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| Saturday, 22-Dec-2007 12:46 |
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Icy Web
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| Saturday, 22-Dec-2007 11:23 |
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White Christmas?
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Will the snow make it to christmas?
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| Thursday, 20-Dec-2007 12:00 |
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Best Wishes!
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| Monday, 12-Nov-2007 14:46 |
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Koko
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I haven't make any photograph for a very long time  . So here are some picture of my cat 'Koko'. At least I can make a picture in dry condition.
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| Thursday, 18-Oct-2007 18:20 |
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Rattlesnake
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venue: Singapore Zoo
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| Monday, 15-Oct-2007 18:24 |
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Mousedeer
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Mousedeer
extracted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The four species of chevrotain, also known as mouse deer (not to be confused with deer mice, Peromyscus), make up the family Tragulidae. Chevrotains are small, secretive creatures, now found only in the tropical forests of Africa, India, and South-east Asia. They are the only living members of the infraorder Tragulina.
The family was widespread and successful from the Oligocene (34 million years ago) to the Miocene (about 5 million years ago), but has remained almost unchanged over that time and remains as an example of primitive ruminant form. Chevrotains have a four-chambered stomach to ferment tough plant foods, but the third chamber is poorly developed. They do not have horns or antlers, but both sexes possess enlarged upper canines [1]. The male's are prominent and sharp, projecting either side of the lower jaw. Chevrotains have short, thin legs which leave them lacking in agility but also helps to maintain a smaller profile which aids in running through the dense foliage of their environment.
The largest member of the family is the Water Chevrotain of Africa, at about 80 cm in length and roughly 10 kilograms. It is regarded as the most pig-like and primitive of the four. The remaining three all prefer rocky forest habitats. The Lesser Mouse Deer (Malay kancil) of South-east Asia is the smallest, and is actually the smallest of all ungulates at a mature size as little as around 45 cm (18 inches) and 2 kg (4.4 lb).
All four species depend for their survival on the retention of their fast-dwindling forest habitat and restriction of the bush meat trade.
In Malay folklore, the mouse deer plays the same role as the wily fox of European fables.
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| Wednesday, 10-Oct-2007 18:15 |
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Green Snake
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venue: Singapore Zoo
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| Friday, 21-Sep-2007 06:58 |
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Mongoose
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Mongoose
extracted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A mongoose (plural Mongooses, alternatively Mongeese) is a member of the family Herpestidae, a family of small cat-like carnivores. Mongooses are widely distributed in Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, and southern Europe. There are more than thirty species, ranging from one to four feet in length. Mongooses mostly feed on insects, crabs, earthworms, lizards, snakes, chickens, and rodents. However, they will also eat eggs and carrion. Some species, such as the Indian mongoose, are popularly used to fight and kill venomous snakes, even king cobras. They are able to do this because of their agility and cunning, thick coat and high resistance to the venom, but typically avoid the cobra and have no particular affinity for consuming their meat.
Some species of mongoose can be easily domesticated, are fairly intelligent, and can be taught simple tricks, so they are often kept as pets to protect the home from vermin. However, they can be more destructive than desired; when imported into the West Indies for the purpose of killing rats and snakes, they destroyed most of the small, ground-based fauna. For this reason, it is illegal to import most species of mongooses into the United States, Australia and other countries.
Mongooses were introduced to Hawaii in 1883, and have had a significant impact on native species.
Mongooses are a common spectacle for road-side shows in India. Snake-charmers typically keep mongooses for mock fights with snakes. In Okinawa, Japan, there is a tourist attraction where a mongoose and a type of local venomous snake, the habu (one of various Trimeresurus species) are placed in a closed perimeter and allowed to fight, while spectators watch. However, due to pressure from animal rights activists, the spectacle is less common today.
In ancient Egypt according to the Greek historian Diodorus Siculus (1.35 & 1.87), native mongooses (Herpestes ichneumon) were venerated for their ability to handle venomous snakes and for their occasional diet of crocodile eggs.
The word mongoose is derived from the Marathi word mangus.
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| Wednesday, 19-Sep-2007 04:11 |
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White Tiger
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Venue: Singapore Zoo
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| Tuesday, 18-Sep-2007 13:44 |
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Butterflies
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Venue: Singapore Zoo, Singapore
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