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Indonesia is a hulking tropical archipelago brimming with volcanoes, rainforests, and marvelous creatures.A land of typhoons, monsoons, and over 17,000 islands and islets, the most populated being Java. Indonesia shares Borneo, New Guinea, and Timor with other states.Now, this gargantuan assortment of equatorial isles was never unified into a single sovereign state until fairly recently. There isn’t a particular Indonesian language.Indonesia’s pre-history is a fossilized conundrum, but things get more discernible with the arrival many millennia ago of Melanesians who hunted and hand-printed their ways through the jungle....

Looks like these adorable baby bunny rabbits have taken on an unlikely companion to help deliver eggs this Easter season, and it’s definitely giving us a case of spring fever! Their new friend is none other than a lovable golden retriever named Bailey who regularly stars in videos posted on the popular YouTube channel, This is Bailey. The doting, 22-day-old bunnies seemingly declare Bailey their adoptive mother as they nuzzle up to her side, while Bailey continuously comforts them with frequent licks, a watchful eye, and an ever-wagging tail....

Black Swift, Cypseloides niger is a bird species that belongs to the family of Apodidae. These birds build their nests and breed in the crevices of the mountains, near or behind waterfalls. Migration is observed among these Black Swift Alabama birds. They are the resident of western North America, especially Southwest Canada during summer days. The species flocks towards South America, along the coast of the U.S., as far as the rainforests in Brazil and Colorado during the winter months....

A Burmese Python (Python molurus bivittatus) is one of the most unique snakes around. They are a nonvenomous snake that have wreaked havoc in the ecological systems of south Florida. But they are not all bad, they need to be protected as they have now been categorized as Vulnerable. Their population has decreased significantly in their native regions. There are various Burmese Python species that are found in the wild such as scaleless Burmese Python, labyrinth Burmese Python, pearl Burmese Python, albino Burmese Python, albino green Burmese Python, leucistic Burmese Python, ivory Burmese Python, caramel Burmese Python, albino granite Burmese Python, dwarf Burmese Python, yellow Burmese Python, hypo Burmese Python and several others....

What type of animal is a Cape rain frog? The Cape rain frog, Breviceps gibbosus, is a species of frog native to South Africa. Fun Cape Rain Frog Facts For Kids What do they prey on? Small insects, worms, termites What do they eat? Insectivore Average litter size? 22 eggs How much do they weigh? N/A How long are they? 2 in (4.5 cm) How tall are they? N/A What do they look like?...

The Dromaeosauroides is a genus of the Dromaeosauroid Theropod dinosaur. It was found on Earth during the early Cretaceous period in northern Europe, in what is now the country of Denmark. These dinosaurs were found in the Robbedale Valley, on the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. These remains were found as a part of the Jydegaard Formation. Paleontologists have also inferred that this region is the only place where fossils of new dinosaurs or dinosaur tracks can be seen since most of the Mesozoic deposits have occurred here....

The eastern water dragon (Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii) is an Australian water dragon subspecies that belongs to the Agamidae family. Previously, the Australian water dragons were given the name water dragon, Physignathus lesueurii lesueurii. Studies show that they are the single genus of the two species, but more recent studies show they are not closely related. Thus, the name was changed to Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii, and the water dragon Physignathus lesueurii is given to the other species....

Eurasian wolf (Canis lupus lupus), also known as the common wolf or European wolf is a subspecies of the widely found grey wolf in the Europe, is one of the most popular animals found in Europe. Eurasian wolf (Canis lupus lupus), which are the Canidae family members, look a lot like a dog, but they can’t be misunderstood as the same. Dogs are friendly to humans, but a wolf is not very fond of humans....

The firefish (Nemateleotris magnifica) is a species of fish that can be found in the Pacific and Indian oceans. They are omnivorous by nature. They can be kept as pets, but giving them vitamin-rich food is necessary to keep them healthy and fit. Firefish care does not require much attention. The purple firefish has the most unique body-color among the three species of firefish. Some of the common names of this marine species are fire dartfish, firefish goby, or fire goby....

Glyptodon, which literally translates to ’the carved tooth’ in Greek, is an extinct prehistoric mammalian genus. They once roamed the lands of present-day South America and North America. They had very heavy and intricately patterned shells made up of thousands of bony plates called osteoderms. Similarly, its tail was comprised of a ring of bones. Its features remarkably resemble that of a turtle but they could not withdraw their heads within their shells....

If you’re looking for a lovely fish in your aquarium, take a look at the most popular Green swordtail fish (Xiphophorus hellerii) with distinct fins that come in a wide range of colors. Its scientific name comes from Karl Bartholomaeus Heller, an Austrian botanist, and naturalist who collected their specimens. Their popularity comes as they are peaceful and easy to look after them, even for beginners. The Green swordtail was bred into several hybrid forms for the aquarium hobby and got variations in colors and color mixtures....

If someone asks you to tell them about an animal who can fly and is very cute and fascinating, then what would be your answer? Of course, it would be a bird. Birds are one of the most fascinating creatures on this planet. There are about 3800 species of bird on this planet, and many more are still yet to be found. All of these 3800 species are distinct and wonderful....

Kunmingosaurus wudingensis was a primitive sauropod of the Early Jurassic Period that existed about 200 million years ago. Their fossils were excavated in the year 1992 from the Yunnan Province of the People’s Republic of China. Just like other sauropods, these dinosaurs were extremely bulky with large necks and thick legs. They led a herbivorous diet and foraged on all kinds of plants.In a manner akin to other reptiles, they were egg-laying animals and territorial in nature and protected their eggs....

Lophorhothon is a genus belonging to the hadrosaurid group of dinosaurs.Researchers in the ’40s recovered fragments of a skeleton of another dinosaur from Alabama. Even though the skull was fragmented, this specimen is considered one of the most well-preserved fossils in the region. However, since the ’40s, another well-articulated specimen was discovered in 2021. The combined bone parts of the specimens provided a deeper understanding of the Lophorhothon. It was noted that these dinosaurs roamed in the then known Appalachia‭ region of eastern North America....

Have you been thinking about fish like salmon or snappers that frequently make it to your plates? If yes, you would like to know about the Mangrove snapper (Lutjanus griseus), also known as the gray snapper. This lively fish is found in the western Atlantic Ocean, and it inhabits different areas like canals, seagrass beds, coral reefs, estuaries, mangrove areas, and docks. Even though this fish is known to be gray, its upper body often has a reddish tinge....

The northern puffer is a pufferfish native to the North American continent, mainly the eastern coastal waters of the USA and Canada. The habitat range of the species runs from Florida to Newfoundland. It inhabits sandy bottoms at depths of 33–600 ft (10-183 m). The northern puffer species are often seen in large unorganized aggregations. Like other pufferfish, it can puff up or balloon its body with water to defend itself from predators....

Redbreast sunfish (Lepomis auritus) is a freshwater fish that is native to Canada and the United States, but also can be found in the Atlantic Ocean, west Texas, Louisiana, central Florida, and northern Florida. They belong to the Centrarchidae family which is the sunfish family. This species of fish is also known as an eastern blue devil, a blue-tipped long-fin and a Bleeker’s redbreast sunfish.People often get confused between a sunfish and a bluegill....

What type of animal is a ruddy crake? The ruddy crake (Laterallus ruber) is a species of waterbird found in northern and Central America. The ruddy-breasted crake with the scientific name Zapornia fusca is a waterbird and a species of ruddy crake found in the Indian subcontinent. Both birds belong to the order Gruiformes, family Rallidae. Fun Ruddy Crake Facts For Kids What do they prey on? Invertebrates and plants...

The Sichuan takin (Budorcas taxicolor tibetana), also known as Tibetian takin, is a native subspecies of takin found primarily in Tibet and a few provinces of China such as Gansu, Sichuan, Xinjiang. The term Budorcras has been derived from two Greek words, ‘bous ‘and ‘dorkas,’ meaning cow and gazelle, respectively. While ’taxicolor’ is derived from two Latin words, ’taxus’ and ‘hue’, and the meaning of the terms are badger and hue respectively....

The spiny orb-weaver (Gasteracantha cancriformis), also known as spiny spiders, are colorful spiders found in different colors like black, white, and yellow with red spines and white spots on their back. Due to their unusual body shape, they are sometimes called a ‘crab spider’, but they are not related to the crab species.A female spiny orb-weaver is always larger than males in size, and the female lifespan is also longer than that of males....