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David West Birthday Highlights Birth Name David West Place Of Birth New Jersey, USA Age 43 years old Birth Date August 28 1980 David West Facts Child Star? no Occupation Former Basketball Player Education & Qualifications Net Worth $35,000,000 Current Partner Lesley West Children David Benjamin West, Dasia West Parents Samuel Fenwick Porter, Kate Siblings Dwayne West About David West David Moorer West is a retired professional basketball player from the United States....

An adorable bird, the black-capped gnatcatcher (Polioptila nigriceps) is a songbird found in North American countries such as the United States and Mexico. A huge population of black-capped gnatcatchers has been found in southeastern Arizona, a state in the United States.The bird resembles the black-tailed gnatcatcher and California gnatcatcher. The black-capped gnatcatchers have blue-gray-colored, white-colored upperparts and underparts respectively. They are around 0.011 lb (5 g) in weight and 3.5-4.3 in (9-11 cm) in length....

The blood pheasant, Ithaginis cruentus as it is scientifically known, belongs to the family Phasianidae and is found in mixed or coniferous forests types of habitat ranging in Nepal, Sikkim, Tibet, the south-central part of China, and in the northern parts of Myanmar and it is found at higher elevations in summer. The plumage of these species is known to be a dark shade of ash and has white shafts. The coverts of the wings have green streaks and wide or broad lines or outlines on almost every feather....

Are you excited to learn more about the world of fruit bats? If yes, then come along with us on this journey to learn more about an exciting bat species that reside near northeastern Australia. Today, we will learn about the common blossom bat (Syconycteris australis), also called the southern blossom bat. This is one of the smallest nectarivorous species of megabats that lives on a diet of pollen and nectar....

The mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) is a dove of the Columbidae family. It is also known as the American mourning dove, rain dove, and turtle dove. Historically, this bird was known as the Carolina pigeon and Carolina turtledove. It is one of the most numerous, elegant, and common birds throughout North America. This is one of the most common species, found from southern Canada to Central Mexico, and is often plentiful in the open country land....

The Cape or African buffalo is a large bovine that is found in sub-Saharan regions of Africa. They are the smallest subspecies of the African buffalo. Cape buffalo are known to be one of the fiercest animals found in the African wildlife as they are massively built with a robust body and horns that are outright deadly in nature!Cape buffalo are grazing animals and large parts of their diet are made up of grass and other plants....

The eastern green mamba, Dendroaspis angusticeps, is a deadly large-sized snake that is indigenous to the coastal regions of southern and eastern Africa. This highly venomous snake can be spotted in Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia, and South Africa. Their name is derived from the fact that they are indigenous to southern east Africa and because of their bright green coloration. It is quite easy to identify a green mamba because of its coloration and its moderately compressed and very slender physique....

The fiery billed aracari (Pteroglossus frantzii), are Central American toucans mainly found on the Pacific inclines and forest of Southern Costa Rica and Western Panama. They have a large bill, a black-colored head and chest, an orangish upper mandible, bright yellow and olive green underparts with a round black spot in the middle of the chest, and a red band across its belly. In addition, they have black bare facial skin and green legs....

Fun Galápagos Mockingbird Facts For Kids What do they prey on? Small Lizards, Seabird Eggs, Bird Chicks, Baby Turtles, Grasshoppers, Crickets, Caterpillars, Centipedes What do they eat? Omnivorous Average litter size? 3-4 How much do they weigh? 0.112-0.123 lb (50-54.4 g) How long are they? 9.84-10.23 in (25-25.9 cm) How tall are they? N/A What do they look like? Gray, Dark Brown, Black Skin Type Feathers What were their main threats?...

Known as the second-largest gull in the world next to the great black-backed gull, the glaucous gull is both a predator and a scavenger that typically nests on seaside cliffs and shorelines, often near colonies of other common species of birds. They are omnivores and opportunists and can be quite aggressive when hunting for prey. This is mostly because of their large size. Glaucous gulls fly over foxes as a distraction, allowing them to swiftly grab prey....

The golden-crowned kinglet (Regulus satrapa) is a species of birds hailing from North America. They belong to the order Passeriformes, family Regulidae and genus Regulus. Their habitat includes coniferous forests, lowland deciduous forests, and spruce-fir forests.Ruby-crowned kinglets are close relatives of these North American birds (Regulus satrapa). These birds make their nests in boreal forest habitats and spend their winters in various shrub and forest habitats. These birds are found in Canada and the U....

If you ever happen to see a gray mouse lemur, Microcebus murinus, the first thing you will notice is its round, glassy, large eyes. Mouse lemurs are one of the smallest and oldest primate species in the world and gray mouse lemurs are the largest within this group. The gray mouse lemurs are also called lesser mouse lemurs. Gray mouse lemur species is endemic to Madagascar and is a cryptic species, meaning they are hard to distinguish from other species of lemurs....

Is reading about different birds of the world your hobby? Then you will enjoy these gray woodpecker facts a lot. The gray woodpecker, of the Picidae family, is a species of wild bird found in north, south, central Europe, and central-eastern Asia. They have a unique gray head and a yellowish-green body. The male in the species also has a red crown over the back of the head which differentiates them from a female of their species....

A grey currawong is a dark gray, brown, and black variable crow from the southern and northern territory of Australia and Tasmania. It is also spotted in western Australia, southwest to Temora and Albury, and Kangaroo island. A total of six subspecies, each of a different race have been recognized so far in Tasmania and Australia. Variation in color of the plumage, the amount of white on the wings, and the color of their plumage have led at one time to the distinction of some separate species....

Your house is the natural habitat of spiders such as the yellow sac spider, the hobo spider, jumping spiders, the American house spider or the common house spider, and wolf spiders. There are more than 3,400 species of spiders in North America. They reside in all the strange nooks and corners of your house and fill those areas with their web houses. The spiders are our indirect saviors, contrary to popular opinions of them being a creepy insect....

Horses have been the traveling companion of man for the longest time. There is a small population who live in the wild known as feral horses, but most of the breed is domesticated now. The only true wild species now remaining are endangered Przewalski’s horses. They are known for their speed, grace, sense of balance, and strong fight or flight response. There are 300 breeds of horses today in the world....

Masked Hunter (reduvius personatus) as the name suggests is a type of assassin bug. The name comes from the fact that their nymphs camouflage themselves with any debris or dust they are in. Masked Hunters prey on small arthropods. Masked Hunter (reduvius personatus) do not feed on humans but a Masked Hunter bite will sting if they are not handled with care. Their bites can be extremely painful but they do not cause any major harm like chagas disease....

The mouse spider genus contains 11 species, all of which are native to Australia except one.The genus missulena in the family actinopodidae are often referred to as mouse spiders. They were first discovered by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1805. Missulena tussulena are usually found in Chile, but the rest are indigenous to the wildlife of Australia.The name mouse spider comes from the debunked myth that they dig deep burrows like mice....

Petrels are seabirds with tube-noses that belong to the Procellariiformes order, adapted to life within the marine environment. Petrels belong to the most cosmopolitan group as they occur in both Northern and Southern hemispheres’ tropical, temperate, and polar zones. Still, the majority do not breed in the tropics, and half of the species are restricted to southern temperate and polar zones. Almost all Petrels remain at sea, excluding the two largest species; they only come to land to dig burrows and breed in them as to defend themselves against predatory birds....

Genus Protoavis is an extinct group of avian dinosaurs belonging to the Protoavidae family of class Aves, which contains a single species, Protoavis Texensis. Its origins can be traced back to the late Triassic norian period from fossilized deposits found in a dockum group quarry near Texas, USA. The term ‘Protoavis’ translates to ‘first bird’, whereas, ‘Texensis’ refers to the type locality. Thus, the combined term literally means ‘first bird from Texas’....