Archive for animals
Jan
30
A Spider From Madagascar (Caerostris darwini)
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Darwin’s bark spider (Caerostris darwini) is an orb-weaver spider that produces one of the largest known orb webs, web size ranged from 900–28,000 cm2, with anchor lines spanning up to 25 metres (82 ft). The spider was discovered in Madagascar in the Andasibe-Mantadia National Park in 2009. The species was named in honour of the naturalist Charles Darwin, with the description being prepared precisely 150 years after the publication of The Origin of Species, on 24 November 2009.
Jan
12
In marmoset a new mom
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In the Russian zoos mum of a chimpanzee has for some reason refused the cub. The employee of a zoo took the kid to itself home to bring up it. But who would know, that the enormous dog of breed a mastiff becomes the present mum for a marmoset.
Jan
12
The strangest animal-hybrids
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Most of these animals, you will not find in the wild under natural conditions. They were bred man, and the appearance of the offspring of these animals is possible only with human intervention, as most hybrids are infertile.
Jan
10
Record Japanese tuna
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At Tokyo’s Tsukiji fish market held the first in this year’s auction, which was set a new record – for bluefin tuna carcass weight of 269 kg buyer laid 736.000 dollars. Holder of such a valuable tuna became the owner of the Tokyo sushi restaurant chain. He expressed the hope that his purchase at least to some extent help to resume buying spree in Japan, experienced in the past year, the hardest natural disasters.
In Japan it is known as "Kuro Maguro" (black tuna), and sushi connoisseurs call it "black diamond".
Dec
07
As I see cats (dog)
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