Panda
Pandas are mammals. They are tame
animal and they are kind of raccoon. Originally, pandas lived in South and East
China and parts of Myanmar and Vietnam. Today, pandas are found in six isolated
forest areas in Sichuan, Gansu, and Shaanxi provinces in China. Pandas live in
high mountainous areas, usually from 2,700 to 3,700 meters (8,500 to 11,500
feet) above sea level, that have natural forested areas with fir, spruce, and
bamboo. Many people think that the pandas only eats stems, leaves and bamboo,
but it will also eat berries, fruit, flowers, fungi, grass and insects. It also
eats flowers like crocuses and irises which grow in its mountain habitat. In
the wild it will also catch fish and hunt small birds and rodents, like bamboo
rats. This is not enough to live on, though, so it mainly eats various species
of bamboo. Pandas have claws to protect their selves from danger.
.
LION
Lion is an animal from cat
gen. Lion is a carnivore, so they usually eat meats. Lion has a strong body
like tiger and a fur in their tails. Male lions and female lions are different.
The difference is in their heads. The male lion have fur in their head and the
female lion haven’t. The weight of male lion is about 225 kilograms and the
weight of female lion is about 150 kilograms. They live in a forest or
grassland.
Lion can be found in South
Africa, Timor Timur and India. But because of the hunter want their fur, the
habitats of lion dropped drastically. The lion are famous in South Africa
especially in Savannah land. They are known as “King of Savannah” because of
their bold and bravery. They owned the Savannah as their own land. Their
numbers in Savannah are many too. They usually live in group. In that group,
male lion is larger than the female lion because
the male lion is the strongest lion and they are needed to protect the female
and their cubs. The lion have their own territory. They always hunt in group.
They hunt zebras, deers, and the other herbivore animal. They have their rival
that they can said enemy. It was hyena. Hyenas live in group too, but they only
act at night.
Lion is different from the
other felidae family like tiger, cat, leopard, cheetah and the other.
The example is lion and tiger. Lion has a strong nail to climb the trees, but
tiger can’t. Then the difference of lion and cheetah is lion has a strong and
big body, but cheetah only has a small body. The most difference from lion and
the other felidae family is lion lives in groups but cat, tiger and
cheetah don’t. Cat, tiger and cheetah usually live as individually.
Lion is a tame animal although
they are wild beast. We can call them a tamed animal because lion doesn’t
attack human except hunter. We can see them in zoo too. In zoo, we can see a
group of lion that standing on a big rock. Lion loves rocks because they used
rocks as their toys. In savannah land, lion lives in a stone cave. Lion is a
good animal that can be used in commercial too. Their skill in jumping makes
they usually used in a circus. They can jump on a ring of fire without fear.
Lion is protective of their
cubs. If their baby are in danger, lion comes and attack the beast that attack
their baby. As an animal, lion is almost same like human. They loves
their child as we are. If they are in danger, lion use their strong and sharp
nails to attack and crawl the enemy
"Rafflesia"
Rafflesia comes
after the name of an adventurer and founder of the British colony of Singapore,
Sir Stamford Raffles. After a jungle
expedition in Sumatra(Indonesia) in 1821-22, Raffles and Dr.Joseph Arnold, a
young accompanying assistant surgeon in the Navy with a passion for natural
history. At the time Sir Stamford was the Governor of Sumatra and while riding
on horseback,crossing jungle clad mountainous Sumatra, both of them came across
(discovered) this fabulous flower.
A born naturalist Raffles
immediately took note of the flower which came to be name Rafflesia arnoldii
(after the 2 explorers)
There are about 20 described
species of Rafflesia, some only discovered as recently as 1988. They are found
on peninsular Malaysia and southern Thailand, on Borneo Island. In the
restricted areas of the Philipines and in Sumatra
Polar Bear
The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a bear native largely within the Arctic Circle encompassing the Arctic
Ocean, its surrounding seas and surrounding land masses. It is the world's
largest land carnivore and also the largest bear, together with the omnivorous Kodiak Bear, which is approximately the same size.[3] An adult male weighs
around 350–680 kg (770–1,500 lb),[4] while an adult female
is about half that size. Although it is closely related to the brown bear, it has evolved to occupy a narrower ecological niche, with many body characteristics adapted for cold temperatures, for
moving across snow, ice, and open water, and for hunting the seals which make up most of its diet.[5] Although most polar bears
are born on land, they spend most of their time at sea. Their scientific name
means "maritime bear", and derives from this fact. Polar bears can hunt consistently
only from sea ice, which is why they
spend much of the year on and near the edge of the frozen sea.
The polar bear is classified as a vulnerable species,
with eight of the 19 polar bear subpopulations in decline.[6] For decades,
large scale hunting raised international concern for the future of the species
but populations rebounded after controls and quotas began to take effect.
For thousands of years, the polar bear has been a key
figure in the material, spiritual, and cultural life of Arctic indigenous peoples,
and the hunting of polar bears remains important in their cultures.
TORNADO
Tornadoes are
known as one of the most damaging disasters. What is the description of
tornadoes? A tornado is a very powerful column of winds which spirals around a
center of low atmospheric pressure. A tornado will look like a large black
funnel which hangs down from a storm cloud.
The name
"tornado" derives from the Latin "tonare". It means
"to thunder." While the Spanish developed the word into
"tornear" which means "to turn or twist". This is why a
tornado is sometimes called twister or cyclone.
The winds
inside a twister can spin around at speeds up to 500 miles an hour, but it usually
travels at roughly 300 miles an hour. This speed twisting makes a tornado the
most dangerous storm.
The average
tornado has a diameter of about 200 to 300 yards. The smaller tornadoes are
known as satellite tornadoes. These small offspring, about 50 yards across, can
be very fierce and do lots of damage.
The forming of
a tornado can be very quick. Sometimes it can form in a minute or less. A
tornado can travel across the ground at high speeds, then it can suddenly
vanish. Most tornadoes last less than twenty minutes and travel less than 15
miles. However, the super storms sometimes travel over 100 miles before they
are exhausted.
Mangrove Trees
A mangrove is
a tropical marine tree. Mangroves have special aerial roots and salt-filtering
tap roots which enable them to thrive in brackish water. Brackish water is
salty but not as salty as sea water. Mangrove trees are commonly planted and
found in coastal areas. Mangroves can serve as walls of protection for natural
disaster in coastal area like tsunami.
According to BBC
News, healthy mangrove forests had helped save lives in the Asia disaster tsunami and people tended to respect these natural
barriers even more, especially after the tsunami.
There are
several species of mangrove tree found all over the world. Some prefer more
salinity, while others like to be very-close to a large fresh water source such
as river. Some prefer areas that are sheltered from waves. Some species have
their roots covered with sea water every day during high tide. Other species
grow on dry land but are still part of the ecosystem. The
Times of India reported that rare species of mangrove had been found and
was also known as the looking-glass tree, probably because the leaves are
silver-coated.
Mangroves need
to keep their trunk and leave above the surface of the water. Yet they also
need to be firmly attached to the ground so they are not moved by waves.
Any part of root that appears above the water flows oxygen to the plant under water surface. as the soil begin to build up, these roots procedure additional roots that become embedded in the soil.
Any part of root that appears above the water flows oxygen to the plant under water surface. as the soil begin to build up, these roots procedure additional roots that become embedded in the soil.
ELEPHANTS
An elephant is the largest and
strongest of all animals. It is a strange looking animal which it has thick
legs, huge sides and backs, large hanging ears, a small tail, little eyes, long
white tusks and above all, elephant has a long nose, the trunk. An elephant is
commonly seen in a zoo, it has hard found in it natural habitat.
The trunk is the elephant's peculiar
feature. This trunk has various usages. The elephant draws up water by its
trunk and can squirt the water all over its body like a shower bath. The
elephant's trunk also lift leaves and put them into its mouth. In fact, the
trunk serves the elephant as long arm and hand. An elephant looks very clumsy
and heavy and yet an elephant can move very quickly.
The elephant is very intelligent
animal. Its intelligence combined with its great strength makes an elephant a
very useful servant to man. Elephant can be trained to serve in various ways
such as carry heavy loads, hunt for tigers and even fight. An elephant is
really a smart animal.
KOMODO
DRAGON
Do you know what is the largest
lizard? This lizard is called komodo. It
lives in the scrub and woodland of a few Indonesian islands.
Komodo dragon is the world's heaviest
lizard, weighing 150 pounds or more. The largest Komodo ever measured was more
than 10 feet (3 meters) long and weighed 366 pounds (166 kg) but the average
size of komodo in the wild is about 8 feet (2.5 meters) long and 200 pounds (91
kg)
Komodo has gray scaly skin, a pointed
snout, powerful limbs and a muscular tail. They use their keen sense of smell
to locate decaying animal remains from several miles away. They also hunt other
lizards as well as large mammals and are sometimes cannibalistic.
The Komodo dragon's teeth are almost
completely covered by its gums. When it feeds, the gums bleed, creating an
ideal culture for virulent bacteria. The bacteria that live in the Komodo
dragon's saliva causes septicemia, or blood poisoning, in its victims. A dragon
will bite its prey, then follow it until the animal is too weak to carry
on.This lizard species is threatened by hunting, loss of prey species and habitat
loss.
Platypus
Many people call platypus duckbill
because this animal has a bill like duckbill. Platypus is a native Tasmania and
southern and eastern Australia.
Platypus has a flat tail and webbed
feet. Its body length is 30 to 45 cm and covered with a thick, and woolly layer
of fur. Its bill is detecting prey and stirring up mud. Platypus' eyes and head
are small. It has no ears but has ability to sense sound and light.
Platypus lives in streams, rivers,
and lakes. Female platypus usually dig burrows in the streams or river banks.
The burrows are blocked with soil to protect it from intruders and flooding. In
the other hand, male platypus does not need any burrow to stay.
Earthquake
Earthquake
often happens around us. It brings great damages. Earthquake is hard to be predicted and that makes lot victims.
Actually there are three kinds of earthquake. This kinds of earthquake are commonly base on the factor and geological area where the earthquakes happen. These three kinds of earthquake are tectonic, volcanic and explosion.
Tectonic earthquakes is most common one. This kind of earthquake happens while earth's crust rocks break because of the geological strength created by moving of the earth's plates.
Volcanic earthquakes happen exactly with volcanic activity. Volcanic earthquakes are when the volcano produces acidic lava, which drys quickly, when it drys quickly it blocks the top of the volcano. This make no more magma can escape. Pressure starts to build up and eventually the acidic lava can no longer stand the pressure. So the volcano is free to explode, the pressure is released so fast that an earthquake is caused. A volcanic earthquake is usually kept within 10-20 miles of the volcano.
Explosion earthquakes are the result of the collapse earthquakes that are small earthquakes occurring in underground mines and caverns.
Actually there are three kinds of earthquake. This kinds of earthquake are commonly base on the factor and geological area where the earthquakes happen. These three kinds of earthquake are tectonic, volcanic and explosion.
Tectonic earthquakes is most common one. This kind of earthquake happens while earth's crust rocks break because of the geological strength created by moving of the earth's plates.
Volcanic earthquakes happen exactly with volcanic activity. Volcanic earthquakes are when the volcano produces acidic lava, which drys quickly, when it drys quickly it blocks the top of the volcano. This make no more magma can escape. Pressure starts to build up and eventually the acidic lava can no longer stand the pressure. So the volcano is free to explode, the pressure is released so fast that an earthquake is caused. A volcanic earthquake is usually kept within 10-20 miles of the volcano.
Explosion earthquakes are the result of the collapse earthquakes that are small earthquakes occurring in underground mines and caverns.
