Thursday, March 17, 2011

rifdat


More than two dozen species of finches that nest in the country to the United States.Most of them raised in one state or survivors Ploceidae Estrildidae Fringillidae. These families are the finches, weavers, canaries and models. Passeridae fourth family is recognized by some researchers.
Family Fringillidae has the greatest variety of birds. With 207 different species of this group one of the most famous races and loved - canaries. The Canary Islands are part of human society for centuries as warning systems for everything from fashion statements.
Canaries are bred in the country over 300 years. They are now available in a variety of colors. Originally in the Canary Islands, the Canary Islands most famous of all races.These wild birds are alive in the Canary Islands.
Their skulls strong, beak thick and large muscles of the jaw, which aims to identify the seeds can break this family. These types of finches can also be identified by their colors. Males are easily recognizable because they tend to be more intelligent than their female counterparts.
Ploceidae family is the smallest of the Finch family, with only 109 different species.These fields are often found in Africa, with some available in Europe and Asia.Resistant birds, kept most of these species for the pet trade in the States. This family consists of weavers and Whydah, eat small seed.
The center is Estrildidae family, which consists of 140 species distributed throughout Africa, India, Australia and Southeast Asia. Most species of finches in pet stores are now classified as Estrildidae.
This family is very popular as pets because of their small size. The largest group Estrildidae only six inches tall. Estrildidae Waxbill is the most common. With its bright colors, which are easily identifiable by their nests in different ways. 

Thursday, November 25, 2010

Long-eared jerboa



The Long-eared Jerboa, is a nocturnal mouse-like rodent with a long tail, long hind legs for jumping, and exceptionally large ears. It is distinct enough that authorities consider it to be the only member of both its genus, Euchoreutes, and subfamily, Euchoreutinae. In 2007 Zoological Society of London sent a researcher to study human impact on its environment. The study returned with video footage that been noted as the “first time” the creature has been “recorded on camera

Hispaniolan solenodon


Hispaniolan solenodon, also known as the Haitian Solenodon or Agouta, is a solenodon only found on the island of Hispaniola, shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic, and was unknown to science until 1833. Currently, the solenodon may only be surviving in only two places in the Dominican Republic: Jaragua and Del Este National Parks and La Visite National Park in neighboring Haiti.

Golden-rumped elephant shrew



The Golden-rumped elephant shrew is the largest of all the unique African family, the elephant shrews. It is the size of a small rabbit, and is only found in the coastal Arabuko Sokoke National Park north of Mombassa in Kenya. It is classified as endangered because of its highly restricted and fragmented environment;

Bumblebee bat


The Bumblebee bat competes with the Etruscan pygmy shrew for the title of world’s smallest mammal. These bats are so-named since they’re about the size of a bumblebee, weigh about as much as a dime, and have the ability to hover like hummingbirds. Their roosting habitat consists of the hot upper chambers of caves in limestone hills.

Hirola antelope



This antelope has recently become very rare, with current censuses reporting fewer than 400 individuals. Only one hirola exists in captivity: an aging female at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas. It is a relic species, and only exists today (barely) due to its unique habitat requirements. Another name for this antelope is the “four-eyed antelope”,

Slender loris



The slender loris is a small, nocturnal primate found only in the tropical rainforests of Southern India and Sri Lanka. They are able to live in wet and dry forests, as well as lowland and highland forests. They prefer thick, thorny vegetation wherein they can easily escape predators and find the large assortment of insects that is the mainstay of their diet.