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Strangest Animals in the World
We have seen weird animals before in Animal Planet or Discovery Channel. Below are some of the strangest creatures in the world. God really has a brilliant sense of humor. Star-nosed mole The small North American star-nosed mole (Condylura cristata) is found in the north-eastern United States and eastern Canada. It has thick blackish brown water-repellent fur, large scaled feet, and a long, thick ... [Read More]
Insect Facts
How's this for a quick fact? There are many more kinds of insects on earth than there are of any other kind of living creature! Insects have the greatest number of individuals living of at any one time. It is estimated that there are approximately 10 quintillion or 10,000,000,000,000,000,000 individual insects alive. If you're a diehard insect fan and you have this passion to discover all kinds of... [Read More]
Homosexuality and The Animal Kingdom
To say that homosexuality is "unnatural" may lead to a big debate as biologists and researchers have found out that homosexuality is quite common in the animal kingdom, especially among herding animals. The dwarf chimpanzee is the most famous homosexual animal as that the entire species is bisexual. The issue of homosexuality in animals has always been controversial as it asserts the poi... [Read More]
World's Top Most Engangered Species
As humans continue their journey towards advancement, it seems a bit ironic that other species of the animal kingdom has to be sacrificed. There are quite a number of animals today that have been considered as endangered due to the continuing advancement and progress that human beings strive for. Most of the endangered species today can certainly be attributed to the fault of humans. Endangered an... [Read More]
Facts About Fish Migration
There are a number of fish species that undertake migrations at some point of their lives. Fish migration may lead the fishes to travel fro distances ranging from a few hundred meters to thousands of kilometers over ocean waters. There are a number of reasons why fishes migrate. Some fishes migrate across different water environments in order to find food or locate better feeding grounds. There ar... [Read More]
Hector's Dolphin: A Species at Risk
If Sir James Hector was alive today, he will raise a fit when he learns that the dolphin named in his honor is already in the critically endangered list. Sir Hector was the curator of the Colonial Museum in Wellington and was the first person who examined the dolphin. He was also a very influential scientist of his time. The Hector's dolphin or Cephalorhynchus hectori is the smallest marine ... [Read More]
Facts About Amphibians
Amphibians are quite a unique group of animals. There are approximately more than three thousand existing species of amphibians today. They are divided into three orders. The order Anura, which include frogs and toads, comprises the biggest amphibian variety with about 2,600 species of amphibians. The order Caudata, including salamanders, lizards and other tailed amphibians, comes next with about ... [Read More]
The World’s Smallest Vertebrate
Enough of the big talk, the little guys out there are already making it big. The scientific community has recently been stirred by yet another discovery of a new specie. This time, the animal discovered belongs to the distinction of being called one of the world's smallest land vertebrate. The vertebrate was discovered in India. Delhi University Systematics Biologist S D Biju and his colleagues di... [Read More]
New Animal and Plant Species Found in Vietnam
According to news from the World Wildlife Fund, a group of scientists have discovered 11 new species of plants and animals in Vietnam. The discoveries were mostly confined in the remote region of Thua Thien Hue province in central Vietnam. The area where the species were found is known as the "Green Corridor". Among those discovered was a new snake species. The new snake was described as... [Read More]
Endangered Species List Grows
It seems that the efforts of conservationists and environmentalists these past years have gone to naught. According to a latest report from the World Conservation Union or IUCN, there are presently 41,415 species on the IUCN Red List. Of that number, there are 16,306 species threatened with extinction which is more than the 16,118 species recorded last year. The environmental community continue to... [Read More]