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Emilio Castillo Birthday Highlights Birth Name Emilio Castillo Place Of Birth Detroit, USA Age 73 years old Birth Date September 23 1950 Emilio Castillo Facts Child Star? no Occupation Musician Education & Qualifications Net Worth $1,000,000 Current Partner Suzanne Castillo Children Christian, Isabella, Dominic, Ariana, Katina Parents Candelario Jack Castillo Sr. Siblings Jack Castillo About Emilio Castillo Emilio Castillo was born on September 24, 1950, in Detroit, Michigan, United States of America....

Erick Dampier Birthday Highlights Birth Name Place Of Birth Jackson, Mississippi, United States Age 48 years old Birth Date July 14 1975 Erick Dampier Facts Child Star? no Occupation A former American Basketball player Education & Qualifications Mississippi State University Net Worth $30,000,000 Parents Mary Dampier, Kenneth Dampier Siblings Kierra Dampier, Sheerra Dampier About Erick DampierErick Dampier or Erick Travez Dampier is a former American basketball player born in Jackson, Mississippi, on July 14, 1975....

The adder (Vipera berus) is a venomous snake in the family of vipers. Both young and adult adders can be identified by their zig-zag patterns, spots on the skin, and red eyes. Generally, male adders are silvery-gray in color and females are reddish dark brown. They are carnivores who feed on rats, mice, frogs, lizards, newts, and other small mammals. There are different varieties of adders such as the common adder, death adder, puff adder, and mountain adder....

Afghan hounds are one of the oldest dog breeds that exist in today’s world. They are said to originate from the cold mountains of Afghanistan. They were mostly brought to the UK by the British soldiers that were deployed in Afghanistan years ago, and then this breed of dog became a fascination for many. The Afghan hound is one of the most beautiful and elegant dogs found in the world today....

The Arabian babbler (Argya squamiceps) was first sited in Cretzschmar, 1827. This group makes a dominant pair who produce the majority of the offspring and regulates the authority of the order, while the other members are observed to be strictly following them. This species also displays several cooperative behaviors; for example, researchers in ornithology (a subbranch of zoology, specifically pertaining to birds, in biology) have studied their behavior and noted that the babbler’s walk and actions match the first-order criteria of intentional communication and the recipient’s coordinated response....

The Astrodon johnstoni was a Sauropod that lived during the Early Cretaceous period 130 million years ago. It is considered the state dinosaur of Maryland, as suggested by Peter Kranz. Its remains have been found in the Arundel formation of North America dating back several million years ago. It was first discovered in 1858 in an iron mine and named in 1859 by Christopher Johnston. The Sauropod was a herbivore with a long neck and heavy body....

The Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) is a common pelagic subspecies of the mackerel family. It also goes by other names such as Boston mackerel, Scottish mackerel, and Norwegian mackerel, and is related to tuna. The mackerel species has been divided into two subgroups which are Scombrini, the true mackerels (seven species), and Scomberomorini, the Spanish mackerel (21 species). Atlantic mackerel is found along North American and European coastlines, specifically in the north Atlantic ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Black Sea....

Did you fall in love with the story of the ugly (but totally cute) duckling? If yes, this small waterbird will surely pique your mind. They come from the order of grebes, Podicipediformes. Like similar species such as the hoary-headed grebe and the little grebe, these birds are good swimmers and can perform deep underwater dives. When identifying the duck-like appearance of the Australasian Grebe (Tachybaptus novaehollandiae), you will notice that this bird has the unique ability to show off a distinctive glossy breeding and non-breeding plumage....

Balaur was a type of dinosaur that existed more than 70 million years ago.Balaur existed in Europe when the continent was in its Late Cretaceous phase. It belongs to the same genus as the dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur.The most interesting and unique thing about the Balaur is that instead of having one sickle claw on its foot, it had two. These sickle claws had three fingers. The third finger on the sickle claws is assumed to be non-functional that had just one rudimentary phalanx....

Sablefish black cod is one of the only two members of the Anoplopomatidae family. Sablefish is the trade name of the black cod. Some people even call it Alaskan sablefish. Black cod is a deep-sea fish of the cod family. Their fishing is carried out on the west coast of the Pacific. According to the Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission, the fishing of this sablefish species is being conducted since the middle of the 19th century....

Blue-footed boobies are marine birds and are often seen in coastal regions and along seashores. Booby birds belong to the Animalia kingdom, come under the class of Aves, and the Sulidae family with the genus of these birds being Sula. These tropical seabirds are carnivores who prey on sardines, mackerel, flying fish, squid, and several other aquatic species. The scientific name of a blue-footed booby is Sula nebouxii. They can be found in the eastern parts of California to the southern parts of Peru....

The celestial monarch (Hypothymis coelestis) is a bird of the Monarchidae family that is endemic to the Philippines. This small sized monarch species is the most attractive monarch flycatchers that are present in the world. The celestial monarch is commonly known by an alternate name, the celestial blue monarch because of their spectacular bluish plumage. This bird has two subspecies under them. The differences in range help in the identification of these subspecies....

Are you interested in knowing more about skinks? Consider yourself lucky as today, we have brought you a skink species all the way from Australia. The Centralian blue-tongued skink, which has the scientific name Tiliqua multifasciata, is a light-bodied blue-tongue skink that is related to the eastern blue-tongued skink and the blotched blue-tongued skink. This skink is known for its broad body and orange-brown bands that cover the length of its body ending at a brown tail....

A common newt or smooth newt is a semi-amphibian, which can be seen dominating the Eurasian landscape. They thrive well both in land and water. There are seven subspecies of common newts. They are similar to a salamander in some cases. This includes the development of their front legs first. It is an oviparous species, which lays as many as 300 eggs at a time.A smooth newt is a creature which hibernates....

They are native bird species of North America. They belong to the blackbird family and inhabit the USA, Canada, and Mexico. Their evolution shows that they were initially based in the Great Plains area in North America, but later, they were distributed elsewhere. Cowbirds got the name because they were known to be associated with grazing livestock and preyed on insects that they used to flush during their grazing sessions.They can be found in farmlands and grassland areas....

Flame wrasse (Cirrhilabrus jordani) are dimorphic fish with an orangish-yellow body. The scientific name for flame wrasse is Cirrhilabrus jordani, which honors the American ichthyologist David Starr Jordan. The wrasses make for a great aquarium pet as they don’t bother corals or invertebrates and are very easy to maintain. The male vs female flame wrasse comparison is not very dominant as they both are almost similar. This particular species of fish is mostly found in the Hawaiian Islands and is therefore also called Hawaiian wrasse....

The greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii) is a species of seabird belonging to the family Laridae, which also includes gulls and skimmers. Also known by other names such as the great crested tern, swift tern, or simply the crested tern, this bird species has a synonymous scientific name, Sterna bergii, that has now been replaced by Thalasseus bergii. Currently, the species has five recognized subspecies distributed throughout its range.The birds of the Laridae family have a worldwide distribution, particularly near coastlines, rivers, seas, and wetlands....

Are you fascinated by fish, like the longhorn cowfish? Then here we have all the information on the herring cale fish. The herring cale (Olisthops cyanomelas) is a species of ray-finned fish. They belong to the Odacidae family, the family of wrasses and parrotfishes. These fish are endemic to some parts of Australia. They are mainly found around the surge zone of rocky areas of the country. One of the most interesting features of these fish is their appearance....

The Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus) is also entitled and known as the Impeyan monal or an Impeyan pheasant. It belongs to the class, order, family, genus of Aves, Galliformes, Phasianidae, and Lophophorus. This species gets its scientific name from lady Impey. Lady Impey is the wife of a British Justice of Bengal. Himalayan monals are one of the pheasant species. These pheasants are native to the Himalayas in India.The Himalayan monal is entitled as the state bird of Uttarakhand, India, and the national bird of Nepal....

The Indian cormorant or more commonly known as the Indian shag is a bird belonging to the family of Great cormorant. Its scientific name is Phalacrocorax fuscicollis. The bird is mainly a native of the Indian subcontinent but can be found in the eastern regions of Thailand and Cambodia. The species is a gregarious one that can be easily distinguished from its similar counterparts such as the Little cormorant and the Great cormorant....