Aunque en principio podría sonar tonto que unos lentes puedan prevenir ataques de gorilas, esto es exactamente lo que sucede.
Resulta que el contacto visual de ojos a ojos con gorilas lleva a éstos a enfureserse y atacar a quienes los miren sosteniendo su mirada.
Para brindar seguridad a los humanos ante estos primates, el zoológico de Rotterdam regaló en 2009 tras un ataque de gorilas anteojos antigorilas que poseen ojos pintados apuntando hacia los lados, permitiendo así, que los gorilas no vean ojos mirándoles directamente y previniendo su ira.
Aunque en principio podría sonar tonto que unos lentes puedan prevenir ataques de gorilas, esto es exactamente lo que sucede.
Resulta que el contacto visual de ojos a ojos con gorilas lleva a éstos a enfureserse y atacar a quienes los miren sosteniendo su mirada.
Para brindar seguridad a los humanos ante estos primates, el zoológico de Rotterdam regaló en 2009 tras un ataque de gorilas anteojos antigorilas que poseen ojos pintados apuntando hacia los lados, permitiendo así, que los gorilas no vean ojos mirándoles directamente y previniendo su ira.
The global forecast for the Asian markets is murky following recent volatility, with crude oil prices providing support in what has been an otherwise tough month. The European markets were down and the U.S. bourses were mixed and flat and the Asian markets figure to split the difference.The TSE finished modestly lower on Friday following losses from the financial shares and property stocks.For the day, the index sank 15.09 points or 0.49 percent to finish at 3,061.35 after trading between 3,057.84 and 3,089.78. Volume was 1.39 billion shares worth 1.30 billion Singapore dollars. There were 285 decliners and 184 gainers.
Pinterest (PINS) Stock Sinks As Market Gains
Pinterest (PINS) closed at $71.75 in the latest trading session, marking a -0.18% move from the prior day. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.1%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.9%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 0.59%.
Heading into today, shares of the digital pinboard and shopping tool company had lost 17.41% over the past month, lagging the Computer and Technology sector's loss of 5.38% and the S&P 500's gain of 0.71% in that time.
Investors will be hoping for strength from PINS as it approaches its next earnings release. The company is expected to report EPS of $0.07, up 170% from the prior-year quarter. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $467.87 million, up 72.05% from the year-ago period.
