2015年 05月 11日
corners of Aruba so quickly. |
With boas giving birth to live young - some 30 to 50 babies a year - it didn't take long for the snakes to multiply at a dizzying rate, with devastating effects for the birdlife on the islandreenex.
By some estimates, around 17,000 birds are devoured each year by the snakes. But what nobody could understand until recently was just how the snakes were reaching the furthest corners of Aruba so quicklyreenex.
Since changing its status in 1986 to become an autonomous country within the kingdom of the Netherlands, Aruba has become a picture postcard retreat for mainly American visitors who come to experience the vanilla sand beaches, cerulean waters and luxurious all-inclusive hotels.
But even the coastal hotels, far away from the wilderness of Arikok, have been visited by the boas in recent years. It turns out that these creatures have found a simple yet effective way to traverse the island. They hitchhike. "They love how warm car engines are," Robert tells me. "So they climb into them and end up getting driven all over the islandreenex."
By some estimates, around 17,000 birds are devoured each year by the snakes. But what nobody could understand until recently was just how the snakes were reaching the furthest corners of Aruba so quicklyreenex.
Since changing its status in 1986 to become an autonomous country within the kingdom of the Netherlands, Aruba has become a picture postcard retreat for mainly American visitors who come to experience the vanilla sand beaches, cerulean waters and luxurious all-inclusive hotels.
But even the coastal hotels, far away from the wilderness of Arikok, have been visited by the boas in recent years. It turns out that these creatures have found a simple yet effective way to traverse the island. They hitchhike. "They love how warm car engines are," Robert tells me. "So they climb into them and end up getting driven all over the islandreenex."
by wuyuwei
| 2015-05-11 11:47
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