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New Member Joins Ocracoke Pony Herd

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Date: February 15, 2012
Contact: Outer Banks Group, 252-473-2111

The Ocracoke Pony herd has a new member!"Alonso," a three year old registered Spanish stallion from the Corolla Wild Horse herd, was recently adopted by the National Park Service (NPS) and transported to Ocracoke Island on February 2, 2012.

For more information link to the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSbzE7gdInc&feature=share

or check the Corolla Wild Horse website at: http://www.corollawildhorses.org/

For park information regarding the Ocracoke Ponies check:http://www.nps.gov/caha/historyculture/ocracokeponies.htmor call 252-928-5111.

-NPS-

Did You Know?

Seasparkle, a tiny dinoflagellate that can be seen glowing in the surfline at night.

The beaches along Cape Hatteras National Seashore sparkle at night.

When you kick the sand, you disturb tiny dinoflagellates like seasparkle, magnified in the picture to the left.  A chemical reaction causes them to glow with a blue-green light.