The pileated woodpecker
(Dryocopus pileatus) is the largest of the common woodpeckers native to North
America. This crow-sized bird normally inhabits deciduous forests in
eastern North America, the Great Lakes, the boreal forests of Canada, and parts
of the Pacific coast.
Synchiropus Splendidus (Mandarinfish), Is it Poisonous ?
The mandarinfish
or mandarin dragonet (Synchiropus splendidus), is a small, brightly
colored member of the dragonet family, which is popular in the saltwater
aquarium trade. The mandarinfish is native to the Pacific, ranging
approximately from the Ryukyu Islands south to Australia.
Polyommatus Bellargus (Adonis Blue)
The Adonis blue
(Polyommatus bellargus) is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in
the Palearctic ecozone (Western Europe, Central Europe, South Europe, South
Russia, Iraq, Iran, Caucasus, Transcaucasus, Turkey).
Passiflora (Passion Flowers) Can it calm your mind?
Passiflora,
known also as the passion flowers or passion vines, is a genus of about 500
species of flowering plants, the type genus of the family Passifloraceae.
Tauraco Fischeri (Fischer's Turaco)
Fischer's
turaco (Tauraco fischeri) is a species of
bird in the family Musophagidae. It is found in Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests,
subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and arable land. It is
threatened by habitat loss. The common name and scientific name commemorate the
German explorer Gustav Fischer.
Chrysolophus Amherstiae (Lady Amherst's pheasant)
The Lady Amherst's pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) is a bird of the order Galliformes and the family Phasianidae. The genus name is from Ancient Greek khrusolophos, "with golden crest".
Archilochus Alexandri (Black-Chinned Hummingbird)
The Black-chinned
hummingbird or Archilochus alexandri is a common species of
hummingbird, popular in the western part of Central and Northern America.
Ailurus Fulgens (Red Panda)
The red panda (Ailurus fulgens),
also called the lesser panda, the red bear-cat, and the red
cat-bear, is a mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China.
It has reddish-brown fur, a long, shaggy tail, and a waddling gait due to its
shorter front legs; it is slightly larger than a domestic cat.
Machlolophus Holsti (Yellow Tit)
The yellow tit or Formosan yellow tit (Machlolophus holsti) is a species of bird in the family Paridae. It is endemic to central Taiwan.
Glaucus Atlanticus (Blue Glaucus, also: Blue Dragon)
If you heard about a tiny, funny-looking
animal that spends its life floating upside-down on the surface of the Pacific,
Atlantic, or Indian Ocean thanks to an air bubble which it swallows and keeps
inside its belly, going wherever the currents and the wind take it, you would
probably think it was just a harmless creature that likes to relax in the
water. But this slender, up-to-3-centimeter-long animal, which is called the
blue glaucus, blue sea slug, or blue ocean slug, is not nearly as innocent as
it seems.
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