Category: Animals

This category is dedicated to animal related topics

Shedd Small Wonders: Small Steps

Yes, sea stars can walk! Most sea stars have hundreds of spindly feet the size of a pin that helps them move from one place to the next. Each foot acts like a suction cup, sticking to surfaces like rocks and moving easily across the sand.

Przewalski’s Horse

Przewalski’s Horse(Equus ferus przewalskii or Equus caballus przewalskii) also called the Takhi, Mongolian Wild Horse or Dzungarian Horse, is the last wild horse subspecies surviving in the world today. Przewalski’s Horse is classified in the mammalian order Perissodactyla, and the Equidae family.

Physical Characteristics

Length2.1-2.8 meters(6’11”-9’2”)
Shoulder Height1.2-1.5 meters(3’11”-5’3”)
Tail Length80 centimeters-1.1 meters(2’8”-3’7”)
Weight200-360 kilograms(441-794 pounds)

Distribution and Habitat

Przewalski’s Horses inhabit desert, semi-desert, and steppes of Mongolia, Kazakhstan, and China. Przewalski’s Horses can be found in Hustai National Park in Mongolia, and Kalameili Reserve in northern China.

Breeding

Just like all horses, the female … Continue

Is The Deep Sea Dark? How Animals Use Bioluminescence In The Ocean | Into The Deep

A dive into the deep sea reveals twinkling lights in the midst of darkness. This light doesn’t come from the sun—sunlight can’t penetrate to these depths—it comes from the animals that live here. Scientists call this living light show bioluminescence—when living organisms create their own light using a chemical reaction.