Albatrosses are masters of soaring flight, able to glide over vast tracts of ocean without flapping their wings. So fully have they adapted to their oceanic existence that they spend the first six or more years of their long lives (which last upwards of 50 years) without ever touching land.
Scribbling of the Day : Homeless Birds
A new Villa, a new dawn His day started with a lemon tea and the fragrance of the mist. There came a guest He felt the poet in him "Do you have a home?" he inquired within. "Look!" gestured his guest flapped the wings and began flying high to show it's little home - Earth!... Continue Reading →
Earth Our Home Too : Golden Crowned Kinglet
The golden-crowned kinglet (Regulus satrapa) is a very small songbird. Adults are olive-gray on the upperparts with white underparts, with thin bills and short tails. They have white wing bars, a black stripe through the eyes and a yellow crown surrounded by black. The adult male has an orange patch in the middle of the... Continue Reading →
Know : A Big List of Animal Sounds
Here is a big list of how we call the sounds of Animals in English. If you want to know how they call the sounds in any other language, please use this useful website What is Called Alligators hiss, grunt, roar, quak, Antelopes snort, Anteaters hrow, Badgers growl, Bats screech, Bears growl, groan, moan, roar, Bees... Continue Reading →
Earth Our Home Too : Demoiselle Cranes
The Demoiselle Crane (Anthropoides virgo) is a species of crane found in central Eurasia, ranging from the Black Sea to Mongolia and North Eastern China. There is also a small breeding population in Turkey. These cranes are migratory birds. Birds from western Eurasia will spend the winter in Africa whilst the birds from Asia, Mongolia and China will spend the winter in... Continue Reading →
Earth Our Home Too : Snow Leopards
You must know this marvelous cat's name which "Mac OS X" also carries. The Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia. It is listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species because as of 2003, the size of the global population was estimated at 4,080-6,590 adults, of which fewer than 2,500 individuals may reproduce... Continue Reading →