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Showing posts with label Animal Facts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Animal Facts. Show all posts
Interesting facts about lions
Some interesting facts about lions, the King of the Jungle.
Body language in cats (video)
This video shows some common messages cats will say with their body postures and facial expressions.
Armadillo lizard (8 pics)
This is armadillo lizard or Cordylus cataphractus, endemic to desert areas of southern Africa. It can grow to around 16 to 21 cm in length. Armadillo lizard is one of the few lizards that does not lay eggs. It gives birth to its young and may even feed her young, which is also unusual for a lizard. This amazing lizard also have uncommon defense strategy. It will take its tail in its mouth and roll into a ball when threatened. When in this position, the thick squarish scales along its back and the spines on its tail will protect it from predators. Wild population of armadillo lizards are threatened due to the illegal pet trade.
Here are some pictures of this amazing creature.
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Top 10 fastest land animals on earth (20 pics)
Speed does matter a lot in wild life, be it for saving your life from the hunters or predators, or for catching your prey for food. This is list of land animals with highest running speed. Check it out.
10. Gray fox
Average speed: 42 mph
10. Gray fox
Average speed: 42 mph
How animals see the world (infographic)
The animal eye is truly amazing. It can do what human eye can't do such as see ultraviolet light or detect images at a great distance. This infographic shows how animal eyes work.
20 Awesome animal facts you might not know (part 2)
20 fascinating animal facts that will amaze you.
Animal pictures: 8 Oddly colored animals
Here are 8 amazing creatures with unnatural colors.
Blue Lobster
Blue Lobster
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| One in every 4 million lobster is blue. image source |
20 Awesome animal facts you might not know
Here are 20 interesting facts about animals you probably didn't know before.
10 Creatures With Crazy Faces
Here is list of 10 animals that have weird looking faces.
10. Hatchet Fish
This denizen of the abyss is very small but its face is the stuff of nightmares. These fish are found in tropical and subtropical waters around the world, and feed on smaller creatures of the abyss, such as copepods (a kind of crustacean).
10. Hatchet Fish
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This denizen of the abyss is very small but its face is the stuff of nightmares. These fish are found in tropical and subtropical waters around the world, and feed on smaller creatures of the abyss, such as copepods (a kind of crustacean).
10 Animals With Incredible Eyes
Eyes are important organs for many living creatures. Some creatures have amazing and complex eyes. Here are 10 animals with incredible and strangest eyes.
10. Tarsier
10. Tarsier
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The tarsier has enormous eyes, the largest of any mammal, relative to body size. Each eye is weighing more than its brain. These enormous eyes can’t be turn in their sockets because they are fixed in the skull. To compensate for this, the tarsier has a very flexible neck, and can rotate its head 180 degrees, just like an owl, to scan for potential prey or predators.
The tarsier has extremely acute eyesight and superb night vision; it has even been suggested that they may be able to see ultraviolet light. On the other hand, they seem to have very poor color vision, as is the case with many nocturnal animals (including house cats and owls, for example). This small nocturnal primate can be found in the rainforests of South Eastern Asia.
The tarsier has extremely acute eyesight and superb night vision; it has even been suggested that they may be able to see ultraviolet light. On the other hand, they seem to have very poor color vision, as is the case with many nocturnal animals (including house cats and owls, for example). This small nocturnal primate can be found in the rainforests of South Eastern Asia.
5 Most Venomous Animals in The World
There are hundreds of animals can easily kill you. Some of them can kill you with their massive power or their special weapon like claws or jaws. But on the list below, is animals that use venom to hurt or kill their preys or potential predators - like people! Here's the list of world's 5 most venomous animals.
5. The Stonefish
The Stonefish is considered as most venomous fish in the world. The venom causes such a severe pain that some victims who’ve been stung have wanted the limb amputated. Its venom can cause shock, paralysis, and tissue death. If not treated within a few hours, it can be fatal to the victims. The venom is located on its dorsal fins. Stonefish mostly live in the Indian and Pacific oceans.
16 Amazing hybrid animals
Here are 16 fascinating cross breed animals.
16. Beefalo
16. Beefalo
Beefalo is the fertile offspring of domestic cattle and American bison that produces red meat lower in fat and cholesterol than beef.
Amazing facts about Hummingbird
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A hummingbird is the smallest bird in the world. This wonderful animal has many interesting facts that you. Here are some of facts about this amazing creature.
- Hummingbirds get their name from the humming sound produced from rapid movement of their wings, when they are in flight.
- Hummingbirds are found only in North America and South America.
- Hummingbirds are the tiniest birds in the world, most species measuring in the 7.5–13 cm (3–5 in) range.
- There are 343 species of hummingbird.
Amazing Facts about Honey Badger, The World's Most Fearless Creature
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- Honey Badger a.k.a the ratel, is member of the mustelidae family (weasel family).
- Honey Badger is the only member of the genus Mellivora.
- It can be found in Africa, the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent.
- This deadly carnivore measure 23 to 28 cm (9.1 to 11 in) in shoulder height and 68–75 cm in body length.
