Hello everyone! This is Sayali and Sindhuja and we are going to share with you our exciting field work today.
Our first stop was Porlock Bay where we tested our hypothesis:
1. The size of the pebbles get smaller from Gore Point to Hurlstone Point
2. There is a greater amount of beach materials at Hurstone Point
To test our hypothesis, we did beach profiling and pebble measurements. We are still in the midst of collating and doing detailed analysis our data. However, our preliminary findings showed that our hypothesis are true.
Then, in the evening we set up mammal and moth traps. We were told that the purpose to trap the mammals was for education and research. As cruel as the term "trap" may sound, the traps were structured to provide the optimum conditions for the trapped mammals to survive. Our tutor, Anelma, described it as a "hotel" for them to stay for the night. Let's keep our fingers crossed that we will yield results tomorrow morning! In addition, we tried to detect bats around Nettlecombe. Unfortunately, we could not detect any bats as it was too early in the night.
Today was yet another exhausting but fruitful day. In general, we found the fieldwork interesting and it has deepened our knowledge in geographical investigations. We look forward to another great day tomorrow!:)
That sounds really interesting. It's great that you all are doing so much hands-on activities. Don't kill the mammals!
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