1. An Albatross can fly for a year without stopping
The Albatross has the largest wingspan of any bird. Because of its huge wing, the albatross can glide for months on ocean winds without landing. This giant creature soars through the air at about 25 miles an hour (40.2 kph). It can even sleep while flying.

2. Ants can lift 50 times their weight
Ants are tiny-but they are very powerful for their size. If we were that strong, we could lift an automobile. The ants carry or drag heavy loads of cargo back to their nests. The food may be part of the plants or bits of dead animals.

3. Most Bees sting once and die
A Bee stringer is located at the end of his body. The stringer has little hooks along the sides. When the bee stings a person or an animal, a painful poison flows into the victim. As the bee flies away, though, the hooks hold on. The stringer pulls out of the bee’s body. Without its stringer the bee soon dies.

4. The Blue Whale heart is the size of the Small car
Everything about the Blue Whale is gigantic. Its body weighs as much as 25 elephants, is an long as three buses, and as high as 2-storey building. Fifty people could stand on its tongue. Its stomach can hold more than a ton (1.1t) of food. The Blue Whale is by far the largest creature that ever survived in the entire wildlife.

5. Mosquitoes don’t bite people with sweet smelling sweat
In a new study, it has found out that people with sweet-smelling body odors are less likely to be bitten by the mosquitoes. Following the discovery, the researchers are inventing a new kind of insect repellent to help those whose bodies do not smell so fruity.

6. A Cat can fall from a great height and not get hurt
A cat can jump from a treetop or high building and land safely. That’s because it spreads its legs apart and flattens its body, mush like a parachute. It also bends its legs to lessen the shock of striking the ground. One report tells of a cat dropped from an airplane flying at 800 feet (244 m). it landed on its feet and was able to walk away.

7. Sea catfish keeps the eggs of his babies in his mouth
The Male sea catfish keeps the eggs of his young ones in his mouth for several weeks until they are ready to hatch. He does not eat until his young are hatched or born.

8. A Camel hump holds no Water
A Camel’s humps are filled with fat, not water. The fat in the hump gives the camel energy when it does not have enough to eat. The camel gets the water it needs from eating its food and drinking. It loses hardly any water by sweating, so a camel can go days or weeks without anything to drink.

9. Bats can “See” in the dark
Bats can find their way in the dark much better than you can. They make high squeaking sounds and listen for the echoes. An echo that bounces back quickly tells them than an object is nearby. Echoes that take longer than that an object is nearby. Echoes that take longer mean that the object is farther away. This way of “seeing” lets bats find the insects they eat-without bumping into the walls or trees.

10. An Anteaters’ tongue is as long as your arm
The Anteater flicks its very long tongue into an ant nest. Hundreds of ants get caught on its sticky surface. The anteater then pulls the tongue back into its long snout and slurps down all the ants. In less than a second, the animal is ready to catch more ants.

Nisha Khan

I ventured in for a weekend tour, not of astonishing palaces or towering forts, Buddhist enlightenment or Hindu gods, but of a rare beast that lives deep in the jungle. I was looking for a tiger…..

Jim Corbett National Park is best known for the 212 odd tigers that live within its boundaries. My purpose in visiting Corbett for two days was to see one of said tigers (just one, that’s all I asked!).
Needless to say, I did not see a tiger. But
I saw something that might be even better.

I saw a leopard. Kill. A baby monkey. And I got a picture of it right as it happened. AMAZING!!! And some herds of Deer too.

I went on the safari hoping to see a Tiger. I did not. But the memories o f the leopard and the herds of deer and the photo were enough to satisfy me, not to mention provide a good story to tell the people….

Nisha Khan

Life on earth has been around rather a long time; 3.5 million years, give or take. From humble to single-celled beginnings an immense complexity and abundance has blossomed.  Yet the number of species alive today is but a fraction of the total that has ever existed. Since the dawn of life, countless species have come and gone. In fact, more than 99.9% are now extinct. And their demise had nothing to do with us.

This article describes mammals that are in imminent danger of disappearing forever. So before they become extinct from Wildlife …we make you personal with them…..

* Iberian lynx
Vital stats
Head/ body length: 85-110 cm
Weight: upto 13kg (male); upto 9.5kg (female)

This elegant predator looks like a large, lanky domestic cat with tufted ears and a ruff around the cheeks. It is efficiently a smaller, spottier version of the Eurasian lynx, and sports the same characteristics bobbed tail and long, powerful legs.
The Iberian lynx is restricted to the Mediterranean oak forests, and throughout the Iberian Peninsula, and the south of France. The two places to spot them are Sierra de Andujar in Southern Spain and Cota Doriana National Park in Spain.

*Saiga Antelope
Vital stats
Head/ body length: 125-145 cm (male); 100-125cm (female)
Height of Shoulder: 60-80cm
Tall length:6-12cm (male)
Horn Length: 20-25cm (male only)
Weight: 30-50kg (male); 20-45kg (female)

This odd looking animal resembles a cross between a gazelle and a sheep. Its most obvious feature is a bulbous nose, which looks like a prize-fighter’s swollen conk. Its function is to warm up freezing inhaled air during the winter, filter out dust in the summer and help regulate blood pressure.
You can see Saigas in two protected areas; The Chyornye Zemli Biosphere reserve in Kaimykia (Russia) and the Stepnoi Sanctuary in Astrakhan Province.

*Japanese Dormouse
Vital Stats
Head/ body length: 65-80mm
Tall length: 40-55mm
Weight: 15-40g

It’s hard not to be entranced by this cute little ball of fluff, with it’s soft, olive brown fur and big doe eyes. The long bushy tail and dark stripe down the back recall a tiny chipmunk, but infact it belongs to a completely different family. Japanese Dormice lives in trees and are active at night, resting by day in round nests of lichen, twigs and bark.
This rare rodent is found only on the Japanese islands of Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu, where it inhabits mountain forests at elevation of 400-1,800m.

*Indian Rhinoceros
Vital Stats
Head/ body length: 310-380cm
Height of Shoulder:148-186cm
Tall/ length: 70-80cm
Horn Length: up to 60cm
Weight: average 1,800 up to 2,700 (male); 1,600kg (female)

Unmistakable an armor-clad giant, with backside that looks like steel plate covered in rivets. This is the largest of the Asian rhinos and the continent’s second-largest land animal.
The Indian rhino has a virtually hairless, pewter grey hide, although the precise color depends on where it’s been wallowing. Unlike the two African rhinos, it has just one horn. It also has a semi-prehensile upper lip to help grasp food.
By far the best place to see this wonderful animal is Kaziranga National Park in Assam.

*Spectacle Bear
Vital Stats
Head/ body length: 130-200cm
Height at Shoulder: 70-90cm
Weight: 100-175kg (male); 60-80kg (female)

Looking at the Spectacle Bear, you don’t need too much imagination to see that its closet living relative is a giant panda. And after the panda, it is the most endangered bear.This species is relatively small, with dense black or dark brown fur. It has a distinctive and variable pattern of white or creamy facial markings, which sometimes form the ‘Spectacle’ pattern around the eyes from which the bear derives its name. These markings also continue onto the chest, and their arrangements are unique to each individual.
Parque Nacional Podocarpus and Paraque Nacional Sangay in Ecuador both have good trails to walk and apparently the bears can be heard howling at night from local lodges.

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The leopard’s spots help it blend in with its surroundings. This blending is called Camouflage. Animals with camouflage cannot be seen easily in tall grasses, bushes and trees.

The Leopards is the most numerous and the widespread of the big cats. It is perfection in natural design-graceful, sleek, smart, and powerful. Capable of amazing physical prowess, the leopard is a formidable predator, able to bring down the prey significantly larger than itself.
They mainly survive in the geographical region of sub-Saharan Africa, northeast Africa, Central Asia, India, and China. However, there populations are degrading, especially on the outskirts of Africa.

Leopards are large, wild cats. They have a large head, strong jaws, and sharp claws. They are 5 to 8 feet (1.5 to 2.4 meters) long and weigh 60 to 200 pounds (27 to 91 kilograms).

The Leopard is so firm and comfortable on the trees that it often haul its prey into the branches. Besides they are also good swimmers and sometimes hunt for fish and crab as his prey.

One of the biggest threats to the leopards are the lost of their natural habitat. Many people are working hard to save leopards from extinction. Governments, scientists, conservation workers, and zoos around the world are trying to rescue the leopard from extinction. Prominent Asian leaders like the Dalai Lama have spoken out, urging people not to kill leopards.

Leopards are incredible gems of the Wildlife; their survival is an indication of the prosperous and healthy biosphere.

Nisha Khan

Wildlife is an inherent part of forests and environment in India, as elsewhere in the world. Despite serious destruction and many problems, India still has a rich and varied wildlife, say compared to Europe.
India has about 350 species of mammals, 1,200 species of birds in nearly 2,100 forms and more than 20,000 species of insects.

India’s wilderness and wildlife are among the various gifts of nature to India. Wildlife of India has been protected since time memorable by Indian tradition and respect for all forms of life. Even today this country carries on the tradition of preservation of her wilderness in its natural habitat.

India’s seasons are as dramatically varied as its wildlife; the comfortable time to make an Indian Wildlife tours for visitors is winter- the cool, dry season between November and February. Come March and April temperatures rise up, but undergrowth thins and teak leaves crackle and drop, improving wildlife spotting. The monsoon arrives to drench the land in June.

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