In proportion to their size the strongest animals are the LARGER BEETLES of the family SCARABAEIDAE, which are found mainly in tropics. In tests carried out on a rhinoceros beetle of the family Dynastinae, it was found that it could support 850 times its own weight on its back (cf. 25 per cent of its […]
Bird – White-breasted Nuthatch – Tree Mouse – Devil Downhead
Bird Identification – White-breasted Nuthatch – Tree Mouse – Devil Downhead When it comes to acrobatic performances in the trees, neither the chickadee nor the titmouse can rival their relatives, the little bluish gray nuthatches. Indeed, any circus might be glad to secure their expert services. Hanging fearlessly from the topmost branches of the tallest […]
Bird – The Flycatchers
Bird Identification – The Flycatchers When you see a dusky bird, smaller than a robin, lighter gray underneath than on its sooty-brown back, with a well-rounded, erect head, set on a short, thick neck, you may safely guess it is one of the flycatchers—another strictly American family. If the bird has a white band across […]
Cock Fightting
Everyone knows when one cock (male chicken) with another they usually fight to the death! People have been using male chickens to fight for over a century. its where two cocks are forced to fight in a “Cockpit” its known as a blood sport where crowds of hundreds gather to see animals fight to the […]
Bird – Yellow Warbler – Summer Yellowbird – Wild Canary
Bird Identification – Yellow Warbler – Summer Yellowbird – Wild Canary Rather than live where the skies are gray and the air is cold, this adventurous little warbler will travel two thousand miles or more to follow the sun. A trip from Panama to Canada and back again within five months does not appall him. […]
Bird – American Sparrow Hawk – Killy Hawk – Rusty-crowned Falcon – Mouse Hawk
Bird Identification – American Sparrow Hawk – Killy Hawk – Rusty-crowned Falcon – Mouse Hawk Just such an extended branch as a shrike or a kingbird would use as a lookout while searching the landscape o’er for something to eat, the little sparrow hawk chooses for the same purpose. He is not much larger than […]
Bird – Red-headed Woodpecker
Bird Identification – Red-headed Woodpecker A pair of red-headed woodpeckers I know, who made their home in an old tree next to the station yard at Atlanta, where locomotives clanged, puffed, whistled and shrieked all day long, evidently enjoyed the noise, for the male liked nothing better than to add to it by tapping on […]
What Is This Animal?
Clue: They have a carnivorous aspect and scavenge the hard earned kills of bears
Edible Crab
Edible Crabs live up to 20 years, a adult Crab may weigh up to 3kg. Mainly living in cracks and holes they catch and eat small fish and plankton, they are a weary as the water they live are full of Octopus and large fish such as the Seawolf. Edible Crabs are nocturnal and hide […]
Mouse and Snake Joke Q: What do you get when you cross a mouse with a snake? A: A full snake!