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Wednesday 9 April 2014

The Door to Hell Has Fire For More Than 40 Years



It seem like a actual Hell on Earth, Burning Since 4 Decades constantly. It is near the Derweze village in the middle of the Karakum Desert, about 260 kilometres (160 mi) north from Ashgabat. 
The gas reserve found here is one of the largest in the world. The name, "Door to Hell", was given to the field by the locals, referring to the fire, boiling mud, and orange flames in Derweze's large crater with a diameter of 70 metres (230 ft). The hot spots range over an area with a width of 60 metres (200 ft) and to a depth of about 20 metres (66 ft). It is noticed by Soviet petrochemical scientists in 1971. The fire is fed by the rich natural gas deposits in the area. The pungent smell of burning sulfur pervades the area for some distance.



Wednesday 5 February 2014

Rhinoceros iguana (Jurassic park)



 
Remember Jurassic park, When I saw him, I was just like WOW! he reminds me of Dainasores. Back to age when they ruled on earth. Their name derives from the bony-plated pseudo-horn or outgrowth which resembles the horn of a rhinoceros on the iguana's snout. Rhinoceros iguana is from the family of Galapagos marine iguana. This powerful lizard's body is quite stout and is crested with a row of spines along the back. It has strong legs that enable it to walk with its body well elevated from the ground. They are usually a dull grey-brown colour. A fully grown male is quite an impressive animal - the can be 56 cm in length and weigh 10 kg. They are primarily herbivorous, consuming leaves, flowers, berries, and fruits from different plant species. 


Monkey Face Orchid (Its REAL!)



 
Each Orchid is different from each other and when see them, you will feel as if they are making different faces looking at you, these are amazing to see. These are also called as Dracula simia. The Monkey Orchid is a recent discovery and was only named in 1978 by the botanist Luer. Research has discovered that the monkey orchid is part of a family containing over 120 species, mostly found in Ecuador.They are found only on the mountains of Ecuador and Peru at elevations of 1000 to 2000 meters above sea level.

Budapest Short Face Tumbler (What An Eyes)


 

When I first Saw this bird, I thought he is looking something closely, But when I found that he is actually the way he is, then I told myself, He is pigeons who has owl's eyes. This is the Budapest Pigeon. The breed was developed around 1907 by the Poltl brothers of Budapest. They’re one of the top flying pigeon breeds, able to stay in flight for up to 5 hours at a time.The most prominent feature of this breed is its head. It is wide and short with the width and length being of the same dimensions. The beak, while being short and thick, is straight set. The large eyes are pearl in color, with thick ceres almost frog like.



Tuesday 4 February 2014

The Shoebill (Shoe like Bill)

 




The Shoebill is a tall bird, with a typical height range of 110 to 140 cm (43 to 55 in) and some specimens reaching as much as 152 cm (60 in). Length from tail to beak can range from 100 to 140 cm (39 to 55 in) and wingspan is 230 to 260 cm (7 ft 7 in to 8 ft 6 in). Weight has reportedly ranged from 4 to 7 kg (8.8 to 15.4 lb) in the Shoebill.
The Shoebill also known as Whalehead or Shoe-billed Stork, is a very large stork-like bird. It derives its name from its massive shoe-shaped bill. The Shoebill was only classified in the 19th century when some skins were brought to Europe. It was not until years later that live specimens reached the scientific community. However, the bird was known to both ancient Egyptians and Arabs.


Narwhal (Dolphin with a Stick)



Narwhal means "corpse whale" in Old Norse; this is perhaps a description of their skin, which is bluish-gray with white blotches (young narwhals are brown). Narwhals have a cylindrical body (with no dorsal fin) and a round head with a small mouth on their blunt snout.
Narwhals can grow to be about 16 feet (4.9 m) long (not counting the tooth), and weigh about 1.8 tons (1.6 tonnes). Females are slightly smaller, averaging about 13 feet (4 m) long, and weighing 1 ton (0.9 tonnes). At birth, narwhals are about 5 feet (1.5 m) long and 175 pounds (80 kg). All narwhals have two teeth in their upper jaw. After the first year of a male narwhal's life, its left tooth grows outward, spirally. This long, single tooth projects from its upper jaw and can grow to be 7-10 feet (2-3 m) long.

Blue parrotfish


                                                                            
Blue parrotfish are uniformly blue with a yellow spot on their heads that fades as they age. They average 30–75 cm in length with a maximum length of 1.2 m. They develop a large "beak" like other parrotfish that is used for scraping algae and small organisms from rocks. They are found on coral reefs at depths of 3–25 m (9–82 ft) in the western Atlantic from Maryland in the United States to Bermuda, the Bahamas, and south to Brazil.



Saturday 1 February 2014

Hummingbird and Hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)




Hummingbirds are birds that constitute the family Trochilidae. They are among the smallest of birds, most species measuring in the 7.5–13 cm (3–5 in) range. Indeed, the smallest extant bird species is a hummingbird, the 5-cm Bee Hummingbird. They hover in mid-air by rapidly flapping their wings 12–80 times per second (depending on the species).
Many of the hummingbird species have bright plumage with exotic coloration. In many species, the coloring does not come from pigmentation in the feather structure, but instead from prism-like cells within the top layers of the feathers.




Hummingbird hawk-moth is also known as Macroglossum stellatarum, It is a species of Sphingidae. Its long proboscis and its hovering behaviour, accompanied by an audible humming noise, make it look remarkably like a hummingbird while feeding on flowers.
The forewings are brown, with black wavy lines across them, and the hindwings are orange with a black edge. The abdomen is quite broad, with a fan-tail of setae at the end. The wingspan is 40–45 millimetres (1.6–1.8 in).
The larva is green with two grey stripes bordered in cream along the sides and the horn at the rear end typical of sphingids.




The Panda Ant

 

 The Mutillidae are a family of more than 3,000 species of wasps whose wingless females and known as velvet ant refers to their dense pile of hair which most often is bright scarlet or orange, but may also be black, white, silver, or gold. Black and white specimens are sometimes known as panda ants due to their hair coloration resembling that of the Chinese giant panda.It is found in Chile, they are known for their extremely painful stings, hence the common name cow killer or cow ant.
 The males and females are so different, it is almost impossible to associate the two sexes of a species unless they are captured while mating. In a few species, the male is so much larger than the female, he carries her aloft while mating, which is also seen in the related family Tiphiidae





Friday 31 January 2014

Fastest and Slowest Animal on Earth



Cheetah is the fastest animal on Earth which can accelerate from 0 to 96.6 km/h (60.0 mph) in under three seconds, though endurance is limited: most Cheetahs run for only 60 seconds at a time. When sprinting, cheetahs spend more time in the air than on the ground. He can reach to 112-120 Km/h or 70-75 mph. The adult cheetah weighs from 21 to 72 kg (46 to 159 lb). Its total head-and-body length is from 110 to 150 cm (43 to 59 in), while the tail can measure 60 to 84 cm (24 to 33 in) in length.






The three-toed sloth is the slowest mammal on Earth, due to its lack of muscle tissue.Three-toed sloths are about the size of a small dog or a large cat, with the head and body having a combined length of around 45 cm (18 in) and a weight of 3.5–4.5 kg (8–10 lb). It is so sedentary that algae grows on its furry coat. All sloths are built for life in the treetops. Three-toed sloths also have an advantage that few other mammals possess: They have extra neck vertebrae that allows them to turn their heads some 270 degrees.