Cobras are large and diverse group of venomous snakes. There are about 270 different types of cobras. They live in tropical areas of Africa, Asia and Australia, usually in forests and areas near river. Facts about Cobras 1. Smallest species of cobra, Mozambique spitting cobra, is 4 feet long. Largest species is King Cobra. It weighs
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Ethiopia is in east-central Africa, bordered on the west by the Sudan, the east by Somalia and Djibouti, the south by Kenya, and the northeast by Eritrea. Ethiopia is a landlocked country and is known as the Horn of Africa. The country has a high central plateau, with some mountains reaching more than 4,000 meters (13,000 feet).
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Monkeys are haplorhine primates, a group generally possessing tails and consisting of approximately 260 known living species. Many monkey species are tree-dwelling, although there are species that live primarily on the ground, such as baboons. Monkeys are not apes. The most obvious differences between apes and monkeys are: apes don’t have tails, and they are generally larger
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Kiwi is the smallest bird of the non-flying family of birds called ratites, which includes ostriches, emu, rheas and extinct Moa. Kiwis can only be found in the New Zealand. They can be found in different types of habitats: scrubland, farmland, swamps, pine forest and vegetated gullies. There are 5 kiwi species, Brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli), Rowi (Apteryx
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The domestic dog is a usually furry canid. The global dog population is estimated to between 700 million to over one billion, making the dog the most abundant member of order Carnivora. Dogs have formed such a strong bond as pets, workers and companions to humans that they have earned the nickname “man’s best friend”. Read
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The Anambra waxbill is a small bird of many beautiful colours. They are found only in Southern Nigeria and nowhere else on earth. They live in small flocks of about 20 birds. It feeds on the seeds of grasses. They are dun-coloured finch with reddish brown bill and rump. It has a typical call that
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The domestic cat is a small, usually furry, domesticated, and carnivorous mammal. They are often called a housecat when kept as an indoor pet, or simply a cat when there is no need to distinguish them from other felids and felines. A group of cats is called a clowder, a male cat is called a tom,
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Their height may reach the waist level of a 6-foot tall man i.e 3.3 feet They are carnivores feeding on fish, amphibian, reptiles and even mice. They are faithful to one partner, female lay about 3-4 eggs and both the female and male incubate the eggs Young egrets are aggressive towards one another in the
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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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