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Friday, May 8, 2009
THE THIRD LARGEST ANIMAL ON LAND
Hippopotamus is the third largest animal on land, next to elephant and white rhino. It is one of the only two extant species in the Hippopotamidae family, with the other one being the Pygmy Hippopotamus. Hippopotamuses are found inhabiting rivers, swamps and protected areas, in Sub-Saharan Africa, and are herbivorous in nature. They spend majority of their time underwater and mostly walk along the bottoms of lakes and rivers, rather than swimming. To help you know more about hippopotamus. 
Hippopotamuses are so big that they can easily walk underwater, along the bottoms of lakes and rivers.
A hippopotamus does not sweat; rather it excretes an oily, red liquid that protects its skin. This red liquid has given birth to the myth that it sweats blood.
The ears and nostrils of a hippopotamus close automatically when it goes underwater.
The tusks of a hippopotamus are even more valuable that that of an elephant, since they do not turn yellow with time.
There are five subspecies of hippos, namely H. a. amphibius, H. a. kiboko, H. a. capensis, H. a. tschadensis and H. a. constrictus.
Hippopotamuses are territorial in water, where each male hippo controls a small stretch of the river.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Monkey is an animal that is found in almost every country of the world, though its species differ from one region to the other. Monkeys can be classified into either of the two groups - New World Monkeys and Old World Monkeys, two of the three groupings of simian primates. The monkeys found in Africa, central to southern Asia, Japan and India are classified as Old World monkeys, while those found in Mexico and Central and South America can be grouped as New World monkeys. The differences between the two groups of monkeys manifest themselves in the form of varying physical traits.
Interesting & Amazing Information on Monkeys
Monkeys never catch cold.
Yawning of a monkey means that either he is tired or he is mad at something.
Monkeys never eat a banana as it is; rather they peel it first and throw away the peel.
Howler monkeys are the loudest monkeys and their howl can be heard as far as 10 miles away.
Monkeys live in groups, known as troops, and travel together to find food.
The tip of a spider monkey's tail can support the weight of his entire body.
Monkeys live in trees, grasslands, mountains, forests and on high plains.
A monkey was once tried and convicted for smoking a cigarette in South Bend, Indiana.
Monkeys can breed at any time of the year.
Spider-monkeys have appeared in more films than any other breed of monkey.
Most of the monkeys are arboreal, while some are also terrestrial.
Monkeys use vocalizations, facial expressions and body movements to communicate.
Grinning or pulling the lip is a sign of aggression in monkeys, along with head bobbing and jerking the head and shoulders forward.
Monkeys express affection and make peace with others by grooming each other.
Some of the monkeys have prehensile tails, which can grab and hold objects.
JAPANESE SNOW MONKEY
Groups of snow monkeys live in Jigokudani (Hell Valley) located in the mountains in Nagano. You can see the famous snow monkeys in Jigokudani Yaen-koen (Hell Valley Wild Monkey Park). Snow monkeys are used to being around people and living as if they are humans. There is an outside hot spring that was made just for the monkeys. In winter, you might see snow monkeys soaking themselves in the hot water while the snow falls on their heads. Somedays they stay up in the mountains, but hopefully you will be able to see them bathe or swim in the hot springs.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
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Sunday, April 19, 2009
THE LARGGEST CREATURE ON EARTH
Whales are marine mammals of order Cetacea which are neither dolphins members, in other words, of the families Delphinidae or Platanistoidae nor porpoises. They include the blue whale, the largest living animal. Orcas, colloquially referred to as "killer whales", and pilot whales have whale in their name but for the purpose of classification they are actually dolphins. For centuries whales have been hunted for meat and as a source of valuable raw materials. By the middle of the 20th century, large-scale industrial whaling had left many species seriously endangered.
The whale can hear well in water even though it has no outside ears. Just as humans us their legs,arms and feet whales use their flippers for balance and steering. Instead of having a tail, a whale has a pair of flukes. these are horizontal and move up and down as opposed to fish whose fins move side to side. The flukes serve as the whale's propelle
TOOTH WHALE
The "toothed" whales are the largest group in terms of numbers: however;, they are smaller than the baleens. these whales feed on fish and large sea animals. a characteristic of the toothed whale is a single blowhole in the top of its head, instead two. There is one type of toothed whale, the sperm whale, which can grow to a very big size. Many legends have been written about this whale, such as Moby Dick.
THE WORLD TALLEST MAMMAL
Giraffes are the world's tallest mammals, thanks to their towering legs and long necks. A giraffe's legs alone are taller than many humans—about 6 feet (1.8 meters). These long legs allow giraffes to run as fast as 35 miles (56 kilometers) an hour over short distances and cruise comfortably at 10 miles (16 kilometers) an hour over longer distances.
Typically, these fascinating animals roam the open grasslands in small groups of about half a dozen.
Bulls sometimes battle one another by butting their long necks and heads. Such contests aren't usually dangerous and end when one animal submits and walks away.
Even the giraffe's tongue is long! The 21-inch (53-centimeter) tongue helps them pluck tasty morsels from branches.
Friday, April 17, 2009
Tigers are mammals of the Felidae family, one of four ?big cats? that belong to the Panthera genus. Tigers are predatory carnivores.
Tigers are easily recognizable by their stripes and their tawny fur color, which may range from yellow to orange (the white tiger is one notable exception).
Most tigers live in forests (for which their camouflage is ideally suited) and grasslands. Of all the big cats, only the tiger and jaguar are strong swimmers, and tigers may often be found bathing in ponds, lakes and rivers. Tigers hunt alone, and their diet consists primarily of medium-sized herbivores such as barking deer, sambar, elk, chital, swamp deer, red deer, rusa deer, wild pigs and buffalo, but they will also take larger prey if the circumstances demand it.
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