Exotic Articles

Eclectus parrots are very special birds, and to many owners, they are often like small children They definitely each have their own personalities, but they also have two growing stages that can be quite trying

For those of you living in the northern states, February may seem like a strange time to be thinking about hummingbirds, but residents of Florida and the Gulf States know that these tiny intercontinental travelers first start reappearing then After wintering in Mexico and Central America they are going to be hungry by the time they reach our shores – very hungry

I can remember building my first bird house when I was a kid, and excitedly attaching it to the side of a tree in my backyard For months afterwards I would peek in at the bird house, but there were never any birds in it

Building a bird house is a fun and easy project, something you can do by yourself or with your kids And a bird house that is well-designed and well-placed can bring many years of enjoyment, for you and the birds

Hummingbird Migration… How Far, How Fast, and Why What is faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive (pound for pound), can leap tall buildings in a single bound and eats the equivalent of 278 Big Macs a day, just to keep from losing weight

Living in the swamps, flooded jungles, slow moving rivers, bogs and moves a popular tropical rainforests amphibian in South America, the Anaconda With a length of more than 20 feet, weighing in the averages of 550 pounds and with a diameter that excels 12 inches, it’s the largest snake in the planet

Anaconda snakes are the largest snake in the world, most of them found in the tropical rainforests of South America Though a reticulated python is the longest snake, the girth and the muscular framework of an anaconda makes its appearance more massive than that of a reticulated python

Anacondas have always aroused fear and sent chills down our spines through the ages Just imagine, have you ever thought about anaconda eating people

With its average length of more than 20 feet and weight that passes the mark of 550 pounds, the anacondas are no doubt the biggest snake that one can find in this planet However there is one snake that gives the giant anaconda some competition in terms of length, and that other snake is the Asiatic Reticulated Python; in the scientific circles known as the "Python Reticulatus"

An important feature of a living organism is that it breeds It gives birth to young ones like itself

Everyone has some idea about the Anaconda snakes Most will know that such reptile is the huge snake that’s enormous, lives in marshlands and is a deadly hunter

Coming home with a baby iguana is usually an impulse buy People see them in one setting or another and end up running out and getting one without realizing how much work they actually are

The fact that iguanas come to our houses although they are free, exotic animals living naturally in tropical habitats, mean of course that we need to take particular care of their daily diet The iguana food that you give your pet is critical to both is health and happiness

Important diet supplement Hummingbird feeders dispense liquid, not seeds The mainstay of a hummingbird’s diet is made up of insects and spiders

At the age of three months, a young oilbird weighs twice as much as its parents and most of its weight is fats Oilbirds, gull-sized but more like nightjars in appearance live in caves in Central America and forage for fruit at night A chick’s thick layer of blubber keeps it warm in a cool cave and frees its parents from the task of brooding, so they can devote themselves to finding food