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Monday, July 27, 2009

Jalak Bali


Jalak Bali
Jalak Bali or in the name of scientific Leucopsar rothschildi babbler is a similar-sized birds are, with approximately 25cm long, from the tribe Sturnidae. Jalak Bali has special characteristics, of which have white feathers on the entire body except the tip of the tail and wings black. Jalak Bali has the cheek not ditumbuhi fur, bright blue legs and a grayish color. Birds male and female alike. Endemic Indonesia, Bali Jalak only found in the western part of the forest island Bali. This bird is also the only species endemic Bali, where in 1991 dinobatkan as the fauna symbol of Bali province. The existence of this animal endemic reserved. Jalak Bali found the first time in the year 1910. Jalak Bali scientific name is called after the animal experts berkebangsaan English, Walter Rothschild, who was the first person to describe your species to the world of knowledge in 1912. Due to its beautiful appearance and elegant, Jalak Bali is one of the most attractive birds by the collectors and bird fancier. Wild arrest, loss of forest habitat, and areas where it is found very limited, the population quickly dwindle Jalak Bali and endangered in the short period of time. To prevent this to happen, most of the zoo in the world to run a security program Jalak Bali.
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Sunday, July 26, 2009

Cendrawasih


Cendrawasih
Cendrawasih Bird-bird Cendrawasih Paradisaeidae family are members of the ordo Passeriformes. They are found in eastern Indonesia, the island-Torres strait island, Papua New Guinea, Australia and the east. Bird family members is known as male plumage on many types, particularly wool and sweep a very complex part of that growth, wing or head. The size of the bird started Cendrawasih Cendrawasih King on 50 grams and 15 cm to Cendrawasih half-black crescent on the 110 cm Cendrawasih Manukod crest and rolled at 430-grams. Cendrawasih bird is the most famous member of the genus Paradisaea, including the type species, Cendrawasih Yellow Large, Paradisaea apoda. This has been described from specimens brought to Europe from ekpedisi trade. Specimens prepared by this trader with indigenous remove legs and wings that can be used as decoration. It is not known by the traveler and the rise to the belief that this bird never landed, but remain in the air because the feather-bulunya. This is the origin of the name of paradise bird ( 'bird paradise' by the UK) and the type of apoda - which means' no knock '. Many species have a complex ritual marry, marry the system with the kind of Paradisaea is male birds gather to compete in the show keelokannya female bird to be able to marry. While other types such as types of Cicinnurus and Parotia have a wedding dance uniform. Birds on the type of male sexual dimorfik is polygamy. Many bird hybrid that has been described as new species, and some species kevalidannya doubt. The number of eggs is rather less certain. On the type of large, probably almost always one egg. Type can produce as many as 2-3 eggs (Mackay 1990). READMORE...

tarsius


TARSIUS
Tarsius is a type of Primate small, has a reddish brown body color with gray skin, large-eyed with the front of the ear and has a width. Name Tarsius taken because their body's physical characteristics are special, that is stretching tarsal bones, which form their ankle so they can jump as far as 3 meters (almost 10 feet) from one tree to another tree. Tarsius also have long tails that are not feathered, except at the edges. Each animal of the hands and feet have five long fingers. Fingers have nails, except the second and third finger with a claw that is used for grooming. The most special of Tarsius is the big eyes. Size eyes bigger than if large otaknya own. Mata can be used to see in the dark with a sharp but rather, animals are almost can not see during the day. Tarsius head can rotate almost 180 degrees either to the right or to the left, such as the owl. Ear they can also be moved to detect the presence of prey. Tarsius is being nokturnal of conducting activities in the night and sleep during the day. Therefore Tarsius hunt at night. Their prey is the main kecoa such as insects, crickets, and sometimes small reptiles, birds, and bats. Habitat is the forests of North Sulawesi and South Sulawesi, also on the islands of Sulawesi as Suwu, Selayar, and Peleng. Tarsius also can be found in the Philippines. Tarsius spend most of his life at the top of the tree. This animal tree mark the territory with their urine. Tarsius switch places with the jump from tree to tree. These animals even sleep and continue with the birth depends on the trunks of trees. Tarsius can not walk on land, when they jump in the land. READMORE...