Antarctica

Fort Jefferson – An Abandoned Coastal Fortress

The unfinished Fort Jefferson is a massive coastal fortress, actually the largest masonry structure in the United States. The Fort is beautifully composed of more than 16 million bricks....

Chrysopelea – The Flying Snake

Have you ever heard that a snake can fly? Chrysopelea is known as a flying snake. It belongs...

Polaskia chende (Roland-Gosselin) A. C. Gibson & K. E. Horak 1978

Polaskia chende looks like tree cacti, branching terminally to 4 m (13 feet) high with distinct trunks to...

Paradise Riflebird “Ptiloris paradiseus”

Common / Scientific Name Paradise Riflebird “Ptiloris paradiseus” Description Paradise Riflebird is a medium size bird of the family Paradisaeidae. Earlier,...

The Grey-breasted Prinia Call / Song

The grey-breasted prinia or Franklin's prinia (Prinia hodgsonii) is a small bird about 11–12 cm in length. The...

World’s Most Stunning Glacier Waterfall in Svalbard

There’s nothing more beautiful than seeing tons of melted ice cascading into the sea. Svalbard is the most striking place on earth. Where the...

The Mysterious Blood Falls

Blood Falls a natural phenomenon, a liquid outflow at the snout of Taylor Glacier in East Antarctica. Numerous glaciers have icy outflows, but few are...