Man has always wondered how an animal finds its way from station to station along its route… It is particularly difficult to find out why and how animal migration takes place exactly. Why does an animal depart from the place of its birth and later return? What determines the time of departure, the direction of…
Habitat and Characteristics of The Chinese Alligator
When we think of crocodiles and alligators, the first thing that comes to mind is a giant-sized reptile. However, the Chinese crocodile has broken that tradition and reduced it to almost the same size as the dwarf caiman (a small crocodile in the alligator family). Nevertheless, it is still a ferocious animal that can do…
Habitat and Characteristics of The Red-Eyed Tree Frog
Because of its eyes and beautiful skin color, the red-eyed tree frog is considered one of the most beautiful animals on earth. Want to know more about this species? Read on! The red-eyed frog (Agalychnis callidryas) is a small amphibian that has gained popularity over the years due to its beautiful eyes. This special feature…
Are Electric Cars Greener?
Electric vehicles will be around for a long time. What seemed like a mere dream a decade ago is now the future’s default setting. States and countries have set deadlines by which combustion engine cars that consume fossil fuels and produce pollutants will no longer be sold. As a result, major automakers have decided to…
Heat Waves: Thousands Of Victims.
Despite the serious threat extreme heat presents to our health and economy, people tend to perceive intense heat differently from other climate disasters. Heatwaves don’t get the same attention as a flood or a hurricane, because the damage isn’t as visually obvious. But that’s not to say that heatwaves aren’t causing concern. For example, professional…
Agnatha: The Jawless Fish
Agnatha is a group of jawless fish, of which there are only a few extant species. There are so many species that fit the characteristics that it was necessary to classify each organism into groups. The first appearance of these fishes was about 470 million years ago. They were the only vertebrates at the time,…
What Are the World’s Countries Doing About Climate Change?
After the international climate agreement in Paris in 2016, most developed nations have taken notice that small island nations and glaciers are the first ones to be affected by climate change. There are a number of actions taken by each country to fight against climate change and these are sure taken into consideration of…
Animal Migrations: Learn About the Incredible Journeys of Birds, Fishes and Others
When we speak of human migrations, we have in mind the movements of great bodies of men and women from one place to another. These people may be driven by famine in their own land and they may be fleeing from a foe. They may be seeking freedom from religious or political persecution. There have…
Everything you need to know about bogs.
If I were to ask you what were the things that absorb the most carbon dioxide on our planet, you would say trees or forests, right? Only a small fraction of you would think of bogs; yet, these are true powerhouses when it comes to carbon dioxide entrapment. The fact that not many people are…
The Life of Mammals – A History of Earth’s Dominant Animals
The animal class of the mammals or Mammalia, includes a great many familiar forms – horses, cows dogs, domestic cats, house rats and mice, sheep, goats and rabbits, to name only a few. It also numbers exotic creatures such as elephants, giraffes, rhinoceroses, gorillas, sperm whales, dolphins, vampire bats, kangaroos and platypuses. All these animals, familiar…