Tattoo Coomments: 2007-02-25

Pershing 115 The Luxury Yacht

Pershing has recently debuted its first mega-yacht model the Pershing 115 which combines the elegant comfort of a luxury yacht with the sleek, sporty curves and speed of an open yacht.

Conceived by yacht designer Fulvio De Simoni and built by the Pesaro, Italy-based boatyard that is part of the Ferretti Group, the Pershing 115 is available in two versions. The first is fitted with twin MTU diesel engines totaling 7400 horsepower. Combined with two Kamewa Rolls-Royce water-jet drives, the yacht can reach a top speed of 43 knots. The second version boasts all of that plus a 5100-horsepower Textron Lycoming turbine that can produce a whopping 57-knot maximum speed.

With two sun decks complete with a retractable bimini top and an adjustable semi-circular sofa a roomy gadget-laden cockpit, a private study and media room, a full-beam master cabin suite, three guest cabins each with a private bathroom, three crew cabins, and a spacious galley, the 115-footer can entertain up to 22 people.

The yacht is valued at more than 12 million euros ($14.5 million) and was recently on display at European boat shows.

A pair of month-old Sumatran tiger twins have become inseparable playmates with a set of young orangutans, an unthinkable match in their natural jungle habitat in Indonesia’s tropical rainforests.

The friendship between 5-month-old female baby primates Nia and Irma, and cubs Dema and Manis, has blossomed at the Taman Safari zoo where they share a room in the nursery.

After being abandoned by their mothers shortly after birth, the four play fight, nipping and teasing each other, and cuddling up for a shared nap when they are worn out.

”This is unusual and would never happen in the wild,” said zoo keeper Sri Suwarni, bottle-feeding a baby chimp on Wednesday. ”Like human babies, they only want to play.”

The four have lived side-by-side for a month without a single act of hostility, she said.

Indonesian tigers and orangutans are both endangered species, threatened by rapidly shrinking habitats.

Conservationists estimate there are fewer than 700 Sumatran tigers still alive, while fewer than 60,000 orangutans remain in the wild. Around 90 percent of the jungle has been destroyed by illegal logging, poaching and cut-and-burn farming practices on Borneo and Sumatra islands.

The exceptional friendship will likely be short-lived, said veterinarian Retno Sudarwati, because as the animals grow up their natural survival instincts will kick in.

”When the time comes, they will have to be separated. It’s sad, but we cant’ change their natural behavior,” she said. ”Tigers start eating meat when they are three months old.”

Source: Boston Herald