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Chimpanzees are great apes (not monkeys) who are native to the continent of Africa. Three subspecies of common chimpanzees are distributed across the forest zone of Africa from Guinea to western Tanzania and Uganda. Fast Facts about Chimpanzees 1.Chimpanzees are our closest living relative because we share all but 1.4% of our DNA with chimps. Chimpanzees […]
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Japan is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean with high-rise-filled cities, mountainous national parks and thousands of shrines and temples. Tokyo, the crowded capital, is known for its skyscrapers and pop culture. Fast Facts about Japan 1. The Japanese name for Japan is “Nihon” or “Nippon” which means “sun origin”. Also read: Interesting Country Facts (Argentina)
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Gorillas are the biggest of the worlds primates and live in the forests in some parts of Africa. Gorillas are herbivores, eating vegetation, fruits, shoots, berries and leaves but they have been known to eat small animals and insects. A male can eat up to 40 lbs. (18 kg) of vegetation each day. Fast Facts about Gorilla
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Tarantulas comprise a group of often hairy and very large arachnids belonging to the Theraphosidae family of spiders, of which approximately 900 species have been identified. There are red, blue, brown and black tarantulas. Tarantulas are found in the rain forests and jungles of South and Central America, in Africa and in the southern part
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Goats are kind of a big deal on the Internet these days. But how much do you really know about them? For instance, did you know that their rectangular-shaped pupils are positioned on the sides of their head, giving them the ability to see a full 280 degrees horizontally? As you can imagine, vision like
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A Middle Eastern country in northeast Africa, Egypt is at the center of the Arab world. Egypt controls the Suez Canal, the shortest sea link between the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Egypt is officially known as the Arab Republic of Egypt. The capital of Egypt is Cairo. Egypt is bordered by the Gaza Strip, Israel,
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The common loon is a water bird found at remote lakes and rivers in Canada, US, and Europe. The bird is the state bird of Minnesota, U.S.A., and it appears on Canada’s dollar coin – the Loonie. They may grow to reach a length of 1m when measured from the tip of their beak to
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The jaguar is a big cat, a feline in the Panthera genus, and is the only extant Panthera species native to the Americas. The jaguar is the third-largest feline after the tiger and the lion, and the largest in the Americas. Scientific name of Jaguar is Panthera onca. Fast Facts about Jaguar 1. With its spotted coat
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The lion is one of the five big cats in the genus Panthera and a member of the family Felidae. The commonly used term African lion collectively denotes the several subspecies found in Africa. Living in the grasslands, scrub, and open woodlands of sub-Saharan Africa, the lion is the second largest cat in the world. Fast
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South Korea, an East Asian nation on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula, shares one of the world’s most heavily militarised borders with North Korea. It’s equally known for its green, hilly countryside dotted with cherry trees and centuries-old Buddhist temples, plus its coastal fishing villages, tropical islands and high-tech cities such as Seoul,
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