Friday 6 March 2020

Unique type of birds

OILBIRD

The oilbird, locally known as the guácharo, is a bird species found in the northern areas of South America including the island of Trinidad. It is the only species in the genus Steatornis and the family Steatornithidae.




COLORFUL TOUCAN

Toucans are members of the Neotropical near passerine bird family Ramphastidae. The Ramphastidae are most closely related to the American barbets. They are brightly marked and have large, often-colorful bills. The family includes five genera and over forty different species.


MANDARIN DUCK

The mandarin duck is a perching duck species native to East Asia. It is medium-sized, at 41–49 cm long with a 65–75 cm wingspan. It is closely related to the North American wood duck, the only other member of the genus Aix.

LONG TAILED WIDOWBIRD

The long-tailed widowbird, also known as the "Sakabula", is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. The species are found in Angola, Botswana, the DRCongo, Kenya, Lesotho, South Africa, Swaziland, and Zambia. The long-tailed widowbird is a medium-sized bird and one of the most common in the territories it inhabits.







BARN OWL

The barn owl is the most widely distributed species of owl and one of the most widespread of all birds. It is also referred to as the common barn owl, to distinguish it from other species in its family, Tytonidae, which forms one of the two main lineages of living owls, the other being the typical owls.






MACAWS

Macaws are long-tailed, often colorful, New World parrots. They are popular in aviculture or as companion parrots, although there are conservation concerns about several species in the wild. 



LYREBIRD

A lyrebird is either of two species of ground-dwelling Australian birds that compose the genus Menura, and the family Menuridae.

Thursday 5 March 2020

Unique types of fishes

CLOWN FISH 

Clownfish or anemonefish are fishes from the subfamily Amphiprioninae in the family Pomacentridae. Thirty species are recognized: one in the genus Premnas, while the remaining are in the genus Amphiprion. In the wild, they all form symbiotic mutualisms with sea anemones. 

PSYCHEDELIC FROGFISH 

The psychedelic frogfish is a yellow-brown or peach colored frogfish named for its pink and white stripes arranged in a fingerprint pattern. The fish is from waters near Ambon Island and Bali, Indonesia.

OPISTOGNATHIDAE OR JAWFISH

Opistognathidae, the jawfishes, are a family of fishes which have been classified within the order Perciformes, suborder Percoidei but many authorities now classify this family within the clade Ovalentaria and consider that its affinities within that clade are uncertain, i.e. it is incertae sedis.

YELLOW BOXFISH

The yellow boxfish is a species of boxfish. It can be found in reefs throughout the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean as well as the south eastern Atlantic Ocean. It reaches a maximum length of 45 centimeters As the name suggests, it is box-shaped.

FANGTOOTH

Fangtooths are beryciform fish of the family Anoplogastridae that live in the deep sea. The name is from Greek anoplo meaning "unarmed" and gaster meaning "stomach".

animals

TIGER

The tiger is the largest species among the Felidae and classified in the genus Panthera. It is most recognisable for its dark vertical stripes on orangish-brown fur with a lighter underside. It is an apex predator, primarily preying on ungulates such as deer and wild boar.




LION

The lion is a species in the family Felidae; it is a muscular, deep-chested cat with a short, rounded head, a reduced neck and round ears, and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. It is sexually dimorphic; adult male lions have a prominent mane, which is the most recognisable feature of the species. 



GIANT ANTEATER

The giant anteater, also known as the ant bear, is an insectivorous mammal native to Central and South America. It is one of four living species of anteaters, the only extant member of the genus Myrmecophaga, and is classified with sloths in the order Pilosa.



GIANT ARMADILLO

The giant armadillo,is the largest living species of armadillo. It lives in South America, ranging throughout as far south as northern 
Argentina. This species is considered vulnerable to extinction.






AFRICAN CLAWLESS OTTER

The African clawless otter, also known as the Cape clawless otter or groot otter, is the second-largest freshwater species of otter. African clawless otters are found near permanent bodies of water in savannah and lowland forest areas.




STRIPED POLECAT

The striped polecat - also called the African polecat, zoril, zorille, zorilla, Cape polecat, and African skunk - is a member of the family Mustelidae that resembles a skunk. The name "zorilla" comes from 
the word "zorro", which in Spanish means "fox". 



ROAN ANTELOPE

The roan antelope is a savanna antelope found in West and Central Africa. It is the namesake of the Chevaline project, whose name was taken from the French Antilope Chevaline. Roan antelope are one of the largest species of antelopes, only Elands, Bongos and large male Kudus can exceed them in weight


ARCTIC FOX

The Arctic fox, also known as the white fox, polar fox, or snow fox, is a small fox native to the Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere and common throughout the Arctic tundra biome. It is well adapted to living in 
cold environments, and is best known for its thick, warm fur that is also used as camouflage.














Explore Goa

GOA

GOA is a state on the southwestern coast of India.It is surrounded by the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the east and south, with the Arabian Sea forming its western coast. It is India's smallest state fourth-smallest by population





PANAJI

Panaji is the capital of Goa.while Vasco da Gama is its largest city. .The historic city of Margao still exhibits the cultural influence of the Portuguese, who first landed in the early 16th century as merchants and conquered it soon thereafter. Goa was a former state of the Portuguese Empire








AGUADA FORT

Fort Aguada is a well-preserved seventeenth-century Portuguese fort, along with a lighthouse, standing in Goa, India, on Sinquerim Beach, overlooking the Arabian Sea.The fort was constructed in 1612 to guard against the Dutch and the Marathas. It was a reference point for the vessels coming from Europe at that time. 

DAY OUT WITH CRCODILE


Visit the amazing Cortalim jetty, take a boat, and go to Cumbharjua canals for watching the aquatic predators- crocodile. Unlike a zoo, you get to see the crocodiles at one of the biggest wetlands in Goa.



DOLPHIN SIGHTSEEING

Embark on this exciting tour of dolphin watching and
get a chance to meet the friendliest creatures on earth.

BHAGWAN MAHAVIR WILDLIFE SANCTUARY

Lush park offering acres of greenery, walking paths, birds, leopards, elephants & other wildlife.Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary and Mollem National Park is a 240 square kilometres (93 sq mi) ... It was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1969 and renamed as Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary.

Wednesday 4 March 2020

poem on how human activities are harmful to environment

"The world is finite,resources are scarce ,
Things are bad and will be worse,
Coal is burned and gas exploded,
Forests cut and soil eroded,
wells are dry and air polluted,
Dust is blowing, trees are uprooted,
Oil is going, ores depleted,
Drains receive what is excreted,
the land is sinking, seas are rising,
man is far too enterprising,
Fires will rage with man to fan it,
Soon we will have a plundered planet."

Protection of wildlife

We hear cases where monkeys are troubling people. The often take away things from their houses. Sometimes, we hear leopards and tigers are having become man eaters.We should realize that they are doing because man is destroying the living areas by cutting down forest.



A very important reason for protecting wildlife is that, they form an important part for many food chains. If they are killed, many other animals in that food chains get affected.