Showing posts with label animals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label animals. Show all posts

Sunday, 18 August 2019

What is a Sessile Animal?

A sessile animal is fixed in one place. Corals are a prime example. They "take root" on the ocean floor.

Monday, 3 October 2016

What Exacty is Ivory?

Ivory is a hard material made from animals' tusks and teeth. The ivory obtained from all species is chemically the same, it's a compound of calcium called dentine. Apart from elephants, the main source of ivory, it can also be obtained from walrus, hippopotamus and narwhal. 

Sunday, 18 September 2016

Land of Bhutan and its Biodiversity

Evidence shows that Bhutan was inhabited as early as 2000 BC. Buddhism was introduced to Bhutan in the 7th Century AD. Animals include the golden langur, also found in Western Assam in India. The takin is the national animal, which, according to mitochondrial research, is closely related to the sheep.