Nature

Litoptern: Strange Extinct Mammal of Prehistoric South America

Scientific Name: Macrauchenia patachonia Scientific Classification: Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Litopterna Family: Macraucheniidae When did it become extinct? This species of litoptern disappeared approximately 10,000 years ago. Where did it live?...

Eskimo Curlew: The Lost Migratory Bird That Once Filled the Skies

Name: Eskimo Curlew Scientific name: Numenius borealis Scientific Classification Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae When did it become...

Painted buttonquail (Turnix varius)

Family: Painted buttonquail (Turnix varius) is the quails that belong to the family Turnicidae, but do not closely...

Crested Tern (Sterna bergii)

Crested tern is the second largest of Australia's terms, and it is also one of the most familiar...

A Weird Dinobat Discovered in China

A strange new dinosaur  (Dinobat) with bat-like wings has been discovered by a farmer in China. It is...

Amazing Spider Webs Creates 25 feet in Height

Well, there’s a species of spider that grows and habitually lives in colonies and forms spider webs that can reach an astonishing 25 feet...

The Channel-Billed Toucan

The Channel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos vitellinus) is a toucan that is found in Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana and in tropical South...

Gouldian Finch (Erythrura gouldiae)

Gouldian Finch is bold coloring and has brought the brilliant finch fame as a caged bird and misfortune in the wild. Once widespread through...

Jonathan – The World’s Oldest Tortoise

The world's oldest tortoise is starting over with a clean sheet at 184 years old and enjoying his first-ever bath. The tortoise named Jonathan...

Aquilegia Flowers: Nature’s Most Underrated Blooms

The Aquilegia flowers and leaves of columbines have a dainty, airy quality. Several flowers have long spurs, and they come in every color. Including...

The Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)

In the right terms, "Sialia" is the Latinized, neuter plural version of the Greek word sialis, a noun meaning a "kind of bird." The...

Noisy Scrubbird (Atrichornis clamosus)

The Noisy scrubbird (Atrichornis clamosus) is a terrestrial bird, that spends most of its time on or close to the ground in the dense...

Slaty-backed thornbill (Acanthiza robustirostris)

Slaty-backed thornbill (Acanthiza robustirostris) belongs to the Acanthizidae family. The species is endemic to Australia. Mulga woodlands of central-western Australia are home to this...

Secrets of the Seashore

From dramatic wave-battered rocky shores to gently flowing brackish creeks and lagoons. Britain’s coastline provides over 5000 miles of varied habitats for a huge...

How Important Are Cultivating Herbs?

How Important Are Cultivating Herbs? Since no self-respecting modern cookbook leaves herbs out of its recipes, courses in herbal medicine are springing up all over...