Friday, February 28, 2014

King cobra




king cobra
king cobra is the world's largest poisonous snake . It can grow 5 m long. It's related to their relative spitting cobra. It has strong fangs. It found in south India , east India and Indonesia.


Taxonomy

They can be distinguished from other cobras by size and hood. King cobras are generally larger than other cobras, and the stripe on the neck is a chevron instead of a double or single eye shape that may be seen in most of the other Asian cobras. Moreover, the hood of the king cobra is narrower and longer.


Distribution and habitat

 It lives in dense highland forests,preferring areas dotted with lakes and streams. King cobra populations have dropped in some areas of its range because of the destruction of forests. It is listed as an Appendix II Animal within CITES.


Behavior

Following envenomation, the king cobra will begin to swallow its struggling prey while its toxins begin the digestion of its victim. King cobras, like all snakes, have flexible jaws. The jaw bones are connected by pliable ligaments, enabling the lower jaw bones to move independently. This allows the king cobra to swallow its prey whole, as well as letting it swallow prey much larger than its head.

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Cassowary



Cassowary 
Cassowary is a bird . It is most dangerous bird than any other . It runs 70 km/h. It has sharp claw. It's among the largest bird in the world . It found in Australia.


Taxonomy, systematics and evolution 

Most authorities consider the above monotypic, but several subspecies of each have been described (some have even been suggested as separate species, e.g., C. (b) papuanus). Validation of these subspecies has proven difficult due to individual variations, age-related variations, the scarcity of specimens.


Behavior and ecology

While females move between satellite territories of different males, they appear to remain within the same territories for most of their lives, mating with the same or closely related males over the course of their life span. Courtship and pair bonding rituals begin with the vibratory sounds broadcast by females. Males approach and run with necks parallel to the ground with dramatic movements of the head, which accentuate the frontal neck region. The female approaches drumming slowly. 


Reproductive

Young cassowaries are brown and have buffy stripes. They are often kept as pets in native villages [in New Guinea], where they are permitted to roam like barnyard fowl. Often they are kept until they become nearly grown and someone gets hurt. Mature cassowaries are placed beside native houses in cribs hardly larger than the birds themselves.


Diet

Where trees are dropping fruit, cassowaries will come in and feed, with each bird defending a tree from others for a few days. They move on when the fruit is depleted. Fruit is swallowed whole, even items as large as bananas and apples.

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Thursday, February 27, 2014

Clouded leopard




clouded leopard
clouded leopard is a big cat . It is small but It has canine teeth like tiger. Clouded leopard is 10 times smaller than tiger . It found in Thailand.


Distribution and habitat

Clouded leopards were thought to be extinct in Nepal since the late 1860s. But in 1987 and 1988, four individuals were found in the central part of the country, close to Chitwan National Park and in the Pokhara Valley. These findings extended their known range westward, suggesting they are able to survive and breed in degraded woodlands that previously harboured moist subtropical semideciduous forest.



Ecology and behavior

Clouded leopards have been observed to scent mark in captivity by urine-spraying and head-rubbing on prominent objects. Presumably such habits are used to mark their territory in the wild, although the size of their home ranges is unknown. Like other big cats.




Conservation


In the United States, the clouded leopard is listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act, further prohibiting trade in the animals or any parts or products made from them




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Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Nile crocodile




Nile crocodile
Nile crocodile is the second largest in the world before salt water crocodile. It's live in Nile river and Mara river . It has world's strongest bite force , 5000 PSI. It's looking for wildebeest ans zebra to pass the Mara river.


Taxonomy and etymology

The Nile crocodile is called timsah al-nil inArabicmamba in Swahiligarwe in Shonangwenya in Ndebelengwena in Vendakwena in Sotho and Tswana.



Characteristics

Like all crocodiles, the Nile crocodile is a quadruped with four short, splayed legs, a long, powerful tail, a scaly hide with rows of ossified scutes running down its back and tail, and powerful jaws. It has nictitating membranes to protect the eyes and lachrymal glands to cleanse its eyes with tears.




Size


Typical Nile crocodile weight is from 225 to 550 kg (496 to 1,213 lb), though exceptionally large males can range up to 900 kg (2,000 lb) or more, in weight. The largest accurately measured male, shot near Mwanza,Tanzania, measured 6.47 m (21 ft 3 in) and weighed about 1,090 kg (2,400 lb). Another notable giant, caught alive by J.G. Kulmann in Venda,South Africa, measured 5.5 m (18 ft 1 in) in length and weighed 905.7 kg (1,997 lb).






Hunting and diet


Therefore most terrestrial prey are caught by ambush attacks when the animal approaches water to drink. The crocodile slowly comes closer, most of its body underwater, sometimes only its eyes and nostrils visible. On other occasions more of its head and upper body visible. The attack is sudden and unpredictable. The crocodile lunges its body out of water in the blink of an eye and grasps on to its prey




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Eagle Ray




Eagle Ray
Eagle Ray is a mollusk fish. It is a type of ray. It long tail . It's belong to their relatives Manta ray. It's eat plankton .

Classification

The spotted eagle rayAetobatus narinari, also known as the bonnet ray or maylan, belongs to this genus. The ray bears numerous white spots on its inky blue body. It has a span width of 2.5 m (8 ft) and a maximum reported weight of 230 kg (about 507 lbs) . Including the tail, it can reach up to 5 m (16 ft) in length. The spotted eagle ray is found in the tropical areas of all oceans, including the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.

Myliobatis

The eagle ray is most commonly seen cruising along sandy beaches in very shallow waters, its two wings sometimes breaking the surface and giving the impression of two sharks traveling together.


Subfamily Rhinopterinae

 Their whip-like tail is armed with one or more stings. Species include the Javanese cownose rayRhinoptera javanica, in the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific, the Australian cownose ray,Rhinoptera neglecta, around the Australian coasts and a species which inhabits the Chesapeake Bay, Rhinoptera bonasus.


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Tuesday, February 25, 2014

South American coati





South American coati
South American coati is a carnivore that found in south America.  It can grow 85 - 100 cm long . It has long tail.

Distribution

The status of coatis west of the Andes has caused some confusion, but specimen records from west Ecuador, and north and west Colombia are South American coatis. The only documented records of white-nosed coatis in South America are from far northwestern Colombia


Behavior

Females generally live in large groups, called bands, consisting of 15 to 30 animals. Males, on the other hand, are usually solitary.

Reproduction

Females leave the group during this time. Females tend to remain with the group they were born in but males generally disperse from their mothers' group after 3 years.



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