Who Said Rats Can’t Look Nice and Attractive?

By Angel | July 10, 2008 3:06 am |
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Funnies bunnies

To my mind these cuties are exactly of this kind.

Cool small rats

Angora rabbit

By Ksena | September 22, 2007 4:49 am |
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Pets

Ah..nicest, fluffy, tender animal which is best for home as many sure but Angoras are bred mainly for their wool because it is silky and soft
Inspite of rabbit’s nice looking, grooming is necessary to prevent the fiber from matting and felting on the rabbit. Because they are prone to hairballs, they should be groomed everyday or every other day.

So delicious angora rabbit

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Tarsiers – Freedom Forever

By Angel | September 17, 2007 2:27 am |
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Animals, Funnies bunnies, Small&Cute

Tarsius syrichta tarsier

Tarsiers, probably one of the most interesting animals in the world. They are exotic, funny and so small. Latin name is ‘Tarsius Syrichta’. They eat mostly insects, tarsiers grow up to 160 mm and weigh up to 165 grams. They can’t be mistaken with other animals and small primates because of a very peculiar appearance. Tarsiers possess large eyes and feet. They got such a strange name exactly because of the extended tarsus bones. These animals are perfect hunters because of large eyes and ears. They lead a night style of life. Oh, no! It doesn’t mean that they go to discos or participate in hot dancing nights, they are hunting and at day time they are mostly sleeping. Tarsiers’ vision is extremely acute and they can catch insects and even birds by jumping either from one branch to another or from one tree to another. Sometimes, tarsiers can hunt even snakes. Moreover, tarsiers’ neck can turn 180 degrees. :-) As a rule, tarsiers live on trees and they are of gray colour. Tarsiers possess a naked tale (unlike many other animals).

tarsier - the smallest primate

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Hummingbird

By Ksena | September 11, 2007 2:11 am |
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Birds

Everyone knows that hummingbirds are the smallest birds in the world!  
These enchanting birds are found in deserts, mountains, and plains, but most are found in the tropical rain forests. Their name refers to the humming sound made by their tiny beating wings.
They are known for their ability to hover in mid-air by rapidly flapping their wings, 15–80 times per second!!!
A smallest bird

Amazing wings

There are more than 300 kinds of hummingbirds. Hummingbirds are called “nectivores” because about 90 percent of their diet is nectar from flowers)
The most interesting fact is that inspite of hummingbirds are small in size, they have large appetites. Hummingbirds consume between 3.14 and 7.6 calories a day. That may not seem like much, but if humans (who may eat 3,500 calories a day) had the metabolism of a hummingbird, they would have to consume approximately 155,000 calories a day. That’s about 77 times as much as most humans eat!!!

Big apetite

But inspite if variety of species, Hummingbirds are found only in the Americas. But Hummingbirds sometimes fly into garages and become trapped. It is widely believed that this is because they mistake the hanging (usually red-color) door-release handle for a flower, although hummingbirds can also get trapped in enclosures that do not contain anything red.

 Once inside, they may be unable to escape because their natural instinct when threatened or trapped is to fly upward. This is a life-threatening situation for hummingbirds, as they can become exhausted and die in a relatively short period of time, possibly as little as an hour.
So be careful, please… 

Aye-Aye madagascar lemur

By Ksena | September 3, 2007 4:24 am |
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Animals

All of us know that historically & geographically Madagascar was separated from other land and it was a cause of variety biological species appearing. Probably the most peculiar madagascar’s animal is Aye-Aye lemur. Some peoples, looking on Aye-Aye’s pictures say & think that it was made in Photoshop program These lemurs are really unbelievably strange!

Aye-aye

Definitely alien

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