nature
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Mandarin Duck
The Mandarin Duck is a perching duck species native to the East Palearctic. The species was once widespread in East Asia, but large-scale exports and the destruction of its forest habitat have reduced population. Mandarins feed by dabbling or walking on land. They mainly eat plants and seeds, especially beech mast. The species will also add snails, insects and small fish to its diet.
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Green Anaconda
The green anaconda is a boa species found in South America. It is the heaviest and one of the longest known extant snake species. Primarily aquatic, they eat a wide variety of prey, almost anything they can manage to overpower, including fish, amphibians, birds, a variety of mammals, and other reptiles. Particularly large anacondas may…
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Goliath Heron
The Goliath heron, also known as the giant heron, is a very large wading bird. It is found in sub-Saharan Africa, with smaller, declining numbers in Southwest and South Asia. This is the world’s largest living heron. The height of the goliath heron is 3 ft 11 in – 5 ft 0 in, the wingspan…
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Martin
These birds are commonly found in Europe, North Africa, Palearctic, Sub Saharan Africa, and Asia. Common house martins are monogamous birds, this species conduct breeding with the same partner for life. A common house martin can fly at the speed of 39.4 kph (24.5 mph).
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Sunset at the Savanah
A hot, dry grassland, home to a variety of fauna. The Savanah hosts few of the world’s most well-known animals species.
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Hedgehog
It is found in grasslands and woodlands. The biggest of European hedgehog enemies is likely chemical usage in gardens, which kills the creatures the hedgehog preys upon and may even poison the hedgehogs. The most iconic feature of a hedgehog, however, is its keratin-strengthened spines on its back. They do not detach like a porcupine’s…
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Green Pigeon
The yellow-footed green pigeon, also known as yellow-legged green pigeon, is a common species of green pigeon found in the Indian subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia. It is the state bird of Maharashtra. In Marathi, it is called हरोली (Haroli) or हरीयाल (Hariyal). The species feeds on fruit, including many species of Ficus.
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Swamphen
The species makes loud, quick, bleating and hooting calls which are hardly bird-like in tone. It is particularly noisy during the breeding season. Despite being clumsy in flight, it can fly long distances and is a good swimmer, especially for a bird without webbed feet.
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Asian Palm Swift
The Asian Palm Swift is a common resident in tropical Asia from India to the Philippines. The down and feather nest is glued to the underside of a palm leaf with saliva, which is also used to secure the usually two or three eggs. These swifts spend most of their lives in the air, living on the insects they catch…