The Oriental Rat Snake (Ptyas mucosa) is a medium-sized, active, diurnal snake associated with open habitats, including agricultural systems; much of the diet consists of amphibians and commensal rodents....
Family: The Shy Albatross (Thalassarche cauta, previously Diomedea cauta) belongs to the family Diomedeidae in the genus Thalassarche.
Habitat: Winter...
Habitat: In tone rather than pattern, the Singing Bushlark (Mirafra javanica) varies widely around Australia. Thomas Horsfield first described the singing bush lark in...
Habitats: The Cape Barren Goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae) is not typical geese. They have reticulate scaling on their feet, their syrinx, or voice box, lacks...
The spotted turtle-dove was released in Australia for the first time in 1870 in Melbourne. Other releases followed in Adelaide (1881), Perth (1898), and...
The banded broadbill is a species of bird in the Eurylaimidae family. The banded broadbill “Eurylaimus javanicus”. It is found in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia,...
Description: The purslane plant (Portulaca oleracea) is a very common weed in moist, sandy soils. However, French gardeners have developed specific varieties for salads....
IDENTIFICATION - Mongolian Finch (Bucanetes mongolicus) is a small passerine bird about 12-13 cm in length, in the finch family Fringillidae. This finch is...
The American mastodon was an elephant-like creature that inhabited North America for a much longer period of time than the mammoths. So, keep reading,...