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There are 3000 species of catfish in the world. African glass catfish is one among the same family and is a relatively smaller catfish also known by two scientific names, Eutropiellus buffei and Pareutropius debauwi. The African glass catfish is endemic to western Africa, the Central African Republic of Congo, and the Democratic Republic of Gabon. Catfish origin definition is referred to as freshwater fishes which have a stout body with long tactile barbels....

Ammonites were animals who were shelled cephalopods that lived million years ago and died about 66 million years ago. Their fossils are still found in the world even in this time period and in large concentrations. Earlier, their species were understood to be snakes and were named snakestone but it was later realized that these species were not reptiles and were actually ocean-dwelling mollusks, specifically cephalopods. Zoo Hughes, who was the Curator of Fossil Invertebrates, discovered that these Ammonites have a chambered shell that they used for buoyancy....

Have you ever come across a bird species that can mimic humans and imitate other birds’ sounds? You may immediately think of a parrot, but another Australian species, the Australian raven, can also mimic voices.As the name suggests, the Australian raven (Corvus coronoides) are birds in the Corvidae family native to Australia. The Australian ravens have a complete black plumage, strong grayish-black legs and feet, and a short beak and mouth....

Caulkicephalus trimicrodon fossils were discovered in the brown layer of the Wessex Formation of the Wealden Group. The bone fragment fossils found in the Yaverland locality, near Sandown were undescribed between 1995-2003. Lorna Steel, David Martill, John Winch, and David Unwin described the fossils found in the Wessex Formation to a new genus. The Caulkicephalus trimicrodon belongs to the genus of Anhanguerid pterosaur. This pterosaur inhabited the present-day area of the Isle of Wight, England during the Early Cretaceous period (Barremian stage) almost 130 million years ago....

Goitered gazelle is one of the six species of Asian gazelle that belongs to the genus Gazella. They are also known as black-tailed gazelles (Gazella subgutturosa) and Persian goitered gazelles. They are commonly found in Central Asia. One of the subspecies known as Arabian sand gazelle is found in Syria, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and the Persian Gulf. They are usually found in small family groups consisting of five individuals. In winter, they form larger groups....

Have you heard of the golden-cheeked warbler, Setophaga Chrysoparia, pronounced ‘seh-tuh-fuh-ga kruh-so-pa-ree-aa’? Wondering what it is? It is one of the beautiful birds found only in Texas. Their yellow and black color makes them different from other birds. Warblers are migratory birds that make their way to Mexico. As a golden-cheeked warbler belongs to the family Parulidae, it is seen in various colors.A golden-cheeked warbler’s call can be described as a song that sounds like ’ter-wih-zeee-e-e-e, chy’....

The Gollie is a hybrid or mixed breed. Its parent breeds are the Golden Retriever and the Collie.Collies are intelligent and very easy to train as watchdogs and for herding sheep. The Golden Retriever started out as a hunting dog breed. Over time, Golden Retrievers have become known as playful, eager to please family dogs. Their offspring, the Gollie, also called the golden Collie, is a designer dog breed. In temperament, golden Collies are very friendly dogs....

There are about 250 species of damselfish and they are all small, tropical marine fish. The jewel damsel (Microspathodon chrysurus) is one fish among the same family. It is endemic to the western Atlantic Ocean and nearby regions however, it is also sometimes seen in various other regions of the world. The jewel damsel (Microspathodon chrysurus) is a fish that appears shy and innocent at first however, they tend to adjust to their environment quickly and can nip at other marine creatures....

The lesser bushbaby, also known as the Senegal bushbaby, the Senegal galago, or the lesser galago is one of the smallest, most gregarious, scansorial, motile, sedentary, and nocturnal primates of the galago genus and Galagidae family of the kingdom of Animalia. It is believed that there are more than 20 known species of bushbaby (galago) worldwide, but the exact number of lesser bushbabies has not yet been recorded. They are found in most of Sub-Saharan Africa and range from Senegal east to Somalia, south to South Africa, and are present in almost every country in between....

The lesser violetear (Colibri cyanotus crissalis) is a medium-sized hummingbird species that have vibrant metallic-green colors. These hummingbirds have many names. Names of this bird species in Spanish is oreja violeta menor. The lesser violetear (Colibri cyanotus) and the Mexican lesser violetear (Colibri thalassinus crissalis) also known as oreja violeta were formerly thought to be of the same species and were named the ‘green violetear’ (Colibri cyanotus crissalis) back in the day....

Dinosaurs have given us all sleepless nights. Sometimes out of curiosity, the others out of fear. To feed your curiosity, we have put together some of the most amazing facts about the Microvenator, a small-sized theropod.The Microvenator celer belonged to the genus Microvenator. The Microvenator temporal range was the early Cretaceous period. They were present in the Cloverly Formation in Montana, North America millions of years ago. This small-sized predator was found along with some teeth which were initially considered to be their own....

Waterbirds always remained to be few of the most elegant birds that live on our planet. The milky stork, Mycteria cinerea, is one such species. These birds belong to the Ciconiidae family and are closely related to the species from the genus Mycteria. These birds of the world were originally not in the genus Mycteria, however, they were later included in that due to their similar features with other birds in that species....

The owl finch has earned its name for its dual physical features. It is because while this small bird might have a body of a finch, its face resembles that of an owl. Colored black, white, and gray in color, this finch is a very social bird! While finding owl finch birds for sale depends on their availability in your area, these two-toned birds can be regularly seen all across Australia....

The Styxosaurus was a Plesiosaurus that belonged to the Elasmosauridae family. It lived during the late Cretaceous period in the Campanian stage, about 85-70 million years ago. The first type specimen (Styxosaurus browni) was located in Logan County in Hell Creek in Kansas. Another Styxosaurus skeletal specimen (Styxosaurus browni) was also discovered and unearthed in the United States, but in Iona, South Dakota. The Styxosaurus was a marine dinosaur, and it lived in oceans, seas, and coastal waters around what is today the North American continent....

A subspecies of the Iceland gull, the Thayer’s gull (Larus glaucoides thayeri), is endemic to North America. In the breeding season, the species is found in the Arctic Island of Canada and moves to the Pacific coast in the winter season. The wintering population of Thayer’s gulls is found in southern Alaska, the Gulf of California, the Mississippi River, and the Great Lakes of North America.In non-breeding months, the plumage of Thayer’s gull has a gray mantle with black wingtips and many brown lines on the neck and head can also be seen, the underside of the wings is pale....

Have you ever seen patches of dry grass that when stepped on gave a squishy feeling? If yes, you might want to find out about a small bug in frothy foam spittle mass. You read it right; thats why it’s named spittle, and you can notice two prominent orange lines horizontally on its wedge-shaped body. So that’s how the two-lined spittlebug got its name. The identification is effortless as its common name describes its unique features....

There are 155 species of voles around the world in North America, Europe, and Asia. 23 vole species are native to the USA. Six species of these rodents can be found in California alone. The meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicusisthe, is the most common vole found in America. These small, cute, rodents are related to lemmings and hamsters. However, they are shorter, stouter, and have a hairier tail.A vole’s head is slightly rounder than lemmings, with smaller ears and small eyes....

White storks are beautiful, large white birds. Primarily carnivorous, these birds are usually found near freshwater sources, be it ponds, rivers, or pools. These birds travel long distances when they migrate.This large bird has two subspecies under it; the Ciconia ciconia ciconia, which breeds mainly in Europe, Africa, and Asia predominantly, as well as Ciconia ciconia asiatica, which are slightly larger than the previous subspecies, and breed in Turkestan and spend cold winters in regions between Iran to India....

Wood warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix) birds are a part of the Old World species group. They are a bird species that can be spotted throughout oak woods and forests situated in Europe, the UK, Asia, and Russia. They should not be confused with the bird, the willow warbler, despite their distinctly similar features. Their migration pattern has revealed that they love to migrate to mossy and densely forested areas in Africa. They spend the majority of their time in Africa and only go to the north for breeding purposes....

Who doesn’t like to watch pretty fish in the ocean or aquarium? We are here to introduce you to a family of wrasse fish with attractive bright colors. Wrasse (or wrasses) are a huge family of marine fish ranging in small to big size. They belong to the family of Labridae and this is the fish’s scientific name.Wrasses are typically known for their thick-lipped mouths and, due to their unique lips, they are known in Germany as lip-fishes....