A baby elephant is also called a calf which has a weight of almost 100 kg at the time of its birth. The gestation period lasts in it’s mother for 22 months. When the baby calf is ready to be born, the whole herd creates a circle around the mother […]
Article: Thor Jensen Beetles are some of the most fascinating insects, with some fairly incredible self-defense mechanisms Bombardier beetles are a subclass of more than 500 species who share the ability to eject a burning hot, acrid chemical from their posterior when they’re threatened. Bombardier Beetle, the detonating ground beetle works like […]
Tufted Coquette hummingbird is native to the Venezuela, Trinidad, Guiana and northern Brazil and is considered as the tiny elegance of the Latin America. This small bird inhabits open country, gardens and cultivation. It is 6.6 cm long and weighs 2.3 g. The black-tipped red bill is short and straight. The male […]
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 […]
3 important facts about the Red-capped Robin 1.The Red-capped Robin (Petroica goodenovii) is a small passerine bird native to Australia. The Red- capped Robin is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. The male has a distinctive red cap and red breast, black upper parts, and a black tail […]
Spiders spin their web from silk which is pumped out from tiny nozzles at the back of the abdomen, spinnerets.As the silk is stretched by the spider into a thread it hardens and becomes proportionately stronger than steel. Some of these thread are quite sticky, while others simply support the web. […]
The Matamata Turtle is an unusual species of the Amazon River native to the Amazon River and its tributaries in Peru, Venezuela, Guiana, and Brazil. The Matamata turtle is the largest member of its pleurodiran family and it can reach a length of 18 inches (45 cm). It is specialized for feeding upon live […]
Amazon Milk Frog which is commonly known as the Mission golden-eyed tree frog is a large species of the frog native to the tropical rain forests of Northern South America. Hardly descending to the ground, the Amazon Milk Frog normally spend their entire lives in the tropical rain forest canopy. Amazon […]
The Japanese macaque is a medium-sized macaque species with an almost naked pink face which is also known to the world as Snow-Monkey. The face of the terrestrial snow-monkey is surrounded by a moderately long, yellowish-brown beard. In Japan, the species is known as Nihonzaru to distinguish it from other primates. Males weigh […]
Anartia amathea is a brown and colorful butterfly which is commonly known as the Scarlet Peacock and it is endemic of South America and West Indies. The base color of the wings is either dark brown or black and there are usually three large red spots located near the base of the lower […]