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' U$ D2 G+ b6 u5.39.217.77Alien-looking Island 7 S! L" B$ H [ g" H5.39.217.77It is believed that Socotra got its name from Sanskrit, meaning “Island of Bliss.” Others suggest the name was derived from Arabic and means “dripping frankincense.” It may be a bit of both, currently unspoiled by man, but most people know of Socotra as being “the most alien-looking place on Earth.” It’s like a whole another world, like a different dimension。TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。. ~7 c4 M! w& H+ t) s/ r
索科特拉島 (阿拉伯語:سقطرى;Socotra;Suquṭra;Soqotra) 是西印度洋西北部的一群島,位於阿拉伯海與亞丁灣的交界處是由4座小島組合而成,屬於也門哈達拉毛省領土。Socotra (Arabic: سُقُطْرَى;Suquṭra;Soqotra) is a small archipelago of four islands in the Indian Ocean. It lies in the north-western corner of the Western Indian Ocean, at the junction between the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea, belong to part of the Republic of Yemen. 5 U# b. x6 w) q' s: `. c公仔箱論壇南部沿海地區是一片廣袤的潔白沙丘,在季風季節,高强度的季風會讓這裏的沙丘地形不斷發生變化。TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。. g( \4 y4 o" e8 F8 r
Dazzling white sand dunes stretch for miles in places along Socotra’s southern coastline, here at Aomak beach. Extremely high winds during the monsoon season constantly reshape the dunes." L& J7 a6 G& W2 X5 `+ o
脫離非洲大陸已經有1800萬年的歷史,長期的地理隔離加上惡劣乾燥的環境氣候,孕育出極罕見的物種: 825種植物中有307種(37%),90%的爬蟲動物和95%的蝸牛品種,都是在地球上其它地方找不到的。聯合國教科文組織已於2008年將索科特拉島列入世界自然遺產。 $ v# R+ T, B$ H$ I, c' Ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSocotra has been tectonically isolated from Africa and Arabia for the past 18 million years, with its fierce heat and drought have combined to create a unique and spectacular endemic flora. Huge number of flora and fauna on Socotra are endemic, i.e., they are found nowhere else on Earth: 37% of Socotra’s 825 plant species, 90% of its reptile species and 95% of its land snail species. The island was recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as a world natural heritage site in July 2008.) F. b! e9 P% @/ ?7 f! B1 @
索科特拉島島上最著名的物種是龍血樹 (Dracaena Cinnabari),看起來就像飛碟一樣,帶著深紅色的樹汁。 1 \# Y0 {, [- |8 K8 }公仔箱論壇One of the most striking of Socotra’s plants is the dragon’s blood tree (Dracaena Cinnabari), which is a strange-looking, UFO-shaped tree. The tree is so named because any possible injury to the bark results in a deep red liquid that excretes from the scar. ; X$ c5 h2 y. F7 G5.39.217.77據說樹齡最高可達六千年,其深紅色的樹脂被命名為龍血竭,不但可用於醫藥、染料,也被用於巫術、煉金術與民間魔法。最新的調查報告顯示,氣候緩化令季節性雲量减少,造成索科特拉島水分缺乏,加上外來物種入侵,索科特拉島上幾乎已經沒有了自然生長的龍血樹幼苗。專家預期,或許在100年內,索科特拉島多數龍血樹都會死亡,這一植物將面臨滅絕困境。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 t- X# Y2 [+ Y3 N
The tree can live to 5000 or 6000 years old. Its red sap was thought to be the dragon’s blood of the ancients, sought after as a medicine and a dye, also inscribe as magical seals and talismans. Some scientists blame a lack of water caused by a decrease in seasonal cloud cover—and predict that many stands could disappear within a century.5.39.217.77( d6 _: z3 E$ s6 O; N8 F, b" `5 v
在懸崖上的沙漠玫瑰 (Adenium Obesum) 也相當特別,直接嵌進石頭長出來,完全不需要土壤;樹皮則像橡膠一樣閃閃發亮,枝幹頂端還會長出漂亮的粉紅色花朵。5.39.217.773 w+ J- f1 w2 j" f/ X7 R
Another famous plant species is Desert Rose (Adenium Obesum) which blooming in spring with a flush of pink flowers, they apparently do not require soil, always magically growing from cliffs and rock-faces, sinking their roots straight into bare rock. % ~4 J/ j* `6 {9 Z, V" L! Htvb now,tvbnow,bttvb[attach]2453820[/attach] 0 Q, ~& v! i% v! R* N. L/ Q5.39.217.77Wadi-Geneb-cave : T4 k z2 p2 m9 B( @ . r; T# P* C8 }6 T) `1 b* W公仔箱論壇most-unusual-and-famous-tree-the-dragons-blood-tree 2 @* a8 r0 a% H( R% o8 J3 ?公仔箱論壇tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ E3 j. H9 ~9 Z* k( {6 O
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Socotra-dripping-frankincense-shown-here-with-frankincense-tree-rooted-on-the-cliffs-edge. 3 I1 }4 c" n5 y; w# b$ i/ K5.39.217.77 ( q" ~/ u, t! `- H: s7 t1 H2 ~tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSocotra-Dragon-Blood-Tree公仔箱論壇& g/ o5 R7 @, e' i2 f