter, sugar, milk and vanilla. 5. False. It was a Dutchman named Coenraad Johannes van Houten. He patented the process of removing the butter from roasted cocoa beans in 1828. 6. False. It was three English brothers named Joseph, Richard and Francis Fry. They discovered that it was possible to create moulded chocolate by adding cocoa butter.
A GENETIC MUTATION The term black panther refers to any wildcat, such as a leopard, jaguar or cougar, that has melanism. This condition occurs when big cats produce an excessive amount of melanin, a pigment that turns their fur and skin black. However, if you look closely, you’ll notice they aren’t completely black. These animals still have the typical markings of their species, which is masked but not eliminated by the excess of black pigment.
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