Black Lemur Facts Firstly, many find it difficult to believe that these two individuals actually represent the same species, the Black Lemur. However, they do indeed, because of a remarkable evolutionary trait. This occurs due to the fact that males and females of this remarkable primate have completely different color patterns. Although this trait isn’t […]
Traveller’s Palm
Traveller’s Palm Facts The Traveller’s Palm or Ravenala constitutes a unique type of plant endemic solely to the island of Madagascar. Yet, the problem remains, however, that the species is uniquely not even a true palm. The ravenala is actually a member of a flowering plant family which also appears closely related to the Bird […]
Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
Source: https://bit.ly/2uPaqc7 Madagascar Hissing Cockroach Facts The rather fascinating, if repugnant to many, Madagascar Hissing Cockroach ranks as one of the largest known species of the cockroach on earth. It also might surprise many of our readers to learn that within its native range, many people keep specimens of this invertebrate, and related species, as […]
Pinecone Fish
Pinecone Fish Facts Perhaps most notably, the term Pinecone Fish serves as the common name for any of the quite unique species within a specific Family. Furthermore, for the moment, a small total of only four different but very closely related species fit within that most unusual of Families Additionally, these four varieties of fish […]
Ghost Mantis
Source: http://bit.ly/2BtdVIC Photographer: Steve Smith CC License: http://bit.ly/2JszWtI Ghost Mantis Facts Even among the many related species, the remarkable Ghost Mantis stands out for its mastery of camouflage. However, fortunately for it, this rather impressive creature currently inhabits a moderately wide range of the earth. Yet, regardless of its great impressiveness, it also ranks as […]
Sunset Moth
The Sunset Moth possesses the resplendent beauty of a living kaleidoscope. Out of all the 174,250 known species of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), this is most likely the most beautiful in the world. It lives only on the island of Madagascar in Africa and has an average wingspan of 3-3.5 in (7-9 cm). But here is the […]
Seychelles Sheath-Tailed Bat
Seychelles Sheath-Tailed Bat Facts Firstly, the quite fascinating, albeit comparatively small, Seychelles Sheath-Tailed Bat elegantly proves that physical size remains irrelevant. The amazing animal also currently officially ranks as the fifth rarest creature on earth. Furthermore, bats of all kinds classify as mammals placed within the Family Chiroptera. These truly remarkable creatures also hold a very […]
Tahina Palm
Source: http://bit.ly/1nx8AGk Photographer: Henri Mercier CC License: http://bit.ly/2P4R3Ic Tahina Palm Facts The remarkable Tahina Palm ranks as a species of palm considered both quite unique and extremely rare. Now that equals a combination deserving of our attention. Botanists recognized one lone example in 2007. To date, we know of fewer than 100 individual surviving members […]
