The Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis), also known as the Komodo monitor, is a large species of lizard found in the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Gili Motang, and Padar. A member of the monitor lizard family (Varanidae),
it is the largest living species of lizard, growing to a maximum length
of 3 metres (10 ft) in rare cases and weighing up to approximately 70
kilograms (150 lb).
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Monday, 5 May 2014
Polar Bear
The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a carnivorous bear whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle,
encompassing the Arctic Ocean, its surrounding seas and surrounding
land masses. It is a large bear, approximately the same size as the omnivorous Kodiak bear (Ursus arctos middendorffi). A boar (adult male) weighs around 350–700 kg (770–1,540 lb), while a sow (adult female) is about half that size. Although it is the sister species of the brown bear, it has evolved to occupy a narrower ecological niche,
with many body characteristics adapted for cold temperatures, for
moving across snow, ice, and open water, and for hunting the seals which make up most of its diet.
Monday, 14 April 2014
Caterpillar
Caterpillars are the larval form of members of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths). They are mostly herbivorous in food habit, although some species are insectivorous. Caterpillars are voracious feeders and many of them are considered to be pests in agriculture. Many moth species are better known in their caterpillar stages because of the damage they cause to fruits and other agricultural produce.
Sunday, 13 April 2014
Flamingo
Traditionally, the long-legged Ciconiiformes, probably a paraphyletic assemblage, have been considered the flamingos' closest relatives and the family was included in the order. Usually the ibises and spoonbills of the Threskiornithidae were considered their closest relatives within this order. Earlier genetic studies, such as those of Charles Sibley and colleagues, also supported this relationship
Dolomites, Italy.
The Dolomites (Italian: Dolomiti; Ladin: Dolomites; German: Dolomiten; Venetian: DoĊomiti: Friulian: Dolomitis) are a mountain range located in northeastern Italy. They form a part of Southern Limestone Alps and extend from the River Adige in the west to the Piave Valley (Pieve di Cadore) in the east. The northern and southern borders are defined by the Puster Valley and the Sugana Valley (Val Sugana). The Dolomites are nearly equally shared between the provinces of Belluno, South Tyrol and Trentino.
Thursday, 10 April 2014
Kingfisher
While kingfishers are usually thought to live near rivers and eat fish,
most of the kingfisher species in the world live away from water and eat
small invertebrates. Like other members of their order they nest in
cavities, usually tunnels dug into the natural or artificial banks in
the ground. A quarter of all kingfishers nest in disused termite nests. A
few species, principally insular forms, are threatened with extinction. In Britain, the word 'kingfisher' normally refers to the Common Kingfisher.
The gray wolf or grey wolf (Canis lupus) is a canid native to the wilderness and remote areas of North America, Eurasia, and North Africa. It is the largest member of its family, with males averaging 43–45 kg (95–99 lb), and females 36–38.5 kg (79–85 lb). It is similar in general appearance and proportions to a German shepherd, or sled dog, but has a larger head, narrower chest, longer legs, straighter tail, and bigger paws.
Its winter fur is long and bushy, and predominantly a mottled gray in
colour, although nearly pure white, red, or brown to black also occur.
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