Wildlife of the World: January 2013

Wednesday, 30 January 2013

Monitor Lizard Facts & Images

Monitor lizards, the aged reptiles that help you to remember the dinosaur age. They are a part of the Varanidae family and family Varanus. They share this variety to the Komodo Dragons and the crocodile monitor.

Monitor Lizard

Pangolin Animal Facts & Images 2013

Found in tropical Africa and Asia, some species dig underground burrows while others live in hollow trees. They forage mostly at night and rest during the day. Pangolins climb with strong, gripping forelimbs and a tail that curls over outstretched branches for support in search of swarms of leaf nesting weaver ants. If approached by a predator, the pangolin rolls into a tight, impenetrable ball with its tail and legs covering its head for complete protection.

Pangolin

Mamba Snake Images 2013

Mamba Snake

Thursday, 17 January 2013

Houbara Bustard Beautiful Pictures 2013

The Houbara Bustard is 60 cm long with an 140 cm wingspan. It is brown above and white below, with a black stripe down the sides of its neck. In flight, the long wings show large areas of black and brown on the flight feathers. It is slightly smaller and darker than Macqueen's Bustard. The sexes are similar, but the female is smaller and greyer above.

Houbara Bustard

Roseate tern Nice Images 2013

A medium-sized tern similar in appearance to several other species, the Roseate Tern is primarily a tropical bird. It breeds across the globe in tropical oceans, and reaches into the temperate zone in the northern Atlantic, where it breeds in scattered localities.

Roseate tern

Monday, 7 January 2013

Double-Crested Cormorant

Bird Spotting: The double-crested cormorant is a large, black water bird with an orange throat patch and long neck. Its bill is either blunt or hooked at the tip. During breeding season adult birds have short tufts of feathers over each eye.

Double Crested Cormorant