Tuesday, 20 September 2016

Heart Stopping Underwater Waterfall of Mauritius - Wonder of the Nature

Underwater Waterfall of Mauritius

The Underwater Waterfall


Have you ever heard of the amazing underwater waterfall of Mauritius? Yes, it is the wonder of the nature. There is really one such thing there.
 
Mauritius is an island nation. It is in the southern part of the Indian Ocean. There is 1200 mi ocean water between the island and the mainland of Africa. The island was a Portuguese, Danish, French and British colony for a long period of time. The majority of the population is of Indian origin.

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Saturday, 17 September 2016

No Blue Whale Is Not The Loudest Animal On Earth

sperm whale is the loudest

What is The Loudest Animal In The World ?


No, blue whale is not actually the loudest animal on earth. We all read in schools that the blue whales are the loudest, is not it? So, why we are saying in the contrary? Well, the answer needs a bit explanation.

Loudness of sound is measured by a unit called Bell. But the unit is too large for practical purposes and so we use decibel (dB) instead. A normal conversation is about 60-65 dB loud. The sound of a hand drill is about 98 db while the sound of a 12 gauge shotgun blast is 165 dB. Remember, the unit is logarithm based so difference between 30 and 32 dB is not just 2 units but it is 2x.

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Friday, 16 September 2016

500 Years Old Greenland Shark is The World’s Oldest Vertebrate


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The 500 Years Old Shark !


A very, very old Greenland shark was caught by the scientists in the cold depth of the North Atlantic. The scientists tried to determine the age of a few sharks. The study revealed the astonishing fact about that old Greenland shark.

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Monday, 12 September 2016

Mantis Shrimp vs Octopus - An Amazing Fight

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What happened when a mantis shrimp encounters with an octopus? It is an epic story that happened once in the ocean. It was captured by digital eye of a movie camera and is recorded for ever. Let us see what happened next.

The mantis shrimp is a bad-ass ocean creature. It is way stronger than its size. The crustacean has very strong "hands" to punch hard, too hard. You can understand it by its nicknames – “sea locust”, “prawn killer”, and “thumb splitter”.

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Saturday, 3 September 2016

What Happens If Sharks Become Extinct?

save the sharks

Why We Need Sharks


Sharks are the apex predators in the sea. They are the most famous among all the marine creatures. For decades, they are demonized by popular media (remember "Jaws" series ?). So, people are afraid of them now. Tens of thousands of sharks are killed everyday. Many sharks are killed for their fin, which is a dainty food in some Asian cultures.
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Thursday, 1 September 2016

Painted Rock Lobster (Panulirus versicolor) or Blue Spiny Lobster Facts

blue spiny lobster

 Painted Spiny Lobster


Panulirus versicolor has many names like painted rock lobster, blue spiny lobster, painted spiny lobster, common rock lobster, bamboo lobster, etc. From these names it becomes obvious to anyone that the animal is colorful (as the adjective “painted” implies) and it has a lot of blue in the mix and also it lives in rocks submerged in the sea. Let us learn some quick and interesting facts about it.
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