European Bison

European bison

The European bison or wisent is the heaviest of the surviving land animals in Europe, with males growing to around 1,000 kg. European bison were hunted to extinction in the wild, but have since been reintroduced from captivity into several countries

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Humanoid Face

Face on Mars with Inset

On July 25, 1976, the Viking 1 spacecraft captured images of a mesa in the Cydonia region of Mars with the appearance of a humanoid face (see inset), which led to much speculation about life on Mars. In 2007, high-resolution images taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter of the same structure definitively showed that the face was merely an optical illusion known aspareidolia

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Red-necked wallaby

Red-necked wallaby

The Red-necked wallaby is a medium-sized marsupial macropod, common in the more temperate and fertile parts of eastern Australia, including Tasmania. They can weigh 13.8 to 18.6 kg and attain a head–body length of 90 cm, with males being generally bigger than females. They are mainly solitary but will gather together when there is an abundance of resources such as food, water or shelter

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Beautiful Demoiselle

Beautiful Demoiselle

The Beautiful Demoiselle is a European damselfly. It is often found among fast-flowing waters. Males (shown here) have metallic blue wings and metallic blue-green bodies. Females have dark brown iridescent wings, a white pseudopterostigma near the tip of the wings and a metallic green body with a bronze tip of the abdomen

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Pink Robin

Pink Robin

The Pink Robin is a small passerine bird native to temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests of Southeastern Australia. Measuring 13.5 cm in length, the robin has a small thin black bill, and dark brown eyes and legs. The male has a distinctive white crown and pink breast, grey-black upper parts, wings and tail.

Saturday, July 7, 2012

Ahl-e-Hadees: Quran e PAK With Urdu Translation

Ahl-e-Hadees: Quran e PAK With Urdu Translation: 1 Al Fatiha (Urdu translation) 2 Al Baqarah (Urdu translation) 3 Aal-i-Imran (Urdu translation) 4 An Nisa (Urdu translation) 5 Al Ma'id...

Plains Zebra

Zebra

The Plains Zebra, subspecies Grant's Zebra, is the most common and geographically widespread species of zebra. It ranges from the south of Ethiopia through East Africa to as far south as Angola and Eastern South Africa. The Plains Zebra is mid-sized, smaller on average than the other two zebra species, and thick-bodied with relatively short legs. Adults of both sexes can stand from 1.1 to 1.47 m high at the shoulder, are 2 to 2.5 m long (excluding the tail), and weigh 175 to 387 KG, with males slightly heavier than females.