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Did you know? Flap-neck chameleon Mar 27 2008
The flap-neck chameleon (Chamaeleo dilepis) of Southern Africa is named for the occipital (relating to the back part of the head) flap that extends from the back of its head over its neck. It raises this flap when agitated, to make itself appear larger, as well as hissing, gaping and changing colour. The size of the flap varies between populations of this species, as well as by sex and age.
Tags: africa, animal, back, black, chameleon, colour, feed, feet, flap-neck, forest, green, head, incubate, insect, kwazulu-natal, male, neck, occipital, reptile, size, tail, temperatureDid you know? Interesting facts about giraffes Mar 4 2008
Giraffes hold several records in the animal kingdom: they are the tallest living creatures, they have the longest necks, they have the largest hearts of any land animal, and they have the highest blood pressure of all living animals.
Tags: adaptation, advantage, animal, bend, blood, blood pressure, botswana, brain, bull, communication, competition, feed, foliage, food, giraffe, head, heart, herd, male, mammal, neck, okavango delta, record, tallThe snow hunter Jan 29 2008
The great grey owl (Strix nebulosa) is one the largest in the world and in North America it is the tallest owl with the largest wingspan. Yet there are other owls that weigh more and have bigger feet.
Coatis in a palm grove Jan 29 2008
The coati (Nasua nasua) is a raccoon-like mammal with a ringed tail and a long, flexible nose which is somewhat turned up, allowing it to nose about under leaf litter for food. Watch a group of coatis doing this in the Earth-Touch clip, Coatis forage in a palm grove, filmed in the Pantanal of Brazil. These forest dwellers eat fruit and invertebrates.
Did you know? The giraffe’s neck Oct 29 2007
The giraffe’s neck is made up of seven elongated vertebrae. This adaptation allows the animal to feed high in the trees.
Having a whale of a time Oct 26 2007
Earth-Touch has served some spectacular footage of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) off the south-eastern coast of South Africa in the past few weeks.
The whales come to these waters every year to calve, and have become so well known, South Africans now sometimes refer to the ‘Big Six’ (lion, rhino, elephant, leopard, buffalo and now whale) as must-see animals.
Tags: calve, fluke, head, power, sail, south africa, southern right whale, tail, western cape, whaleDid you know? - American bison Oct 24 2007
The American bison is a bovine mammal, also known as the American buffalo. It is not related to the Asian or African buffalo, however.
At one time millions of bison roamed the North American continent, but over the years poaching and hunting greatly affected the bison population. There were only about 1500 bison in Yellowstone National Park in the 1950s. This has increased to about 3500 today as a result of conservation initiatives.
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