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With a mostly tropical coastline stretching more than seven thousand miles, Brazil is one of the best year-round sandy beach destinations worldwide.Did you know that Brazil has some of the best tropical and subtropical beaches in the world? Read further to learn more about the stunning beaches of Brazil.This South American country is dotted with several great beaches that will add to the entertainment of your trip and make it more lively....

Betta fish need a lot of care and understanding as they are prone to depression and stress.It is important to keep coves and plants that these Siamese fighting fish can explore and move around in order to keep it happy. Betta fish recognize care-taking humans when placed in a tank and tend to become excited whenever that human approaches.These fish have labyrinth organs that enable them to breathe from the surface of the water, taking in oxygen from inside and outside the water....

Hamsters are small omnivorous animals that eat both plants and animal byproducts.However, they are often picky eaters. Hamsters like to munch on different kinds of food and snack on delicious treats outside of their primary diet.The staple diet of a hamster should consist of commercial hamster food pellets and hay, along with small portions of fresh vegetables and fruits as occasional treats. You can offer fresh green vegetables, such as spinach, to your hamster to munch on....

Accentors are a genus of closely related passerines birds belonging to the old world family- Prunellidae. This genus was first discovered, or introduced in 1816 by the French ornithologist Louis Vieillot, with the dunnock (Prunella modularis) as the type species, and the genus is called Prunella. Among all the birds in the Prunellidae family, the accentors are the only genus endemic to the Palearctic region, except the dunnock and the Japanese accentor, they live throughout the mountainous regions of Europe and Asia....

Antarctopelta was an Ankylosaurian dinosaur that lived during the Upper Cretaceous period. It was found in James Ross Island in Antarctica by Eduardo Olivero and Roberto Scasso in 1986 and named by Gasparini and Salgado in 2006. It was a stocky quadruped herbivore that had a stiff tail and formation of spikes on its supraorbital bone and back. The features and characteristics of this herbivore matched those of most Ankylosaurs. Its binomial name was Antarctopelta oliveroi....

Spiders are some of the most common creepy-crawlies out there, but this does not make it any less scary to suddenly spot a massive spider just hanging out with you in your bedroom. The class Arachnida, which includes every species of spider, is an extremely diverse one. Orb-weaving spiders is the common name that may be used to refer to a variety of different biological classifications of spiders, most commonly the family Aranidae and the genus Neoscona....

In this article, we will talk and learn about the lives of the blue marlin (scientific name Makaira nigricans). This marlin has been one of the prized catches of recreational hunters since the 1920s in the Bahamas. This sport caught on to the point that today the Atlantic blue marlin is recognized as the national fish of the Bahamas. Spread over the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans, their range is extensive and extends to 45 degrees N in the western North Pacific, about 35 degrees N in eastern North Pacific, 35 degrees S in western South Pacific, and about 25 degrees S in the Eastern South Pacific....

The broad-necked root borer (Prionus laticollis) is a species of longhorn beetles that survive by feeding on the tree roots and tree shrubs. These creatures are well-known because they damage the forests and are good borers as they hollow out small roots for feeding.The female broad-necked root borer beetles are easy to identify among the various species because of their ovipositor, which is the tube-like organ in some insects for laying eggs....

Channel catfish are considered to be from North America, but later they were found all over the world. All their fins are soft, except dorsal and pectoral fins, they are so hard that it might leave a painful scar for a long time if not handled with care. They have a forked tail, which is one of their distinctive features besides the barbels (around the mouth). Catfish prefer natural waters, with sand bottoms such as rivers and streams....

What type of animal is a dusky parrot? Dusky parrot (dusky pionus) is a medium-sized fundamentally dull caramel dark parrot of the family Pionus inside the original parrot family. Fun Dusky Parrot Facts For Kids What do they prey on? N/A What do they eat? Herbivores Average litter size? 3-4 eggs How much do they weigh? 6.2-7.8 oz (0.17-0.22 kg) How long are they? 10-11 in (26-27.5 cm) How tall are they?...

The eastern diamondback rattlesnake, Crotalus adamanteus as it is known scientifically, is the largest rattlesnake in the world. These rattlesnakes are a species of pit vipers in the family of Viperidae. These eastern diamondbacks are endemic to the south-eastern United States and are carnivores. The eastern diamondbacks are highly venomous and could be fatal to humans. These diamondbacks are capable of a strike at up to one-third of their body length....

The fairy tern is a family of birds, precisely water birds, that feed on fish, and other sea creatures. This little seabird belongs to the Aves class of animals, and it is scientifically known as Sternula nereis. They are mostly found on isolated sandy inlets and along the coast of Western Australia, south to Victoria and Tasmania, New Caledonia, New Zealand, and they are the only vagrant to the east coast....

This medium-sized deer is one of the most attractive. The fallow deer (Dama dama) is a member of the Cervidae family of ruminant mammals. Their pretty-looking coat comes in four different colors - brown with white spots, pale brown or almost white, pure white, and black. The white fallow deer is quite rare, compared to the other three types.Given the similarity in appearance, people often get confused between roe deer and fallow deer....

Were you fascinated to learn about the black-capped vireos? If yes, then the tiny North American gray vireos (Vireo vicinior) will also excite you as both birds share a similar range. The gray vireos belong to the order Passeriformes, family Vireonidae, and genus Vireo. This species is covered in gray and white plumage, which gives it a plain but cute look. The location of these birds is based on the season, as during summers, you can find the breeding bird in the southwestern United States, southern California, northern Baja California, and western Texas....

If you are into fancy things, then the jeweled chameleon is for you! It is a type of lizard and a very colorful one at that. But do not mistake their colorful bodies for a friendly nature. This mean, that green chameleons will not hesitate to bite, and this is one that will hurt. In addition to this, they also do not dwell in groups but are mostly seen by themselves....

The Notoceratops, originally called Notoceratops bonarelli, was a ceratopsian meaning ‘southern horned face’ due to its jaw bone, and is a genus of extinct ornithischian dinosaur from Argentina and South America. The Notoceratops dinosaurs walked the same continent we reside on today. However, the ecosystems and regions varied greatly from what they are today. The Notoceratops temporal range was the late Cretaceous. These dinosaurs lived in terrestrial habitats, in dry, forested areas and plains where rich vegetation was plentiful and full of greenery....

What is that bird tap-a-tapping at the wood? It’s the pale-billed woodpecker, of course! These woodpeckers belong to the Picidae family and are found in multiple locations all across Central America and North America. They communicate through the tapping of their beaks and through a nasal calling that sounds like a prominent ‘keeu-keeu’ voice. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology has classified these birds as species of Least Concern. Along with the Cornell lab, the IUCN Red List has also classified these birds from Central and North America as a species of Least Concern....

Sandpipers are from a group of various shorebirds of the family Scolopacidae (order Charadriiformes). They are quaint-looking, small to medium length birds roughly 6-12 in (15-30 cm) in size. These little birds throng at inland mudflats and beaches during their migration period. The spotted sandpiper and its sister species, the common sandpiper, make up the genus Actitis of shore-dwelling birds. Woodcocks and snipes are from this same family.This huge Scolopacidae family is regularly subdivided into different groups of comparable birds....

The striped hyena is a specific hyena subspecies that’s native to North, West and East Africa, Northern India and the rest of the Indian subcontinent, Central Asia, and the Caucasus. This hyena species belongs to the family hyaenidae and it is different from other hyena species based on several physical traits, including their iconic vertical stripes and pointed ears.Across West Africa and other regions worldwide where the population of this species is high, the striped hyena continues to experience persecution mostly because it’s a misunderstood animal....

There are a total of 150 species of grunt fishes in the world. White grunt species are one among the same family. They have almond-shaped bodies and blue stripes in a horizontal way. They are mostly silvery-white to cream-colored. They have a pointed snout.White grunt is popular food fish consumed fresh. Their distribution is limited to the western Atlantic Ocean from the Gulf of Mexico to Brazil and the Caribbean Sea, and other state markets and fisheries....