Is it possible to speak with a whistle? Detailed answer

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Is it possible to speak with a whistle?

Can. On one of the Canary Islands, the island of Gomera, the whistling language, "El Silbo", is still widespread. The words and sentences of this language differ in pitch and are heard at a distance. This language is under the protection of UNESCO. But in everyday life, the inhabitants of the island communicate in Spanish.

Author: Mendeleev V.A.

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How did navigators find water in the Galapagos Islands?

The Galapagos Islands in the Pacific Ocean were discovered by the Spaniards over 300 years ago. Sailors were struck by the abundance of giant tortoises, thousands and hundreds of thousands grazing along the shores and on the slopes of the mountains. They were the only large herbivores on the islands, and despite their very high numbers, they somehow managed not to deplete pastures and trample them. This turtle is called elephant or Galapagos.

Most of the Galapagos Islands do not have fresh water sources, and turtles feed on succulent cacti there. But where there are springs, they gladly eat leaves from the lower branches of trees, eat lichens, grass, fruits of trees and shrubs. They also go to water every day.

Since there are few sources, turtles from all over the island go to the spring, sometimes for several kilometers, trampling wide paths that run to it from all sides. It was on them that the first sailors found fresh water.

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