Wildlife of the World

Friday, 15 February 2013

Taipan Snake Facts and Danger Images

The Taipan is a large, fast and highly venomous snake often found throughout Australia. The taipan has the most toxic venom out of all the species worldwide, has a dark brown color and is often found in sugar fields where it hunts for rats. The snake is usually found in the far north of Australia, in Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia, where the winter is mild. Taipan’s usually stay away from people but once cornered or threatened, they strike several times.

Taipan

Saturday, 2 February 2013

Hyrax Animal Facts & Images 2013

What are the closest living relatives of the elephant? In the event that you stated the manatee or dugong, which are both marine warm blooded creatures, you might be right. However there is a different relative that is frequently neglected: the hyrax!

It may look a touch such as an imposing guinea pig or rabbit, yet the hyrax is not, one or the other. Rather, the hyrax has comparative teeth, toes, and skull structures similar to an elephant's. All the more critically, the hyrax stakes a progenitor with the elephant. Solid molars crush up strong vegetation, and two great inciso.

Hyrax Animal

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