Ever wanted to speak “Elephant”, or to understand these amazing, beautiful animals? Thanks to a new web-based translator developed by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust and ElephantVoices, now you can! “Hello in elephant” website translates human words and emotions into the “elephant language”, or elephant calls that signal similar emotions or intentions.
Category Archives: Animals
Watch: Orcas swimming around a Woman
A woman was swimming on 4 December 2018 at Hahei Beach on the Coromandel peninsular, New Zealand. Then a pod of orcas (killer whales) swam up to her (probably a mother and two calves), and circled her. They kept swimming around her while she was headed to the shore. Especially the mother swam really close to her. A […]
20 Amazing Polar Bear Facts
The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is the biggest bear, and the largest hypercarnivorous Notes 1 land mammal on Earth (the omnivorous Kodiak bear is approximately at the same size, but still, the polar bear is considered slightly bigger). They live within the Arctic Circle (there’s no polar bear in Antarctica). Here are 20 amazing facts about the polar bear.
Immortal Jellyfish – the only animal which can live eternally
Would you like to have the ability to transform back to a younger version of yoursel? Meet Immortal Jellyfish (scientific name: Turritopsis dohrnii), the only species on Earth which can live (theoretically, at least) an eternal life.
We are Destroying the Earth’s Wilderness
We, humans, are destroying the Earth’s wilderness at an incredible pace. Scientists say we have destroyed 10% of Earth’s wildlife habitat in just 25 years. Since 1993, 3.3 million km2 of global wilderness areas, particularly in the Amazon basin (almost 30%) and central Africa (14%) were lost. This is almost twice of the size of Alaska!
Comparison of some animals’ claws
I stumbled upon this picture on Twitter today. This chart compares some wild animals’ claws (including Siberian tiger, African lion, Jaguar, Cougar, Grizzly bear, and Polar bear).
Largest great white sharks ever recorded
What are the biggest great white sharks ever recorded? The great white shark (scientific name: Carcharodon carcharias) is not the biggest shark (that title goes to the whale shark), but they are the largest predatory fish on Earth. According to the Guinness World Records Book, full-grown adults are average 4.3-4.6 meters (14-15 feet) in length, […]
8 major extinctions due to human interference
If you are one among the many who have watched the movie Rio and have fallen in love with the adorable lead named Blu, then I have some terrible news for you! As on this date, the Spix’s Macaw has been declared “extinct as in wild”.
Top 15 Largest Birds in the World
Birds (Aves or avian dinosaurs) range in size and weight from the 5 cm (2 in) and 1.6-2 grams bee hummingbird to the 2.75 m (9 ft) and 104-156 kg (229-344 lbs) ostrich. Here are the top 15 largest bird species in the world (by body weight). Birds form one of six basic animal groups, […]
Lullaby to the snoring elephant
This lullaby to the snoring elephant is all you need to hear today! There’s definitely a strong bond between Lek and Faa Mai. Watch and listen to Lek’s lullaby to the snoring elephant Faa Mai at Elephant Nature Park Chiang Mai, Thailand. Speakers/headphones on!
