2 Headed Turtles
Polycephaly is a condition of having more than one head. The term is derived from the stems poly- meaning ‘many’ and kephal- meaning “head”, and encompasses bicephaly and dicephaly (both referring to two-headedness). A variation is an animal born with two faces on a single head, a condition known as diprosopus. In medical terms these are all congenital cephalic disorders.
10 Amazing Gorilla Facts You May Not Know
Image credit: surfbirds.com 1. Gorillas are our closest relatives, after the chimpanzee. They share around 98% of our genes. Like us, gorillas have two arms with 5 fingers on each “hand” and two legs with 5 toes on each “foot”. They have two small ears, one on each side of their head and forward-looking eyes. However unlike humans their arms …
10 Interesting Earthworms Facts You Would Like To Know
Earthworm Image credit: kentsimmons The following are some of the interesting earthworms facts that we may not know: 1) Do you know that they are about 6,000 species of earthworm in the world? But only 2 types of earthworm creature are popular for composting mainly the European Night Crawler and The Red Wiggler or Brandling Worm. 2) Worms are invertebrate …
10 Facts You May Not Know About Rhinos
Image credit: lorryheverly.com Rhinos are instantly recognisable, with their huge body and their distinctive horns. Rhino cooling off in a poolWe know lots of things about rhinos but there are a number of things you may not have read or heard before. He are 10 facts you may not know about rhinos: 1. Despite their size, rhinos are actually pretty …
10 Facts About The Tasmanian Devil
Image credit: picsicio.us We are probably familiar with Taz, a cartoon character brought by Warner Brothers through its Looney Tunes series of cartoons however we are probably less knowledgeable about the actual counterpart in the real world from whom the character was based. Here are some facts to reconcile our thinking with the real Taz in the wild, the Tasmanian …
Top 10 Amazing Facts About Komodo Dragon
Image credit: whl.travel It was 1912 when a group of pearl fishermen in the area came back with reports of the Komodo dragon. It was the first time anyone had ever reported the presence of the beast. A scientific expedition was dispatched shortly thereafter from Java and confirmed the existence of these incredible creatures. Now they appear occasionally on documentaries …
10 Amazing Reptile & Amphibians Facts
Reptiles are a fascinating group of vertebrates with one of the longest histories of any living creature on Earth. First appearing over 300 million years ago, reptiles are believed to have descended from amphibians and during the course of their evolution, have produced many unique offshoots, the most famous being the dinosaurs. Today, reptiles inhabit every continent except Antarctica and …
Sugar Glider – Amazing Pocket Sized Pet
The sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps) is a small arboreal marsupial that is found in the forests of Australia, as well as in Tasmania, New Guinea, and the neighboring islands of Indonesia. This little creature is a member of the same order that includes kangaroos, opossums, wombats and Tasmanian devils! The sugar glider has very thick soft grey mink-like fur with …
