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Sunday, July 17, 2011

Elephant

Elephants are large land mammals in two genera of the family Elephantidae: Elephas and Loxodonta. Three species of elephant are living today: the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant and the Asian elephant.

Elephants are the largest land animals now living. The elephant's gestation period is 22 months, the longest of any land animal. At birth it is common for an elephant calf to weigh 120 kilograms (260 lb). They typically live for 50 to 70 years, but the oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years.

Friday, July 15, 2011

The Tiger

The Tiger (Panthera tigris), a member of the Felidae family, is the largest of the four "big cats" in the genus Panthera. The tiger is native to much of eastern and southern Asia, and is an apex predator and an obligate carnivore.

Aside from their great power their most recognizable feature is a pattern of dark vertical stripes that overlays near-white to reddish-orange fur, with lighter under parts. The most numerous tiger subspecies is the Bengal Tiger, while the largest is the Siberian Tiger.

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Ostrich

The Ostrich, (Struthio camelus), is a large flightless bird native to Africa. Ostriches have a long neck and legs and the ability to run at maximum speeds about 97.5 kilometers per hour (60.6 mph), the top land speed of any bird. The Ostrich is the largest living species of bird and lays the largest egg of any living bird. 


The ostrich lays the biggest egg in the world, ostrich eggs are 4.5 x 7 inches (11 x 18 cm) across and weigh 1400 gram. One ostrich egg is equivalent in volume to two dozen chicken eggs.

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Lion

The lion (Panthera leo) is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera, and a member of the family Felidae. With some males exceeding 250 kg (550 lb) in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger. 


Lions live for ten to fourteen years in the wild, while in captivity they can live longer than twenty years. In the wild, males seldom live longer than ten years, as injuries sustained from continual fighting with rival males greatly reduce their longevity. 

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Wolf

Wolf is an animal to be feared because it is included in the class of wild animal. wolves included in the family Canidae is known as a predator. There are two species of wolves namely, Brown Wolf (Canis Lupus), and Red Wolf (Canis Rufus). He preys on deer, moose, bison and other large Herbivores.

Wolf can be found in North America, Mexico, Middle East, to Asia such as China and India. Wolves live in the mountains, grassland, desert, tundra, and forests.