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Musaeus Nursery celebrates New Year
 The Nursery section of Musaeus College celebrated the Sinhala and
Hindu New Year observing traditional rituals. This was an opportunity
for children to observe some of the rituals practised in our country.
Principal S. Dandeniya and staff were present. The children enjoyed
themselves. They also had a song and dance recital depicting the New
Year.
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A quiet sojourn
 This albino monkey was seen in the suburbs of Colombo and our
photographer Susantha Wijegunasekera captured the picture when it was
was taking a quiet sojourn.
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Albino animals face almost insurmountable odds when they're born in
the wild. Baby albinos are seen as an oddity within their own species
and are more visible to predators. These animals may also be cursed with
imperfect vision or other health problems.
Those lucky enough to be born in a zoo can look forward to a
relatively comfortable life being gawked at - and written about by
environmental websites.
Albinism is a congenital disorder that robs the skin, hair and eyes
of colour. Albinos are extremely pale and suffer from sun burns and skin
cancers more frequently than non-albinos. The lack of eye pigmentation
also causes problems. Human albinos often require surgery or wear
corrective lenses -Internet |
