Purple Frog
Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis is a frog species belonging to
the family Sooglossidae. It can be found in the Western Ghats India. NAMES IN English
that have been used for this species are purple frog.
Saturday, October 27, 2018
Weirdest Endangered Animals
Duck - Billed Platypus
The platypus is among nature’s most unlikely animals.in
fact, the first scientists to examine a specimen believed they were the victims
of a hoax.
The animal
in best described as a hodgepodge of more familiar species: the duck (bill and
webbed feet), beaver (tail), and otter (body and fur). Males are also venomous.
They have sharp stinger on the heels of their rear feet and can use them to
deliver a strong toxic blow to any foe.
Platypuses
hunt underwater, where they swim gracefully by paddling with their front webbed
feet and steering with their hind feet and beaver like tail. Folds of skin
cover their eyes and ears to prevent water from entering, and the nostrils close
with a watertight seal. In this posture, a platypus can remain submerged for a
minute or two and employ its sensitives bill to find food
These Australian
mammals are bottom feeders. They scoop up insects and larvae, shellfish, and
worms in their bill along with bits of gravel and mud from the bottom. All this
material is stored in cheek pouches and, at the surface, mashed for consumption.
Platy-puses do not have teeth, so the bits of gravel help them to “chew” their
meal.
On land,
platypuses move a bit more awkwardly. However, the webbing on their feet
retracts to expose individual nails and allow the creatures to run. Platypuses use
their nails and feet to construct dirt burrowed at the water’s edge.
Platypuses
reproduction is nearly unique. It is one of only two mammals (the echidna is the
other) that lay eggs.
Females
seal themselves inside one of the burrow’s chambers to lay their eggs. A mother
typically produces one or two eggs and keeps them warm by holding them between
her body and her tail. The eggs hatch n about ten days, but platypus infants
are the size of lima beans and totally helpless. Females nurse their young for
three to four months until the babies can swim on their own
Beautiful but dangerous places
Trift Bridge
Devil’s Pool is adjacent to the famous Livingstone island
situated on the edge of the Victoria Falls. Victoria Falls or Mosi-oa- Tunya,
is a waterfall in southern African on the Zambezi River at the border of Zambia
and Zimbabwe.
A
famous feature is the naturally formed “Armchair” (Devil’s Pool), near the edge
of the falls on Livingstone island on the Zambian side. When the river flow is
at a certain level, usually between September and December, a rock barrier
forms an eddy with minimal current, allowing adventurous swimmers to splash
around in relative safety a few feet from the point where the water cascades
over the falls.
During
the season, Devil’s Pool is shallow enough that can people can safely swim
right to the edge before the waterfall drops more than 100m. this is as close
as you can get to the thunderous roar and permanent rainbows that adorn this
magnificent natural World Wonder. You can jump safely and sitting on the rock
wall, the guide will hold your ankles and you can lie and hang your arms over
the edge. It is truly fantastic to look down rainbows, hear the roar of the
waterfall as it thunders past you, and look far, far down into the frothy,
spray below.
Although the pool is shallow, and there is a safety line for
those caught in the current on Devil’s Pool, it is recommended that only adept
swimmers brave the water near the edge.
You won’t get swept down by the force of the
walls because of a natural rock wall just below the surface. This is as close
you can get to the thunderous roar and permanent rainbows that adorn this
magnificent Natural World Wonder.
Devil’s
Pool is adjacent to living stone island on the Zambian side of the Zambezi
river. This is where David Livingstone first set eyes on the Victoria falls
remarking “scenes so lovely must have been gazed upon by angels in their
flight”. to get to Livingstone island you take a motor boat from the landing at
the royal Livingstone hotel. On the island you scramble a fair way over rocks
and swim thought the river. The guide will show you exactly where to swim to
avoid the strong currents and rocks. You do have to be a decent swimmer to feel
comfortable. the water is lovely and warm though, and feels great.
As the
name suggests this is the island from which Dr. David Livingstone first
witnessed the fall in November 1855. From here he lowered a length of calico
with a bullet attached as a weight measure the depth of the fall.
Beautiful but dangerous places
Devil's Pool
Devil’s Pool is adjacent to the famous Livingstone island
situated on the edge of the Victoria Falls. Victoria Falls or Mosi-oa- Tunya,
is a waterfall in southern African on the Zambezi River at the border of Zambia
and Zimbabwe.
A
famous feature is the naturally formed “Armchair” (Devil’s Pool), near the edge
of the falls on Livingstone island on the Zambian side. When the river flow is
at a certain level, usually between September and December, a rock barrier
forms an eddy with minimal current, allowing adventurous swimmers to splash
around in relative safety a few feet from the point where the water cascades
over the falls.
Although the pool is shallow, and there is a safety line for
those caught in the current on Devil’s Pool, it is recommended that only adept
swimmers brave the water near the edge.
You won’t get swept down by the force of the
walls because of a natural rock wall just below the surface. This is as close
you can get to the thunderous roar and permanent rainbows that adorn this
magnificent Natural World Wonder.
As the
name suggests this is the island from which Dr. David Livingstone first
witnessed the fall in November 1855. From here he lowered a length of calico
with a bullet attached as a weight measure the depth of the fall.
Friday, October 26, 2018
Beautiful islands
Sumbawa
Indonesia consists of a group of tropical
islands, some which , like Bali, are very well known. Sumbawa is not that
famous, but it is no less appealing. It is in the middle of the Lesser Sunda
Islands chain, with Lombok to the west, Flores to the east, and Sumba further
to the southeast.
Sumbawa is 15,448 km with a population of around 1.5 million. It marks the
boundary between the islands to the west, which were influenced by religion and
culture spreading from India, and the region to the east that was not so
influenced. Because of Sumbawa’s natural resources it was regularly invaded by
outside forces – Japanese, Dutch, Makassarese. The Dutch first arrived
1605, but did not effectively rule Sumbawa until the early 20th
century. The Balinese kingdom of Gelgel RULED WESTERN Sumbawa for a short
period as well. Historical evidence indicates that people on Sumbawa island
were known in the east indies for their honey, horses, sappan wood for
producing rec dye, and sandalwood used for incense and medications.
Sumbawa lies within the Pacific Ring of fire. It is a volcanic island,
including Mount Tombora which exploded in 1825, the most destructive volcanic
eruption in modern history (roughly four times larger than the 1883 eruption of
Krakatoa, between Java and Sumatra, in terms of volume of magma ejected ).The
eruption killed as many as 72,000.
Thursday, October 25, 2018
Beautiful island
Mljet island
Mljet is the most bsutherly and
easterly of the larger Adriatic islands of the Dalmatia region of Croatia with
a population of around 2,000.
Mljet lies south of the peljesac pensula, from which it is divided by the Mljet
channel . It’s lenth is 37km and its average breadth 3.2 km . It is of
volcanic origin, with numerous chasms and gorges, of which the longest, the
Babino Poloje, connects the north and south of the islands.
The northwestern part of the island includes an inland sea as well as a small
island within it. It has been a national park since November 12, 1960. Over 72
per cent of the island of 98.01 square kms is forest. The island’s geological
structure consists of limestones and dolomite forming ridges, crests and
slopes. A few depressions on the island of Mljet are below sea level and are
known as blatine (“mud-lakes”) or slatine (“salt-lakes”).
Ancient Greeks called the island “Melita” or “honey” which over the centuries
evolved to become the Slavic name, Mljet. Mljet was discovered by ancient
Greco-Roman geographers, who wrote the first records and descriptions.
The island was first described by Scylax of Caryanda in the 6th
century BC. Mljet is mentioned around 950 by the Byzantine Emperor Constantine
VII Porphyrogenitos inhis of ruling an empire as one of the islands held by the
Neretvians. The climate is Mediterranean; an average air temperature in January
is 9 C and in july about 24 C.
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)