GOLDFISH

LIFE OF A "GOLDFISH"

Goldfish
The goldfish is a fresh water fish.
Its one of the most commonly kept aquarium fish.
The goldfish is native to East Asia.
Goldfish breed is very greatly in size, coloration, body-shape and fin-configuration...
Their color are mostly in combination of "orange, white, yellow, red, brown and black".

Goldfish
Starting in ancient China, various species of carp have been breed and reared as food-fish for thousands of years.
Some are normally gray or silver species have a tendency to produce "red, yellow or orange color mutation, this was first recorded in (265-420).
In April 2008, the largest goldfish in the water was believed by he BBC to measure 19-inches (48~cm), and be living in the Nether-land.

Goldfish
At that time, a Goldfish named "GOLDIE", kept as a pet in a tank Folk-e-stone, England, was  measured as 15-inches (0.91~cm) and named as a second largest in the world behind the Netherlands fish.
In the wild, the diet of goldfish consists of insects, crustaceans and various plants matter, most fishes they are opportunistic feeders and don't stop eating on their own kind.

Goldfish
For mosquito control:
                                                                                                                  like some other popular aquarium fishes, such as the goldfish, guppy and other carp's are frequently added to stagnant bodies of water to reduce mosquito population's.
However, introducing goldfish often had negative consequences for local ecosystem...                        

Goldfish

LIFE OF A "JAPANESE MACAQUE";

 

The Japanese macaque also known as the "snow monkey", is a terrestrial old world monkey species that is native to Japan.

They get there name "snow monkey" because the live in areas where snow covers the grand for months each year-no other nonhuman primate is more northern-living, nor lives in a colder climate.

 

Individuals have brown-grey fur, red face, and short tail.

Two sub species are known.

Japanese macaque live in matrilineal societies, and females stay in their natal groups for life, while males move out before they are sexually mature.

The Japanese macaque is the northern most-living nonhuman primate.

 

It is found on three of the four main Japanese island:

                                                                                                                           Honshu,

   Shikoku, and Kyushu.



The northern most populations live on the Shimokita Peninsula, the northern most points of Honshu.

Several of Japanese smaller islands are also inhabited by macaque.

The southern most population living on Yokushima island is a subspecies of mainland macaque.

A study in 1989 estimated the total population of wild Japanese macaque to be 114,431 monkeys.

 



LIFE OF A "KAMELEON";

Chameleons or Chamaeleons ( family Chamaeleonidae ) are a distinctive and highly specialized clade of old world lizards with 202 species described as of June 2015.

These species come in a range of colors, and many species have the ability to change color.

Chameleons are distinguished by their zygoctaclylous feet;

                                                                                                                                        their very extensive, highly modified, rapidly extricable tongues;

                                                                                                                                      their swaying gait;

                          and crests or horns on their brow and snout.

Most species, the larger ones in particular, also have a prehensileteul.

Chameleons eyes are independently mobile, but in aiming at a prey item, they focus forward in coordination, affording the animal stereoscopic vision.

Chameleons are adapted for climbing and visual hunting.

They live in warm habitat that range from rainforest to desert conditions, with various species occurring in Africa, Madagascar, southern Europe, and across southern Asia as far as Sri Lanka.

They also have been introduced to Hawaii, California, and Florida, and often are kept as household pets.

Some chameleon species are able to change their skin coloration.

Different chameleon species are able to vary their coloration and pattern trough combinations of pink, blue, red, orange, green, black, brown, light blue, yellow, turquoise, and purple.

Chameleon skin has a superficial layer which contains pigments, and under the layer are cells with guanine crystals.

Chameleons change color by changing the space between he guanine crystal, which changes the wavelength of light reflected off the crystals which changes the color of the skin.

Some species, such as Smith's dwarf chameleon, adjust their colors for camouflage in accordance with the vision of the specific predator species such like ( birds or snake ) by which they are being threatened.

Chameleons inhabit all kinds of tropical and mountain rainforest, savannas, and sometimes deserts and steppes.

The typical chameleons from the subfamily Chamaeleoninae are arboreal, usually a few ( notably the Managua chameleon ).

Most species from the subfamily Brookesiinae, which includes the genera Brookesia, Rieppeleon, and Rhampholeon, live low in vegetation or on the ground among leaf litter.

Many species of chameleons are threatened by extinction.

Declining chameleon numbers are due to pollution and deforestation.

 

   

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                            

LIFE OF A "KOALA";

The koala is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia. It is the only extant  representative of the family Phascolaretidae and its closest living relatives are the wombats, next time I will talk about to wombats, the koala is found in coastal areas of the main lands eastern and southern regions, inhabiting Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.

It is easily recognizable by its stout, tailless body and large head with round, head with round, fluffy ears and large, spoon-shaped nose.

The koala has a body length of 60-85cm (24-33in) and weight 4-15kg (9-33lb).

Pelage color ranges from silver grey to chocolate brown.

Koalas from the northern populations are typically smaller and lighter in color than their counterparts further south.

These populations possibly are separate subspecies, but this is disputed.

Koalas typically inhabit open eucalypt woodlands, and the leaves of these trees make up most of their diet.

Because this eucalypt diet has limited nutritional and caloric content, koalas are large sedentary and sleep up to 20 hours a day.

They are asocial animals, and bonding exists only between mothers and dependent offspring.

Adult males communicate with loud bellows that intimidate rivals and attract mates.

The koalas is recognized worldwide as a "symbol of Australia".

The new regions koalas whose habitat had become fragmented or reduced, the biggest threat to their existence is habitat destruction caused by agriculture and urbanization. 

 

 

 

THE LEGEND OF 'TITANO BOA';

The largest snake ever discovered was a "Titano boa", it lived 60 million years ago and would have measured 15m (50ft).

Titano boa, is an extinct genus of snakes that is known to have lived in present-day La Guajira in northern Colombia.

Fossils of Titano boa have been found in the Gerrejon formation, and to around 58 to 60 million years ago.

The giant snake lived during the Middle to Late Paleocene epoch, a 10-million-year period immediately following the Cretaceous-Paleocene extinction event.

The only species is Titano boa Cerrejonensis, the longest snake ever discovered, which supplanted the previous record holder, Gigantophis....

Researchers estimated that the largest individuals of T.Cerrejonensis found had a total length around 12.8m (42ft) and weighted about 1,135kg (2,500lb ; 1.12 long tons ; 1.25 short tons).

 

LIFE OF A "QUOKKA";

Quokkas are found on some smaller islands off the coast of Western Australia, Rottnest Island just off Perth and Bald Island near Albany and in isolated scattered population in forest and coastal health between Perth and Albany. A small colony exist at the eastern limit of their range in a protected area of Two People Bay Nature Reserve, where they co-exist with the critically endangered Gilberts potoroo.

like most macro pods, quokkas eat many types of vegetation, including grasses and leaves.

A study found that, a small shrub species of a family Malnaoae, is a one of the quokkas favored foods.

In part because eating "human food" can be very detrimental to the quokkas health, causing them to be dehydrated and malnourished. Despite the relative lack of fresh water on Rottnest Island, quokkas do have high water requirements, which they satisfy mostly through eating vegetation.

On the mainland quokkas only live in the areas that have 600mm or more of rain per year.

The quokkas has little fear of humans and it is common for quokkas to approach people closely, particularly on Rottnest Island.

It is, however, illegal for members of the public to handle the animals in any way, and feeding, particularly of "human food", is especially discouraged as they can easily get sick.

An infringement notice earring a $300 fine can be issued by the Rottnest Island Authority for such an offence. the maximum penalty for animal cruelty is a $50,000 fine and a five year prison sentence.

The quokkas population on Rottnest Island is 8,000-12,000 (est.2007).

Snakes are the quokkas only predator on the island.

The population on smaller Bald Island, where the quokkas has no  predators, is 600-1,000.

There are an estimated 4,000 quokkas on the mainland, with nearly all mainland populations in groups of less than 50, although there is one declining group of over 700 in the southern forest between Nannup and Denmark.

In 2015 an extensive bushfire near north cliff nearly eradicated  one o the local mainland populations, with an estimated 90% of the 500 quokkas dying.

At the end of summer and into autumn, there is a seasonal decline of quokkas on Rottnest Island, where loss of vegetation and reduction of available surface water can lead to starvation.

 

LIFE OF 'MARKHOR';

The Markhor is the National Animal of Pakistan, is a large species of wild goat that is found in northeastern Afghanistan, Pakistan.

It is also located Kashmir in northern India, southern Tajikistan, southern Uzbekistan and in the Himalayas.

The Persian word mar, meaning 'snake' and khor meaning eater, ability to kill snakes mostly this types animals lived in mountain, people like their Animal hunting.

The species was classed by IUCN as endangered until 2015 when it was uprated to "near threatened", as their number have increased in recent years by an estimated 20% for the last decade.

Markhor are adapted to mountainous terrain, and can be found between 600 and 3600 meters in elevation.

They typical inhabit scrub forests made up primarily of oaks.

Their diets shift seasonally:

                                           in the spring and summer periods they graze, but turn to browsing n winter, sometimes standing on their hind legs to reach high branches.

The mating season takes place in winter, during which the males fight each other by lunging, locking horns and attempting to push each other off balance.

Markhor live in flocks, usually numbering nine animals, composed of adult females and their young.

The Markhor stand 65 to 115 centimeters (26 to 45in) at the shoulder, 132 to 186 centimeters (52 to 73in) in length and weight from 32 to 110 kilograms (71 to 243 LB).

The coat is a grizzled, light brown to black color, and is smooth and short  in summer, while growing longer and thicker in winter.

The fur of the lower legs is black and white.

The horns of males can grow up to 160cm (63in) longs, and up to 25cm (10in) in females.

The males have a pungent smell, which surpasses that of the domestic goat....

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIFE STYLE OF PEACOCK;

Peacock are the extravagant and showy national bird in India, The males are adorned with the most spectacular, Fan-like spread of rear feathers. Although they were not really tail feathers, They make up an elaborate train which they use to attract females.

 

Peacock are specially deceptively agile, Escaping predators on foot or taking to the air. If peacock sees a snake, They start dancing some fancy steps to see snake and also use some steps to attract mates too.

They usually live in a native to the woodlands of south Asia.
The peacock can be found in a number of locations including:
                                                                                                                Asia, Himalayas, India and United Kingdom.
The scientific name of a peacock is "Pavo cristatus".
The peacock have also common names such as:
                                                                                      Blue peafowl, Common peafowl and Indian peafowl. 

THE LIFESTYLE OF PANDA;
                                                      Pandas are some of the only animals that have a carnivorous digestive system, but they are primarily herbivores. Pandas are uniquely different mammals, but only some are left since they are an endangered species.

Pandas are unique for a bunch of reasons such as their lifestyle. Pandas also live in a unique environment, but it is necessary for them to live in that habitat due to their diet which makes them mostly unique. They also have a distinctive appearance and they also have unique reproduction habitat...

The giant pandas lives in the bamboo forest of southwestern  China. "there are only around a thousand pandas left". adult pandas have a length of 160 to 180 centimeters. The weight of an adult giant male panda is normally between 80 to 125 kilograms.

Pandas don't hibernate and can't walk on their hind legs.
The fur of a panda is oily and "protects pandas from the cool and damp climate in which they live in. Their fur color is mainly white with patches of black on its legs, ears, back and its eyes.
The life of a average panda is 15 years of age. Some pandas even live into their twenties and those kept captive may even reach the age of thirty.
"Dudu, the oldest known captive giant panda recently died in China at the ripe old age of thirty-seven".