An interesting fact about Peru is that two-thirds of the country is covered in thick, lush, tropical rainforests. Peru is also home to the five rivers and tributaries that serve as the headwaters for the mighty Amazon River. Although the majority of the Amazon rainforest lies in Brazil, the...
The Goliath birdeater lives deep in the rainforests of northern South America, including the Amazon rainforest. It hunts at night, preying on a variety of large invertebrates and small vertebrates, including lizards and frogs. Despite its name, the species only occasionally eats birds. Return to...
One of the foremost causes of decline in population is due to the fact that frog’s skin is too much vulnerable to the surrounding environment. It should keep its skin soggy all the time as there are poisonous substances in the air that can pass into the bloodstream and thus causing death...
7) The gorilla’s strength is the stuff of legend, especially when it comes to the upper body. In fact, the average gorilla is roughly six times stronger than the average human. This arm, chest, and back burliness comes from the fact that gorillas still use their upper bodies for moving...
Interesting Facts About The Lotus Temple In Delhi, India In a city brimming with eye-popping architecture, Delhi’s Lotus Temple – also known as the Bahai House of Worship – manages to stand out. In fact, we even named it one of the Top 50 Most Beautiful Buildings in the World. Built...
Malaysia’s Taman Negara (literally, “national park”) is one of the oldest rainforests on Earth. At 130,000 million years, it is older than the tropical rainforests of the Amazon and the Congo Basins. It supports more than 10,000 species of plants, 1,000 types of butterflies, 140 type...
Mexico rarely goes a day without having some type of festival, holiday or celebration of some sort. In fact. the days between December 12 and January 6 are nicknamed “Guadalupe–Reyes,” referring to the holidays between the Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe and theDía de Reyes(Epiphany). ...
Hi Alicia, this was fascinating. I had never heard of the Agouti before, so this was totally new to me. I love all animals and these are really cute. I don't mind rodents, in fact I used to keep 'fancy rats' as they call them over here, the household ones, and they are so in...
the climate will vary. If you live in Quito, for example, which lies between the Andean Mountains’ eastern and western ridges, the climate is spring-like all year: 50 F at night and 69 F during the day. The coastal areas and rainforests have a tropical climate with temperatures ranging ...
declining status of golden cats, because I had thought that they are found in economically developed and socially conscious countries of southeast Asia. This was a wrong assumption considering the fact that 75% of the time I am doing something for protecting gray wolves found in the USA and ...