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The Bakersfield Cactus and Succulent Society

The Bakersfield Cactus & Succulent Society meets the second Tuesday of each month at the Olive Drive Church, 5500 Olive Drive, Bakersfield California. A "social half-hour" begins at 6:30 PM and the real meeting starts at 7:00 PM. Currently we are in room 604, building 6. Everyone is welcome! This MAP might help you find the place.

NEXT MEETING: January 10th

Room 204, University Square, UC Merced Center, 2000 K St. 7:00 PM
There is a parking lot maybe to be entered off of L or 20th

Emperors of the Ice - presented by Brigitte McDonald - 7:00pm

Emperor penguins are the premier avian diver, regularly diving to depths of 1500 feet while holding their breaths for over 10 minutes. I will be talking about the ecology of emperor penguins and our recent field season at the Cape Washington Emperor penguin colony were we conducted studies on the foraging ecology and diving physiology of emperor penguins. We deployed physiological data loggers that will improve our understanding about how they are able to perform such extreme dives. In collaboration with National Geographic, we also attached small cameras to a few penguins so we can learn more about what they eat and what they see when they are diving. I will also present some of our preliminary results from the last two field seasons.

CHECK OUT our display at the KERN COUNTY FAIR! PLUS - see the winner of BEST-IN-SHOW

2011 Inter-City Show and Sale Video

Here is a video I took at the recent Intercity Show at the Los Angeles county arboretum. If you have never been to a cactus show it will give you an idea of what you can see and do.

Stephen

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