Other Animal Species

Dj Quiva · Dj Quiva

This little animal weighs in at a mere 12 pounds, and it little more than a foot tall at the shoulder. They are dwarf antelopes. They are the Dik-dik of East and Southwest Africa. They live in heavy vegetation, where they can hide, and they mark their territory with their feces. Why the elongated, tubul...

Dj Quiva · Dj Quiva

What does this face have to do with sericulture? Everything. Sericulture is the art/industry of raising silkworms for the purpose of harvesting their silk. Bombyx mori is the most common of the silkworm species. It is totally dependent of humans for reproduction and no longer occurs naturally in t...

Dj Quiva · Dj Quiva

Ever wonder what a bear looks like bald? Well, prepare to have your curiosity satisfied. The three female spectacled bears at the Leipzig Zoo are all in varying stages of baldness. No one's sure why these bears--which come from South America--and many other bears across Europe are losing their hair...

Dj Quiva · Dj Quiva

Being a thorny or spiny animal definitely has its advantages in nature. While these animals can use their spikes to attack their prey, such spikes also serve to protect them from predators. From slugs to crustaceans to land mammals, check out these prickly critters and vote for the one you don't want...

Dj Quiva · Dj Quiva

What good is a sea urchin without spines? Well, I'll tell you. Here you've got the Indo Pacific Shingle (or Helmet) Urchin (Colobocentrotus atratus). According to Echinoblog (great site, folks), they are found in rocky intertidal areas of the South and Central Pacific. What benefit does having a h...

Dj Quiva · Dj Quiva

All you children should turn away. Parents, send them from the room. Clicking this video will give you a David Attenborough narration of leopard slugs mating. And it's graphic! Whew, the camera doesn't miss a moment. It's almost...artistic. There's an awful lot of bending and twisting and sliding...

Ranade · Ranade

Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, found in several parts of the world. There are seven different genera in the family classified as rabbits, including the European rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus, Cottontail rabbit genus Sylvilagus; 13 s...

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So Small and cute and there pocket size :D, portable pork

Dj Quiva · Dj Quiva

From tigers to peacocks, these albino animals are awesomely beautiful, a little bit scary and definitely worth a look. Source http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/18/the-world-of-albino-anima_n_291399.html?slidenumber=5

Ranade · Ranade

The kinkajou (Potos flavus), also known as the honey bear (a name it shares with the Sun Bear), is arainforest mammal of the family Procyonidae related to the olingo, ringtail, cacomistle, raccoon, andcoati. It is the only member of the genus Potos. Kinkajous may be mistaken for ferre...

Dj Quiva · Dj Quiva

Cheetahs always win. Usain Bolt may get his share of million-dollar jackpots for being a world champ sprinter, but he's got nothing on 8-year-old Sarah. The Cincinnati Zoo's cheetah ambassador just beat the 2001 land-speed world record for mammals. A male cheetah in South Africa covered 100 meter...

Dj Quiva · Dj Quiva

Hasani the gorilla: Born December 8, 2008, at the San Francisco Zoo Six-month-old Hasani has already proven he's a survivor. Abandoned by his mom shortly after birth, the gorilla was been cared for by zookeepers, who filled in with feedings, cleanings, and cuddles. They recently found a surrogate...

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Battle @ Kruger -- Edited by Jollyjo on Friday 28th of August 2009 09:37:13 AM

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A walking bat in New Zealand took its marching orders from an ancestor, a new fossil-bat discovery reveals. Scientists had long thought that the lesser short-tailed bat evolved its walking preference independently. Since the bat's native habitat lacks predators, researchers reasoned thatimu...

Dj Quiva · Dj Quiva

The red uakari is just asking to be misunderstood. They've got hardly any tail to speak of, so one might assume them to be ungainly in their arboreal homes. But that's not so; their long arms and legs make them as dexterous as any other monkey. And what about that red face? No, he isn't angry. Quite the opp...

Dj Quiva · Dj Quiva

Workers in Japan haul in swarms of Nomura's jellyfish from the waters off Iwate Prefecture in December 2005. A Nomura's jellyfish floats off Japan's Nagasaki Prefecture in August 2005. Relatively little is known about Nomura's jellyfish, so Shin-ichi Uye, a professor at Hiroshima University...

Ranade · Ranade

The Smallest member of the dog family, which also includes wolves, coyotes, jackals, and dogs. Foxes are characterized by short legs, an elongated narrow muzzle, erect triangular ears, thick fur, and a long bushy tail. Foxes are found throughout the Americas, Eurasia, and Africa, inhabiting mos...

Dj Quiva · Dj Quiva

Here are a couple of factoids about the Pacific banana slug. They are the second largest terrestrial slug (the largest being the European Limax cinereoniger -- uppity Europeans, thinking you're so clever with your huge slugs...). Like most slugs, they come equipped with two pairs of sensory tenta...

Dj Quiva · Dj Quiva

Originating in 19th century Belgium by crossing local cattle with British cattle, the Belgian Blue cattle are gigantic bovine wonders. Their enormous size and muscle mass, sometimes called "double muscling," is a naturally occurring mutation of the gene for myostatin, a protein tha...

Dj Quiva · Dj Quiva

The infinite monkey theorem revolves around the idea that a monkey hitting random keys on a typewriter (or in today's context, a keyboard) for an infinite amount of time will almost surely type a given text, usually defined as the complete works of William Shakespeare. Typing monkeys have made nume...

Dj Quiva · Dj Quiva

He had seen them once or twice in captivity and in photographs -- plump, terrier-size creatures abristle with so many competing notes of crane, mole, pig, turtle, tribble, Babar and boot scrubber that if they didn't exist, nobody would think to Photoshop them. The story refers spe...

Ranade · Ranade

NEW YORK Scientists gave marmosets a gene that made their feet glow green, and one of the animals passed it along to its offspring the first time that an added gene has been inherited by a monkey. It was a milestone, experts said, that should make it easier to produce animals with versions of human disea...

Ranade · Ranade

An animal i was taking care of on my ipod which reminded me of a panda so i looked up some info on them :D The Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca, literally "cat-foot black-and-white") is a bear native to central-western and southwestern China.The Giant Panda was previously thought to b...

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THE COCONUT CRAB At three feet long and weighing up to 40 pounds, the Coconut Crab, native to the Indian Ocean, is known to climb trees and eat coconuts out of them (hence the name). Jesus Christ! Kill it with fire! Source

DeKaNo · DeKaNo

A report of a second Montauk Monster washing up on a Southold beach has conjured memories of the strange finding on the East End last summer.(www.montauk-monster.com / May 13, 2009) It's back.Just in time for summer, Long Island's latest fad-slash-biological freak show once again is in all of it...

Shem · Shem

Monkeys that can fit in a teacup PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS: Marmosets and tamarins share many characteristics that are unusual for monkeys. They are small, squirrel-like, and monogamous. Sexes are similar in appearance, they usually have twins instead of single births, and the fathers provide...

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	Dik-dik (Preview) This little animal weighs in at a mere 12 pounds, and it little more than a foot tall at the shoulder. They are dwarf antelopes. They are the Dik-dik of East and Southwest Africa. They live in heavy vegetation, where they can hide, and they mark their territory with their feces. Why the elongated, tubul...	Dj Quiva	1	2835	Feb 4, 2010 by Ranade
	Bombyx mori sericulture Alien Animals (Preview) What does this face have to do with sericulture? Everything. Sericulture is the art/industry of raising silkworms for the purpose of harvesting their silk. Bombyx mori is the most common of the silkworm species. It is totally dependent of humans for reproduction and no longer occurs naturally in t...	Dj Quiva	0	2507	Jan 22, 2010 by Dj Quiva
	Bald Bear (Preview) Ever wonder what a bear looks like bald? Well, prepare to have your curiosity satisfied. The three female spectacled bears at the Leipzig Zoo are all in varying stages of baldness. No one's sure why these bears--which come from South America--and many other bears across Europe are losing their hair...	Dj Quiva	2	2649	Nov 18, 2009 by Dj Quiva
	13 Of The World's Prickliest Critters (PHOTOS) (Preview) Being a thorny or spiny animal definitely has its advantages in nature. While these animals can use their spikes to attack their prey, such spikes also serve to protect them from predators. From slugs to crustaceans to land mammals, check out these prickly critters and vote for the one you don't want...	Dj Quiva	1	5923	Nov 10, 2009 by Ranade
	Shingles sea Urchin urchin (Preview) What good is a sea urchin without spines? Well, I'll tell you. Here you've got the Indo Pacific Shingle (or Helmet) Urchin (Colobocentrotus atratus). According to Echinoblog (great site, folks), they are found in rocky intertidal areas of the South and Central Pacific. What benefit does having a h...	Dj Quiva	0	3483	Nov 8, 2009 by Dj Quiva
	mating mollusks Mollusk (Preview) All you children should turn away. Parents, send them from the room. Clicking this video will give you a David Attenborough narration of leopard slugs mating. And it's graphic! Whew, the camera doesn't miss a moment. It's almost...artistic. There's an awful lot of bending and twisting and sliding...	Dj Quiva	0	2225	Nov 5, 2009 by Dj Quiva
	Stuff about rabbits :D (Preview) Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, found in several parts of the world. There are seven different genera in the family classified as rabbits, including the European rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus, Cottontail rabbit genus Sylvilagus; 13 s...	Ranade	2	2316	Oct 26, 2009 by Ranade
	Micro-Pigs (Preview) So Small and cute and there pocket size :D, portable pork	Ranade	1	2512	Oct 12, 2009 by Dj Quiva
	The World Of Albino Animals (PHOTOS) (Preview) From tigers to peacocks, these albino animals are awesomely beautiful, a little bit scary and definitely worth a look. Source http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/18/the-world-of-albino-anima_n_291399.html?slidenumber=5	Dj Quiva	1	4029	Sep 20, 2009 by Ranade
	Cute and Cuddly Kinkajous (Preview) The kinkajou (Potos flavus), also known as the honey bear (a name it shares with the Sun Bear), is arainforest mammal of the family Procyonidae related to the olingo, ringtail, cacomistle, raccoon, andcoati. It is the only member of the genus Potos. Kinkajous may be mistaken for ferre...	Ranade	0	2277	Sep 13, 2009 by Ranade
	Cheetah Sets Record-Cincinnati Zoo (Preview) Cheetahs always win. Usain Bolt may get his share of million-dollar jackpots for being a world champ sprinter, but he's got nothing on 8-year-old Sarah. The Cincinnati Zoo's cheetah ambassador just beat the 2001 land-speed world record for mammals. A male cheetah in South Africa covered 100 meter...	Dj Quiva	1	2443	Sep 12, 2009 by Jollyjo
	Zoo Babies - 11 cute animal babies (Preview) Hasani the gorilla: Born December 8, 2008, at the San Francisco Zoo Six-month-old Hasani has already proven he's a survivor. Abandoned by his mom shortly after birth, the gorilla was been cared for by zookeepers, who filled in with feedings, cleanings, and cuddles. They recently found a surrogate...	Dj Quiva	0	2450	Sep 1, 2009 by Dj Quiva
	BROWN BEARS FISHING FOR SALMON Mammal Water Species Fish Nature (Preview)	Dj Quiva	0	2674	Aug 29, 2009 by Dj Quiva
	CHIMPANZEES MAKE AND USE TOOLS (Preview)	Dj Quiva	0	2274	Aug 29, 2009 by Dj Quiva
	Gorilla vs. Gorilla (Preview)	Jollyjo	0	2204	Aug 28, 2009 by Jollyjo
	LIONS VS. BUFFALO (Preview) Battle @ Kruger -- Edited by Jollyjo on Friday 28th of August 2009 09:37:13 AM	Dj Quiva	0	2340	Aug 28, 2009 by Dj Quiva
	Extinct Walking Bat Found; Upends Evolutionary Theory mammal (Preview) A walking bat in New Zealand took its marching orders from an ancestor, a new fossil-bat discovery reveals. Scientists had long thought that the lesser short-tailed bat evolved its walking preference independently. Since the bat's native habitat lacks predators, researchers reasoned thatimu...	Dj Quiva	0	2784	Aug 11, 2009 by Dj Quiva
	red uakari (Preview) The red uakari is just asking to be misunderstood. They've got hardly any tail to speak of, so one might assume them to be ungainly in their arboreal homes. But that's not so; their long arms and legs make them as dexterous as any other monkey. And what about that red face? No, he isn't angry. Quite the opp...	Dj Quiva	0	2598	Aug 8, 2009 by Dj Quiva
	GIANT JELLYFISH PICTURES: Japan's Nomura Invasion jellyfish invertebrates (Preview) Workers in Japan haul in swarms of Nomura's jellyfish from the waters off Iwate Prefecture in December 2005. A Nomura's jellyfish floats off Japan's Nagasaki Prefecture in August 2005. Relatively little is known about Nomura's jellyfish, so Shin-ichi Uye, a professor at Hiroshima University...	Dj Quiva	3	3494	Aug 4, 2009 by the one
	Foxes :D (Preview) The Smallest member of the dog family, which also includes wolves, coyotes, jackals, and dogs. Foxes are characterized by short legs, an elongated narrow muzzle, erect triangular ears, thick fur, and a long bushy tail. Foxes are found throughout the Americas, Eurasia, and Africa, inhabiting mos...	Ranade	4	2613	Aug 4, 2009 by Dane
	Pacific banana slug (Preview) Here are a couple of factoids about the Pacific banana slug. They are the second largest terrestrial slug (the largest being the European Limax cinereoniger -- uppity Europeans, thinking you're so clever with your huge slugs...). Like most slugs, they come equipped with two pairs of sensory tenta...	Dj Quiva	0	2461	Jul 25, 2009 by Dj Quiva
	Monster Cows cow monster muscle (Preview) Originating in 19th century Belgium by crossing local cattle with British cattle, the Belgian Blue cattle are gigantic bovine wonders. Their enormous size and muscle mass, sometimes called "double muscling," is a naturally occurring mutation of the gene for myostatin, a protein tha...	Dj Quiva	1	3836	Jul 3, 2009 by Ranade
	The Infinite Monkey Theorem monkey theory (Preview) The infinite monkey theorem revolves around the idea that a monkey hitting random keys on a typewriter (or in today's context, a keyboard) for an infinite amount of time will almost surely type a given text, usually defined as the complete works of William Shakespeare. Typing monkeys have made nume...	Dj Quiva	0	1797	Jul 2, 2009 by Dj Quiva
	Weird, Spiky Animal Blows Mucus Bubble (PHOTO) echidna long beak (Preview) He had seen them once or twice in captivity and in photographs -- plump, terrier-size creatures abristle with so many competing notes of crane, mole, pig, turtle, tribble, Babar and boot scrubber that if they didn't exist, nobody would think to Photoshop them. The story refers spe...	Dj Quiva	2	2295	Jun 11, 2009 by Shem
	Gene for glowing passed along to monkey offspring (Preview) NEW YORK Scientists gave marmosets a gene that made their feet glow green, and one of the animals passed it along to its offspring the first time that an added gene has been inherited by a monkey. It was a milestone, experts said, that should make it easier to produce animals with versions of human disea...	Ranade	0	1863	Jun 1, 2009 by Ranade
	The Giant panda (Preview) An animal i was taking care of on my ipod which reminded me of a panda so i looked up some info on them :D The Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca, literally "cat-foot black-and-white") is a bear native to central-western and southwestern China.The Giant Panda was previously thought to b...	Ranade	0	4327	May 23, 2009 by Ranade
	THE COCONUT CRAB (Preview) THE COCONUT CRAB At three feet long and weighing up to 40 pounds, the Coconut Crab, native to the Indian Ocean, is known to climb trees and eat coconuts out of them (hence the name). Jesus Christ! Kill it with fire! Source	Dj Quiva	6	2303	May 22, 2009 by Shem
	Montauk Monster sighting on Southold beach (Preview) A report of a second Montauk Monster washing up on a Southold beach has conjured memories of the strange finding on the East End last summer.(www.montauk-monster.com / May 13, 2009) It's back.Just in time for summer, Long Island's latest fad-slash-biological freak show once again is in all of it...	DeKaNo	8	2432	May 18, 2009 by DeKaNo
	Pygmy Marmosets [Smallest Monkeys] (Pics & Info Inside) (Preview) Monkeys that can fit in a teacup PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS: Marmosets and tamarins share many characteristics that are unusual for monkeys. They are small, squirrel-like, and monogamous. Sexes are similar in appearance, they usually have twins instead of single births, and the fathers provide...	Shem	0	2187	Apr 26, 2009 by Shem
	Meet some Asian animals... (Preview)	Jollyjo	2	2430	Mar 21, 2009 by Shem
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