Category: Animals

This category is dedicated to animal related topics

Nordmann’s Greenshank | WCS Russia

| Comments Off on Nordmann’s Greenshank | WCS Russia


This is the first-ever video of an extremely rare Nordmann’s Greenshank on its nest in a remote Russian woodland. Fewer than 2,000 remain in the wild. A Rare Find in the Bay of Happiness. Not seen for decades, the nest of a globally-endangered bird found in Russia. VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (August 29, 2019) – WCS announced that an international team of biologists made an important discovery, something that had not been seen in more than 40 years: the nest of a globally-endangered Nordmann’s greenshank (Tringa guttifer). This species, one of the most endangered shorebirds in the world, is thought to have … Continue

What Are Amphibians?

| Comments Off on What Are Amphibians?

Amphibians are animals which are able to both live on land and in water. They are cold-blooded vertebrates (animals with backbones) and include over 6000 species. Amphibians begin their lives in the water using their gills and tails to survive and navigate. Eventually, they start to develop lungs and limbs which allow them to move onto land.
There are three orders of amphibians, these are; Anura (Frogs and Toads), Caudata (Salamanders and Newts), and Gymnophiona (Caecilians). An order refers to a group of animals which are related. The order which has the most types of species is the Anura (Frogs … Continue

Living with Polar Bears in Churchill, Manitoba

| Comments Off on Living with Polar Bears in Churchill, Manitoba

The polar bear season has started, and the people of Churchill are preparing for another four to five months of living with the largest terrestrial carnivore on the planet. Every year from July through November, polar bears switch from living on the sea ice of Hudson Bay to being on land. Polar bears that inhabit Hudson Bay have always lived this way. At the southern end of the Arctic ice pack, the seasonal melt in Hudson Bay brings the bears onto land for a summer snooze. Polar bears’ metabolism slows down during the summer. They are coming off their most … Continue

What Are Fish?

| Comments Off on What Are Fish?

A fish is a cold-blooded animal which is also a vertebrate (animal with a backbone). They are aquatic vertebrates; they have gills and fins and they also live in water their entire lives. This is what makes fish different from other types of animals in the world. There are a few exceptions to the cold-blooded rule for fish. New fish have been discovered that are completely warm-blooded.

aquarium background with Clownfish from the sea


How fish breath under water?


Fish have gills which are apart of them since the moment they are born. Gills give fish the ability to breath … Continue

What Are Seals?

| Comments Off on What Are Seals?
A Harp Seal(Pagophilus groenlandicus) with her pup.

Pinnipeds are most commonly known as seals. Pinniped means ‘fins’ and it refers to marine mammals that have front and rear flippers. Some of the animals which are included in this group are seals, walruses, sea lions, fur seals, and bearded seal. These mammals are able to live in the oceans but can surface and get on to land for a long period of time.
There are three types of pinnipeds, these are phocids (earless seals), otariids (eared seals), and odobenids (walruses). This post will only discuss the eared seals (otariids) and earless

… Continue