Showing posts with label Animals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Animals. Show all posts

Monday, November 2, 2026

What are some places in the world where animals have taken over?

 For example, in the following locations:

1. Iguanas in Ecuador

The iguanas at Seminario Park are now like a family. They eat mostly vegetables, and people put them on the ground like they feed pigeons.

2. Monkeys in India

The Galwar Bagh complex is a Hindu pilgrimage site known as Shri Galta Ji, also called the Monkey Temple because of the large colony of monkeys that live there, and is dedicated to the monkey god Hanuman.

3. The Foxes of Zao Kitsune Mura, Japan

Located in the Zao Mountains, near Shiroishi in Miyagi Prefecture, we find the Zao Fox Village or Zao Kitsune Mura, home to over 100 foxes of six different species.

4. Alpacas in New Zealand

The first alpacas arrived in New Zealand in 1986 from Chester Zoo in England. Imports from Peru and Chile in the late 1980s and early 1990s formed the core of today's national alpaca herd.

5. Caracas, Venezuela – Araras

In Caracas, it is estimated that there are around 400 macaws, a higher density than currently exists in their natural habitat. Specifically, the macaw population in Venezuelan forests has been lost due to illegal trade, which in the long term can lead to imbalances in the ecosystem.

6. Deer in Nara, Japan

The deer and the temples are the main attractions of the city. In the area you can find many places to buy food for tourists to feed these animals.

7. Austria – marmots

Groslocker's marmots are quite popular with tourists, so it's not uncommon to see the large rodents approaching humans relatively close in the hopes of getting a snack or some food, but they don't allow people to get too close.

8. Cats of Aoshima, Japan

Located in Ehime Prefecture, southwest Japan. Its fame is well deserved: there are 36 cats for every inhabitant.

9. Bahamian Pigs

Pig Beach, or Pig Island, is an uninhabited island in the Bahamas. This place is a magnet for tourists who want to see how domesticated wild boars live happily. It is not known for sure how they arrived on the island.

10. Australian Ibis

The Australian white ibis has established itself in urban areas on the East Coast in increasing numbers since the late 1970s. It is commonly seen in parks and publi

Saturday, October 31, 2026

Which animals are more powerful than their size allows?

the honey badger, also known as Ratele.

At 25cm tall (not 25cm long) and 10kg in weight, for every single pound it is the baddest animal around.

The honey badger is trying to warn you.

They just don't give a damn. They don't give a damn.

Giant cats? They don't care.

“They are known to savagely and fearlessly attack any animal when escape is impossible, reportedly scaring off much larger animals such as lions.

Bee stings, porcupine quills, and animal bites rarely penetrate their skin. If horses, cattle, or cape buffalo stumble into a ratel's burrow, it will attack. They are virtually tireless in combat and can exhaust much larger animals in physical combat.

Apparently it's a cute little chard.

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

What is the most impressive engineering feat by animals?

 You know you’ve built something significant when it is spotted via satellite imagery.

What you are looking at is the largest known dam to be built by beavers. It spans 850 meters wide. It was discovered via Google maps.

To date, only one person has been to the location, and only spotted one active beaver at the site—though there are likely several others working to maintain this huge dam. ( Source: The largest beaver dam on Earth can be seen from space. Daniel Martins)

Beavers were nearly hunted to extinction in Canada due to the fur trade but are making a comeback thanks to conservation efforts.

And yes, beavers can be a nuisance:

But they are engineers at heart, assessing and then gathering the correct resources to build housing for their families.

Beavers build dams to stop streams, creating a small, quieter pond for their homes. These ponds become wetland ecosystems that are good for the environment. (Although they do occasionally cause a flood on a golf course.)

They are extremely industrious, rivaling ants in output, working day and night to alter their surrounding environment, sometimes altering the path of entire river systems.

These huge dams last a long, long time and can be seen from up in space. Not bad for a bunch of rodents.

Friday, October 23, 2026

What is one of the most interesting extinct animals that ever existed?

 Some that are interesting to me:

1 - Argentavis

It was the largest bird in history. It stood between 1.5 and 2 meters tall and had a wingspan that could reach 7 meters.

2 - Sarcosuchus

It was a giant crocodile, 10 to 12 meters long and weighing 3,500 to 4,300 kilos. The most interesting thing is that it coexisted with dinosaurs, meaning it had formidable enemies.

3 - Therizinosaurus

It was a herbivorous dinosaur that lived during the Cretaceous period. It measured between 7 and 12 meters long, each arm was 2.5 meters long, and its single, scythe-shaped claw measured 70 centimeters at its outer curve. Its claws made it very popular among dinosaur enthusiasts and fans of Jurassic World.

4 - Titanoboa

Imagine a snake that's 13 meters long today. Interestingly, the Titanoboa ate crocodiles; it was truly the queen of snakes.

5 - Entelodon

Entelodon was a mammal similar in appearance to a wild boar that lived between 28 and 37 million years ago, measured 1.35 meters in height at the shoulders, with a skull 65 centimeters long.

6 - Eslamotherium

It is an extinct genus of large rhinoceros that lived in Asia and Russia. Its main characteristic is a single horn in the middle of its head, similar to a unicorn's. It is even called the Siberian unicorn.

Thursday, October 15, 2026

What are some interesting facts you know about animals?

 Crocodiles grow for 30 years of their lives.

Pigeons are capable of performing mathematical calculations similar to those that monkeys can do.

Frogs can be frozen without dying.

Koalas sleep 22 hours a day.

Reindeer's eyes turn blue in winter.

Sloths take a week to digest their food.

Snow leopards don't roar.

If you drop a drop of alcohol on a scorpion, it will go crazy and try to sting itself.

For every human in the world, there are three million ants.

Moths can track the scent of a male from a distance of several kilometers.

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

What are some of the most dangerous animals in the world?

Grab a chair and open your ears wide, because I'm going to explain a few things to you. This is a honey badger, from the mustelid family.

Yes, like otters and ferrets, but without a sense of humor.

The ratel is found mainly in Africa and India, where it does not hesitate to fight with lions, hyenas, cheetahs, and even buffalo. Even though it weighs 5 kg, its skin is very thick, which makes it relatively insensitive to bites/stings/pricks (English speakers call it the Honey Badger), but it is also very malleable, which makes it able to turn against the attacker if it is bitten on the neck.

Nothing to brush the lions off with.

Nothing to wax leopards.

An Oryx?

Nothing in the square.

So, where was I?

What, do I have something on my face?

The honey badger eats snakes, scorpions, porcupines, hares, and sometimes even antelopes. It obviously attacks beehives. But snakes? Yes! Even the most venomous ones?

The honey badger can metabolize even the most dangerous venoms of its neighbors. If bitten by a snake while trying to eat it, it will wake up after a two-hour nap to finish its meal before moving on to dessert.

Saturday, September 12, 2026

What animals are known to defeat lions in fights?

 Super dominant mega tuskers.

Opponent 1

A 7,800lb mature white rhino bull.

A 7,800lb mature white rhino bull squaring up a 480lb male lion.

Resident adult hippos.{wins only in water}

A 4,344lb resident male hippo chasing a male lion off it's turf.

Nile crocodile.

A teenage lion escapes from the jaws of death

‘’ which ones cannot win in a fight ? ‘’

Cape Buffalo Bulls{they are extremely dangerous & incredibly violent but often end up been prey… high center of gravity make it prone to tipping}.

Prey species.
Prey species.

Mature adult giraffes{kicks are grossly exaggerated… running is their main weapon… it has an extremely high center of gravity{very long legs & very long neck} make it prone to tipping… they are more predictable to hunt}.

Prey species.{flight oriented ungulate}.
Prey species.

Common Burchell’s zebras{mares & stallions}{kicks are grossly exaggerated… non aggressive & mostly a flight oriented ungulate… they are predictable to hunt}.

Prey species

Mature male eland{flight oriented ungulate… non-aggressive}.

Prey species.

Wildebeest.{flight oriented ungulate… non aggressive prey species}.

Prey species.

Gemsbok{Less formidable… non-aggressive.. flight oriented prey species}

Prey species.

Greater male kudu{flight oriented ungulate… non-aggressive & possess blunt twisted horns}.