You know the animals Pangolin? Yes maybe the animal is a little strange to hear, but there are also some people who have know about the life of the animal. Pangolin is one animal that is categorized as a unique animal because it has a characteristic that is different from other animals in general.

Actually, these animals are mammals of the family Manidae which are only a few or only some of which can be found in Indonesia. This is what makes animals Pangolin well as rare animals.

Actually, in the animal world itself is composed of eight pangolin species widely spread in Africa and Asia. Only the number of animals is not too much because the pattern of the breed are few and too many threats from outside that of humans.

Many animals Pangolin are hunted illegally for later resale to other countries as home decoration or other purposes. This makes the presence of these animals are threatened by extinction. Pangolin animals can be sold traded with a fairly even so high that many people are happy hunting.

The reason people want to get these animals because Pangolin has some unique facts of his life. Here the unique facts of the pangolin.

Tringgiling has a body size medium to large depending on how long the life of these animals survive. Almost like an animal porcupine, pangolin also have skin prickly however, only the measure is just different.

If animals hedgehogs have small size and sharp spines on different skin with Pangolin the size of spines on the skin that is greater and also not terlau sharp that people more often call like scaly. Pangolin scales on the skin of the animals closer together with each other so as to cover the entire section body. Weight pangolin scales capable of achieving up to 20% of their total body weight so that the animal is classified as a powerful animal.

In addition to the skin, other unique animals Pangolin is the shape and size of its tongue. Pangolin tongue has a size longer than the pangolin agency. because tongue this long, making pangolin is able to reach his food until at long distances even he can eat ants from the nest hole.

Every day, anteaters eat ants capable of up to 70 million ants. Pangolin actually have no teeth. Their meals using the gravel and thorns keratin to smooth the food that is in the stomach.

When the breed and give birth to a child, the mother anteater will take care to avoid enemies or other animals that prey on these children.

Pangolin baby will be taken by its parent put it on their backs. Besides it being the most distinctive characteristics of this scaly animals is their ability to fold themselves like roll to form a ball. It is they do when their lives are threatened by enemy or predators.

Turtle is a reptile zoo is pretty much kind with the ability to live too long. Animals running slow is generally close to human life, both as pets and wild animals were abandoned because there is no one type disturb. But turtle is a wild relative, the turtle named alligator Alligator Snapping Turtle latin.

Freshwater turtles are one size greatest. Some their kind ever weighed 113 kg when kept in an aquarium in Tennessee, USA. Chicago has also been discovered species of turtles with a weight of 107 kg. Even in 1937 have been found in Kansas, USA, and weigh up to 183 kg.Liar BeastsCompared with freshwater turtles, alligator turtle shape is very different. The real difference can be seen from the shape Shell unique shell or carapace.

Characterized by the shape of the carapace shell three rows of protrusions osteodermis similar to the shape of animals ancient. Turtle owned many turtles can carry camouflage with the environment through the shell shell-like brownish-green moss. These include turtle-eating animals of all kinds, though actually more like food or meat carnivores.

Supported by the behavior of the prey like a crocodile, it is not surprising when a turtle called turtle crocodile. Food provided will be eaten, either soft vegetables and carcass. As crocodiles, turtles are also able to kill other animals, such as snakes, animals, birds. Even turtles brave in fighting this crocodile. species really belongs to wild turtle, although a lot of people who love it as a pet.

Reflexes movement while preying crocodile-like, what he or she is also very fast. Moreover, it also has a tongue-shaped worms that can be extended, and is often used as a trap to catch fish in pool. ProtectedTortoises included in Macroclemys genus comprises three species that are found only in North America. But due to human hunt, turtle populations of rare and endangered species declared. In fact since 2006, CITES has set alligators turtle as a protected species and forbidden to be traded.

Ants are small insects that much playing around on the ground, or looking for sweet foods. If the saying goes There's sugar, There were ants, hehe. This time I will discuss about the Japanese Ants ant not play around to find the sugar. Here is a glance of the Japanese Ant and benefits.

The characteristics of Japanese Ants

Japanese ant has a hard body that this is different from other ant species. These ants have wings but can not fly. Like reproduction and by living in groups, they are not animals cannibals. It is certainly different from other ant species.

Japanese ant or beetle also called Mecca, when the Japanese language called by Ari, this means fidelity insects. If in Japan there are 200 species of ants Japan different. Here's a glimpse of Japanese ants that you may not know. It turns out these insects have great benefits for health, you are curious following explanation of the benefits of Japanese ants.

Nowadays many people who cultivate Japanese ants because today many in search of people because of the benefits and usefulness. Here are some health benefits to Japanese ants.

This One possible that you might be wondering how to drink how ..? You can take Japanese ant with a lot of empty capsules in drug stores nearby. swatch Japanese ants that fit into the capsule and eat with food, for example, by using it in his banana bananas continue to be eaten, or you can directly swallow capsule that first you enter ant Japan. Besides bananas you can also use other foods to take the benefits and efficacy of ants Japan.

Solenodon a venomous species of mammals only one of the family Solenodontidae. They are nocturnal animals that live in burrows and eating insects. And they are mammals who have supposedly primitive character of these species already exist at the end of the dinosaur era.

Solenodon is one of two species of Caribbean soricomorphs family. It remains unclear whether the family Nesophontidae extinct during the Holocene has a close relationship with Solenodon or not.

There are two species of Solenodon still alive today is Cuban Solenodon (Solenodon cubanus), and Haitian Solenodon or Hispaniolan Solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus). Solenodon other two species have gone extinct during the Quarternary.

Solenodon appearance resembles the figure of a very large mouse. Muzzle length is flexible, and the Haitian Solenodon there is a ball-and-socket joint at the bottom of them to improve mobility. This allows them to get narrow crevices where prey they usually hide.

Solenodon body length of about 28 to 32 cm measured from tip of nose to rump. Solenodon weight of about 0.7 to 1 kg. This rare animals fairly easily agitated, so they are prone to bite even with very minimal interference and accidental.

Solenodon has some pretty interesting properties, two of which are nipples on females Solenodon position very close to the buttocks, and Solenodon saliva coming out of two turns poisonous fangs.

Symptoms resulting from exposure to toxins Solenodon among others depresei, labored breathing, convulsions, and paralysis. Even in a test using mice, when exposed to toxins Solenodon in large quantities can result in the rat experienced death.

Solenodon main food is insects, earthworms, and some invertebrate animals. They also feed on dead animals with backbones, and some are preying on vertebrate animals are still alive as small reptiles, and amphibians.

Solenodon have a good sense of smell that is used to locate prey. After finding prey, Solenodon will use both front legs to turn left-right move the prey, then move her head to prey on such prey. Solenodon also have sharp claws that will help in the hunt for prey.

Solenodon birth to her son in the hive. Usually in all their labor will give birth to one or two chicks. Solenodon puppies will be with its mother for approximately 7 months, and usually they will hang on the nipple of the mother long. And when fully grown, Solenodon are solitary animals, they are very rarely communicates with another except for mating.

Both species Solenodon currently in endangered status due to predation by raccoons, especially civet species Herpestes javanicus auropunctatus that in the colonial period were trained to hunt snakes and rodents such as cats and dogs ..

Cuban Solenodon once considered extinct, before in 2003 found the species they are still alive. Hispaniolan Solenodon also had declared extinct because their population is very small, and their behavior is still poorly understood.

Human development in Cuba and Hispanola also aggravate Solenodon population. Their habitat becomes deprived of the impact on narrowing of the spread, and reduced their population. The animals also became one of the very rare animal.

Monito del monte / monkey small mountain is a small monkey that lived in South America (Chile and Argentina). Monito del Monte is the Spanish term for calling Little Monkey. But the name is deceiving. Monito del Monte is actually a marsupial that lives in Chile and Argentina. He is a mammal species considered extinct more than 11 million years ago. However, modern explorers discovered the creature.

This little monkey has a body like a mouse with brown fur and big, pointy ears and long tail. It distinguishing the animal was a big eye size and the fact that he lived in the trees of tropical forests. Then, a long tail that has help overcome can swing from tree branches. These animals are nocturnal and arboreal. They live in the bush bamboo Chilean Valdivian temperate rain forests of the southern Andes. Prehensile tail tree branches. These animals feed on insects, other small invertebrates and fruit. The body length is 11 to 12.5 cm. 9-10 cm long tail.

They make a nest like a ball of leaves that hold water in the tree. The leaves are then coated with moss or grass, and placed in protected areas. Nest is sometimes covered with moss shaped gray camouflage, and equipped with some protection from the cold, either when active or when it hibernates. They typically store fat at the base of the tail for winter hibernation.

Allegedly their ancestors from Australia. They immigrated in two continents are connected through the Antarctic in the early Cenozoic. Primitive animals such as mice that lived about 55 million years ago.

Monito del monte usually reproduce in the spring. Females have pseudovagina, and a fur-lined pouch. Monito del monte adult children remain with the mother after weaning. The age of sexual maturity they were after the age of 2 years.

Komodo dragon (Varanus Komodoensis) is a large lizard species found only in a few islands in the Indonesian archipelago. Was first known to the world in the First World War, the Komodo actually a species 'Monitor Lizard' which has grown on the island were isolated for millions of years, which has led to her developing very large. Komodo is not only the largest lizard in the world, but also one of the most aggressive and powerful that he was able to hunt prey that size is many times more than its size alone. However, the existence of dragons is now in danger of extinction due to loss of their natural habitat, poaching, and also a decline in the amount of their food.

Komodo is a large reptile that can grow up to three meters long and weigh 150kg. They are very strong with a stocky body, strong legs and a tail that is used for hunting and fighting. Komodo has long claws and sharp curve that is often used to dig the soil. Komodo also has a greyish brown bark that is covered with small scales and folds around the neck. Komodo has a head that is relatively small compared to the large body size and wide, powerful jaws that hides her mouth filled with the deadly bacteria. Although dragons have good eyesight, they do tend to rely on odor perceived through bercabangnya long tongue. By removing his tongue out, dragons are able to feel the scent particles in the air to find prey at a distance of up to 8 km. Komodo is known to have fifty types of toxic bacteria in saliva. Toxic saliva that is used as the main weapon dragons to hunt their prey. Toxic saliva that is produced by the venom glands are found in the mouths of dragons.

Komodo

Komdo limited only found in five islands in Indonesia which are all included in the Komodo National Park. The five islands are Komodo, Rintja, Gillimontang, Padar and the western tip of Flores Island. In the five islands, the Komodo dragon is often seen in open forests with dry savanna, on the hillside thickets, and can also be found inhabiting a dry riverbed.

Komodo is a solitary predator (alone) is strong surf hinga area 2 km per day depending on size. They are also known as an excellent swimmer, traveling from one island to another with relative distance away. Although they are solitary animals, known to some dragons will often gather together. When hunting prey, dragons can secretly hiding for hours in the vegetation are well camouflaged by the skin of gray to wait for passing prey animals. Komodo then suddenly menyergapan prey with speed and incredible strength. The first attack dragons usually only hurt their prey with some bite. Buruanya usual prey will be able to escape. However, because in the mouth of dragons are very deadly bacteria, the prey animal will die within 24 hours.

When the breeding season comes (in September), jantah komodo dragons will do perkelahan with another male. The fight is done by standing on their hind legs and propped up by their tails, to win the right to breed with local females. After mating, the female Komodo lay up to 25 eggs in a hole he dug in the soft sand. The eggs will mentetas fter incubation period lasts between 8 and 9 months and they will be totally independent of when they left their shells. However, the pups will stay and spend most of his time on the tree until they are big enough to take care of themselves on the ground. Komodo tend to live for an average of 30 years in the wild.

Komodo dragons are carnivores that hunt down and kill large animals to survive in the surrounding natural habitat. Komodo dragons are capable of killing prey much larger than themselves ukuranya their own bodies. For larger prey, dragons usually ambush their prey and injure the body with bite that is filled with bacteria. Komodo then follow their prey for until she died of poisoning caused by the deadly bacteria from the mouth of the dragons. Large mammals that prey hunted dragons are wild boar, goats, deer and even horses and buffalo. In addition, the dragons also seen to prey on small animals in trees such as snakes, lizards and birds. Sharp and jagged dragons teeth and, therefore, they could not chew. Instead they rip their prey carcasses by pulling back into their mouth and then swallowed whole aided by their neck muscles flexible.

In fact, dragons are the most dominant predators in the habitat. Therefore adult dragons have no natural predators in their natural habitat. Komodo is an animal cannibals. Adult Komodo dragons will devour the smaller and vulnerable. To that end, the young dragons usually spends most of its time in trees to avoid the larger adult dragons. Komodo biggest threat comes from the loss of habitat due to human development that opened in the original habitat of the Komodo dragon land for settlements and agriculture. Komodo also threatened by volcanic activity on the island is still geologically active that can cause a decrease in their prey species, which in turn affects the dragon populations themselves.

Today, Komodo listed by the IUCN as endangered species. Though once widespread dragon populations on various islands in Indonesia, they are now limited only in five of Flores island with a population of between 3,000 and 5,000 head only. Komodo uniqueness makes it a tourist attraction in itself. It makes people who coexist with dragons trying to protect native habitat dragons where they still survive.

Hippopotamus is the term for mammal native to Africa that is easily recognizable thanks to body fat, large snout, short legs, his dark skin, and his habit of spending time with a soak in the water. Bathing habit is precisely what led to the hippopotamus has the English name "hippopotamus", said uptake of the Ancient Greek language, which means "river horse". But despite having frills name of the horse (hippo), hippos did not have a kinship with horses.

Hippopotamus is the largest land animals after elephants on the African continent. Its length reaches 5.4 m, while weighing up to 3.6 tonnes. By looking at her physical appearance is stout and short-legged, hippos seem to only be able to move slowly. But in fact, the hippo was able to run up to speeds of 30 km / h if necessary! Hippopotamus also has an aggressive behavior and did not hesitate to attack other animals that are nearby. Mouth and front teeth were large hippopotamus make any creature that is attacked by a hippo could suffer a severe injury. Behavior which then makes the animal as fierce crocodiles, lions do not even dare to look for problems with adult hippopotamus if not forced.

Bongsor bodied animals can be found in fresh waters, marshes scattered in central Africa, east, west. In the past, the hippopotamus is believed to have a wider distribution can be found in southern Africa and the Nile River to the north. Interestingly, although hippos spend most of its time in the water, hippos are not animals who could swim. Consequently, the hippopotamus was more like spending time by wading in the fast-flowing waters are calm and not too deep.

The main reason hippos spend most of its time in the water is so hippos can avoid the scorching heat during the day. As a further form of protection against the sun, glands in the skin of hippos produce a kind of slimy liquid that absorbs ultraviolet waves and inhibit the growth of bacteria on the skin. The liquid is colorless when first released by glands, but when exposed to sunlight the liquid turns red within minutes. That is why in the past, the liquid is known as the "sweat blood" (blood sweat).

Herbivorous CRUEL AND DANGEROUS

Hippos are herbivores in which plants were the main food is grass growing around the waters in which they live. In the afternoon, hippos spend time with rest while bathing. When the sun goes down, then the hippo out of the water to eat. Hippopotamus also want to eat the carcasses of the animals, but it is rarely done by hippos because their digestive systems are less suited for digesting meat. If you need to clean yourself hippopotamus, hippopotamus will open a big mouth in the water so that the remnants of food stuck in the inside of the mouth of the hippopotamus could be eaten by small fish.

Hippopotamus display behavior that resembles a social animal. Some tail hippos that live in the same habitat will form the group consisting of 10-100 tail of a hippopotamus. The group usually consists of a male hippo as its leader and some tail female hippopotamus and her children. Not infrequently fight broke out between two tails male hippopotamus because the fight over the same area. But the battle between fellow male hippopotamus rarely led to fatal because when one of 1 hippopotamus successfully demonstrate the superior physical strength, the hippopotamus which one normally would relent and go away to another place.

Hippopotamus does not have a specific mating season, but the hippopotamus has kencederungan to breed more frequently during the rainy season. Hippopotamus who had just had sexual intercourse with males will enter a period of gestation for about 8 months. After that, the female will give birth in the water where the number of babies given birth normally only issued once a. Baby hippopotamus later life of its mother's milk until the age of 1 year. The age of sexual maturity in male hippos are 7-9 years old, while the female hippopotamus age of sexual maturity is 8-10 years. Male hippopotamus who have experienced sexual maturity will leave the group to live alone or form a new group.

As a result of its large size and aggressive behavior, hippos do not have a lot of enemies. On the other hand, aggressive behavior also makes hippos often killed by humans. Hippopotamus touted as one of the most deadly animals in Africa as a result of the many people who were killed by a hippopotamus. Along with the reduction of wildlife habitat and the development of human settlements, the friction between hippos and humans became more and more frequent. In addition to the safety factor, other reasons humans kill hippos is to take the skin, flesh, and fangs. By animal conservation organizations IUCN, hippopotamus population is now considered to be included in the category of "vulnerable".