Farewell

  Well this is my last and final post my fellow followers. I hope I pleased you with my nature blog and hope it helped you when you needed it. I'm just going to take a minute of your time to give you some funny facts about animals, links and pictures to keep you on your way.

 

• Gorillas sleep upto fourteen hours, a day.
• The male lion rests in a den, while the females go out and get food.
• Elephants can not jump.
• Sharks are the only species to never suffer from cancer.
• The tongue of a blue whale can weigh more than a full-grown elephant.
• Oysters can change from male to female gender during their lifespan.
• Every shrimp is born a male and then becomes female when they mature.
• An elephant can smell water from three miles away.
• A coin is heavier than a hummingbird.
• Crocodiles can't stick its tongue out of its mouth.
• Ostrich’s brain is smaller than its eye.

  Here are some sites/links that you might enjoy.
http://www.funnyanimalsite.com/

http://www.petsdoc.com/html/funpages/funpicsalbum1.html

http://oddanimals.com/

  And here is the pictures that will be the end of my blogging days. Hope you are enjoying this post and hope you don't miss me too much.

 

 All Photos were taken by Ward Kadel.

Strange Animal Facts." Facts About Animals. Web. 02 June 2011. http://www.factsaboutanimals.net/strange-animal-facts.htm.

Funny Animal Facts." Facts About Animals. Web. 02 June 2011. http://www.factsaboutanimals.net/funny-animal-facts.htm.

White-Tail Deer

   White-tailed deer are the smallest members of the North American deer family. They  are found in areas ranging from southern Canada to South America. They typically live in fields and meadows using broad-leaved and coniferous forests for shade and shelter. White-tailed deer are herbivores, so they eat  most plant foods.
  Their stomachs allow them to digest a varied diet, including leaves, twigs, fruits and nuts, grass, corn,
and other fungi. They dont usually look for food during the day. At dawn and dusk is when you are most likely to see them. White-tails are hunted by bobcats, mountain lions, coyotes, and humans. They are very quick when they need to be and can make sudden changes.

                                              

                                                 Photo by Jim Richardson

White-Tailed Deer, White-Tailed Deer Pictures, White-Tailed Deer Facts - National Geographic." Animals, Animal Pictures, Wild Animal Facts - National Geographic. Web. 26 May 2011. <http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/white-tailed-deer/>.

Cougars

    Cougars have over 200 different names because they live in so many different places. They typically live in steep, rocky canyons, but can also be found in jungle swamp areas and desert plains. They are slightly different depending on where they live. Cougars are light brown, and in a few cases, black. They have spots on  the side of their muzzles. They also have dark hair on the tip of their tail with  lighter colored chest and belly. They have very good  vision and hearing. Their ears are round and move to focus on sounds. They can also swim and climb trees. Cougars can catch and kill anything from a rodent to a moose, but are not on the top of the food chain. They are very powerful and skilled. Cougars adapted well to different things so thats why they can be found in a lot of areas.

Cougar Facts." Of Cats. Web. 24 May 2011. http://www.ofcats.com/2008/08/cougar-facts.html.
Bose, Debopriya. "Interesting Facts about Cougars (Mountain Lions)." Buzzle Web Portal: Intelligent Life on the Web. Web. 24 May 2011. http://www.buzzle.com/articles/interesting-facts-about-cougars-mountain-lions.html.

Unusual Animals

      Some animals are just wierd. I mean these are animals most of us have never seen in person. I just came across some on the internet and figured you might be interested, so heres a list.

• Baiji, which are better known as a river dolphin. They are very rare and are mostly found in China.
• Cantor's Gaint Soft Shelled Turtle, They are also very rare and are found in Cambodia.
• Kagu, They are found in New Zealand, rare, and is a flightless bird.
• Narwhal, known as moon whale. Its a Arctic species of cetacean.
• Spring Hare, it resembles both a hare and a kangaroo.
• Glass Frog, Found in the rainforest and you can see its organs by just looking at it.

  Those are just a few, there lots of different animals that we share the world with.

Unusual Animals." Squidoo : Welcome to Squidoo. Web. 18 May 2011. http://www.squidoo.com/strangeanimals.

Rattlesnakes

 Rattlesnakes are one of the four different snakes that live in North America. They can be identified by their triangular head and their rattles on their tails. Their are many species of rattlesnakes and they can be identified apart from one another by their pattern and color of skin. Rattlesnakes use their forked tongues and vibrations from the ground to hunt for prey. Their can see up to about 40 feet and the closer the object, the better they can see it. Here are some facts or things about a rattlesnake.

they have a broad, "triangular" head.
Eyes have verticle  pupils.
Scales are keeled with a raised ridge in the center of each.
Body is heavy or thick in appearance.
Large tubular fangs in mouth that fold out when the mouth opens.
The mouth  opens 180 degrees.
Blunt tail with jointed rattle.
Typically rattlesnakes range from 3 to 4 feet in length.

  Rattlesnakes live for about 20 to 30 years. When a female has babies, it can have 4 to about 25 eggs inside her and gives birth to about 4 to 10 of them. Rattlesnakes like to live where there is a constant source of food such as, rodents,rabbits,squirrels,etc. They also usaully stay close to their dens. Another fact is that rattlesnakes can strike at a distance that is two thirds its length.

                                             photo by Mike Baird

 "Rattlesnakes (DesertUSA)." Desert Biomes by DesertUSA. Web. 17 May 2011. http://www.desertusa.com/may96/du_rattle.html.

Hummingbird

The Hummingbird is the smallest bird known to us, but has the largest brain of all the birds. Thats pretty ironic too me. They have no sense of smell and is the only bird that has rotating wings. That means they can fly forward, backwards, up and down. The Hummingbird can fly up to 60 miles a hour, but average between 20 and 30 miles a hour. They have very weak legs though so they only use them when they are perching. Hummingbirds only live in North and South America. Another cool fact about them is that their heart rate can reach up to 1,260 beats a minute. Heres a video below.



Hummingbird Facts and Information. Web. 13 May 2011. http://howtoenjoyhummingbirds.com/.

Gobal Warming

Hey everyone, how you folks liking the heat? Dont have much for you guys today about global warming, but I did find this website about global warming. Its got the latest news about the issue, solutions, history, and statistics. Check it out if you have time, website is right here below this. Have a great Friday.

Global Warming : Climate Change News, Facts, and Solutions. Web. 13 May 2011. http://globalwarming.com/#minimize.