KIDS / SNEAK PEEK : BAMBI, FRIENDS, ON AND OFF SCREEN.Memo to all forest creatures: Nap time's over. It may not be spring yet. The faraway snowcaps may not be melting and the bears may still be in their caves. But, next week, the most familiar and fabled mammals of all time will start running through the forest again. The 55th Anniversary Collector's Edition of ``Bambi'' will go on sale Tuesday, but for only 55 days. But after you watch the furry forest posse romp in remastered video and jazzed-up THX A design system that provides realistic sound playback for movie and home theater from THX, Ltd., San Rafael, CA (www.thx.com), an independent spin-off from Lucasfilm, Ltd. The THX Sound System was developed during the production of the Return of the Jedi in 1982 and named after George sound, why not go out and see the real thing? Somewhere between 6,000 and 10,000 deer hang out in the lush acres of Los Padres National Forest Los Padres National Forest is a forest located in southern and central California, which includes most of the mountainous land along the California coast from Ventura to Monterey, extending inland. Elevations range from sea level to 8,831 feet. . A little hiking and a good eye can help spot Bambi in action. ``You'd see hoof hoof, horny epidermal casing at the end of the digits of an ungulate (hoofed) mammal. In the even-toed ungulates, such as swine, deer, and cattle, the hoof is cloven; in the odd-toed ungulates, such as the horse and the rhinoceros, it is solid. prints in the mud because of the rain, so you'd be able to tell the locations,'' says Maeton Freel, the forest's wildlife biologist ''' The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. A wildlife biologist is someone who studies wild animals and their habitats. . ``Like most mammals, they're more active in the early morning.'' So head out early. Just don't expect the real thing to look anything like the singing, twitterpated funsters in Disney's woods. ``It's a cute movie and stuff,'' says Freel, ``but it kind of gives some misrepresentations of what the real world is like.'' Now, Bambi does face plenty of danger (fire, hunters, romantic competition), but he lives in cartoonland. Los Padres National Forest has hungry moutain lions, and droughts killed much of the deer population in the past decade. ``It's not as idyllic of a world,'' he says. ``Mother Nature can be pretty cruel for a lot of animals.'' Show me the allowance: Check your pockets: Only about half of kids ages 9 to 12 get an allowance, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a new survey by Zillions magazine, a version of Consumer Reports for kids. Most other kids, though, score ``per-chore'' wages that can add up to more than an allowance. Other sofa-change uncovered in their poll: The median weekly allowance is $5, not counting dough for extra chores, which bring the median take to $9. Two thirds of kids polled have savings accounts, and many find themselves saving for big items they want. Forty percent get raises every year. And the No. 1 reason for not getting allowance on a certain week? Not doing the chores. Bring me the head of ...: If you love monsters, myths, adventures and women with snakes in their hair, you're in luck. The players of the interactive storytelling
Interactive storytelling is a developing kind of computer entertainment. The term was coined by Chris Crawford, a main proponent and developer. troupe ``We Tell Stories'' tackle the ancient Greek Noun 1. Ancient Greek - the Greek language prior to the Roman Empire Greek, Hellenic, Hellenic language - the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages tale of Perseus, who quests for the serpent-coiffed Medusa. Performances of ``The Truth About Medusa'' begin Saturday at 11 a.m. and play every Saturday this month at the Ivy Substation, 9070 Venice Blvd., in Culver City Culver City, city (1990 pop. 38,793), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1917. It is a center of the U.S. motion-picture industry, whose roots in the city date to c.1915. Its chief manufactures are rubber products and computers. . Admission is free, but reservations are recommended. Call (213) 256-2336. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: A little hiking and a good eye can help spot a real-life Bambi equivalent in Los Padres National Forest. John McCoy/Daily News |
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