Thursday, January 22, 2009

My second favourite animal

My second most favourite is the rabbit.Amongst the cutest and most vulnerable-looking domestic animals are rabbits. They are found inhabiting almost all the countries of the world and are very common as pets. The natural habitats of rabbits range from deserts to tropical forests and wetlands. They live in groups known as herds and dig underground burrows as their dwelling place. Previously thought to be rodents, rabbits were later classified as lagomorphs, along with hares and pikas. Rabbitsare usally found on sandy heaths and clifftops, where the soiltends to be easy to dig and yet firm enough to supportnetworks of underground burrows.
During the 1950s rabbitpopulation in the UK were so large that the Myxoma virus wasdeliberately introduced, killing 99% of all rabbits in GreatBritain within just two years.
Rabbits are the only m Cottontails vary in color from gray to brown and have large ears and hind feet and fluffy tails. They average about a foot in length and weigh 2 to 3 pounds.
Cottontails are generally found in brushy hedgerows and the edges of wooded areas with dense cover, but also do very well in suburbs and urban areas. Rabbits feed on leafy plants during the growing season and the buds and bark of woody plants in the winter.ammals in the world that can see behind themselves without having to rotate their head.Cottontails may live to two years in the wild, but where predators are numerous, they seldom live more than one. 85% of the rabbit population dies each year. TRabbits are ground dwellers that live in environments ranging from desert to tropical forest and wetland. Their natural geographic range encompasses the middle latitudes of the Western Hemisphere. In the Eastern Hemisphere rabbits are found in Europe, portions of Central and Southern Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Sumatra, and JAPAN .The European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) has been introduced to many locations around the world, and all breeds of domestic rabbit originate from the European.

Thursday, January 15, 2009

MY favourite animal


My most favourite animal is a tiger.A powerful hunter with sharp teeth, strong jaws, and an agile body, the tiger is the largest member of the cat family (Felidae). It is also the largest land-living mammal whose diet consists entirely of meat. The tiger's closest relative is the lion. Without the fur, it is difficult to distinguish a tiger fromScientists have classified tigers into nine subspecies: Bali, Java, Caspian, Sumatran, Amur (or Siberian), Indian (or Bengal), South China, Malayan, and Indo-Chinese. The first three subspecies are extinct a lion, but the tiger is the only cat with striped fur. Tigers range in size from the diminutive Sumatrans—females weigh between 165 and 242 pounds, and males weigh between 220 and 310 pounds—to the largest mainland tigers, such as Indians—females weigh between 220 and 352 pounds, and males weigh between 396 and 570 pounds. Total length ranges from seven to 12 feet.The tiger's current distribution is a patchwork across Asia, from India to the Russian Far East. Tigers require large areas with forest cover, water, and suitable large ungulate prey such as deer and swineTigers prey primarily on wild boar (Sus scrofa) and other swine, and medium to large deer such as chital (Axis axis), red deer (Cervus elaphus), and sambar (C. unicolor). Where they occur together, tigers also hunt gaur (Bos frontalis), a huge wild cattle. Tigers also kill domestic animals such as cows and goats, and occasionally kill people. . With these three essentials, tigers can live from the tropical rainforests of Sumatra and IndochTigers prey primarily on wild boar (Sus scrofa) and other swine, and medium to large deer such as chital (Axis axis), red deer (Cervus elaphus), and sambar (C. unicolor). Where they occur together, tigers also hunt gaur (Bos frontalis), a huge wild cattle. Tigers also kill domestic animals such as cows and goats, and occasionally kill people. Tigers prey primarily on wild boar (Sus scrofa) and other swine, and medium to large deer such as chital (Axis axis), red deer (Cervus elaphus), and sambar (C. unicolor). Where they occur together, tigers also hunt gaur (Bos frontalis), a huge wild cattle. Tigers also kill domestic animals such as cows and goats, and occasionally kill people. The tiger is the most endangered species of big cat. Of the remaining tiger subspecies the South China tiger is the most critically endangered with only around sixty living in Chinese zoos and approximately twenty in the wild (although none have been spotted for over twenty years). This puts this subspecies at the very top of the endangered species list.