Wildlife refers to the
varieties of floras & faunas that are present in the environment.The type
of plants & animals that are present in a place purely depends on the
suitability of climatic conditions,altitude & rainfall.
Nature
Monday, June 10, 2013
Oceans
An ocean is a body of saline water that composes a large part of a planet's hydrosphere. In the context of Earth. The 5 oceans are the Pacific,Atlantic, Indian, Southern (Antarctic), and Arctic Oceans.Sea is a division of
ocean.Earth is the only planet to have Ocean(large area of liquid water).Ocean
covers 71% of the earth.
Deserts
A desert is a landscape or region of land that is very dry because of
low rainfall amounts (precipitation), often has little coverage by plants, and
in which streams dry up.
Sunday, June 9, 2013
Imperial Shags
Imperial Shags are
medium-sized,black & white marine birds found in sub-antarctic region.They are also known as Antarctic Shag or Blue-eyed shag.They have a ring of
blue skin around the eyes.They are strong swimmers & proficient predators
of fish.They have bones heavier than other seabirds which along with lack of
body fats help to float on water.
Black Browed Albatross
Black-browed Albatrosses are
medium sized sea birds.They are the most common of the albatross species.They
got their name from their dark black plumage above the eyes.
Leopard Seals
Leopard seals are the second
largest species of seal found in Antarctica.
It is named for its black spotted
coat.These seals are earless.They have long,slender body with with a dark grey
back & light grey on their stomach.They have elongated heads & large jaws.Their
front teeth are sharp,being a carnivorous.
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