Thursday, March 7, 2013

Which is the World's most deadliest and fastest snake?




Black mambas are the fastest snakes having a speed  up to 12.5 miles per hour (20 kilometers per hour) and have been blamed for numerous human deaths. For  these reasons, the black mamba is widely considered as the world’s deadliest snake.  They are Africa’s longest venomous snake, reaching up to 14 feet (4.5 meters) in length. They get their name not from their skin color, which is olive or gray in color, but rather from the black color inside of their mouth, which is seen when they open there mouth when threatened. Black mambas are shy and will almost always try to escape.  However, when cornered, these snakes will raise their heads, sometimes with a third of their body off the ground, spread their cobra-like neck-flap, open their black mouths and hiss. Before the creation of black mamba antivenin, a bite from this deadliest serpent was 100 percent fatal, usually within about 20 minutes the victim use to die. Unfortunately, antivenin is still not widely available in the rural parts of the mamba’s range, and mamba-related deaths remain frequent.


Why zebra is having white strips on his boby?




  Scientists claim to have finally solved the mystery why zebras evolved their distinctive black and white stripes. They adapted these strips in order to prevent the blood sucking flies. Unpolarised light waves travel along any and every plane, and are much less attractive to flies. As a result, white coated horses are much less troubled by horseflies than their dark-coloured relatives, the researchers pointed out. Having discovered the flies' preference for dark coats, the team then became interested in zebras. They wanted to know what kind of light would bounce off the body of a zebra, and how this would affect the biting flies that are a horse's most irritating enemy. The experiment was done in which a blackboard, a whiteboard and several boards with stripes of varying widths were placed. they put insect glue on the boards and counted the number of flies that each one attracted. It was found that the striped board that was the closest match to the actual pattern of a zebra's coat attracted by far the fewest flies, even less than the white boards that were reflecting unpolarised light. Moreover the strips also helps them to confuse there predator like lion since these animals are color blind the lion is not able to distinguish about the length of zebra from where it has started and where it has ended when the group of zebra stands together.

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

The Arial king



The eagle is one of the most dominant predators known as birds of prey.  There are more than 60 different species of eagle in the world.  Eagles can range in size from 40cm to over 1m in height. The wing span of an eagle tends to be at least double the length of the eagle's body.  The eagle is well known for it's incredible eyesight. An eagle's eyesight is so good that an eagle can apparently see a mouse on the ground when the eagle is still high in the sky. Female eagles build their nests in tall tree tops or on high cliffs where they are at their safest. The beak of the eagle is perfectly designed for ripping flesh away from bone, and the talons of the eagle are so strong that the eagle is able to carry it's prey in it's feet until it reaches a safe place to eat it. Eagles have very sharp and pointed beaks which the eagle often uses to grab prey . The eagle uses the sharply pointed beak to bite animals at the base of their skull to kill them before swallowing them whole.

Which bird can fly in reverse direction?



The  hummingbird  is the smallest bird in the world, measuring around less than 5cm. The hummingbird is also the only species of bird that is able to fly backwards. Hummingbirds beat their wings 15-80 times every second  which gives the hummingbird an incredible ability to hover in the air. Hummingbirds have a long, pointed beak which when combined with the hummingbird's extendible tongue allows the hummingbird to gather nectar from deep inside flowers. Many species of hummingbird do not survive their first year of life due to their susceptibility of being harmed. But the individual who survive tend to have an average lifespan of around 4 years.  Wild and domestic cats also prey on the tiny hummingbird, but hummingbirds are known to be a difficult meal to catch for any predators due to their speed and sharp movements particularly in the air. The hummingbirds name is thought to have originated from the noise the hummingbirds wings make when the hummingbird is hovering.

Saturday, March 2, 2013

Why King Cobra called as "King" ?



The King Cobra (Ophiophagus hanna) is the largest poisonous snake,  the Latin word Ophiophagus means "Snake-eater". The king cobra can reach a length of around 18.5ft , and lives in the Rainforest's and grasslands of Southeast Asia, India and China. The King cobra is very fast and the average lifespan is about 20 years. It is called “King” because it is the only species in snakes which can eat its own poisonous species, the poison of its species does not make any effect on its body. The king cobra is not the most poisonous snakes but it can kill an elephant with one bite, the king cobra kills it's prey by striking and injecting it with venom and swallowing it whole, it normally feed on other venomous and non-venomous snakes but includes small reptiles, birds and amphibians as well. The only predators are the mongoose and man.

Big Cat- Leopard

The Leopard is a medium-sized wildcat that is  a member of the "Big Cat" family,  The African Leopard populations are stable because of their natural environment but it is different for the remaining sub-species that are often isolated. The dark, ring-like patterns that cover the Leopard's coat are called rosettes, but these turn to solid spots on the face and limbs and rings on the tail and provide the Leopard with camouflage into the surrounding environment.   The Leopard is able to draw their claws into folds of skin on their paws to ensure that they are not blunted while the animal is walking about.  
 The reasons that they are still surviving successfully throughout much of their natural range is that Leopards have adapted to the growing presence of people and are known to both live and hunt in areas close to urban activity.   The Leopard is a solitary and nocturnal hunter that hunts both on the ground and on the trees. They are excellent climbers and spend much of the daytime hours resting in the shade of the branches in the trees or under a sheltered rock.  Once caught and killed, the prey is then dragged to a safe place either into dense vegetation or up a tree trunk and into the branches. Due to the fact that the Leopard is a stealthy in its nature, the biggest threat to adult Leopards is other Leopards, along with the  Lion or Tiger that can get close enough. Leopard was originally thought to be a hybrid of the Lion and the Jaguar. The Leopard has been the subject of much genetic confusion one of the confusion is thought to come from the BlackPanther which is a Leopard that has a completely black coat of fur, with occasional faint markings.


Friday, March 1, 2013

The Royal King

                                        The Royal King





The Lion is one of the largest, strongest and powerful cats in the world. They are the largest cats on the African continent. Lions are also part of the big cat family meaning that both males and females are able to roar. The Lion numbers have dropped by 30% over the past 20 years these enormous predators are sadly becoming more and more vulnerable in their decreasing natural environment. The markings on their coats are much fainter than the bold stripes and spots displayed on other felines which help these large carnivores in going unseen when stalking prey in the long grasses.   Lions have strong and powerful jaws that contain 30 teeth in total which includes four fang-like canines and four carnassials teeth that are perfectly designed for slicing through flesh. The Lion is a carnivorous animal that survives only by eating other animal in order to sustain itself. Unlike other felines, Lions are not hunters but instead the Lionesses work together in order to chase down and catch their prey with each female having a different strategic role. This strategy allows them to kill animals that are both faster and much larger than they are including Buffalo, Wildebeest and even Giraffe.  Once the animal has been caught the circumstances change as the females will allow the male Lion to eat first before indulging themselves. The cubs however are at the bottom of the pile and have to be content with what remains once the adults have finished. The Lion is the most dominant predator within it's environment meaning that other animals pose little or no threat to them, with the exception of Hyena packs that can cause fatal damages to Lions particularly when they are on their own food. Lions are able to make a number of different sounds it is their roar that is most distinctive and not only serves to warn off strange males, but also allows members of the pride to find one another as it's sound can travel up to six miles!. The structure of their feet and legs means that they are also able to jump distances over 10 meters.