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Ed Ames Birthday Highlights Birth Name Edmund Dantes Urick Place Of Birth Malden, USA Age 96 years old Birth Date July 8 1927 Ed Ames Facts Child Star? no Occupation Singer, Actor Education & Qualifications Boston Latin School Net Worth $1,500,000 Current Partner Jeanne Arnold Saviano Children Sonya, Ronald, Linda Parents Sarah (Zaslavskaya) , David Urick (Eurich) About Ed Ames Ed Ames, who was also known to record as Eddie Ames, was born on July 9, 1927, as Edmund Dantes Urick....

Francesca Hetfield Birthday Highlights Birth Name James Hetfield Place Of Birth Downey, USA Age 60 years old Birth Date March 7 1963 Francesca Hetfield Facts Child Star? no Occupation Musician Education & Qualifications Brea Olinda High School Net Worth $300,000,000 Current Partner Francesca Tomasi Children Marcella Francesca Hetfield, Castor Virgil Hetfield, Cali Tee Hetfield Parents Virgil Lee Hetfield, Cynthia Bassett About Francesca HetfieldFrancesca Hetfield achieved fame as the wife of the co-founder of heavy metal band ‘Metallica,’ James Alan Hetfield....

There are more than 60 species of rats in the world and the African soft-furred rat is a member of this family. The African soft-furred rat is commonly raised by reptile hobbyists since these rats are food for their pet snakes. Hobbyists feed their snakes frozen feeder mice which is a convenient way to feed them. African soft-furred rats are known for how rapidly they breed and this is beneficial for those who use them as prey for their reptile pets....

Aralosaurus tuberiferus is an extinct genus of hadrosaurid ornithopods. They are estimated to have walked the world during the Upper Santonian and Lower Campanian ages of the Late Cretaceous epoch. The fossil site of these dinosaurs suggests that they inhabited the region northeast of the Aral Sea in Kazakhstan, Asia.In 1968, Soviet paleontologist Anatoly Konstantinovich Rozhdestvensky described and named it based on where it was found and the specific name ’tuberiferus’, which means bearing a tuber, is because of the sharp, bony projection on the nasal bones, in front of the orbit....

Discovered by Audubon, Bewick’s wren is native to North America, found in locations like United States, Canada, Mexico, and California. They are about 5.5 in (14 cm) long and are slender with long tails, brown backs, and gray bellies. When compared to other wrens the plumage of this bird is less mottled. They have barred tails with a small white patch at the outer tip of the tail. The most prominent feature of a Bewick’s wren (Thryomanes bewickii) is its bold and long white eye-line, which extends from the eye back till the neck....

The bilong bilong fish belongs to the class of Actinopterygii fish. It is popularly called the moonfish, chabita, hiwas, tahas, or the mene fish. The moonfish lives at a depth of 164-656.2 ft (50-200 m) in the ocean and brackish waters of the Indo-west Pacific, east Africa, and Durban in South Africa. This species is solitary in nature. It is typically found swimming on its own. This fish may be found in small groups of five to seven during the breeding season....

Also popular as the Malabar parakeet (Psittacula columboides), the blue-winged parakeet is a South Indian bird commonly found in the Nilgiri and Palni Hills of the Western Ghats. In the Eastern Ghats, the species can be located in the range of Biligirirangan, while it can also be spotted further eastwards in Kolli Hills. Native to Sri Lanka, Layard’s parakeet is its closest relative. These birds are primarily arboreal, but they also forage on the ground surface for food....

There has been an array of confusion about the classification of the Chilantaisaurus tashuikouensis, although it was confirmed to have been a neovenatorid theropod. Initially, a study by its discoverer, Hu Show Yung, said this species was an allosaurid carnosaur related to the Allosaurus. However, speculations based on a further study were raised due to its large claws, and they suggested that the Chilantaisaurus may have been related to Spinosauroid dinosaurs....

Cinereous vultures, who have the scientific name Aegypius monachus, are considered to be the largest species of vulture. In many places, this magnificent bird of prey is more commonly known as an Eurasian black vulture. They also have some other names, such as monk vulture or black vulture. They fly at great heights and, due to their enormous wingspan, they resemble small patrolling airplanes while in flight. This Old World vulture has many similarities with vultures of the new world, but they form an entirely separate family from new world vultures, called Accipitridae....

If you would like to keep a reptile as a pet but don’t have enough information on it, this article about common kingsnakes is for you!Common kingsnakes belong to the Colubridae family of non-venomous snakes. Colubrids are the most common species of snakes in the world. The name of this family is derived frome the Latin word ‘coluber’ which means ‘snake’. They belong to the largest and most diverse family of snakes....

Are you looking to create a mini reef aquarium to brighten up your home? Well, a pair of Cortez angelfish (Pomacanthus zonipectus) of Pomacanthus genus can be the most unique addition to your marine pet collection. A territorial marine fish species, Cortez angelfishes are highly popular in the aquarium trade. On one hand, this fish can definitely add a touch of exclusivity to your beautiful aquarium but on the other hand, the negative effects of overexploitation need to be managed with the help of proper preservation and conservation measures....

The Dystrophaeus was the first dinosaur to be found in Utah.The dinosaur was discovered during an Expedition of the U.S. Army Corps of Topographical Engineers, led by Captain John N. Macomb. Dr John S. Newberry, the expedition’s scientist. Newberry took fossils from the site and these findings were mostly specimens of the bones that were etched into the rocks, from the front leg.The fossils were believed to be of a sauropod dinosaur and paleontologist E....

The European badger (Meles meles) is one of the biggest badger species in the world found majorly in European countries and parts of Asia.The European badger is also called the Eurasian badger (Meles meles) and is mostly found living in Europe, its habitat includes temperate ecosystems like savannas, mixed and coniferous woodlands, deciduous woods, and even urban and suburban areas. The class order of these badgers is Mammals, and when it comes to the kingdom/phylum, they belong to the Animalia kingdom and Chordata phylum....

The fenestratus cichlid (Vieja fenestratus) is a freshwater fish that is found in Central America in lakes. This fish species is suitable as a tank or aquarium fish. The Vieja fenestratus inhabit the rivers, streams, and lakes of the Central American region. This is why they are also called the American cichlids. They are native to Lake Malawi of east Africa. Apart from that, they can be seen in aquariums or as community tank fish across the globe....

The hairy panther ant is a genus of Neoponera ants belonging to the Formicidae family. Its scientific name Neoponera villosa was given by Johan Christian Fabricius, a Danish zoologist in 1804. These ants are neotropical and can be found across south and north America, brazil, bolivia, costa Rica, Argentina. These ants were given another scientific name, Pachycondyla villosa, after further studies in taxonomy and entomology. Common names given to the species include the greater texas bullet ant, cobra ant, and giant hunting ant....

Dragonflies are widely considered to be harbingers of change, maturity, and self-realization. They are some of the most common flying insect species (as common as the tiger bee fly) in the wild, and you are sure to have met a couple of dragonflies when out on a picnic or visiting a farm. They are usually completely harmless and do not bite or sting humans. However, beware that larger dragonflies can bite if you try and hold them in your palms but should not be able to break the skin....

If you are intrigued by the spellbinding diversity of the birds of the world, the hooded butcherbird species will surely leave you fascinated!A pied bird with black and white plumage, the hooded butcherbird (Cracticus cassicus or C. cassicus) is a passerine species belonging to the family Artamidae. Named after the unmistakable black hood that extends from the head down to the chest and nape, the hooded butcherbird also has a black back, black edges on the wings, and a tail with black ends....

The kori bustard belongs to the Otididae family which consists of a large number of species of birds scattered all over the world in grasslands including the continents of Asia, Europe, Africa, and Australia. These bustards are medium to large in size, and there are twenty-nine species under the family of Otididae and order Gruiformes, and the kori bustard bird is one of them. Kori bustards have another name, the great paauw (Ardeotis kori), which was discovered in South Africa, the bustards in this country are called paauw hence the kori bustards have been labeled as the great paauw because they are one of the heaviest birds around....

The Bauru Group (Late Cretaceous) was a group of four geological formations, namely Adamantina, Uberaba, Araçatuba, and Marília, that harbored several dinosaurs in all the geological ages. It was divided by Fernandes and Coimbra (1996). The Maxakalisaurus is one such dinosaur known to have existed in the realm of the Bauru Group (Late Cretaceous) in the Adamantia Formation of São Paulo in Brazil. It was discovered, named, and studied by a huge team of Brazilian paleologists that included A....

Mountain sheep, more popularly known as the bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis), are sheep with impressive climbing skills, unlike any other sheep. Their horns are a special trait that has helped them earn their name, the ‘bighorn sheep’ (Ovis canadensis). Their distinct large horns make it easier to identify these mountain species.Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) is a North American sheep breed. It gets its name from its colossal horns. It adjusts very well to conditions of high elevations and low temperature....