Yukon Swims! 2 of 3 by Digimon

Photography • Animals • posted on Aug 22, 2005

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Thank you everyone, for all the great comments! Here is one of the two closeup images I wanted to share. Wendy thought he looked like Nessie! For those who haven't seen the previous post. We took our dogs to a large fenced in dog park. The green stuff is NOT slimey! It's "Duckweed": The family of duckweeds (botanically, the Lemnaceae) are the smallest flowering plants. These plants grow floating in still or slow-moving fresh water around the globe, except in the coldest regions. The growth of these high-protein plants can be extremely rapid. Lemna is one of the best known of this group and has been the subject of much research. Researchers are using these plants to study basic plant development, plant biochemistry, photosynthesis, the toxicity of hazardous substances, and much more. Genetic engineers are cloning duckweed genes and modifying duckweeds to inexpensively produce pharmaceuticals. Environmental scientists are using duckweeds to remove unwanted substances from water. Aquaculturalists find them an inexpensive feed source for fish farming. Instead of getting rid of your duckweeds, think instead of how they are cleaning your water. Apparently Duck Weed is one of natures anitoxidents, it cleans bodies of water, and is a good thing. It rinsed right off Yukon. Hope everyone had a fantastic weekend! Try to enjoy the ol'Monday! ; )

Comments (19)

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TwoPynts

9:21AM | Mon, 22 August 2005

Yeah, put in your blender and you can make yourself a healthy smoothie! ;] I love this shot. It is as if Yukon is some spirit rising from the water, a ghost frothing forth! I love the manical glee in his eyes too, wonderful!!! =]

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Cosme..D..Churruca

9:21AM | Mon, 22 August 2005

Impressive photo... plenty of action ! Like a lot !

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robotalk

9:30AM | Mon, 22 August 2005

Soylent green is People !!!!---I mean, Duckweed...Hey dude! wanna QUACK score some good QUACK duckweed??...Beautiful picture, perfect shot of Yukon...yes it's true the eyes -the action the expression..fantastic !

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butterfly_fish

9:32AM | Mon, 22 August 2005

I love how enthusiastic Yukon is! What a great dog! :-) I described that green stuff to someone yesterday, and he immediately said "oh, it's duckweed." I didn't take botany class in high school in order to save plant-ish lives. lol.

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Margana

11:29AM | Mon, 22 August 2005

AW it's always great to see your dog having so much fun,isn't it?.Their happiness is contageous!Another fun image Eric.Glad you shared it.

Tedz

12:04PM | Mon, 22 August 2005

Yep...Nessie...surely not the Creature from the Green Lagoon...woof

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tibet2004uk

12:53PM | Mon, 22 August 2005

Great capture!!! I love to see the water in movement and ur doggy's expression is fantastic! Man, he looks like a wolf!! What a beauty!

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jcv2

12:57PM | Mon, 22 August 2005

But take care with little kids who think they can walk over the green duckweeds! Nature provides many good things the human race did not fathom, there's still so much to be discovered! Fantastic work, Eric!

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