Author: Ashwini R

Burano is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy. It is situated near Torcello at the northern end of the Lagoon and is known for its lacework and brightly coloured homes. The island...

Naked Man Orchid Naked Man Orchid is a species of orchid native to the Mediterranean. They are widely popular for their petals looking like naked men. It prefers partial shade and low nutrient soil...

Bearded Vulture The bearded vulture also known as the lammergeyer, is a bird of prey. It may be found in mountainous regions from Europe through much of Asia and Africa. This bird is 94–125...

Sword-billed Hummingbird The sword-billed hummingbird is a species of hummingbird from South America. It is found in the higher elevations in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. The only species of bird to have...

Dodo Bird The dodo is an extinct flightless bird. It was endemic to the island of Mauritius, east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. The dodo was about 1 metre tall and may have...

Mammoths A mammoth is species of the extinct genus Mammuthus. Mammoth had long, curved tusks and in northern species, a covering of long hair. They lived in Africa, Europe, Asia and North America about...

Kiwa hirsuta is a crustacean discovered in 2005 in the South Pacific Ocean. The length of the crab is 15 cm. It is also called as “yeti lobster”. The animal has strongly reduced eyes...

Green Pitcher Plant is a carnivorous plant. It has highly modified leaves in the form of pitchers that act as pitfall traps for prey. The narrow pitcher leaves are tapered tubes that rise up...

Gloriosa superba is a species of flowering plant in the family Colchicaceae. The common names are flame lily, climbing lily, creeping lily, glory lily, gloriosa lily, tiger claw and fire lily. These are found...

Etlingera elatior also known as torch ginger, ginger flower, red ginger lily, torch lily, wild ginger etc. It is a species of herbaceous perennial plant. This flower is found in North Sumatra,  Indonesia, Thailand, Karo...

An alpaca is a domesticated species of South American camelid. There are two breeds of alpaca: the Suri alpaca and the Huacaya alpaca. Alpaca fiber is used for making knitted and woven items, similar...

The okapi is a giraffid artiodactyl mammal native to the Ituri Rainforest. It is located in Central Africa. It is most closely related to the giraffe. The okapi and the giraffe are the only...

Tashirojima is a small island in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan. It lies in the Pacific Ocean off the Oshika Peninsula, to the west of Ajishima. It has become known as “Cat Island” due to the...

Jellyfish Lake is a marine lake located on Eil Malk island in Palau. Eil Malk is part of the Rock Islands. There are about 70 other marine lakes located throughout the Rock Islands. Millions of...

The giant squid is a deep-ocean dwelling squid in the family Architeuthidae. Giant squid can grow to a tremendous size due to deep-sea gigantism. Recent estimates put the maximum size at 43 ft for...

The guinea pig also called the cavy. Despite their common name, these animals are not in the pig family nor are they from Guinea. They closely related species of cavy such as Cavia aperea,...

The coloration of most glass frogs are primarily lime green. The internal viscera, including the heart, liver and gastrointestinal tract are visible through this transparent skin, hence the common name of frog. Glass frogs...

A giant isopod is any of the almost 20 species of large isopods. Bathynomus is a genus of deep-sea isopod which occurs throughout the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans with the depth of between...

A cherry blossom is also called sakura. Cherry blossom is speculated to be native to the Himalayas. Currently it is widely distributed in many countries like China, Japan, Europe, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India...

Mimosa pudica’s leaves fold inward and droop when touched or shaken, to defend themselves from harm and re-open a few minutes later. The leaves also close under various other stimuli, such as touching, warming,...