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Marbled salamanders, Ambystoma opacum, are large, chubby, stout-bodied animals of the amphibian group of the mole salamander family. They have been given their name because of the fact that the adult marbled salamanders have silvery-white crossbands that cover their back. They are also known as the banded salamander because of the gray or white crossbands across their whole body, including their head and tail. While other members of the mole salamander species breed in the water, marbled salamanders do not....

Nanyangosaurus is a dinosaur that was discovered in the present-day Henan Province of China. There are not many fossils discovered of this particular dinosaur, but the discovery depicted that they resembled other Hadrosaurs. Nanyangosaurus existed near the Sangping Formation of China. This is currently a part of Neixiang county of Henan. The species does not possess a fossil of a skull which made the overall process of naming them getting delayed till 2000....

Do you want to discover a fish that does not look like a fish and has a history dating to 330 million years back? Meet the Pacific hagfish, one of the most primitive creatures from the craniate group and an essential research topic in marine biology. They have evolved very little in the last 330 million years, as per fossil studies. These hagfishes are prolific producers of slims for their defense, and they can quickly fill up a seven-liter bucket in minutes with their slime....

The Parvicursor was a Theropod genus of small dinosaurs with the classification identified under the family of Alvarezsauridae and the clade of Saurischia. They were estimated to have lived during the Late Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous temporal range around 72 million years ago. This small runner was in the Barun Goyot formation of the Khulsan region of Mongolia.This Parvicursor raptor was found as an incomplete specimen, with only hind legs and the pelvis available for analysis....

These beautiful monkeys are medium-sized, and their fur has a wide range of varieties. They are mostly arboreal and are rarely seen on the forest grounds. They are herbivores, with leaves making up most of their diet. Other than that, they also feed on seeds and unripe fruits. They have a sensitive and slow digestive system, which is why they eat unripe fruits as their system is unable to deal with the sucrose that develops in ripened fruits....

Vibrantly colored feathers, a white face, a yellow beak, and a short red crest on its head perfectly describes the beautiful go-away bird that is also known as the red-crested turaco. Tauraco erythrolophus is their scientific name and it is no wonder that these beautiful birds which are endemic only to Angola are also the country’s national birds. They do not migrate from their native range. There are about 18 species of turacos found around the forests and shrublands of southern and western Africa....

Rhomaleosaurus is one of the largest marine reptiles among the species of sauropterygia plesiosauria. The fossils of Rhomaleosaurus were found near Yorkshire, England. The fossil specimen was first kept in the Dublin museum and was described by Alexander Carte and W. H. Bailey as a new species of the genus sauropterygia. In the later years, Harry G. Seeley studied the specimen and declared it as a new genus Rhomaleosaurus. The name Rhomaleosaurus depicts the meaning ‘strong lizard’....

The Rosy Maple Moth is the smallest of the silk moths, belonging to the family of Saturniidae. These moths are distinguishable by their yellow and pink coloration of varying intensity. It is native to North America. Their preferred host trees are sugar maple (Acer saccharum), red maple (Acer rubrum) and silver maple (Acer saccharinum). Hence the name ‘Rosy Maple Moths’. Their life-cycle consists of four stages namely eggs, caterpillar, pupa, and adult....

The small-mouthed salamander (Ambystoma texanum) is a mole salamander in the family Ambystomatidae. The species is known by many names such as the Texas salamander, porphyry salamander, and the narrow-mouthed salamander. This small-mouthed salamander is mainly found in lowland floodplain woodlands where the species spends most of the time under logs, leaf litter, and underground. The species grows to a length of 7 in (17.7 cm) and has a small head and snout when compared to other species of salamanders....

James Wilson Birthday Highlights Birth Name James Wilson Place Of Birth England, American Age 281 years old Birth Date September 13 1742 James Wilson Facts Child Star? no Occupation Advocate Education & Qualifications University of St. Andrews Net Worth $14,000,000 Current Partner Rachel Bird, Hannah Gray Parents William Wilson, Alison Landall About James Wilson The name James Wilson might not be well known.He was one of the persons who made a difference in molding the minds of the American colonists....

Queen Elizabeth I Birthday Highlights Birth Name Elizabeth Place Of Birth Greenwich, UK Age 490 years old Birth Date September 7 1533 Queen Elizabeth I Facts Child Star? yes Occupation Queen of England Education & Qualifications Parents Henry VIII of England, Anne Boleyn Siblings Mary Tudor, Edward About Queen Elizabeth I Born in the Palace of Placentia, Greenwich, England, Queen Elizabeth I was the Queen of England, reigning over the throne from November 17, 1558, to March 24, 1603....

It’s never too soon to talk to our children about race.Starting conversations about diversity early is a really important step towards creating a more equal society for their future. It might be difficult or uncomfortable at times, but it’s crucial that we have these important discussions with our children from an early age so that they can grow up free of prejudices and take this awareness forward with them into the next generations....

Benjamin Maisani Birthday Highlights Birth Name Benjamin Maisani Place Of Birth Corsica, France Age 50 years old Birth Date January 27 1973 Benjamin Maisani Facts Child Star? no Occupation Etrepreneur, Nightclub Owner Education & Qualifications Hunter College Net Worth $8,000,000 Current Partner Anderson Cooper Children Sebastian Luke Maisani-Cooper, Wyatt Morgan Cooper About Benjamin Maisani Benjamin Maisani is a New York-based French-American entrepreneur.Benjamin Maisani was born in Corsica, France, on January 27, 1973....

Bucky Dent Birthday Highlights Birth Name Russell Earl Place Of Birth Savannah, USA Age 72 years old Birth Date November 25 1951 Bucky Dent Facts Child Star? no Occupation Baseball Player Education & Qualifications Net Worth $3,000,000 Children Cody Dent, Caitlin Dent, Scott Dent, Stacy Dent Parents Denise O’Dey, Russell Shorty Stanford About Bucky DentBucky Dent is a former baseball player from the United States of America.Russell Earl Dent is popularly known as Bucky Dent....

Erin Andrews Birthday Highlights Birth Name Place Of Birth Lewiston, USA Age 45 years old Birth Date May 3 1978 Erin Andrews Facts Child Star? no Occupation Sportscaster, Television personality, Actress Education & Qualifications University of Florida Net Worth $30,000,000 Current Partner Jarret Stoll Parents Steven Andrews, Paula Andrews Siblings Kendra Andrews About Erin AndrewsErin Andrews is a famous American TV personality who grew up in San Antonio, Texas.She is mostly known as a sportscaster....

Eagles and hawks are the most dangerous birds of prey, well-known for their ability to spot prey at unbelievably far locations from their nest. In this article, we will be taking a look at some fun facts on the African hawk-eagle (Aquila spilogaster), part of the family Accipitridae, a group of birds of prey.This particular species can be found nesting on the fork of a large cliff or at the top of tall dead trees....

The Amano shrimp (Caridina multidentata) is from the family Atyidae. This algae-eating shrimp is found in the wild parts of Japan, Taiwan, and Korea. It is a freshwater shrimp as it inhabits freshwater marshes and streams.The body of this algae-eating shrimp is transparent and has dots in a row that are reddish-brown in color. The eyes of this shrimp are large and black in color. It has long antennae and the legs are also nimble and long and the tail is broad and also transparent....

Brasilotitan (Brasilotitan nemophagus) is a sauropod dinosaur that existed about 86 million years ago in the Late Cretaceous period. Its fossil was excavated from Brazil in the Adamantina Formation, near São Paulo State. Very little information has been obtained from the vertebrae, limbs, and jawbones. The mandible displayed an l shaped morphology with a twisted dentition pattern, a characteristic unique to this species of Titanosaur. The remains of this dinosaur confirm the fact that the Brasilotitan was not a basal or a derived species of Titanosauria....

Daemonosaurus (meaning Demon lizard) is a genus consisting of an extinct medium-sized theropod. This genus has only one species, D. chauliodus. It existed between 208.5-201.3 million years ago in the Norian of the Late Triassic period. It was named in 2011 by Amy C. Henrici, David S. Berman, Sterling J. Nesbitt, and Hans-Dieter Sues. The name of this genus is derived from ‘daemon’ that means demon and from ‘sauros’ that means reptile....

The most common question asked about dingoes is – are they wild dogs or wolves? A dingo is a wild, canine. It is a medium-sized canine that is closer to a wolf than a dog, although it resembles a dog more. Dingos, Canis lupus dingo, have a similar appearance to some domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) but, they are a subspecies of wolves. The origins of dingoes are connected to a south Asian gray wolf variety - Canis lupus lupus....