Day: February 13, 2011

National Birds of the World

Without a doubt, most if not all nature lovers out there truly love their birds. Migratory or non-migratory, it is always pleasant when there is a bird that makes a beautiful call, or a non-vagrant bird visits your back yard. Turquoise-browed Motmot This medium-sized bird is so famous across its range, that it is the

A Whopper of a Whale Shark

Scientists studying the elusive whale shark have discovered that it could potentially be larger than previously thought. Whale sharks may be larger than previously thought The whale shark is the largest fish in the world, and it was previously believed that they grew only up to an enormous 20 metres in length. However, Scientists from

Going Batty is a Good Thing

It may be a bad thing to ‘go batty’. But real bats actually make lifelong friendships similar to how humans can have lifelong friendships. Bats make friends for life According to Scientists, these nocturnal creatures that are the only mammals with the ability to fly, keep family and friends close to heart. This conclusion came

Sheep Raising the Baa of Intelligence

Think you pull the wool over a sheep’s eye? It turns out that sheep are just not as stupid as we previously thought, according to researchers from the University of Cambridge. Lone sheep raise the bar of animal intelligencehttp://www.itsnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/lamb.jpg Although sheep are thought of not being that intelligent, do not over look our woolly friends.