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10 Astounding Birds You May Not Know

10 Astounding Birds You May Not Know

Birds are incredible members of the animal kingdom, with fused bones to make them lighter and the evolution of feathers for flight and insulation, have allowed these species to evolve into the most glorious and vivid forms. Whether they are taking to the sky to hunt for a mouse, tucking up on one leg under [...]

October 18, 2011 | 10 Comments More
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5 Animals Resistant to Death

Although the animals have adapted to certain living conditions over the evolution, some of them are true champions in this category. They are so resistant to the death, making us give them names like immortal animals and so on. Well, when some species manage to survive extreme temperature or re-live their lives again and again, [...]

May 11, 2011 | 1 Comment More
5 Animal Species Discovered in 2011

5 Animal Species Discovered in 2011

Lack of information about some specie in today’s era of technology is almost unimaginable. We think we know all of them. We are used to hear only about newly extinct species, so news about new found ones can be very refreshing. It’s good to know that with only three and a half months passed by [...]

April 9, 2011 | 7 Comments More
Bushmeat Trade – Threat of Primate Extinction

Bushmeat Trade – Threat of Primate Extinction

Is there really enough of an increasing concern about the commercial trade of Bush meat in Africa? Are you aware of the unsustainable levels of Bush meat hunting that is severely threatening both the extraordinary wild populations of African species and the people that rely on them for food and income? With animals being traded [...]

January 10, 2011 | 3 Comments More
5 Extraordinary Animals with Eyes in the Back of their Heads.

5 Extraordinary Animals with Eyes in the Back of their Heads.

The animal kingdom dances, paints and misleads others with various forms of colorfully frightening eyespots. These lurk at the back of animal’s heads, tails, and backs and are washed in deceit – an intelligent evolutionary adaptation and one of the most creative forms of defense! Often tricking, shocking and scaring the most ferocious predators, those [...]

December 7, 2010 | 2 Comments More
5 Bizarre Animal Sounds

5 Bizarre Animal Sounds

As sound travels swiftly, it is a highly valuable and versatile method of communication. Amazing arrays of sounds are produced from animals, and those without voices have evolved highly interesting and effective sounds to communicate their needs. Many strange and compelling mechanisms have exploded across animal communication allowing us to see the intensive versatile between [...]

November 18, 2010 | 6 Comments More
3 Most Dedicated Parents in the Animal Kingdom

3 Most Dedicated Parents in the Animal Kingdom

The tide line where land and sea meet possesses an ancestral pull for many species. Some still answer it, arriving to provide dedication to breeding – but many at their peril. Image Credit In order to ensure that genetic inheritance is passed on to future populations and place guarantee on the survival of species , [...]

November 17, 2010 | 2 Comments More