Scientific Name: Macaca silenus It has black hair It is easily recognised by its silver-white mane that surrounds the head from the cheeks down to its chin It is diurnal in nature, as in being active solely during day light hours. It is a good climber, spending most of...
Rollers inhabit warm regions from Europe and Africa to Australia. Most rollers are some combination of blue, violet and brown in color. The two inner toes on their feet are connected, and they have small bills and medium to long tail feathers. Diet They feed on locusts, flying ants,...
Asian Barbets (Megalaimidae) Asian barbets are small, colourful birds frequently found in forests and other green patches. India is home to nine barbet species. Barbets are named for the bristles at the bases of their stout, sharp bills. They are big-headed, short-tailed birds. They call loudly, jerking the head...
Hornbills are a family of bird found in tropical and subtropical Africa, Asia and Melanesia. They are characterized by a long, down-curved bill which is frequently brightly coloured and sometimes has a casque on the upper mandible. Diet The family is omnivorous, feeding on fruit and small animals. Behaviour Hornbills are diurnal, generally travelling in pairs or small family groups. Reproduction They...
Indian cobras are oviparous and usually lays between 10 and 30 eggs in rat holes or termite mounds and the eggs hatch 48 to 69 days later. How Snakes Reproduce? There are three distinct methods of a snake’s reproduction method. They all vary depending on the snake species. They...
Phylum: Chordata Order: Pycnodontiformes Order: Pycnodontidae Kingdom : Animalia Formation : Ypresian, England Country- United Kingdom Continent – Europe Class- Osteichthyes The right mandible contains three rows of teeth. The inner or principle row has five normal teeth in series and a sixth, the anterior one, replaced by what...
Type status : Holotype, NHM , London,UK. Phylum – Chordata Order – Pycnodontiformes Formation – Upper Greensand Formation Country – United Kingdom Continent – Europe Class- Osteichthyes It carries five rows of tritorial teeth. The central series is composed of eight reniform teeth (Kidney shaped). They have an elongated...
Phylum: Chordata Order: Pycnodontiformes Order: Pycnodontidae Kingdom : Animalia Formation : Gault Formation Country- United Kingdom Continent – Europe Class- Osteichthyes Right mandible (lower Jaw) with most of the crown (tritoral) teeth. The dental armature is composed of four ranks on the anterior and three on the posterior area...
(Scomberomous lineolatus) Class: Actinopterygii Order: Scombriformes Family: Scombridae IUCN Redlist Status: Least concern Dorsal spines (total): 15 – 18; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-19; Anal soft rays: 17 – 22; Vertebrae: 44 – 46. Commercial importance – Food fish Max length : Male 94.0 cm Female 98.0 cm They are marine; pelagic and Oceanodromous fishes migrating between...
(Ara tricolor) It is an extinct species of parrot that was native to Cuba and the Isla de la Juventud. It was a rather small species of Ara macaw, measuring 45 – 50 cm. There are nineteen specimens of the Cuban Macaw in 15 museums in Cuba, Europe and...
