Do you find robins adorable? Then you will love to learn about this Australian robin, the dusky robin. The dusky robin (Melanodryas vittata) hails from Tasmania. It is a gray and brown-colored bird that is very commonly seen in flight in its distribution range. It belongs to the Petroicidae family of birds and the order Passeriformes. Belonging to the phylum Chordata and the class Aves, they prefer living in wood-based open habitats....
A freckled hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri) is a type of marine fish endemic to the tropical waters of the Indo Pacific ocean. These old world fishes have a large range map extending from the east coasts of Africa to southern Japan. The species extends from the central coasts of Western Australia up to the northwestern coasts of west Australia. They are commonly known by some other common names like Forster’s hawkfish and black side hawkfish or black sided hawkfish....
Remember those giant dinosaurs in ‘Jurassic Park’?That dinosaur is a sauropod. This article tells you about one sauropod dinosaur that inhabited Asia.Gongxianosaurus is a genus of the sauropod family. The remains of this extinct land-dwelling dinosaur were unearthed during a geological expedition in Sichuan Province, China. Not one, but three individuals of this species were found in the same location. While none of the specimens were complete, combined fragments of each of the individuals helped researchers study and describe this herbivore from the early Jurassic period....
The harlequin poison frog (Oophaga histrionica) belongs to the Dendrobatidae family. The native range of this frog is the Choco area of the western part of Colombia. It can also be found in western Ecuador. The habitat of the harlequin poison frog species is moist and humid conditions that include the floor of tropical rainforests. This frog can be found hopping in leaf litter. The reproduction of this species takes place throughout the rainy season....
A species of the Passeriformes order, the hermit warbler (Setophaga occidentalis) is known for its shy nature. In several parts of Washington, the species hybridize with Townsend’s warblers.The species is generally found in North American countries such as the United States, and the range of these birds includes most of the west coast of the country up to Washington. In the winter season, they are found in California but usually migrate to Mexico and Central America....
Do you want to know about a melodious singer who leaves their audience spellbound? It is not a human but a bird, Jacky winter! This bird sits on trees’ branches and utters its ‘peter-peter’ sound. This singing is essential for the species’ survival as they emit these sounds as threat signals and mating calls.It is a small bird that inhabits the tropical regions of Australia and New Guinea. This grey-brown bird stays on perches not too high from the ground....
This North American bird is called a king rail. A king rail (Rallus elegans) is a freshwater marsh bird with a medium-sized body. They are a rusty color with spots on their side. These North American birds are generally found in coastal areas, grasslands, marshes, and even rice fields. Although king rails prefer freshwater marshes, they are often found using brackish wetlands. They forage around shallow water and eat crustaceans and insects....
LeConte’s sparrow, Ammospiza leconteii, belongs to the order Passeriformes family. It is one of the smallest North American sparrow species that live in various parts of the United States, particularly in Canada. Their flight zone is only 3.3-9.8 ft (1-3 m) as it prefers to run across the ground. LeConte’s bird rarely flies over a foot or two above the long grass. Because of its covert nature, there is less information available about this bird, especially related to breeding, nesting, and juveniles....
Liliensternus liliensterni is a species of dinosaurs of the late Triassic period. Estimated to have lived around 201-228 million years ago, this early theropod was quite a marvel for the person who discovered the very first fossils - Hugo Rühle von Lilienstern. As you can tell, this animal of enormous length and weight was named after the man who discovered its remains!This member of the clade Theropoda is estimated to have had a long tail, like the related genus called Dilophosaurus....
The little friarbird (Philemon citreogularis) is found extensively in northern and eastern Australia. It also resides in parts of South Australia, Western Australia, and New South Wales. It is the smallest of the friarbirds and inhabits the savanna woodlands and forests dominated by eucalyptus trees. This bird species belongs to the honeyeaters and therefore, possesses the characteristic brush-tipped tongue which helps them to suck nectar from flowers.The friarbird also preys on a variety of invertebrates and their larvae....
The Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) is a medium-sized penguin found in the Atlantic and Pacific regions of South America.These are majorly found in islands, coastal forests, and grasslands of Argentina, Chile, and the Falklands. This bird is a carnivore and hunts fishes and aquatic life like cuttlefish and squids. Seals and killer whales mainly hunt these gentle creatures. Despite being a bird, they lack the ability to fly, but their swimming motion is the same as flying....
The masked woodswallow, Artamus personatus (Gould, 1841), is a type of bird that belongs to the family of Artamidae. The masked woodswallow range is primarily found in Australia. The masked woodswallow habitat primarily consists of arid shrubs, woodland, farmlands, and other such places that are usually away from coastal regions. Thee distribution of these birds are endemic to Australia, specifically eastern Australia. The masked woodswallow typically consumes insects and very occasionally, fruit or even nectar from some garden flower....
The Mexican ground squirrel (Ictidomys mexicanus) is a small-bodied rodent found in the brushy, mesquite, and grassy areas of Mexico and the USA. They are distinguishable by their brown fur with nine rows of squarish white spots on their back, as well as the white circle of fur around their eyes. They also have small rounded ears, a white to cream belly, and a long flattened and relatively bushy tail. This ground squirrel is part of the Ictidomys genus of rodents in the squirrel (Sciuridae) family....
The North Pacific right whale is a species of right whale endemic to the North Pacific Ocean, near the countries of the USA (Gulf of Alaska), Japan, and Russia. The waters alongside Japan, and the Bering Sea, and the Okhotsk Sea inhabit the dwindling populations of the North Pacific right whale species. This large whale is found between latitudes of 20-60 degrees and favors shelf or coastal waters as well as deep waters....
Have you ever wondered which may have been the first dinosaurs to have existed over a million years ago? Well, we are not really sure about that answer. But the earliest dinosaurs known to humans are specimens of the Nyasasaurus species. The possible evolution of other species of dinosaurs took place from this starting point.These early dinosaurs were said to have roamed on the surface of the Earth about 243 million years ago, 15 million years earlier than some of the well-known dinosaurs like the Eoraptor and the Coelophysis....
Mantellas are one of the showiest and most cryptic frogs you can come across in the wild. They are endemic to the island of Madagascar. The frog genus Mantella has 16 species and five species groups, all belonging to the order Anura, family Mantellidae, and class Amphibia. One of these Mantella species is Mantella madagascariensis, also known by various common names such as the painted mantella, Madagascan mantella, Malagasy painted mantella, Malagasy mantella, and Madagascar golden frog....
Species from the crow family are among the most intelligent birds of the world. The piapiac, Ptilostomus afer (Linnaeus, 1766), is yet another member of the crow family. In 2005, it was reported that it is closely related to Central Asian ground jay. The African bird is also known as Corvus afer and also has several vernacular names like spitzschwanzelster in German, piapiac africain in French, piapiak in Swedish, and black magpie in English....
Steamer ducks of the order Anseriformes are the name given to a genus of ducks of the family Anatidae. There are four species in this genus, namely, Magellanic flightless steamer duck (Tachyeres pteneres), flying steamer duck (Tachyeres patachonicus), Falkland steamer duck (Tachyeres brachypterus), and Chubut steamer duck (Tachyeres leucocephalus). All species except the flying steamer duck are known to be flightless. Even after being able to fly, the flying steamer duck still does not take to the air much....
Are you someone who loves pets or ever thought of buying a dog? There are quite a few breeds that you can choose from. Do you know what a Swedish Vallhund looks like? Have a look at Swedish Vallhund which is a Swedish cow dog, and is a breed of dog native to Sweden. They resemble a wolf corgi in appearance but are certainly shorter in height. As per their profile with American Kennel Club (AKC), Swedish Vallhund or Swedish Valhund is a working farm dog breed and is an intelligent and alert medium-length breed....
The Titanoboa cerrejonensis was the largest snake in the world and belongs to the boa family. This cold-blooded snake went extinct about 60 million years ago due to climate change. It was discovered in a coal mine of South America but is now placed at the Florida Museum of Natural history. Jonathan Bloch, a paleontologist at this museum said that the estimated Titanoboa size is about 43 ft (13.1 m). Janson head, a paleontologist at the University of Toronto described the snake as a giant animal that has to squeeze itself from the door of its office if it wants to eat him....
