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Hi! Welcome to this humble blog. You may want to subscribe to TN’s RSS feed for updates. Thanks! :DNo, we’re not talking here of the Chinese Zodiac and its 12 animal signs. THAT year will start around a month from this date. The Year of the Gorilla started on December 1, 2oo8.
That’s when the United [...]
Discovery channel has a special on coral reef destruction caused by carbon emissions. The report says as of today, a fith of the world’s coral population are already dead. If the current trend continues, more coral reefs will die in the next 20 to 40 years.
Carbon emissions contributes to coral death in 2 ways: (1) [...]
Remember the earlier dinosaurs in science class? The ones with fins and long snouts filled with rows of razor teeth? The alligator gar is a modern rendition of them. It can reach up to 10 feet to 3 meters long and weigh as much as 300 pounds or 140 kilograms.
Despite the fish’s ferocious looks, it’s [...]
Also called the “Giant Panda of the Rivers” due to its critically endangered status, live specimens are rarely seen in the wild since 2003. An Chinese paddlefish was illegally caught in a net in 2007 and was measured at 3.6 meters and 259 kilograms.
The fish inhabits the Yangtze river and is threatened by over-fishing and [...]
The Arapaima of South America is the largest freshwater fish in the world. This massive fish can weight up to 400 pounds and measure 14 feet from snout to tail. Unfortunately, it’s size also makes it the most sought after food fish in its range. It is also captured and exported as pets. Arapaimas of [...]
The Kaluga is a freshwater sturgeon that lives in the Amur basin, it’s range extending from Russia into China. This strange-looking monstrosity of a fish is claimed to grow up to 5.6 meters and weights a maximum of 1,000 kilograms, allowing it to fight for the title of the largest freshwater fish. However, adults are [...]
Far Eastern folklore and myths often describe giant fishes. Well, there WERE giant fishes. The Siamese Giant Carp or Giant Barb once stretched the tape at 10 feet and tipped the scale at 600 pounds. Large enough for a princess to ride. Even now, adults of the species seldom measure below 5 feet and 100 [...]
When we talk about biodiversity, we frequently encounter strange-sounding or looking words that stand for the names of plants or animals. They are Latin words and the whole shebang is called taxonomy. Since Treasure Nature will be covering more stuff about plants and animals, let’s have a run down of the relevant topics.
According to my [...]
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