It’s no secret that there is too plastic in the ocean…we haven’t come up with the problem solving needed to get rid of it or to stop it from going in. But a new study is suggesting that there might even more plastic in the ocean than we’ve previously thought. […]
There are plenty of intelligent animals out there, but we usually assume that we’re the most advanced in aspects like society and cultural considerations. But the deep diving whale off the Galapagos have their own dialect, which is leading researchers to consider that they might have their own culture as […]
5 images of the Grey Shoebill of the central tropical Africa 1- The shoebill is distributed in freshwater swamps of central tropical Africa, from southern Sudan through parts of eastern Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, western Tanzania and northern Zambia. 2- The Shoebill is a large stork-like bird and it derives its name from its massive shoe-shaped bill. […]
Coconut octopus is an astonishing creature which is native to the sandy bottoms in bays or lagoons of the Pacific ocean. It is also known as veined octopus and biologically named as Amphioctopus marginatus having a surprising feature of frequently burying itself in the sand with only its eyes uncovered. Coconut octopus commonly preys upon shrimp, […]
Bird fauna of Pakistan is predominantly Palearctic, especially in the winter time with an influx of migrant species. When it comes to the family Anatidae, Pakistan is home to many waterfowls, ducks, geese and swans. Few of them are native and majority is the migrant birds that stay in the moderate regions of Pakistan for […]
Cranes are large, long-legged and long-necked birds. 15 species of this wonderful bird live worldwide and out of which 5 dazzling cranes are found in Pakistan. Their numbers are dangerously decreased due to hunting and as they are sought after as pet birds and hunted in the North-West in particular. 1. Demoiselle […]
Comb-crested Jacana is a long legged and black crowned water bird native to the South East Asia and it is particularly known for its plump and red wattle. For it’s beautiful crown and red wattle why not call it as the charming prince of wetlands? Some people also recognize this bird as Lilytrotter or the Lotusbird as it […]
Pakistan is homeland to fruitful and productive areas due to its natural geographic distribution. There are many tremendous natural as well as artificial water reservoirs in the country. In the province of Sindh, the Indus plains are extremely ideal for the aquatic life. There are many interesting places in the flood plains of the River […]
5 facts about Beluga Sturgeon: The sea monster in danger Beluga is an Anadromous endemic to the Caspian and Black Sea basins. Anadromous fishes are ones that migrate from the sea into fresh water to spawn; or, ones that stay entirely in fresh water and migrate upstream to spawn. Beluga is also known as European […]
Anthias are very vital in their reef community and are so much popular in the coral reef photography and filming. The anthias are members of the family Serranidae (basses, basslets, groupers) and make up the subfamily Anthiinae. Anthias are protogynous hermaphrodites. All anthias are born female; if a dominant male perishes, the […]