Amazing Hedgehog

Author : Geeta Singh      Blog : Amazing Animals Fact, Amazing Facts      Date : 3/8/2013 4:45:00 PM

'image credits :rodonews.ru Hedgehog is the spiny mammals, after few hours of birth, Hedgehog started growing soft white thorns and after a week old, hedgehog started growing brown thorns in between white ones. It is really amazing that after five weeks 2000 thorns and  grown up about 5000 spikes. Hedgehog protect themselves by curling into a tight ball and tucking in their heads, tail and legs.          Hedgehog c(...)'

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Amazing Chinese Paddlefish - Giant Panda of the Rivers

Author : Geeta Singh      Blog : Amazing Animals Fact, Amazing Facts      Date : 8/5/2012 12:53:00 PM

'Chinese Paddlefish, Psephurus gladius (simplified Chinese: 白鲟; traditional Chinese: 白鱘; pinyin: báixún), also known as Chinese Swordfish, are among the largest freshwater fish. It is one of two extant paddlefish species, the other being the American Paddlefish (Polyodon spathula). It is also called "elephant fish" (象魚; xiàngyú) because its snout resembles an elephant trunk. It is recorded sometimes in Classical Chinese as wěi-fish (鮪). More poetically, it is sometimes referred to as(...)'

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California Condor

Author : Geeta Singh      Blog : Amazing Animals Fact, Amazing Facts      Date : 7/8/2012 2:46:00 PM

'On April 19, 1987 the last known California Condor to exist in the wild was taken into captivity. The California Condor is one of the rarest of all North American birds and one of the rarest birds in the world. In fact, during the first half of the century there were only 60 individual condors. Now there is less than 40 despite the conservation efforts that are put forth by biologists and other American authorities. Today the California Condor's range is limited to a small regi(...)'

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Bilby - Amazing Facts

Author : Geeta Singh      Blog : Amazing Animals Fact, Amazing Facts      Date : 6/5/2012 2:17:00 PM

'The bilby 'also known as the rabbit-eared bandicoot', is a rabbit-like marsupial. It lives in deserts, dry forests, dry grasslands, and dry shrubby areas in Australia. The bilby's pouch faces backwards. These big-eared, burrowing mammals are at risk of extinction.The bilby, like all bandicoots, could be a nocturnal animal 'most active at night'. Digging with its sturdy, clawed feet, this solitary mammal excavates long, advanced burrows. Its underground dens are up to 1.5 m long(...)'

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Marbled Murrelet Facts

Author : Geeta Singh      Blog : Amazing Animals Fact, Amazing Facts      Date : 4/14/2012 12:11:00 PM

'The Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) is a small seabird from the North Pacific. It is a member of the auk family. It nests in old-growth forests or on the ground at higher latitudes where trees cannot grow. Scientists at Redwood National Park have established a connection between human presence in marbled murrelet territory and corvid predation of marbled murrelet chicks. Marbled murrelets do not breed until they are at least 2 years old. It's listed as a t(...)'

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Takahe /Porphyrio hochstetteri Facts

Author : Geeta Singh      Blog : Amazing Animals Fact, Amazing Facts      Date : 4/11/2012 12:11:00 PM

'The flightless Takahe (Porphyrio hochstetteri) is the largest living member of the Rallidae  family. Its average weight is about 2.75 kg (6 lbs) Haggis' is a people-friendly female Takahe at Maud Island, a restricted-entry DoC island in Pelorus Sound. It is a stocky bird, with reduced wings, strong legs and a massive bill.  The Takahe could be a rare flightless bird found solely in New Zealand. it had been thought to be extinct within the 1800’s however was rediscover(...)'

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Ibex Facts

Author : Geeta Singh      Blog : Amazing Animals Fact, Amazing Facts      Date : 4/10/2012 5:25:00 PM

'Ibexes are wild goats found on high mountain meadows, slopes and rocks of Europe, northeastern Africa and Asia.Their forelegs are slighter shorter than hind legs with a height of three feet at the shoulder. each sexes have horns that curve backwards from the forehead. throughout the winter, their fur is yellowish brown whereas within the summer their fur turns to ashy gray. Ibexes live apart in little flocks most of the time however throughout mating season they'll combine off.(...)'

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Bed Bugs Facts

Author : Geeta Singh      Blog : Amazing Animals Fact, Amazing Facts      Date : 4/4/2012 10:20:00 AM

'Bed bugs, known scientifically as Cimex lectularius (Cimicidae) are little wingless insects that feed by hematophagy - completely on the blood of heat blooded-animals. As we have a tendency to are warm-blooded animals we have a tendency to are ideal hosts for them. Over various years bed bugs have evolved as nest parasites - inhabiting the nests of birds and also the roosts of bats. a number of them have learnt to adapt to the human atmosphere and live in our nests, i.e. our ho(...)'

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The Bird of Paradise Facts

Author : Geeta Singh      Blog : Amazing Animals Fact, Amazing Facts      Date : 4/4/2012 7:55:00 AM

'The birds-of-paradise are members of the family Paradisaeidae of the order Passeriformes.For reasons of camouflage plumage of the females typically blends well with their habitat, unlike the bright attractive colors found on the males. The diet of the birds-of-paradise is dominated by fruit and arthropods. The centre of bird-of-paradise diversity is the large island of New Guinea; all but two genera are found in New Guinea. The males' vibrant plumage is utilized to attract fema(...)'

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Chiff Chaff, Willow Warbler and Wood Warbler

Author : Geeta Singh      Blog : Amazing Animals Fact, Amazing Facts      Date : 3/12/2012 7:42:00 AM

'The Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) is a common and widespread leaf-warbler which breeds in open woodlands throughout northern and temperate Europe and Asia. A small insectivorous bird. The Chiffchaff is a small, dumpy, 10–12 centimetres (4 in) long leaf warbler.Greenish-brown above and off-white below, it is named onomatopoeically for its simple chiff-chaff song.  The best way of distinguishing the Chiffchaff from the Willow Warbler is by their song. The Chiffchaff'(...)'

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Author : Geeta Singh      Blog : Amazing Animals Fact, Amazing Facts      Date : 2/5/2012 7:33:00 AM

'Fossil_Tyranausaurus_Rex_at_the_Royal_Tyrell_Museum,_Alberta,_Canada Tyrannosaurus rex was certainly one of the largest terrestrial carnivores of all time. The recently discovered Giganotosaurus carolinii and Carcharodontosaurus may have been even more enormous. Tyrannosaurus rex was one of the largest land carnivores of all time, measuring up to 43.3 feet long, and 16.6 ft tall, with an estimated mass that goes up to 7 tons.T. rex left footprints 1.55 feetlong (although its feet we(...)'

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Gaur or Seladang Facts

Author : Geeta Singh      Blog : Amazing Animals Fact, Amazing Facts      Date : 1/15/2012 4:04:00 PM

'The Malayan gaur is termed seladang, and also the Burmese gaur is termed pyoung. The seladang or otherwise spoken as gaur or forest buffalo are found in India, Burma and Malaysia. Their build is larger than the other wild cattle with shoulder heights of up to 6 feet or plenty of. they're serious bodied with a high ridge on the forepart of the rear and possess curved horns on their heads and white stockinged feet.The gaur (Bos gaurus), conjointly spoken as In(...)'

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Amazing Killer Whale

Author : Geeta Singh      Blog : Amazing Animals Fact, Amazing Facts      Date : 12/14/2011 10:30:00 AM

'The Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) is the fastest sea mammals. It speeds through the ocean at 45 kilometers per hour (km/hr). The killer whale hunts fish and larger mammals. It has a mouthful of pointed teeth shaped to hold slippery food  like squid. A killer whale is also known as the Orca. They hunts in packs. So also known as wolves of the sea.Killer whales are regarded as apex predators, lacking natural predators and preying on even large sharks. Like (...)'

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Great White Sturgeon Facts

Author : Geeta Singh      Blog : Amazing Animals Fact, Amazing Facts      Date : 12/13/2011 10:23:00 AM

'The white sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus also known as the Pacific sturgeon, Oregon sturgeon, Columbia sturgeon, Sacramento sturgeon, and California white sturgeon. It is the largest freshwater fish in North America and is the third largest species of sturgeon, after the Beluga and the Kaluga.The white sturgeon has a slender, long body, head and mouth. This fish has no scales; instead it has large bony scutes that serve as a form of armor. A sturgeon's taste buds are located on th(...)'

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Lice Facts

Author : Geeta Singh      Blog : Amazing Animals Fact, Amazing Facts      Date : 12/12/2011 6:25:00 AM

'Lice (singular: louse) Pediculosis capitis or head lice.The order has traditionally been divided into two suborders, the sucking lice (Anoplura) and the chewing lice (Mallophaga)the Mallophaga are paraphyletic and four suborders are recently recognized:Anoplura: sucking lice, occurring on mammals exclusively.Rhyncophthirina: parasites of elephants and warthogs.Ischnocera: mostly avian chewing lice- one family parasitizes mammals.Amblycera: a primitive suborder of chewing lice, (...)'

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Jellyfish Facts

Author : Geeta Singh      Blog : Amazing Animals Fact, Amazing Facts      Date : 12/11/2011 3:19:00 PM

'A jellyfish is 98% water. Jellyfish also known as jellies or sea jellies or a stage of the life cycle of Medusozoa are free-swimming members of the phylum Cnidaria. Medusa is another word for jellyfish. Jellyfish are classified in the phylum Coelenterata, which means they have a very simple body with a large center mouth where food comes in and waste goes out.Jellyfish have tiny stinging cells in their tentacles to stun or paralyze their prey before they eat them. Sea turt(...)'

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Crows Facts

Author : Geeta Singh      Blog : Amazing Animals Fact, Amazing Facts      Date : 12/8/2011 12:09:00 PM

'House Crow - photo © Rajiv Lather Crows form the genus Corvus in the family Corvidae. Crows are now considered to be among the world's most intelligent animals.  Crows and ravens often score very highly on intelligence tests. Certain species top the avian IQ scale. Crows have been found to engage in feats such as tool use, the ability to hide and store food across seasons, episodic-like memory, and the ability to use individual experience in predicting the b(...)'

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Millipedes Facts

Author : Geeta Singh      Blog : Amazing Animals Fact, Amazing Facts      Date : 12/5/2011 11:49:00 AM

'Millipedes / Diplopoda are arthropods that have two pairs of legs per segment.Most millipedes are poisonous. This protects them from being eaten. They are usually slow movers.  Centipedes move faster, and only have one pair of legs per segment. Millipedes were among the first animals to colonize the land. Millipedes all have relatively short antennae with 8 segments. The oldest know fossil millipede is probably Kampecaris tuberculata from Silurian Red Sandstone.&(...)'

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Centipede Facts

Author : Geeta Singh      Blog : Amazing Animals Fact, Amazing Facts      Date : 12/5/2011 9:05:00 AM

'Centipede 'hundred legs' is the common name for any member of the arthropod class Chilopoda, comprising species with long, flattened bodies with many segments, and with one pair of jointed appendages on each segment except the last two. The appendages on the first segment take on the form of jaw-like, venomous claws with poison glands that are used in capturing prey. Centipedes are covered by a hard exoskeleton, made out of protein and a tough polysaccharide called chitin. Cent(...)'

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Gazelles Facts

Author : Geeta Singh      Blog : Amazing Animals Fact, Amazing Facts      Date : 12/5/2011 7:50:00 AM

'Gazelles are known as fast animals - some are able to maintain speeds up to 60 miles per hour for long periods of time, or run at a speed of 30 mph for several miles. they can bounce off all four legs held in a rigid position, which is called pronking. Gazelles are herbivores (plant-eaters). They eat desert shrubs, acacias, young shoots, and grasses. They spend most of their time grazing. Gazelles are nimble and beautiful animals. http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/aMuCs'

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