The polar ice caps are melting, damaging habitats and robbing animals of their basic resources. But polar bears have a decent chance of surviving the upheaval, thanks to snow goose eggs…and a little random good luck. If an animal moves from one habitat to another – or if their habitat changes around them – there’s… Read More
An amazing species revival story! The return of the Large Blue Butterfly in the United Kingdom is being celebrated just 30 years after scientists declared that it was extinct from that region. The Large Blue Butterfly was re-introduced to the UK from Sweden, about 25 years ago, and is doing well again thanks to a… Read More
We have about 180 kinds of monkeys the entire world. Gorilla, Chimpanzee, Orangutan, Baboon, Savanna monkey, Spider monkey, Squirrel monkey, Red hair monkey and others. Almost of them are inhabited in Torrid Zone and subtropics. Japanese monkey is inhabited in the north area. And northern part of Japan has a lot of snow during a… Read More
The Iberian Lynx is the world’s most endangered feline – much more so than even the severely endangered tigers. Only about 150-225 of the animals are left in the wild. Scientists and other experts believe the species could be the next wild cat extinction. In fact, SOS Lynx, a conservation group, predicts that the Iberian… Read More
South Africa has dedicated over three million hectares of its total landmass to the conservation of its natural heritage. This ‘world in one country’ has a stupendous variety of habitats and wildlife.Here one can observe the huge variety of African animals at close range and in grandiose sceneries.
The Great Cats of the world….They are powerful, they are awe inspiring and they are impressive. Their images and characteristics have long been associated with success, admiration, supremacy and power.The image and persona of these animals is used over and over in an attempt to influence our day to day activities.
1. Violet Sea Snails The Violet sea snail is one weird gastropod. Its lovely lavender shell is paper-thin and fairly fragile – not really a problem because it spends its entire life floating on the surface of tropical oceans. It manages this by whipping up a froth of bubbles with its foot, then sealing the… Read More
Check out some of the cutest creatures on the planet that truly can knock you dead! The Chimpanzee Chimps are wild animals with incredible strength and unknown personalities. The Cape Buffalo These fluffy buffalo may not be the most adorable creatures in the wild, but they are kind of cute in their own way. The… Read More
Since the monsters that were fear and trembling before a few million years, today remained only bones, or maybe not? Megalodon Everyone probably remembers the terrifying great white shark of the movie Jaws. Yet this shark species had a larger brother, aptly named the giant white shark, or megalodon. Based on recovered teeth from this… Read More
Can you imagine your grandchildren visiting a museum to look at the mere bones of animals that are alive today? We all expect to see a T-Rex in ancient, skeletal form, but an orangutan? When we were kids and we heard about animals becoming extinct in science class, the finality seemed grave but distant, like… Read More
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