Typhoid
11-06-2009, 07:42 PM
Fairy Penguin:
http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v250/211/64/49800951/n49800951_30581077_4026.jpg
http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:8FtjgM2eWTYGcM:http://selmainthecity.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/fairy_penguin_mh.jpg
The Little Penguin typically grows to 43 cm (17 in) tall and weighs about one kilogram (2.2 pounds).
In Sydney, snipers have been deployed to protect a colony of Little Penguins. This effort is in addition to support from local volunteers who work to protect the penguins from attack at night.
Purple Frog:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Nasikabatrachus_sahyadrensis.jpg/791px-Nasikabatrachus_sahyadrensis.jpg
It was discovered in October 2003 and was found to be unique for the geographic region.
The frog is a living fossil and was initially assigned to a new family of its own, Nasikabatrachidae, but has been more recently assigned to the family Sooglossidae which is found on the Seychelles islands.
Being a member of the family Sooglossidae, the species' origins lie in close consort with the Seychelles islands where the family was previously solely known from. The origin of the disjunct distribution goes back to about 100 million years ago, during which time India, the Seychelles and Madagascar formed a single landmass which split due to continental drift.
http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v250/211/64/49800951/n49800951_30581077_4026.jpg
http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:8FtjgM2eWTYGcM:http://selmainthecity.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/fairy_penguin_mh.jpg
The Little Penguin typically grows to 43 cm (17 in) tall and weighs about one kilogram (2.2 pounds).
In Sydney, snipers have been deployed to protect a colony of Little Penguins. This effort is in addition to support from local volunteers who work to protect the penguins from attack at night.
Purple Frog:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Nasikabatrachus_sahyadrensis.jpg/791px-Nasikabatrachus_sahyadrensis.jpg
It was discovered in October 2003 and was found to be unique for the geographic region.
The frog is a living fossil and was initially assigned to a new family of its own, Nasikabatrachidae, but has been more recently assigned to the family Sooglossidae which is found on the Seychelles islands.
Being a member of the family Sooglossidae, the species' origins lie in close consort with the Seychelles islands where the family was previously solely known from. The origin of the disjunct distribution goes back to about 100 million years ago, during which time India, the Seychelles and Madagascar formed a single landmass which split due to continental drift.