Animals

Wandering Albatross – The Largest Flying Bird

Wandering Albatross (Diornedea exulans) is the largest flying bird with a wingspan of nearly three-and-a-half meters. True to its name it wanders around the globe in southern latitudes, frequently...

Blueberry: A Sweet and Mouth Watering Fruit

Blueberry is a wonderful plant. Not only do they live for decades and bear delicious fruits that need...

Elliot’s Woodpecker (Dendropicos elliotii)

Identification: The Elliot's Woodpecker (Dendropicos elliotii) is a long-tailed woodpecker with a plain appearance. There are some brown...

Ferocactus cylindraceus (Engelmann) Orcutt 1926

Description: George Engelmann named the barrel-cactus variation Ferocactus cylindraceus in 1853. This unusual cactus poses a threat to...

The Facts of Great Tri-State Tornado of 1925

Are you a history lover? Do you know the facts about the Great Tri-State Tornado of 1925? The...

Gastrointestinal Problems in Horses

Gastrointestinal Problems in Horses: Colic is not a specific disease but a disease complex, created in many ways. There are special types of colic,...

The Bat with Big Ears

The name of the Bat with Big Ears is an understatement: the ears are huge almost as long as the rest of the body...

The Cute Baby Sand Cat

Don't be fooled by cute overload, Baby Sand Cat (Felis Margarita) is a little-known species of desert cat. They live in the harshest deserts...

Are Honey Bees Beneficial?

Are Honey Bees Beneficial? Of the many tiny animals that share the planet earth with us. However, there are only a few insects that...

Riding Horses – Five-gaited Horses

Five-gaited horses! These riding horses are usually taught two extra gaits in addition to the natural gaits. Natural gaits for most horses are the...

Jaguarundi: A Small and Beautiful South American Cat

The enigma is the jaguarundi (Puma Yagouaroundi). This small South American cat looks different from any other small feline and shows some behavioral similarities...

Dazzling Series of Siamese Fighting Fish

Visarute Angkatavanich is a commercial photographer right now living in Bangkok, Thailand. He takes mind-blowing portrait pictures of Fighting Fish (Betta Splendens). Visarute ongoing...

Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)

The fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) is the only species named for its habits and diet, but several cat species will catch and eat fish...

Bobcat (Lynx rufus)

The bobcat (Lynx rufus) was once considered the southern form of the Canada lynx. However, the fossils and DNA studies show that bobcats' ancestors...

Pallas’s Cat (Otocolobus manul)

The Pallas's Cat is a little feline with a squat body, short legs, and a shaggy coat. It looks like a pug or Pekingese...