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12 April 2014

The Jaguar - Amazing Facts About Jaguars

The jaguar is a powerful feline and the largest cat living in America. It is the only representative of the genus Panthera in America. Above 68 to 76 cm at the shoulder, it is between 1.12 and 1.85 m long (excluding the tail, between 45 and 75 cm), and weighs between 36 and 158 kg. Note that females are 20% lighter and slightly less larger than males. Its coat is yellow, dotted with black rosettes spotted in the center (unique to each individual). Like the tiger, its fur cleared at the inside of the legs, stomach, throat and cheeks.



The jaguar is a feline. It belongs to the family of the lion, tiger, panther. It is the third largest cat in the world (after the tiger and lion) and the largest in the Americas. It looks like the leopard, but it is solid and his head is wider. Stains on his coat (also called rosettes) are also different. Champion swimmer, he lives near rivers and marshes. It is also a good climber. It hunts around: on land, in water or put on the lookout in a tree.

According to the history, the animal was once found on the Mexican border, but today can only be found in the Amazon basin. Jaguar generally live in the rainforest, wetlands, grasslands, and deciduous forest. In particular, the jaguar can be found in northern Mexico, northern and central South America, and the Amazon rain forest. Jaguars live alone and mark their territory with feces.

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The gestation lasts 91 to 111 days. Young jaguars are born blind and totally dependent on their mother. After 2 weeks, the young open their eyes. The dependence of their young mother lasts until they reach five or six months, when they begin to hunt with it. But the role of the mother does not stop there, as it will continue to protect them against predators, feed them and teach them the basics of life up to the age of 2 years. At that time, they finally left the maternal nest seek their own territory.

They are retractable. The claw marks, the deposits of urine and feces are used to mark their territory.

The coat of the jaguar is generally mottled yellow, but can range from brown to black. The animal is covered with rosettes camouflage jungle habitat. The spots vary in the same individual and between individuals: rosettes may include one or more points, and the shape of the dots varies. 

The spots on the head, neck and tail are generally distinct from other spots, but on the body, they "merge" sometimes to form a band. The underside of the animal, the throat and the outer surface of the leg and lower flanks are white.

The jaguars feeds mainly on peccaries, deer, monkeys, tapirs, raccoons, badgers, armadillos, rabbits and other small mammals as well as birds, fish, dogs, crocodiles, alligators, lizards, snakes, turtles and their eggs and even, carrion. Where food is abundant, they often return to eat several consecutive nights. Also like to hunt domestic animals, such as pigs, horses, donkeys, goats or sheep.

They are solitary and generally found in the jungles bordering the great rivers and mangroves.
It is almost exclusively nocturnal and has great ability to see in the dark, during the day lies hidden somewhere among the rocks or among the thick undergrowth.

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The gestation period is 100 days, usually have two cubs, but can have up to four. Shortly before birth, the male leaves the female and her cubs alone care: keep them in caves or other shelters, and brings taught to hunt for their first year of life, until they can do it themselves. Then they will have to leave the country of their parents.

They have a keen sense of sight and hearing and smell, are very strong animals, smart and skilled as they can get to hunt large prey such as deer and tapirs.

From puppies live with their mother until they are, two years later living separate and lonely all his life, frequenting only other Jaguars in mating season, their gestation lasts between 90 and 110 days. On average they give birth to 2-4 pups per litter.

The jaguar hunts at any time of the day or night, is the top predator of the rainforest. It is often seen walking at night man-made trails.

Jaguar spends many hours licking their coats to remove any trace of odor from his victim, who could scare the next predator.

The jaguar is an animal often very territorial and defend very well from any other animal including man. It is the apex predator of the forest and no other animal dares to challenge him.

The jaguar attacks its prey by surprise from a hidden place. He chokes his victim by a bite to the throat or kills instantly piercing the back of the head with his fangs. Its powerful jaws enable it to pierce the skin of reptiles and shells of turtles. Once the victim beaten, she is dragged into a remote area to be eaten.

Jaguar reaches sexual maturity at the age of 3 or 4 years. Living in the tropics, the jaguar is therefore no specific season love. Birth, however, most often take place during the rainy season. The males immediately recognize the smell of urine from the female, when it is in heat. However, it has never observed affronts from male to female. The coupling is very brutal against him.

Unlike cats family in general, such as Lion, Tiger, Leopard, jaguar, enjoys swimming activity and often live near water sources. The jaguar is also capable of carrying its prey while swimming.

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The jaguar can live up to the age of 11 to 12 years in the wild. Unfortunately, almost 50% of them die before the age of 2 years. Illness, accidents, interactions with other animals or hunting are the main causes of death. In captivity, the jaguar can live up to the venerable age of 20 years.

Jaguar does not support intruders in its territory and defends the body and soul against other adult males. It marks its territory through vocalizations, scratching trees and defecating and urinating on the vegetation.

The jaguar is a primary animal nocturnal active at dusk and dawn. Despite this general behavior, it also happens to be active at any time of the day. If he spends most of his time in the shade of thick vegetation, in caves near the shore or in the trees during the flood season. The jaguar is dependent on the water, especially during the dry season when it is trying to protect from the heat. Kind of a loner, except during the mating season, the populations of jaguars can raise an individual to 15 km ² in the best case.


Conclusion: The jaguar is a feline mainly carnivorous. Mainly solitary hunter night, jaguar feeds on ungulates various, such as tapir, the peccary and deer. It also happens to hunt large rodents (Agoutis and Capybaras) and armadillos. The jaguar also attacks snakes, porcupines, capybaras and birds large. Hunter, but also a fisherman, the jaguar does not hesitate to catch fish with his foreleg, or to tackle larger, as the tortoise or the caiman.

30 January 2014

16 Interesting Facts About Wolf

Wolves are animals that are very good hunters, can be found in nearly all regions of the world compared with other mammals, except humans. The wolf is the ancestor of all domestic breeds of dogs that exist in the world, wolves are also part of a group of animals called "wild dogs" as the dingo and coyote.



The wolf is one of the canines and is the ancestor of the dogs we have at home. It is a social animal that lives in groups. The group consists of a breeding pair and their offspring and is called a pack. Often the pack consists of four to eight dieren. The wolf is a shy animal that hunts e.g. Deer, roe deer, wild boar and piglets. The prey should be relatively easy to catch and offer much food. By day he eats about 4-5 kg of meat. To get enough food to wolves have a territory of about 250 square kilometers needed.


There are many different types of wolf and all look different again, though it often to see the back above characteristics:
  • Arctic wolf
  • White Wolf
  • Arabian wolf
  • Mexican wolf
  • Spanish wolf
  • American wolf
  • Reed Wolf
  • Japanese wolf (unfortunately extinct)
  • Indian wolf
  • Iberian wolf
  • European wolf
Wolves are most weighing about 40 pounds, but the heaviest wolf on record weighed more than 80 pounds.

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Adult wolf footprint, large enough, A wolf adult will have a footprint nearly 13 centimeters long and 10 centimeters wide

Wolves are most weighing about 40 pounds, but the heaviest wolf on record weighed more than 80 pounds.


Adult wolf footprint, large enough, A wolf adult will have a footprint nearly 13 centimeters long and 10 centimeters wide.

If wolves reach two years of age they leave the family and go looking for new habitat and a partner. In addition, they can make big wanderings.

When a wolf runs, he puts his right hind leg in the paw print of the front leg. If you look at the track, then you do not see that he walks on four legs.

Herd (pack) wolves have a leader called "alpha", alpha consists of a male and female. Alpha spouse is the holder of the highest hierarchy in the herd, thereby first taste hunted, when passed by the alpha wolf, the wolf's tail should always be humble. Alpha males can be likened to a wise and loving king.

All members of the herd (pack) play a role in caring for a baby wolf. Even a lone wolf who sometimes acts as "aunt", taking care of another baby while its mother wolf hunting or in the process of recovery after childbirth. Loyalty is the most important thing for wolves.


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Wolf pup is  born deaf and blind weighing about 0.5 kg. It takes about 8 months before they can join in the hunt with a collection of wolves.

When hunting alone, wolves catch small animals such as squirrel, raccoon or rabbit. However, wolves can hunt very large animals such as deer, buffalo and when they hunt in packs.

Wolves have two layers of fur, the bottom layer and the top layer, which allows them to survive in low temperatures at minus 40 degrees Celsius.

Wolves can run at speeds 65km/jam when pursuing the prey, this is because wolves have long legs and have been accustomed to running at 12-16km/jam.

They work together to catch their prey. Unfortunately, it also happens to wolves, as happened in many animals, they eat garbage. People have a lot of litter in forests and nature and that is then eaten. This is dangerous for the wolves and of course for the whole of nature. Careful so good at what you throw out.

Wolves are very shy animals and have a natural fear of humans. You will therefore not easily see one in the wild, but They usually correct path for man, rather than that he attacks humans. Only when the wolf is suffering from rabies (a disease).

Wolves are loyal animals! In addition to the faithful flock (pack), wolves are also loyal to their partners.


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Wolves are monogamous animals that only opposite sex to marry one lifetime. Wolves have an average of 42 teeth.

Conclusion: Wolves are very social animals that live in packs of 8-20 individuals. There is a well established between a wolf pack hierarchy: only one animal is the leader and all other animals must obey!


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21 November 2013

16 Interesting Facts About Snakes

Snakes are legless reptiles. Snakes have scales like a lizard and both were classified into the scaly reptiles (Squamata). However, the difference is, in general legged lizards, have ear hole, and ocular lids that can open the lid. Meanwhile, the snake is one of the most prosperous reptiles thrive in the world. They can be found in the mountains, forests, deserts, plains, farms, neighborhoods, down to the ocean.



Their bodies are covered with scales, composed of horny epidermal material, arranged in conventional rows, and conventionally overlapping like shingles on a roof.
  • All snakes are carnivorous and feed on a variety of animals, from insects, spiders and snails to frogs, mice and rats.
  • Most snakes have well developed optical discernment, however, many bulldozers are virtually blind snakes. Their sense of smell is very sharp and rely heavily on it for hunting. Snakes have a supplemental chemical sense used extensively in virtually all activities. They take the language of the mouth and carrying it smells amass the palate, bringing them into contact with a receptor called Jacobson's organ. The language withal receives tactile stimuli.
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  • All snakes are born to be a swimmer. They swim by moving their body like a wave, starting from the head down to the tail continuously.
  • Snakes reproduce either by laying eggs that the female conventionally amassed somewhere leave or illuminating live puerile, which are withal forsook.
  • Both the eggs and the adolescent can achieve a number up to 100 per set, but conventionally they are much less. Family care not subsist in regard to the offspring, although some species protect the eggs during the incubation period, the female including the piton incubated. Magnification is quite expeditious and the puerile reach maturity in the course of one to five years.
  • Snakes can transmute their outer skin and the horny scales periodically, conventionally in one piece, including hard and transparent cover ocular perceivers or glasses, which protect their vision since they lack of lids
  • Snakes sleep with their ocular perceivers open, because they do not have ocular lids like other reptiles and roll their bodies additionally while sleeping.
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  • Snakes are auditorily impaired to the sounds transmitted through the air. Thus, a rattlesnake can not aurally perceive the sound engendered by another, or sound becomes the snake charmer's flute. However, they may feel the vibrations through the floor or any object with which they are in contact.
  • Many snakes vibrate its tail when exhilarated and, if they are among dry grass and produce perfectly perceptible sound. 
  • The most striking is the horny rattlesnakes, which comes to vibrating with a frequency of 50 times per second on average. The resulting sound, like the hiss is an admonition to the enemies, not a signal to magnetize other individuals of the same species. Each time the snake undergoes a transmutation, which occurs between one and five times a year, it integrates an incipient segment to the rattle.
  • Cobra King, the world's most astronomically immense venomous snakes can kill an elephant.
  • The long, tenuous body of snakes contains an immensely colossal number of vertebrae, never less than one hundred and three hundred-times, each with a pair of ribs, the first two are connected to the head. The skeleton is a lightweight structure and is modified to the sanction liberation of movement. In particular, components of the skull relish great mobility and can be stretched in different directions, allowing the snake swallow large dams in relationship to the size of the head and body.
  • Both snake jaws have numerous sharp teeth like needles, all bent rearwards, towards the back of the mouth. Are arranged in six rows parallel to the longitudinal axis of the head, that is, two rows on each side of the upper jaw and one on each side of the bottom. Except poisonous species, the teeth are solid and are superseded every so often.
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  • Ebony mamba is the most expeditious snake in the world. These snakes are able to move with a speed of 20 miles per hour.
  • Some snakes kill their prey by injecting tongue (venom) on their body before eating. While others swallow their prey whole and sometimes still alive. 
  • The snake must bite to inject their poison and they have no sting in the tail. They can bite at any time and from any position, even submerged. They conventionally attack from a defensive position, which is screwed on themselves and project the head and body of the victim.
Conclusion: However, as is generally cold-blooded animals, the snakes are rarely found in arctic places, such as on the tops of the mountains, in the area of Ireland and Incipient Zealand and the regional areas of snow or polar desert.

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7 November 2013

The Eagle ~ Interesting Facts About The Eagles

Since ancient times eagle has been considered as a symbol of stoutheartedness and puissance, because of its immensely colossal size, his adeptness in the air and the inaccessibility of their nesting sites, located in rugged and mountainous places. In Roman mythology was associated with the god Jupiter. It was the emblem of some Roman legions, the Bonapartist France, Germany and the Russian empire and Austro-Hungarian Imperium, and withal part of the national emblem of Mexico.



The eagle is a prevalent name given to several diurnal birds of prey, some of which are among the most immensely colossal members of a family that withal includes the mundane buzzard, the kite and some vultures. One of them is called an eagle, whose range covers most of the northern hemisphere.

  • The Eagle feeds on arboreal mammals such as monkeys, sloths and opossums. It's the national bird of the Philippines, but currently is restricted to a few mountainous areas in the more astronomically immense islands, is in peril of extinction.
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    • The plumage of the eagle's body is tenebrous brown with a golden touch on the back of the head and neck. The tail of adults is brown with paler bands. In puerile birds is white with a brown terminal band. 
    • Most of their nests are immensely colossal and made from sticks and branches, built on cliffs and escarpments, albeit prefer tall trees in some certain areas. They utilize the same nest from year to year, just integrating more branches, so that the nest can reach a diameter of 1.8 m and a height of 1.5 meters.
    • The diet of these birds is composed mostly of mammals and their prey ranging in size from mice to deer.
    • Eagles have a very potent vision that sanctions them to detect prey from great distances and  able to detect a rabbit at a distance of 2km. Eagles are birds of prey, which denotes they are specialized to hunt prey, i.e only eat meat. They have a vigorous, curved beak like hawks and owls and long claws vigorous and sharp.
    • Eagles have only one partner for life, unless one of them dies or they can't reproduce again. The Golden Eagle has only one partner throughout their life, peregrinating together and build several nests in different places have and their chicks.
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    • The Eagles have a magnificent view, they can locate and optically discern their prey more than 3km away and have two focal points in their ocular perceivers, one of which has the function to look ahead and the other to locate the ocular perceivers to the sides and quantifying the distance of its objectives.
    • One of the most potent is the harpy eagle , weighs about 4.8 kilograms. He lives in the lowland rain forests from southern Mexico to northern Europe. Due to perpetual habitat loss has become an imperilled species.
      • The most minute is the lesser spotted eagle, with a wingspan around 1.5m, which migrates from central Europe to South Africa. The eagle of the Mediterranean countries. Among the most astronomically immense is the Australian bold eagle, virtually all ebony and with a wingspan that can reach 2.5 meters, sanctioning them to keep orchestrating on air for long.
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      • Sea eagles are another species of  eagles or ospreys, which are not approximately cognate to the eagles. Its most proximate relatives are some types of vultures. They have longer peaks and heavier than those of golden eagles, which are yellow in adults. Withal lack of feathers on the bottom of the legs and inhabit coastal regions and near lakes and rivers. Fish are their main source of food.
      • Eagles can fly at a speed more preponderant than 200 km/h when swoops on the prey. The Golden Eagle is brown, with colors that contrast with the sun reflecting golden hues, so withal called Golden Eagle, In fact, the scientific name of the golden eagle is "Aquila chrysaetos".
      Conclusion: The Females eagles measure up to 1 m from the cessation of the peak to tail with a wingspan of around two meters. The males are more minuscule, as in most birds of prey. A characteristic of this species and all are included in the genre of the plumage is presented at the bottom of the legs.

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      30 October 2013

      13 Amazing Facts About Frogs

      Frogs are amphibian animals, belong to a group called vertebrates which means'' animals that have a spine''. Of the three groups of amphibians, frogs are equal to the largest group of the approximately 6500 species of amphibians that exist is 90% of the frogs. Frogs are cold-blooded animals, which means that the temperature inside their body is approximately the same as the outside temperature.


      They were about 150 developed millions of years ago from the fish but have  adapted to life both in the water. The skin does not have scales like fish but is covered with a mucus layer in order to absorb oxygen. The skin can secrete substances that their partner attracts but also toxic substances as protection against the enemy.
      • Frogs live in almost all parts of the world except the polar regions, several islands in the middle of the ocean, and the driest deserts.
      • Frogs grow teeth only on the upper jaw and the roof of their mouth and some frogs smell like onions while some toads smell like garlic.
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      • Natural enemies of the frog are large birds, snakes, hedgehogs and other frogs.
      • The female lays from 100 to 20 000 eggs depending on the species in the spring and summer.
      • Most species of frog have great legs and muscular rear which allows them to launch themselves into the air. Some species have long hind limbs and muscular, but they have other short hind for crate climbing, swimming, or even glide.
      • Some frogs can jump so far more than 20 times the length of their bodies.
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      • Frogs croak to lure their partner usually, the males croak, before they have a better developed inflatable vocal sac. The female also possesses this, but not as big as the male and less round. And every species have his or her own sound.
      • The eggs of a frog are called "spawn" float at the top of the water and hatch out in the sun. There is a black dot on each of the eggs, which will later develop into a tadpole and some of these eggs cannot be fertilized or die or be eaten by their natural enemies.
      • Frogs hunts by pulling their tongue out long and sticky and they catch their prey by running them on a long sticky forked
      • Changes in the growth stage of the frog is called metamorphosis. Frogs are not the only animals that undergo metamorphosis, most amphibians also undergo this process throughout their life cycle, as well as many species of invertebrates.
      • Frog legs form varies depending on the habitat. Frogs that inhabit moist environments have webbed feet while tree frogs have some kind of discs on foot to help climb vertical surfaces while some other species have a structure like claws on the hind legs used for digging.
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      • Frogs eat insects and other invertebrates.  Most frogs wait for their prey to approach within their view while some are more active to catch their prey from a long distance.
      • The term "frog" and "toad" is an informal term and does not reflect any differences in taxonomy. In general, toads used to refer to species that have a rough and warty skin while the frog is a term that refer to species that have smooth skin and moist.
      Conclusion: Frogs have smooth, shiny skin, a slender body and powerful hinds that allow them to make great leaps and the reproduction of frogs happens mostly in the water. The male fertilizes the eggs while the female takes care of it.

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      19 October 2013

      11 Interesting Facts About Parrots

      Parrots are exotic birds because their lives in hot countries such as Africa, Amazon, Brazil and they can't survive in colder regions. Parrots are very intelligent animals, able to reproduce sounds they hear in their environment, sometimes, a multitude of sounds, and pronounce words, and even entire phrases. The best imitator of human speech is the African gray parrot.


      Parrots are grouped within the family of the Psittacidae family and in this group of birds are also part of parrots, cockatoos, macaws, in addition to the Agapornis or lovebirds, parakeets, Lories, the Amazons and the African parrots.

      However, the coloring is a very obvious feature of the animals and especially in these, parrots, has a great importance. The colorful parrots varies greatly according to their type; macaw, cockatoo, Lori, parrot, etc., and even from one species to another. Not all parrots are so colorful and beautiful as they are accustomed.

      Here Are Some Interesting Facts About Parrots
      • The feeding of parrots predominantly based on seeds and fruits, buds, roots and tubers. A few are inclined honey, fruit and tree secretions. Some even feed on insects, worms, etc.. Depends on the specific species of parrots.
      • Parrots have a powerful curved beak to break the tough husk of their more usual food, seeds and fruits, some of which are as hard as those of the palm trees. With the peak, parrots tend to move from branch to branch. In order to facilitate this task, parrots can open much the peak according to the high mobility of their upper jaw.
      • Although similar to that of the birds of prey, the peak of the parrots is shorter and curved, as the role of this structure is very different from the birds of prey. The peak of the birds of prey is specialized in the carnivorous diet and designed to kill their prey and separate the meat from the skin, while the peak of the parrots is adapting to a diet, exclusively herbivorous.
      • Parrots fingers are arranged in pairs, two forward and two steps back. This feature enables them to grasp objects with a great deal of skill, some of them are small as the seeds with which they consumed. In counterpart, on the ground these birds are very clumsy.
      •  As all birds, parrots, in spite of having short wings, they are good flyers, especially the small size of parrots can fly quickly and follow a very straight trajectory.
      • Gray parrot has a reputation for being the best of all the talkative parrot species, not only can imitate speech, but also mimic a voice that sounds as a human being. Also mimic sounds with an incredible accuracy, since the dripping of a faucet until the construction equipment. Caregivers should be careful to pronounce any word they don't want the birds learn, as they seem to have a special talent to learn only what should not.
      • Parrots are animals that live in groups, in colonies or in pairs, but rarely live alone, since it is mostly social animals. In these animals, the monogamy is very common, the same couple of parrots is for the entire life. In Australia there are some species of parrots that they spend their lives in solitary.
      • The Parrot can sing and often mimics what they heard. Some have their own way of pronouncing the words they have heard, others can imitate the way of an almost exact.
      • Parrot often has a long life span and can sometimes live longer than humans. The African Gray Parrot can live up to 75 years. 
      • The personality of parrots always depends on the care they receive. If they are ignored by their owners, these birds can quickly become cold and temperamental. When left unattended, is a striking bird and emotional. According to "Avian Web," Indian necklace parrots can become very loyal to a specific person and aggressive towards potential rivals as they could be other pets.
      • Although the majority of parrots is diurnal, a few parrots sleep during the day and are fully awake at night, like the night parrot (to Pezoporus occidentalis).  The night parrot is a species endemic to Australia, stays, during the day, well hidden among the vegetation helped by his mimetic plumage, dark brown in color with yellow and green spots. The parrotlet terrestrial (to Pezoporus wallicus) is another parrot species of nocturnal habits which is related to the night parrot, both species live in Australia.
      Conclusion: It's not all the parrots that are active throughout the day, but they avoid movement during the hours of maximum heat of midday. It is in these moments when they can be seen resting in the trees. In the morning and the evening is when the parrots are most actively taking advantage of this time to move to the points of food. In these times of the day is the best time you can see these birds flying in the skies of the rain forests.

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      13 October 2013

      The Cheetah - 12 Fun Facts About Cheetahs

      Cheetahs are feline animals and categorized under the same group with Lions, Tigers, Jaguars, and etc. They can only be found in a few areas of the world. Asia (Iran), Southern Africa (Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe), in East Africa (Ethiopia, South Sudan, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania) and the rest of Africa were estimated for few specimens. Their scientific name is (Acinonyx jubatus) 



      The cheetah reedy exterior is characterized by a narrow waist strap with long, strong legs, and a deep chest. This creature has blunt claws, which are semi-retractable. Weighs about 75-145 pounds, and is about three feet tall at the withers. Their head is smaller and have the same body type with cats. The total length of the body of a cheetah varies between 110-135 cm, with its long tail sometimes reaching about 84 centimeters. 

      Cheetahs are often confused with other animal spectacular with leopard. The cheetah is characterized by two warriors as slick, black tear lines, which descend along the eyes clearly visible at the base of their mouth, and the outline of their body is much more agile than external petite and bulky Leopard.

      Here Are Some Fun Facts About The Most Fastest Animal On Earth.
      • Pursuing prey, cheetahs can breathe up to 150 times per minute. Acceleration while running during hunting can reach up to 62 miles per hour (99.8 km / h) in five seconds.
      • Cheetahs can live up to twelve years in the wild, while in captivity they can live up to twenty years. Besides having the social skills, male cheetahs can be very territorial and will mark their area with pee on plants and trees to be able to relocate it back while going for hunting.
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      • Cheetahs only hunt in the morning or late at night because they don't like walking in the hot weather.
      • With light weights and blunt claws, cheetahs are not well designed to protect themselves against predators.  When a larger or more aggressive animal approach them, they will easily surrender and avoid a fight.
      • The cheetah has a stunning vision during the day and can see their prey from a distance of 5 km. As I've said earlier before that they have blunt claws. So, Cheetahs cannot climb a tree and they also have a poor night vision.
      • Cheetah cubs ( babies) grow up rather quickly and make futile attempts to chase and capture prey, or even fight each other. After six weeks of their birth, the cubs follow their mother to eat and kills prey, while looking ahead. They gain maturity at 18 months.
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      • Male cheetahs lived in a group or as a glove and form a strong brotherhood between them. They also fiercely protect their territories against other strange cheetahs.
      • Cheetahs have many unique anatomical adaptations that contribute to their speed. They have large nostrils with an enlarged heart, and lungs that allow them to optimize the consumption of oxygen. Their heart and lungs work together to facilitate breathing better and more efficient than other animals. 
      • Cheetahs cannot roar like other major counterparts cats like Lion, Tiger and Leopard. Cheetahs growl when they are angry or disturbed by other animals, but their growl is characterized by spitting and hissing. Purring and stuttering are the signs of contentment, often emanated during mating or socializing with each other.
      • Female cheetahs have pregnancy for 90 to 95 days and they can put on 1 to 8 puppies even though their average birth is 3-5 puppies. At birth the puppies are very small weighing about 150 - 300 gr. They are characterized by a mantle of gray color with a thick mane along the back which helps them to blend between the tall, dry grass. This cloak remains in the young cheetahs up to three months (sometimes up to two years).
      • When the cheetah cubs reach a month and a half, they begin to follow their mother to hunt and learn different kinds of killing techniques, their mother does.
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      • Cheetah's head is small in proportion to the rest of the body, with a muzzle characterized by two black stripes that run parallel to the nose, almost as if they are torn, ranging from the eyes to the jaw. It is thought that this peculiarity allows them not to be dazzled by the sun during the hunting.
      Conclusion: Cheetahs were ferried across from Africa to India and Iran in large numbers, in which they were raised and tamed to accompany the king on their hunting trips. They were also known as "hunting leopards. Incredibly, their integers were completely wiped out in India due to poaching and habitat encroachment.


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      7 October 2013

      6 Unique Facts About Peacocks

      Peacock, "The Pretty Birds" in animal's kingdom have brightly colored wings, are known as a beautiful and graceful animals. Hence, a lot of confidence is regarded in peacock as a symbol of beauty, faithfulness, permanence and peace. But, there are some things that no less special than India's national bird. Peacocks are native to the jungles of India and Sri Lanka and they are mostly found in forests and rain forests (tropical forests).


      Peacocks are large, colorful pheasants (typically blue and green) known for their iridescent tails. These tail feathers, or coverts, spread out in a distinctive train that is more than 60 percent of the bird’s total body length and boast colorful "eye" markings of blue, gold, red, and other hues. 

      The large train is used in mating rituals and courtship displays. It can be arched into a magnificent fan that reaches across the bird's back and touches the ground on either side. Females are believed to choose their mates according to the size, color, and quality of these outrageous feather trains.

      The main characteristic of peacock tail feathers are decorated with colors that are very beautiful. However, just a male peacocks tail are great. With head and neck blue, peacock looks more attractive. Moreover, added adorable sparkly green feathers that make them look so beautiful. The female peacock is called Peahen and small peacock is called paonneau while the male name remained peacock.

      Because of their beauty, peacocks was subjected to manhunt. As a result, the population continued to decline, and if left unchecked, it can lead to extinction. In addition to its coat, peacocks are also hunted for meat. Peacock meat is believed to be a cure for arthritis.
      • Eating Habits. Peacock love to seeds, berries, leaves, flower parts, insects, young cobras and other small creatures.
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      • Habitat. Peacocks are found in the forests and along the rivers, as well as the edge of large clearings in the hot and humid regions, in the mountains of southern India, it inhabits tropical rain forests with trees and bushes are sparse, up to an altitude of 2000 meters.
      • Family. Peacocks live in groups and form a family. They live in trees at night. And in the daytime, they prefer to walk around on the ground and perched on a bare tree branch.
      • Mating. The breeding season lasts all spring. During courtship , the male, which is the focus of female. Raises his tail feathers and spreads its feathers upper tail fan. Females flock to the call and, as appropriate, adopt the characteristic postures indicating their willingness to mate, crouched on the floor in front of the male, wings half-open. At this signal, the peacock quickly closes its beautiful trails and mates successively with peahen. 
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      • Nesting. The female has a dull plumage that allows it to blend with the environment to hatch and raise their young. The female builds a nest in the thick bushes, more rarely in the hollow branches and buildings. She usually lays three to five eggs and incubation lasts for 28 to 30 days. The young remain in the nest for four days. The peahen helps the young ones to find food and sometimes feeds their-self during their early days.
      • Wing. Beautiful wings on the peacock was only owned by the male peacock, not a female. Because the wing is used by the beautiful male peacock to attract the female. Meanwhile, the females do not have the long tail feathers.

      Conclusion. Only the male peacocks have long beards metallic green with blue reflections and bronze color, forming near their end, a spot evoking a look and known as the eyes-pot name, the center is surrounded by a bright blue rings concentric brown, golden yellow and purple. The peahen is smaller than the peacock. She does not troll and her plumage is duller. 

      However, you can not always see the stunning scenery, the spreading of the wing. You have to wait for peacock mating season. Because, only the male peacock displays his tail like a fan and show his beauty to attract a peahen (Female Peacock).

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      29 September 2013

      10 Interesting Facts About Dolphins

      Sea animals have always been a source of curiosity for humans, especially because of their beauty and intelligence. While most are wild and murderers, some of which are always unique in their own way. Dolphins sharks and whales are the subject of intense research among marine biologists. Dolphins out of whales and sharks because of their particular friendly behavior with humans. Dolphins are known for their intelligence, sociability, and their acrobatic abilities.



      Dolphins are mammals closer to the human race. The dolphin is considered the most intelligent mammal on Earth. Perhaps the most interesting and sympathetic aquatic mammals are the Dolphin. The Dolphin is a mammal close association with the whale and shark. There are at least thirty-seven species of dolphins in the world. The name 'Dolphin' could come from the Greek word 'Delphis', which means 'with a womb'. Therefore, the meaning of the word 'Dolphin may mean "fish with a womb".

      Here  Are Some Fun facts About The Loving Mammal "Dolphin".
      • Dolphins Breathe Through The Air. They do not have gills like a fish, but they have lungs and a special breathing hole at the top of the body. This slot as dolphins and whales, and uses a variety of sound sources. Bottlenose dolphins are one of the best known species of dolphin, usually holding their breath 7.25 min. However, after the addition of water and can remain in the air for up to 15 minutes.
      • A Good Sense Of Hearing. Dolphins do not have external ear openings are prominent. Their ear openings are small gap (located behind the eyes) that is not connected to the middle ear. The scientists found that the sound delivered to the inner ear and the middle-lobe with fat located in the lower jaw and by various bones in the skull makes them have a good sense of hearing.
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      • Eating Habit. An adult dolphin eats about 20-22 pounds of fish every day! The eating habits of dolphins depend on the region where they grow and the season of the year. Seasons in which fish such as mullet, mackerel, herring, cod are abundant dolphins have a festive time! Depending on the fat content of the fish, dolphins can decide how much they can eat! And mind you, they have a good sense of understanding their hunger.
      • Communication. Dolphins have a system that is used to communicate and receive excitatory system called sonar. This system can avoid objects in front of the dolphin, so to avoid a collision. This technology is then applied in the manufacture of submarine radar.
      • Protection. They protect themselves with his teeth, sometimes they use the beak as a ramrod. Humans can catch a lot of fish for the dolphins to eat. Sometimes, dolphins be caught by fishing nets. They can not breathe at the surface, consequently they drowned. When hazardous chemicals are dumped into the sea, the waste can poison the food eaten by dolphins.
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      • Eye Focus. The dolphin's eyes are able to focus at different points at the same time. Therefore, the dolphins can look forward with one eye fixed on his swimming while observing the presence of hazards around with the other eye.
      • Dolphin Can See Clearly Both Inside And Outside Of Water. Just like humans have amazing eyes that allow them to see on the mainland. But underwater vision is blurred. The reason is that the human eye has trouble focusing on underwater. To overcome this difficulty, people use goggles that make air bags around the eyes. In the same way, humans using high-tech cameras to photograph underwater. Dolphin eyes just as special cameras that allow them to see clearly underwater and above it. They have a flexible lens in their eye that expands and contracts to allow their eyes focused on the bottom and on the water.
      • Detection Of Earthquake. Dolphins can also act as an early warning of impending earthquakes. A few days before the earthquake, they are seen to migrate to colonize other areas. When a heat wave or other disturbance in the ocean (such as a major earthquake under the sea level), they will react in a way to immigrate to other areas deemed safer.
      • Poor Sense Of Smell. Dolphins have a poor sense of smell, like all toothed whales, do not have the olfactory lobes and nerves. Because dolphins have no anatomical features of smell, most likely even less developed sense of smell.
      • Both sides of the dolphin brain work independentlyDolphins rested with only half of their brain activate, and his eyes open door. Both sides of the dolphin brain work separately. For 8 hours, the two sides of the brain are conscious. Then the left side to sleep for 8 hours. After it woke up the side, the right side will sleep for 8 hours. Thus dolphins can sleep for 8 hours without having to stop physically. This allows them to keep swimming, keep rising to the surface to breathe and to protect themselves from predators.

      Dolphins are highly intelligent marine mammals. In addition, the natural system that complements their body is very complex. Dolphins have a unique ability that actually when we as humans jelly, can capture the intent of the change in the behavior of dolphins. The unique capabilities such as love, helping people who happen to get lost or tossed around in the sea, dolphins usually helping and guiding people lost in the sea, towards the waters.

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      24 September 2013

      Amazing Facts About Cat

      Cats are generally known as a sweet and quiet animals but behind his composure cats have manipulative behavior and ability sensibility is rarely known by humans. Cats are one of the most pet reared by humans


      • Cats hate the smell of perfume. They also hate the smell of oranges and lemons.
      • Cats have 30 vertebrae, which is 5 times more than men and they also have 230 bones, which is 24 times more than humans.
      • Female cat is sexually matures at the age of 6-10 months while the male cats are sexually mature at the age of 9 -12 months.
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      • Cats breathe as much as 20-40 times per minute.
      • Adult cat has 30 teeth, 16 pieces in the upper jaw and 14 in the lower jaw while the kitten has 26 teeth.
      • Whiskers in cats are very sensitive and can feel the air pressure change even small ones. This capability makes the cat to use it as a guide to an alternative to move in the dark when he/she cannot see.
      • Cats Save Energy Through Sleeping. Cats can save energy by sleeping more often than any other animal. Older cats sleep varies between 12-16 hours per day , with the average 13-14 hours.
      • Cats Can Swallow And Digest Food Without Chewing. Researcher Elaine Wexler Mitchell, DVM, said that the cat without teeth can eat very well.
      • Regards Nose. For a cat who has had a strong enough interactions with fellow friends, will usually do the greeting greetings with noses touching each other respectively. This habit helps confirm the visual recognition of their existence and know more about the character of the other cats, like humans who interact with one another.
      • Snoring. Cats have a habit of continuous snoring during inhalation and exhalation and until now scientists have not been able to determine the exact cause of their snoring. Some scientists believe that it came from his throat instead of the cardiovascular system, young cat purring tones are usually more flat while the parents have a more varied tone snoring. Snoring cat ( purring ) does not always indicate that a cat is happy. Cats will also do the same and more loudly when they are distressed or in pain like humans.
      • Cat Can't Eat Chocolate. Just like dogs, cats will get sick and even dying when eating chocolate. So, pay attention to your cat's food consumption.
      • Cat Make A New Friend Through Eye Contact with Other Cats. In order to establish a relationship with other cats, a cat will blink and narrowed his eyes in order to attract attention from other cats.
      • Piece Of Raw Meat Cat Strengthen Gums And Teeth. Giving a piece of raw meat every day to a cat will help strengthen and maintain the cat's gums and teeth and those can be derived from poultry, rabbit or beef bones that have been separated.
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      • Cats Can Move In opposite Direction. Flexibility of the cat's body is amazing, his feet can be rotated in any direction and half of his body to move in the opposite direction
      • Sense Of Hearing. Cats are more sensitive in hearing than humans and dogs. Cat auditory limit 65 kHz, while the human is 20 kHz.
      • Cats Have A Excellent Night Vision. Cat's eye has a light reflecting layer called the tapetum that can serve to strengthen the retina from incoming light. The reflective layer can absorb light 6 times more powerful than the human eye, allowing the cat to be able to see in the darkness.

      Conclusion: Believe it or not, in the middle ages cats are considered associated with witches and often killed by humans, burned and thrown from a high place . Some historians believed that the outbreak of the Black Death or bubonic plague spread rapidly in Europe in the 14th century due to the superstition . That is because the number of murders committed cat thereby increasing the population of mice carrying the bubonic plague.

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      1 September 2013

      Amazing Facts About Dog

      Dogs are subspecies of the gray wolf, a member of the Canidae family of the mammalian order Carnivora. They are often bred and kept as house pets., dogs have a different class for their owners. Loyal and friendly nature, made a lot of people not to just choose an animal as a pet, but also loyal companions. If you are one of these people that kept dog as a pet or planning to have one in your house, here are some interesting facts you need to know about dogs.


      • Barking. When a dog is barking at humans, it means they are finding out if you are a friend, opponent, or prey. Because there is a possibility that you have the appearance of scaring the dog. If this is the case, you have to pretend not to be afraid. Stand with your body language relaxed and pat your thighs and say, "Good Dog!" to appease them.
      • All Dog Bites. All dogs, no matter any kind of breed, have the possibility to bite. It can happen when a dog feels threatened by the presence or human attitudes toward them.
      • Putting up a sign "Beware of vicious dog" will not make the dog protected from injury caused by human behavior. Because they can read body language. If the sign is installed, humans tend to fear and actually trigger a dog attack.
      • Friendship. Journal of The British Psychological Society in 2000 suggested that people who walk around with the dog to have the opportunity to interact with one another three times as much. Dogs also increases the possibility of social contact for the owner, despite fierce-looking dog and his owner dressed in shabby clothes. 
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      • Sleeping. The average dog sleeps is about 13 hours a day. It's almost as long as the newborn. (Newborns average is 14-18 hours of sleep per day.) But the sleep pattern is different between a dog and a human. The dogs are not necessarily hours of sleep at a time. Sometimes it's just a 15-minute nap.
      • Jealousy. A 2008 study published in the journal proceedings of the national academy of sciences found that when a dog saw another dog get a treat for the same trick they’d been performing unrewarded, the unrewarded dog becomes agitated, scratching themselves and avoiding the gaze of the rewarded dog. Dog jealousy is not too complex, though. Pups did not seem to mind if they only got bread while other dogs received rewards in sausage– and the pups did not seem to care if they had to do tricks for treats while other dogs just sat around on their bum receiving treats.
      • The sympathetic eye view that is shown when the dog chewed out for a mistake not to show guilt. Was the response they respond rebuke his master. Dogs without one of the accused of wrongdoing often attributed sympathetic view, rather than a real dog guilty. 
      • Dogs are not color blind but can see the color. But they are not bright as the color scheme color scheme can be equated with human and our vision at the time of midnight.
      • Dogs have a sense of smell is one of the most sharp in nature. Humans may kiss painful stew cooked on the stove, but a dog can distinguish the smell of each of the ingredients, from the meat itself until the potatoes.
      • Dogs are able to recognize the sound source in the park 6/100 sec by using their ears like radar plate.
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