Saturday, February 26, 2011

Unique animal

1. Pelochelys cantorii (Cantor's giant soft-shelled turtle)



The turtle is found primarily in inland, slow-moving fresh water rivers and streams. Cantor's giant soft-shelled turtles can grow up to 6 feet (about 2 meters) in length and weigh more than 100 pounds (about 50 kilograms).

 

 
2. Matamata Turtle



The mata mata inhabits slow moving, blackwater streams, stagnant pools, marshes, and swamps ranging into northern Bolivia, eastern Peru, Ecuador, eastern Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern and central Brazil. The mata mata is strictly an aquatic species but it prefers standing in shallow water where its snout can reach the surface to breathe.

3. Patagonian Cavy (Mara)




A large rodent that looks sort of like a rabbit, sort of like a donkey. The Patagonian Mara lives in Central and Southern Argentina. Maras inhabit arid grasslands and scrub desert

4. Saiga Antelope



Saiga is classified as critically endangered by the IUCN. There is an estimated total number of 50,000 Saigas today, which live in Kalmykia, three areas of Kazakhstan and in two isolated areas of Mongolia

5. Star nosed mole



The Star-nosed Mole lives in wet lowland areas and eats small invertebrates, aquatic insects, worms and mollusks. It is a good swimmer and can forage along the bottoms of streams and ponds. Like other moles, this animal digs shallow surface tunnels for foraging; often, these tunnels exit underwater.
The incredibly sensitive nasal tentacles are covered with almost one hundred thousand minute touch receptors known as Eimer's organs

6. Elephant shrew


They are widely distributed across the southern part of Africa, and although common nowhere, can be found in almost any type of habitat, from the Namib Desert to boulder-strewn outcrops in South Africa to thick forest.

7. Long-beaked echidna


Echidnas are one of the two types of mammals that lay eggs (the other one is platypus). The long-beaked echidna is found in New Guinea, where it is widespread.

8. Pink Fairy Armadillo


It is found in central Argentina where it inhabits dry grasslands and sandy plains with thorn bushes and cacti. It has the ability to bury itself completely in a matter of seconds if frightened.
The Pink Fairy Armadillo burrows small holes near ant colonies in dry dirt. It feeds mainly on ants and ant larvae near its burrow.

9. Long-eared Jerboa

 

 

"The Mickey Mouse of the desert" - mouse-like rodent with a long tail, long hind legs for jumping, and exceptionally large ears. The jerboa, found in the deserts of Mongolia and China, is listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List.


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Saturday, February 19, 2011

10 Countries with the most beautiful snow

Almost all countries that are beyond the line of latitude 40 degrees south and 40 degrees north latitude is always experiencing snowfall in certain periods. Falling Snow sometimes is beauty, but also can exacerbate the beauty. Lots of countries have beautiful scenery due to the snow.

And from about six dozen countries that feel the falling snow, there is a list of 10 countries considered the most beautiful snow's country. Means these countries have a beautiful scenery due to the snow falling. Here is the country:

 


1. Swiss


Swiss is one of countries in mid Europe that has a beauty view. A half of this country is slopes of the Alps which known because it's beauty view.


2. New Zealand
From all of this list, New Zealand is one of the countries which in south of earth. 

3. Alaska (US Territory)



Alaska is a state of USA. It is the most beautiful view when snow in USA



4. Canada


This country will transform to be snow heaven because it's beauty

5. France
 Although France is one of the countries in Western Europe, but France is one of the country traversed by the trajectory of the Alps. No wonder if the scenery was beautiful, especially if coupled with views of Mount Blanc mountain range located on the southern coast of Western Europe, it will further add to the beauty of French landscapes.

6. Norway
It is not wrong if Norway has the most beautiful snow scene, This is because the location of Norway in the Scandinavian peninsula and the adjacent Atlantic ocean. Norway is a country that is mountainous and mostly covered by glaciers.


7. Iceland



Iceland is a country that partially covered by snow ice, therefore, this country called Iceland or Iceland (ground ice). State adjacent to Greenland is located in the northern Atlantic Ocean.



8. Japan
Sakura country that has desert landscapes beautiful snow. This country is situated at about 41 degrees north latitude. When winter arrives, the views of the city will look like a fairy tale, especially if we see the scenery of snow on the slopes of Mount Fuji.


9. Sweden
Sweden is a Nordic country in Scandinavia. The country is bordered by Norway in the west and Finland in the northeast, the Skagerrak Strait and the Kattegat Strait in the southwest, and the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Bothnia in the east. This country was once the poorest country in Europe in the 19th century, but because of its natural beauty, this country became a popular tourist destination and then be able to build this country for the better.


10. South Korea

Korea has one of the 4 seasons the topography of the mountains. Mountains in the eastern region into upstream generally large rivers, such as the Han River and the river Naktong. In winter, the mountains in South Korea turned into a very beautiful snow mountains.

source : kaskus.us






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