Cedar Island, North Carolina, US
Swimmingcowgivesbirthtocalf
Apregnantcowthatwaswashed into theseabyastorm and
hadtoswim four milestoland hasgiven birth.Thecowwas
swept awayin SeptemberlastyearwhenHurricane Dorian
hitCedar Island,NorthCarolina,US. Thecowwaslater found
on another island. On 16 March, the people whoreturned the
cowbacktoher homepostedapictureofhercalf online.The
Chiapas, Mexico
Newdetailsofancientcityrevealed
Anewreport hasrevealed details ofalostcitydiscovered
in Chiapas,Mexico. The site,which is believedtohave
belongedtothe Maya,containedaroyalcourt. The Maya
werethe main civilisation in theregion in about 1500BC, and
their descendants arestill alivetoday.The citywasfound in
201 4but it took years to get permission to dig in the area.
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, US
Rareprintfoundinshop
An artwork by thefamousSpanish artist
Salvador Dalíhas beenfoundinacharity shop
in North Carolina, US.Wendy Hawkins, who
worksthere, found the print among otheritems.
Hawkinstookthe artwork toexpertsatanearby
gallery,where theyworkedoutthat itwasa
1950 sprintsigned by Dalí. The art gallerysold
the print for around £1,000 and gave the money
to the charity shop.Baffin Island, Canada
Rocksamplesrevealancientsecret
Scientists studying ancientrock samples on Baffin Islandin
Canadasay an ancientcontinentwas 10% bigger thanthey
firstthought. Thecontinent,called North AtlanticCraton,once
covered the distancebetweenScotlandand North America,
butbrokeapart around 150 millionyears ago.The newrock
samplesfromthe landmass were foundfardeeper in theearth
than other samples,revealing thepastin moredetail and
suggestingthe landwasmuchbigger thanpreviously thought.
Toulouse, France
Marathon onabalcony
Aman in Francehascompleted a
marathonbyrunning back andforth
on his apartment balcony.People in
Francearebeing asked to stay at home
to slow the spreadofthecoronavirus
(seepage2). Elisha Nochomovitz, who
lives near the city ofTo ulouse,ran26.
mileswithout leavinghis seven-metre-
longbalcony.Hesaid hewanted to
keep fit, and although peoplecanstill
go outsideforexerciseinFrance, he felt
safer doing it at home. It took him six
hours and 48 minutes tocomplete the
run.Hewas worriedhehad upset his
neighbours withthe noise, though.
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6 The Week Junior• 28 March 2020
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