Monday, September 25, 2017

Mulgara

The Mulgara (Dasycerus cristicauda) lives in central Australia. Its fur is is off-white below, with a crest of black hairs on the tails's upper system toward the tip. It burrows range from small and simple to a system of tunnels with 4-6 opening. At night, the mulgara hunts lizards and large centepedes.

Sunday, September 24, 2017

Calayan Raill

Discovered in 2004, this is one of the few species of grebes that has lost is ability to fly after island adaptation. It has uniformly blackish brown plumage, red legs, and a red bill. This species is restricted to the island of Calayan in the Northern Philippines, roaming on the tropical forest floor by coralline limestone singly or in small groups.

Sungrebe

This species of grebe belongs to the finfoot family, which is named after the lobes on its foot that allows it to swim as well as moving on land. The sungrebe(Heliornis fullica) is unique in that the male has skin pouches below each wing in which he carries the young. The bird has a slender body and a long tail.

Monday, September 18, 2017

Blue duck

This species of duck is unique due to its bright blue plumage, as its name suggests.
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It is adapted for life in cold,clear streams. Tis main food are larva of aquatic insects such as caddisflies, mayflies, and midges. It feeds by dabbling at the surface, up-ending, and foraging along riverbed rocks and rivers.

Thursday, September 14, 2017

Western Nimba Toad

The Western Nimba Toad(nimbaphrynoids occidentalis) lives in high, rocky crevices in the dry season. It has a highly unusual mode of reproduction: the eggs are fertilized and the young develop inside the mother. After 9 months of gestation, she gives birth by inflating air and pushing out to 4-12 toadlets.

Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Zebra Dwarf Boa

The Zebra Dwarf Boa is named for its banded pattern, which is caused by fused brown spots. This species belongs to a group of tropical American dwarf boas, most of which live on the ground. They have evolved into many species and reach their highest amount of diversity on Cuba. May other species of Dwarf Boa have yet to be discovered.