Meet the weirdest animal in the world guys!! haha,
Horned Lizard can spread a blood from eyes! Watch this video and you will amaze!
Tuesday, 1 October 2013
Horned Lizard (Weirdest Reptile) Video
Meet the weirdest animal in the world guys!! haha,
Horned Lizard can spread a blood from eyes! Watch this video and you will amaze!
Thorny Devil
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| A whole body of Thorny Devil in desert. |
Good morning all! Today is a great day with cloudy day and windy maybe heheh...
So, today i want to share one of my favorite animal, guess what? Thorny Devil! haha...
If you are OZ, you will know what is this, because this the one of animal live in Australia especially desert and scrubland area.
Let's start!
The thorny devil is an Australian lizard, also known as the mountain devil, this is the sole species of genus Moloch. The Thorny Devil grow up to 20cm in length and it can live up to 20 years.
Description
An intimidating array of spikes cover the entire upper side of the body of the Thorny dragon.These Thorny scales also help to defend it from predators. camouflage and deception may also be used to evade predator.The lizard unusual gait involves freezing and rocking as it moves about slowly in search of food, water, and mates.
Diet
The Thorny devil eats only ants, mainly one particular kind of ant, eating around 1000-3000 ants in a single meal. However, it eats the ants one at a time, flicking its sticky tongue in and out quickly.It drinks water in a most unusual way. When either rain or dew lands on the Thorny devil's back, the water flows along thousand of grooves between the spines that lead to the corners of its mouth so that it can drink.
Predators
Like many animal, Thorny devil have a predator like bustards and goanas. However Thorny devil have an air predator like a falcon.
Self Defence
Thorny devil is not aggresive. It has quite a few ways of hiding or defending itself from threatened:
- Change color to match it surrounding.
- Protect its head and trick a predator by hiding its head between its front legs, leaving its false head showing.
- If a predator try to flip it onto its back, the Thorny devil uses its spike and curved tail to anchor itself onto the ground.
- It can imitate a leaf flicked by a breeze.
- It can puff itself up to look larger.
Thorny Devil Top Facts
- Between the scales of Thorny Devil there are narrow channels which use capillary action to draw droplets of dew or rain towards its mouth.
- Feeding almost entirely on small black ants, the thorny devil can consume up to 5000 ants in a single meal.
- The scientific name of the thorny devil, Molloch Horridus, is said to derived from John Milton's poem, Paradise Lost.
- The thorny devil can change color to provide better camouflage depending on its surrounding.
Conservation Status
Thorny Devil has not yet been classified on the IUCN Red list. It means, thorny devil have a good population in wildlife. We still have to protect this little reptile from extinction. We never know what happen in the future, but we still can prevent an extnction from now!
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| This the picture of Thorny Devil head. Looks like a primitive reptile. |
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Komodo Dragon
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| Picture of Komodo's in Komodo Island, Indonesia. |
Today i want to share an unique species and this species just can be found in my country Indonesia, guess what? Komodo Dragon!!
From the name, i think you will try to imagine that creatures have a large 2 wings, long tail, and spread the fire from the mouth, but wait! This creature actually can't fly, not have a wing, can't spread fire, and walk with 4 legs hehe...
Allright, let start with the article about komodo now. Enjoy!!
Introduction
Komodo Dragon have thrived in the harsh climate of indonesia's Lesser Sunda Island for millions of years, althought amazingly, their existence was unknown to humans untill about 100 years ago.Description
- Reaching 10 feet/3m in length and more than 300 pounds/136kg, Komodo Dragon are the heaviest lizard in the world.
- Have a long, flat heads with rounded snouts, bowed legs, and huge muscular tails.
- Serrated teeth that can measure up to 2.5 cm/1inch in length.
- Saliva is frequently blood-tinged
- Has a long, yellow, deeply forked tongue.
- Skin is reinforced by armoured scales, which contain tiny bones called osteoderms that function as a sort of natural chain mail.
Diet
As a dominant predator on the handful of islands they inhabit, they will eat almost anything, including carrion, deer, pigs, smaller dragons, and even large water buffalo and humans. When hunting, Komodo dragons rely on camouflage and patience, lying in wait for passing prey. When a victims ambles by, the dragon springs, using its powerful legs, sharp claws and serrated, shark- like teeth to evicerate its prey.
Venom
The find dispels the common belief that toxic bacteria in Komodo's mouth are responsible for ultimately killing the dragons prey.
The team found that the dragon's venom rapidly decreases blood pressure, expedites blood loss, and send a victim into shock, rendering it to weak to fight.
The Myth
Before i continue this part, i was shocking when read an article that before Komodo's dragon identified, Komodo's categorize into cryptid or myth creature. I was amazed that Komodo is the one of cryptid creature that succesfully identified by science and it's like an oportunity to discover more cryptid creature such as nessie, ogopogo, or mokele mbembe. Anyway here's the story before Komodo categorized as real animal or lizard.
By the early twentieth century, Western Science had determined Giant lizard were nothing more than a relic of the prehistoric past. Thus when pearl fishermen returned from the Lesser Sunda, in Indonesia with tales about montrous "Land Crocodile", there accounts were met with overwhelming scepticism. An expedition from Buitenzong Zoological Museum in Java, produce a report of the creatures, but the legendary dragons of Komodo faded into obscurity as WW 1 took precedence.
Then, in 1926 an expedition from the Museum of American Natural History confirmed that the tales of giant lizard were true. W.Douglas Burden, the leader of expedition, returned with twelve preserved specimens and two lives ones. The world was introduce to Komodo dragon, a massive monitor lizard that grows up to 10 feet.
The 1926 expedition to Komodo served as the inspiration for King Kong, in which a similar expedition to a foreign island reveals prehistoric megafauna.
Allright readers, hope you can get more information about Komodo dragons and more love this unique creatures and more love the wildlife and nature. Thank you...
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Sunday, 29 September 2013
The Ghost and the Darkness
Hi all, good morning and happy monday, as we know today i will tell you a story about the Ghost and the Darkness. Well, it's not horror movie but a murder movie by 2 extraordinary lions in Tsavo, Kenya.
Enjoy the story!!
In March 1898 the British Started building a railway bridge over the Tsavo River in Kenya. The project was led by Lt.Col. Henry Patterson. During the next 9 months of construction, two maneless male Tsavo lions stalked the campsite, dragging indian workers from their tents at night and devouring them. Crews tried to scare off the lions and built campfires and bomas of thorn fences around their camp for protection to keep the man-eaters out, to no vail; the lions crawled throught the thorn fensces. After the new attacks, hundreds of worker fled from Tsavo, halting construction on the bridge.
Hunting
Enjoy the story!!
In March 1898 the British Started building a railway bridge over the Tsavo River in Kenya. The project was led by Lt.Col. Henry Patterson. During the next 9 months of construction, two maneless male Tsavo lions stalked the campsite, dragging indian workers from their tents at night and devouring them. Crews tried to scare off the lions and built campfires and bomas of thorn fences around their camp for protection to keep the man-eaters out, to no vail; the lions crawled throught the thorn fensces. After the new attacks, hundreds of worker fled from Tsavo, halting construction on the bridge.
Hunting
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| The first man eaters killed by Lt. Col. Henry Patterson. |
Finally, the chief engnineer in charge of the railway project they will be, John Henry Patterson, decided the only one solution is to kill the lion demon very disturbing this project. He almost killed by the lion, but eventually, he managed to shoot a lion who's first in December 1898, and two weeks later, he managed to shoot the second.
The Victims
The lion has killed 140 people. Patterson also found the nest of the predators in cave near the edge of the Tsavo River. A lot of victim and pieces of clothing and ornaments. The cave still exist untill now but many bones have been removed, reportedly still a lot of bones still inside.
Expert have recently claimed that the lions only eat 35 peoples/workers. However, this doesn't mean they do not kill many people. They reportedly often kill even when not hungry.
Lions Heritage
The man eaterscan be viewed at the Field Museum in Chicago, and the Government of Kenya has expressed interest in building a museum dedicated entirely to them.
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| The Tsavo Lions bone and display at The Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois. |
Factors
Drought and famine during the late 19th century also played a prominent role. The Tsavo region suffered severe drought and famine during the 1860s, 1870s, and 1890s. During the 1860s drought, cholera, and plague brought by Swahili caravan ravaged the region, affecting ethnic groups such as the Maasai, who lived further Inland.
Environmental were also a decisive factor. The quest for Ivory during the 19th century had eliminated elephants from much of Eastern Kenya, including most of Tsavo. Reduce elephants populations resulted in the expansion of woodlands and the reduction of grass-eating herbivores. Unlike the Tsavo of today with large tracts of open expanse, the Tsavo of 1890s was composed of nearly impenetrable, thorn thicket known as 'Nyika, and it was in this thicket environment that the Tsavo were able to stalk and ambush their human prey.
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Vietnamese Javan Rhino Extinction
Hi all, today i want to share a sad story about Vietnamese Javan Rhino and hope this article will be good for you and make you realize how important we have to protect rhino.
Last week 22 September 2013 we celebrated Rhino Day, that's not just a ordinary day, because the fact is, rhino become endangered animals especially Javan Rhino.
The Javan Rhino is one of the world's most endangered mammals and the Vietnamese Javan Rhino is the second of three subspecies to go extinct. The Indian Javan Rhinoceros disappeared sometimes before 1925. The only remaining subspecies - the Indonesian Javan Rhino exist only on a small portion of the indonesian island of Java. Rhino populations are targeted primarily for their horns, which are believed to cure a number of diseases and ailments from cancer to hangovers. In reality, the rhino horn - made of keratin (the same protein that makes up our hair and fingernails) - has no proven medicinal value. Still, the horns demand a high price in the black markets of Vietnam and China.
The WWF and International Rhino Foundation said the country last Javan Rhino was probably killed by poachers, as its horn had been cut off.
Experts said that the news was not a surprise, only one sighting had been recorded in Vietnam since 2008.
Fewer than 50 individuals are now estimated to remain in the wild.
"It is painful that despite significant investment in Vietnamese Rhino conservation, efforts failed to save this unique mammals,"said WWF's director Tran Thi Minh Hien.
"Vietnam has lost part of its natural heritage."
The authors of the report, Extinction of Javan Rhinofrom Vietnam, said genetic analysis of dung samples collected between 2009-2010 in the Cat Tien National Park Showed that they all belonged to just one individual.
Shortly after survey was completed, conservationist found out that the rhino had been killed. They said it was likely to have been the work of poachers because it had been shot in a leg and its horn had been cut off.
Globally, there has been a sharp increase in the number of rhino poaching cases. Earlier this year, the Internation Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) publish a report that said rhino population in Africa were facing their worst poaching crisis for decades.
Now after we know about this news and realize that this just wait for the time untill the rhino become a list of extinct animal, we have to prepare as soon as we can to face a poachers and make a tactics and research for help this unique species.
SAY NO TO RHINO POACHERS!!
Source:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15430787
http://news.wildlife.org/featured/vietnamese-javan-rhino-extinct/
Last week 22 September 2013 we celebrated Rhino Day, that's not just a ordinary day, because the fact is, rhino become endangered animals especially Javan Rhino.
The Javan Rhino is one of the world's most endangered mammals and the Vietnamese Javan Rhino is the second of three subspecies to go extinct. The Indian Javan Rhinoceros disappeared sometimes before 1925. The only remaining subspecies - the Indonesian Javan Rhino exist only on a small portion of the indonesian island of Java. Rhino populations are targeted primarily for their horns, which are believed to cure a number of diseases and ailments from cancer to hangovers. In reality, the rhino horn - made of keratin (the same protein that makes up our hair and fingernails) - has no proven medicinal value. Still, the horns demand a high price in the black markets of Vietnam and China.
The WWF and International Rhino Foundation said the country last Javan Rhino was probably killed by poachers, as its horn had been cut off.
Experts said that the news was not a surprise, only one sighting had been recorded in Vietnam since 2008.
Fewer than 50 individuals are now estimated to remain in the wild.
"It is painful that despite significant investment in Vietnamese Rhino conservation, efforts failed to save this unique mammals,"said WWF's director Tran Thi Minh Hien.
"Vietnam has lost part of its natural heritage."
The authors of the report, Extinction of Javan Rhinofrom Vietnam, said genetic analysis of dung samples collected between 2009-2010 in the Cat Tien National Park Showed that they all belonged to just one individual.
Shortly after survey was completed, conservationist found out that the rhino had been killed. They said it was likely to have been the work of poachers because it had been shot in a leg and its horn had been cut off.
Globally, there has been a sharp increase in the number of rhino poaching cases. Earlier this year, the Internation Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) publish a report that said rhino population in Africa were facing their worst poaching crisis for decades.
Now after we know about this news and realize that this just wait for the time untill the rhino become a list of extinct animal, we have to prepare as soon as we can to face a poachers and make a tactics and research for help this unique species.
SAY NO TO RHINO POACHERS!!
Source:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15430787
http://news.wildlife.org/featured/vietnamese-javan-rhino-extinct/
Friday, 27 September 2013
Earth Underwater
Watch this video from National Geographic. This is the real fact something we have to face in the future. :)
Thursday, 26 September 2013
Heads of state come together in call for UN action to combat wildlife crime
efforts to combat illicit wildlife crime received a massive boost today as heads of state and a number of ministers outlined the serious impacts of poaching and illicit wildlife trafficking.
During the most important meeting of the year in international politics, governments chose to highlight illicit wildlife trafficking as a major threat to peace and security, the rule of law and global development.
President Ali Bongo of Gabon called for the appointment of a special UN envoy on wildlife crime as well as a UNGA resolution, a move that was supported by the UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs William Hague and the German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, as well as other representatives present such as the Norwegian Minister of Environment.
President Ali Bongo said, "Illicit wildlife crime is no longer a simple environmental problem, it is a transnational crime and a threat to peace and security on your continent."
The president of Tanzania, Jakaya Kikwete highlighted the problem of demand and called for help from the international community to close markets.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Guido Westerwelle Highlighted that for Germany " it is no longer a measure of securing endangered species, it's about countering the spread of organized crime and preventing uncontrolled militarization. This has become a problem of foreign and security matters".
"This is a step forward in the fight againts wildlife crime and today countries have shown they are serious in the fight againts this organised crime," said Jim Leape, Director General of WWF International.
Over the next three years, the commitment makers and their partners will fund and facilitate collaborated efforts and resources to protect key African elephant population from poaching, while reducing trafficking and halting demand for ivory.
Charter Roberts, president and CEO of WWF-US said: " We know how to solve this crisis. What's been missing is a united front from governments, NGOs and the private sectorto scale up resources to stop the killing and crush the demand. Look at what has been done with conflict diamonds and fur from endangered species.
"The more people are aware of the consequence of what they buy, it changes what they do. "We need to do the same with elephant ivory and rhino horn and tiger bone."
During the most important meeting of the year in international politics, governments chose to highlight illicit wildlife trafficking as a major threat to peace and security, the rule of law and global development.
President Ali Bongo of Gabon called for the appointment of a special UN envoy on wildlife crime as well as a UNGA resolution, a move that was supported by the UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs William Hague and the German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, as well as other representatives present such as the Norwegian Minister of Environment.
President Ali Bongo said, "Illicit wildlife crime is no longer a simple environmental problem, it is a transnational crime and a threat to peace and security on your continent."
The president of Tanzania, Jakaya Kikwete highlighted the problem of demand and called for help from the international community to close markets.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Guido Westerwelle Highlighted that for Germany " it is no longer a measure of securing endangered species, it's about countering the spread of organized crime and preventing uncontrolled militarization. This has become a problem of foreign and security matters".
"This is a step forward in the fight againts wildlife crime and today countries have shown they are serious in the fight againts this organised crime," said Jim Leape, Director General of WWF International.
Over the next three years, the commitment makers and their partners will fund and facilitate collaborated efforts and resources to protect key African elephant population from poaching, while reducing trafficking and halting demand for ivory.
Charter Roberts, president and CEO of WWF-US said: " We know how to solve this crisis. What's been missing is a united front from governments, NGOs and the private sectorto scale up resources to stop the killing and crush the demand. Look at what has been done with conflict diamonds and fur from endangered species.
"The more people are aware of the consequence of what they buy, it changes what they do. "We need to do the same with elephant ivory and rhino horn and tiger bone."
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