Water is one of the basic necessities for sustaining life and maintaining ecological balance. Though water is the simplest compound by its structure, it is the major component of all living things. Life on earth without water cannot be imagined and history is replete with wars fought between civilizations over water. […]
There are two types of alligators in the world – Chinese and American. A group of alligators is called a congregation. The name alligator comes from the Spanish word ‘el lagarto’ which means the lizard. […]
This is a small Kingfisher, 5 inch in length with exquisite colours having yellow under parts, blue, black and purple upperparts and a red beak and legs. The Oriental Dwarf is regarded as the most beautiful of the Kingfishers. […]
Green iguanas are found distributed from Mexico to Brazil and are largely arboreal. Being almost entirely vegetarian they do occasionally eat carrion and insects and can grow up to 6 feet. The green iguanas have a white photo sensory organ on the top of their heads called parietal. […]
Environmental conservation means protecting our environment and the creatures that live in it. Our Mother Earth has enormous living things which are connected with each individual to keep the world sustainable and it plays an important part of the ecosystem. Recently, there are increased man-made activities due to explosion of human population and degradation of natural resources which has caused many species that were formerly common to decline to near extinction. […]
Indian roofed turtles are named after the raised feature of the hump on their back. They are found in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan. […]
Also called the White Throated Kingfisher, this Kingfisher, besides catching fish, additionally feeds on reptiles, amphibians, crabs, small rodents and even small birds. They are larger than other Kingfishers, growing up to 11 inches in length. […]
The spectacled cobra is one of the most popular snakes of the ‘big four’ (the venomous snakes in India). They are found across India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Bhutan and Nepal. […]
The Pied Kingfisher is a distinctive black and white bird with a crest that hovers above water bodies before diving vertically to catch fish. It is a noisy bird, hard to miss along water bodies with their spectacular dives to catch fish. […]
The Common Kingfisher is about the size of a sparrow with a typical kingfisher profile of a large head and a short tail. […]
There are 4 types of crocodilians in the world. One is the Gharial. Gharials are one of the largest crocodilians in the world. They are also one of the three species found in India. They are also found in parts of Bhutan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal. […]
Also called the Black-Rumped Woodpecker, it is the only woodpecker with a black rump and throat. It is found throughout the subcontinent in urban as well as rural areas. They are often seen in trees in cities and towns throughout India. […]
Have you ever wondered what could be the reason why Kangaroo’s have developed feet like that? Imagine a country as expansive as Australia. In order to survive, the animals have to cover great distance in search of food and water. […]
Tortoises are land animals with feet like elephants and turtles are water animals. They are one of the largest tortoise species in the world. […]
An elephant is literally walking on high-heeled shoes because the heel bones are raised right up inside the foot and rest on a thick pad pf fatty cartilage. […]
