Despite the impressive sizes, the whale shark is absolutely safe for the humans, as eats like a whale, exclusively plankton and other small organisms which it filters, involving in itself water.
Some pics and videos of world's biggest fish.
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Showing posts with label Animals. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Whale Shark - Biggest fish in the world
Whale Shark (Rhinodon typus) - Biggest fish in the world. Whale Shark the largest kind of sharks, and also largest of nowadays living fishes. Whale sharks often grow to 45 feet and 15 tons.
Despite the impressive sizes, the whale shark is absolutely safe for the humans, as eats like a whale, exclusively plankton and other small organisms which it filters, involving in itself water.
Some pics and videos of world's biggest fish.
Despite the impressive sizes, the whale shark is absolutely safe for the humans, as eats like a whale, exclusively plankton and other small organisms which it filters, involving in itself water.
Some pics and videos of world's biggest fish.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Poison Dart Frogs - the most poisonous animals in the world
Phyllobates - the most poisonous animals in the world. Phyllobates is a genus of Poison Dart Frogs which live in woods of Southern and Central America. Difference from other amphibians, Poison Dart Frogs are active only at the day, and at the night they sleep.
As is known, the Bright skin have a dangerous poisonous animals, providing with that safety from predators and caution by the stranger. Poison Dart Frogs and Phyllobates are painted very brightly.
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These frogs are very poisonous. They have the most deadly poison. Especially dangerous Golden Poison Frog ( Phyllobates terribilis ) from Venezuela. This Phyllobate is active in the afternoon too and hunts on small insects, spiders and worms.
Poison dart frogs's skin has microscopic glands which shares poison, it is quite enough to kill a jaguar. This poison consists approximately of hundred different substances. It is one of the strongest poisons in the world. It is so dangerous, that scientists should put on thick gloves to take it in hands as poison can get through any cut or even a scratch. Poison has terrible nervously-paralytic action. As a result there is cardiac arrhythmia, which leader to its stop. That poison has worked, it is enough to get to blood through a mucous membrane or scratch on the skin. That is why these frogs nobody risks to touch, except Indians who grease with the frog poison the hunting arrows.
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Vaccines against poison Poison Dart Frogs it is not invented. It's not possibility to survive after this poison will get to the organism. Each frog makes enough toxin, and one dose can kill at least 10 persons.
Why they have such strong poison, it is not known till now. Other interesting fact connected with these reptiles, consists that Poison Dart Frogs are not sensitive to the poison. Not clearly and the origin of their toxin. Cases when grown up in bondage, Poison Dart Frogs lost their Poison. Probably, any special diet for toxin maintenance in an organism is necessary to them.
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The most effective way of protection is very simple - not to touch these frogs! =)
As is known, the Bright skin have a dangerous poisonous animals, providing with that safety from predators and caution by the stranger. Poison Dart Frogs and Phyllobates are painted very brightly.
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These frogs are very poisonous. They have the most deadly poison. Especially dangerous Golden Poison Frog ( Phyllobates terribilis ) from Venezuela. This Phyllobate is active in the afternoon too and hunts on small insects, spiders and worms.
Poison dart frogs's skin has microscopic glands which shares poison, it is quite enough to kill a jaguar. This poison consists approximately of hundred different substances. It is one of the strongest poisons in the world. It is so dangerous, that scientists should put on thick gloves to take it in hands as poison can get through any cut or even a scratch. Poison has terrible nervously-paralytic action. As a result there is cardiac arrhythmia, which leader to its stop. That poison has worked, it is enough to get to blood through a mucous membrane or scratch on the skin. That is why these frogs nobody risks to touch, except Indians who grease with the frog poison the hunting arrows.
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Vaccines against poison Poison Dart Frogs it is not invented. It's not possibility to survive after this poison will get to the organism. Each frog makes enough toxin, and one dose can kill at least 10 persons.
Why they have such strong poison, it is not known till now. Other interesting fact connected with these reptiles, consists that Poison Dart Frogs are not sensitive to the poison. Not clearly and the origin of their toxin. Cases when grown up in bondage, Poison Dart Frogs lost their Poison. Probably, any special diet for toxin maintenance in an organism is necessary to them.
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The most effective way of protection is very simple - not to touch these frogs! =)
Monday, March 24, 2008
Blobfish - most disgusting fish in the world
Blobfish - most disgusting fish in the world. Blobfish inhabit in the deep waters near Australia. Because of that that there where he lives very coldly and darkly, it is seldom noticed by people.
Blobfish are found in depths, where very much a high pressure. The jelly-like flesh of blobfish is little bit less than water; it allows fish to float above a sea floor, not spending energy on swimming.
Blobfish don’t need muscles - it sit and wait for something edible to go by or swallow of all that will get before it.
There are some video, but i don't know is this fake or not...
and some very fun video of blobfish =)
see also most loveliest animal
Blobfish are found in depths, where very much a high pressure. The jelly-like flesh of blobfish is little bit less than water; it allows fish to float above a sea floor, not spending energy on swimming.
Blobfish don’t need muscles - it sit and wait for something edible to go by or swallow of all that will get before it.
There are some video, but i don't know is this fake or not...
and some very fun video of blobfish =)
see also most loveliest animal
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Bee Hummingbird - the smallest bird in the world
Bee Hummingbird - the smallest bird in the world. Males of the bee hummingbird living on Cuba and on Isla de la Juventud, weigh 1,6g, and their length is 5,7cm, Half of length make a tail and a beak. Females are a bit larger.
They are very mobile, fervent and unaccomodating birds also they are extremely courageous in attacks on the larger birds, especially in period when they care of baby birds.
They fly extremely fast - up to 80 km/h. They doing to 80 swings in a second. At rest the heart of the hummingbird usually work with frequency of 500 blows in a minute, and during physical activity of 1200 and more beats in a minute. The maximum life expectancy of the hummingbird is 8 years. They eat every ten minutes.
Skins of the hummingbird are used as an ornament that's why people had exterminated a lot of kinds =(
They are very mobile, fervent and unaccomodating birds also they are extremely courageous in attacks on the larger birds, especially in period when they care of baby birds.
They fly extremely fast - up to 80 km/h. They doing to 80 swings in a second. At rest the heart of the hummingbird usually work with frequency of 500 blows in a minute, and during physical activity of 1200 and more beats in a minute. The maximum life expectancy of the hummingbird is 8 years. They eat every ten minutes.
Skins of the hummingbird are used as an ornament that's why people had exterminated a lot of kinds =(
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