Showing posts with label Amazing Animals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Amazing Animals. Show all posts

Thursday, 13 February 2014

About:-
          This amazing animal is named as
Lynx. This name is derived from
Latin from the Greek word "λύγξ", derived from the "leuk-" which means "light, brightness",in reference to the luminescence of its reflective eyes. It has furry skin from head to toe. It is also known as "Wild Cat"

Other Species:-
  1. Eurasian lynx
  2. Canada lynx
  3. Iberian lynx
  4. Bobcat

    Habitat:- The lynx inhabits high altitude forests with dense cover of shrubs, reeds, and tall grass. Although this cat hunts on the ground, it can climb trees and can swim swiftly, catching fish.

    Some other images:-Canadian Lynx:-
2:Eurasian Lynx



3:Lynx as pet:-























Basic Information:-
Type: Mammal
Classification: Carnivore
Body size: Head and body, 32 to 40 in (80 to 100 cm); Tail, 4 to 8 in (10 to 20 cm)
Weight: 22 to 44 lbs (10 to 20 kg)
How the protect themselves: Threatened
Size relative to a 6-ft (2-m) man

Diet:
They eat mice, squirrels, and birds, but prefer the snowshoe hare.

Geographical Habitat:-
They are found in northern forests of North America, Europe, and Asia.

Saturday, 8 February 2014

Galapagos totoise
Giant Galapagos tortoise...bukhariwebs.blogspot.com

About:-Galapagos tortoise also names as Galápagos giant tortoise is the largest species of tortise. The species is in danger for extinction.

Biggest tortoise in the world

 



 Details:-

Life: It lives about 170 years.

Size: It has average size of 1.8 meters (5.9 ft)

Weight: It is huge animal having the weight of 400 Kg i.e (880 lb).

 
Giant tortoise

 Habitate: The tortoise is native to seven of the Galápagos Islands, a volcanic archipelago about 1,000 km (620 mi) west of the Ecuadorian mainland. Spanish explorers, who discovered the islands in the 16th century, named them after the Spanish galápago, meaning tortoise.

biggest tortoise in the world