Tag: breeding
The Praying Mantis – The Insect that Eats Heads
The praying mantis family is composed of persistent, ruthless predators, and catching a glimpse of their hunting behaviour is a little frightening delight. They lie, well camouflaged in their wait for the arrival of prey, with their spiny, grasping front legs upraised and pincers partially opened, poised for the catch. Their heads can swivel up [...]
15 Adorable Devoted Couples from the Animal Kingdom
Beavers Image Credits: md_price Believe it or not, beaver pairs remain dearly faithful from their first mating until parted by death, which is on average a committed twenty-four years together. In the rivers, lakes and ponds of Northern North American, Europe and Asia these family oriented species form close-knit colonies in which they co-operate to [...]
Europes Most Visited Zoo
The Beautiful Berlin Zoological Gardens is not only the best known and oldest in Germany, but is the Europe’s 9th zoo to open and Europe’s most visited. Its elegant elephant gates opened in 1844, covering 84 acres. Consisting of a zoo and aquarium, in 2010 alone the zoo received almost 3 million visitors. Image Credits: [...]
30 Examples of Extraordinary Battles in Nature
Image Credits: depinamug Every angle of an animal’s life is specialised in the business of competition, forcing individuals to compete for access of a potential mate, resources, food and space – all necessities to live and reproduce successfully. This extreme rivalry of limited sources has led to many differences in behaviour and evolutionary adaptations to develop [...]
The Most Traumatic Mating in the Animal Kingdom
When the terms “sex” “mating” or “copulation” are mentioned, those various images and thoughts that flash through our minds are often pleasant and exciting. Unfortunately, for one animal the word ‘pleasant’ is definitely not the case, and in fact the poor female experiences the most traumatic insemination known. The ill-fated victim is the common bedbug [...]
The Rarest Big Cat in the World
Ten times more endangered than the Amur Tiger, these beautiful Cats have been cornered by human pressures into one remaining area – the forests of southwest Primorsky Kraj. Most leopards stalk and chase the grounds of Africa with their large stocky tails and daggered claws – where populations are moderately stable and warm environments deliver [...]
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 , [...]
Exotic Dances and Displays of Birds
Sexual union can be a highly complicated process. Across most animal species, elaborate preparations and often very sophisticated behavioral patterns are necessary before the actual stage of copulation. Image Source Finding a strong, compatible mate to reproduce with are one of the key essentials to species survival. Females are often very fussy in regards to [...]
