Pahar Oor Gulehri - doo

kaha yeh sun kar gulehri nay, mun sanbhaal zara
yeh kachi batein hain dil say inhein nikaal zara
jo mein bari nahi teyri tarha tto kiya parwa
nahi hay tto bhi to akhir miri tarha choota
har ik cheez say payda khuda ki qudtar hay
koi bara, koi choota, yeh os ki hikmat hay
bara jahaan mein tujh ko bana diya os nay
mujhay darakht pay charna sikha diya os nay
qadam othanay ki taqat nahi zara tujh mein
niri barai hay, khubi hay oor kiya tujh mein
jo tto bara hay too mujh saa hunar dikha mujh ko
yeh chaliya hi zara toor kar dikha mujh ko
nahi hay cheez nakam-mi koi zamanay mein
koi bura nahi qudrat kay karkhanay mein

Pahar Oor Gulehri - aik

koi pahar yeh kehta tha ik gulehri say
tujhay ho sharam to paani main ja kay doob maray
zara si cheez hay, iis par gharoor, kiya kehna
yeh aqal oor yeh samajh, yeh shaoor, kiya kehna
khuda ki shaan hay nacheez cheez ban beythein
jo bayshaoor hoon, yoon batameez ban beythein
tiri bisaat kiya hay meyri shan kay aagay
zameen past hay miri aan baan kay aagay
jo baat mujh mein hay, tujh ko wo hay naseeb kahan
bhala pahaar kahan, janwar ghreeb kahan!

Makra Oor Mak-khi - teen

makray nay kaha dil main suni baat jo os ki
phansoon isay kis tarha yeh kam-bakht hay daana
soo kaam khushamad say nikaltay hain jahan main
dekho jisay dunyan main khushamad ka hay banda
yeh sooch kay mak-khi say kaha os nay bari bee!
Allah nay bakhsha hay bara aap ko rutba
hoti hay osay aap ki soorat say muhab-bat
ho jis nay kabhi aik nazar aap ko dekha
aankhein hain kh heeray ki chamakti howe kanyaan
sar aap ka Allah nay kalghi say sajaya
yeh husn, yeh poshaak, yeh khobi, yeh safai
phir iis pay qiyamat hay yeh ortay howay gana
mak-khi nay suni jab yeh khushamad tto paseeji
boli kh nahi aap say mujh ko koi khatka
inkar ki aadat ko samajhti hoon bura main
sach yeh hay kh dil torna acha nahi hota
yeh baat kahi oor uri apni jagha say
paas aaye to makray ochal kar osay pakra
bhoka tha kai rooz say, aab hath jo aaye
aaram say ghar beth kay mak-khi ko uraya

Makra Oor Mak-khi - doo

makray nay kaha wah! fareybi mujhay samjhay
tum sa koi nadaan zamanay main na ho ga
manzoor tumhari mujhay khatir thi wagarna
kuch faeda aapna tto mira iis main nahi tha
orti hoi aaye ho khuda janay kahan say
thehro jo miray ghar main tto hay iis main bura kiya
iis ghar main kai tum ko dikhanay ki hain cheezain
bahir say nazar aati hay chotti si yeh kuttiya
latkay huway darwazoon pay bareek hain parday
deewaroon ko aainoon say hay main nay sajaya
mehmaanoon kay aaram ko hazir hain bechonay
har shakhs ko saaman yeh muyas-sar nahi hota
mak-khi nay kaha khair, yeh sab theek hay lekin
main aap kay ghar aaoon yeh umeed nah rakhna
in naram bichonoon say khuda mujh ko bachaye
so jaye koi in pay to phir uth nahi sakta

Makra Oor Mak-khi - aik

ik din kisi mak-khi say yeh kehney laga makra
iis rah say hota hay guzar rooz tumhara
lekin miri kutya ki nah jagi kabi qismat
bhulay say kabhi tum ney yahan paoon na rak-kha
ghayroon say nah milye tto koi baat nahi hay
aapnoon say magar chahiye yoon khinch kaynah rehna
aao jo miray ghar main tto ez-zat hay yeh meyri
woh samnay seeri hay jo manzoor ho aana
makhi nay suni baat jo makray ki to boli
hazrat! kisi nadaan ko dejeye ga yeh dhoka
iis jaal main makhi kabhi aanay ki nahi hay
jo aap ki sirri pay charha, phir nahi otra

Aabre Kohsaar - chaar

chashmaye koh ko dee shorishay qulzam mein nay
oor parindoon ko kiya mehway tarannum mein nay
sar pay sabzay kay kharay ho kay kaha qum main nay
ghunchaye gul ko diya zooq-a tabassum mein nay

faiz say mayray namoonay hain shabistaanoon kay
jhonpray damanay kohsaar main dehqanoon kay

Aabre Kohsaar - teen

door say hi ummeed ko tarsata hoon
kisi basti say jo khamoosh guzar jata hoon
sayr karta huwa jis dam labay ju aata hoon
baliyaan neher ko gardaab ki pehnata hoon

sabzaye mazra-ay nokhyz ki ummeed hoon mein
zaak beher hoon, parwardaye khursheed hoon mein

Aabre Kohsaar - doo

mujh ko qudrat nay sikhaya hay dur-e-afshaan hona
naqa-e-shahiday rehmat ka hudi khwaan hona
gham zawye dilay afzoon wahqaan hona
ronakay bazm jawanaanay gulistaan hona

ban kay gaysoo rukhay hasti pay bikhar jata hoon
sahaye mojaye sarsar say sanwar jata hoon

Aabre Kohsaar - aik

hay bulandi say falaqboos nashayman meyra
aabre kohsaar hoon gulaypaash ahy daaman meyra
kabhi sehraa kabhi gulzaar hay maskan meyra
shehero werana mira, beher mira, ban meyra

kisi waadi main jo manzoor ho soona mujh ko
sabzae koh hay makhmal ka bichona mujh ko

Mirza Ghalib - paanch

ay jahan abad! ay gehwaraye ilm-o-hunar
hain sarapa nalaye-khamoosh tayray baam-o-dar
zar-ray zar-ray hain tiray khwabidaa hain shams-o-qamar
yoon tu posheeda hain teyri khakh main lakhoon gohar

dafan tujh main koi fakhray rozgaar aysa bhi hay?
tujh main pinhaan koi moti aabdaar aysa bhi hay?

Mirza Ghalib - chaar

lutf-e-goya-e main teri hamsari mumkin nahin
ho takhayyul ka na jab tak fiqr-e-kaamil hamnasheen
haye! aab kiya ho gaye hindustaan ki sarzameen
ah! ay nazzaraye aamozay nigahay nuqta-been

gaysu-a Urdu abhi minnat pazeer shana hay
shamma yeh sodaye-e-dilsoozay parwana hay

Mirza Ghalib - teen

nutq ko so naaz hain teyray labey 'ajaaz par
mehway heyrat hay thuraiya rif'a-tey parwaaz par
shahiday mazmoon tasad-duq hay teyray andaaz par
khandazan hay dilli guley-sheraaz par

ah! tu ojri hu-e dilli main aara-meedah hay
gulshanay wemar main teyra hamnawa khwabida hy

Mirza Ghalib - doo

mehfilay hasti tiri barbat say hay sarmayah-daar
jis tarha nad-di kay naghmon say hutay kohsaar
teyray firdosay-takhaiyul say hay qudrat ki bahaar
tayree kishtay fikr say ogtay hain aalam sabzo-waar

zindagee muzmir hay teyree shokhye tehreer main
taabay goya-e say jumbish hay labay-tasweer main

Mirza Ghalib - aik

fikray insaan par tiri hasti say yeh roshan huwaa
hay par murghay takhayeul ki rasaa-e ta-kujaa
thaa sarapaa roshan tu, bazmay sukhan paykar tira
zeebay mehfil bhi raha, mehfil say pinhaan bhi rahaa

deed teyree aankh ko us husn ki manzoor hay
ban kay sozay zindagee har shey main jo mastoor hay

Ehday Tifli - doo

taktay rehna haye! wo pehroon talak sooye qamar
wo phatay badal main bay awazay paa us ka safar
poochna reh reh kay us kay koho sehra ki khabar
oor wo hayrat daroghay maslihat aamayz par

aankh waqfay deed thi lab mayeel guftaar tha
dil na tha mera sarapa zooqay istafsaar tha

Ehday Tifli - aik

thay day-yaaray no zameeno aasmaan mayray liye
wussatay aaghoshay maadir ik jahaan mayray liye
thi har ik jumbash nishaanay lutfay jaan mayray liye
harfay bay matlab thi khud mayri zubaan mayray liye

dard tifli main agar koi rulata tha mujhay
shorishay zanjeeray dar main lutf aata tha mijhay

Gulay Rangeen - chaar

yeh parishani miri samaanay jamiyyat na ho
yeh jigar sozi charaghay khanaye hikmat na ho
natawani hi miri sarmayae quwwat na ho
rashkay jamay jam mira aayenaye hayrat na ho

yeh talaashe muttasil shammayeen jahaan afrooz hay
toosanay idraakay insaan ko kharaam aamooz hay

Gulay Rangeen - teen

so zubanoo par bhi kha-moshi tuj-hay manzoor hay
raaz wo kiya hy tiray seenay main jo mastoor hay
mayri soorat tu bhi ik bargay riyaazay tuur hay
main chaman say duur hoon tu bhi chaman say duur hay

mutmaen hay tu, parishaan mislay bu rehta hoon main
zakhmiye shamsheeray zoqay justuju rehta hoon main

Gulay Rangeen - doo

toor layna shakh say tujh ko mira ayeen nahi
yeh nazar ghai az nigahay chashmay soorat been nahi
ah! yeh dastay jafa ju ay gulay rangeen nahi
kis tarha tuhj ko yeh samjhaoon kh main gulcheen nahi

kam mujh ko deedaye hikmat kay oljhayroon say kiya
deedaye bulbul say main karta hoon naz-zarah tira

Gulay Rangeen - aik

tu shanasaye kharashay oqdaye mushkil nahi
ay gulay rangeen tiray pehlu main shayed dil nahi
zeebay mehfil hay sharikay shorishay mehfil nahi
yeh faraghat bazme hasti main mujhay hasil nahi

iis chaman main main sarapa sozo sazay aarzoo
oor tiri zindigani bay gudazay aarzoo

Hamalah - aath

ay hamalah! dastaan us waqt ki koi sunaa
maskanay aabaye insaan jaab bana daman tiraa
kuch bataa us sidhi sadhi zindigi ka maajraa
dagh jis par ghazaaye rangay takal-luf ka na thaa

haan dikha day ay tasawurr phir wo subhao shaam tu
dhoor peechay ki taraf ay gardishay ayyaam tu

Hamalah - saat

layliye shab kholti hay aa kay jab zulfay rasaa
damnay dil khenchti hay aabsharoon ki sadaa
wo khamooshi shaam ki jis par takallum ho fidaa
wo darakhtoon par tafaq-qur ka samaan chaya huwaa

kampta phirta hy kiya rangay shafq kohsaar par
khushnuma lagta hay yeh ghaza teyray rukhsaar par

Hamalah - chay

aati hy muddsi farazay goh say ghati huye
kosro tasneem ki moojoon ko sharmati huye
aayena sa shahiday qudrat ko dikhati huye
sangay rah say gah bachti gah takrati huye

cherti ja iis iraqay dil nasheen kay saaz ko
ay musaafir dil samajhta hay teyri awaaz ko

Hamalah - paanch

jumbashay moojay naseemay subh gehwara bani
jhoomti hay nash-shaye hasti main har gul ki kali
yoon zubaanay barg say goya hay iis ki khamshii
dastay gulcheen ki jhatak main nay nahi dekhi kabhi

keh rahi hay mri khamooshi hi afsaana mira
kunjay khalwat khanaye qudrat hay kashanaa mira

Hamalah - chaar

abar kay hathoon main rehraway hawa kay wastay
taziyanaa day diya barqay taray kohsaar nay
ay hamala koi bazi gah hay tu bhi, jisay
dastay qudrat nay banaya hay anasir kay liye

hy kiya fartay tarb main jhoomta jata hy abar
feelay bay-zanjeer ki tarha urr jata hay abar

Hamalah - teen

Tayri umray rafta ki ik aan hay ahday kohn
wadiyoon main hain tayri kaali ghataein khayma zan
chootiyaan tayri surayya say hain sargarmay sukhan
tu zameen par oor pehnaye falak tayra watan

chashaaye daman tira aayinaye say-yaal hay
daamanay moojay hawa jis kay liye rumaal hay

Hamalah - doo

imtihaanay deeda zahir hain kohistaan hay tu
paasbaan apna hay tu diwaray hindustaan hay tu
matlaye awwal jis ka ho wo diwaan hay tu
suaye khalwat gahay dilo-aman kushay insaan hay tu

baraf nay bandhi hay dastaaray fazeelat tayray sar
khanda zan hay jo kulahay mehray aalam taab par

Hamalah - aik

ay hamalah! ay faseelay kishwaray hindustaan
choomta hay teri peshani ko jhuk kar aasmaan
tujh main kuch paida nahin dareena sozzi kay nishaan
tu jawaan hay gardishay shamoo seher kay darmiyan

aik jalwa tha kaleemay turay seena kay liye
tu tajal-lee hay sarapa chashmay binaa kay liye

Population of India

Population of India was 1148 million in July 2008. Approximately thirty two percent population was below fourteen, approximately sixty three percent was between fifteen to sixty four and approximately five percent population was above sixty five. Population growth rate was 1.578 percent. Birth rate was 22.22 births per one thousand population. Death rate was 6.4 deaths per one thousand population.

Population of United States

United States' population was about 304 million in July 2008. Percentage of population below fourteen was about twenty, sixty seven percent were between the age of fifteen to sixty four while about eighteen percent population was above the age of sixty five. Population growth rate was about .883 percent. Birth rate was 14.18 births per one thousand population. Death rate was 8.27 deaths per one thousand population. White population was 79.96 percent, Black population was 12.85 percent, Asian population was 4.43 percent.

Population of Albania

Population of Albania was 3.62 million in July 2008. Approximately twenty four percent population was below fourteen, approximately sixty seven percent was between fifteen to sixty four and approximately nine percent population was above sixty five. Population growth rate was .538 percent. Birth rate was 15.22 births per one thousand population. Death rate was 5.44 deaths per one thousand population.

Albanian Mount Korab

Albania

Albania is situated in South Eastern Europe. Other countries nearby are Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Croatia and Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania European Turkey. Highest mountain in Albania is Mount Korab whose peak is about two thousand and seven hundred meters above sea level. Albania is called 'land of the eagles'. An eagle with two heads is designed on the flag of Albania. Berat is a Museum City. Its castle is one of the largest in Albania. Albania became independent in the year 1912.

G8 Countries

• Germany
• United States
• Italy
• Japan
• United Kingdom
• Russia
• Canada
• France

A New Age and Another Time

So an age ended, and its last deliverer died
In bed, grown idle and unhappy; they were safe:
The sudden shadow of a giant's enormous calf
Would fall no more at dusk across their lawns outside.

They slept in peace: in marshes here and there no doubt
A sterile dragon lingered to a natural death,
But in a year the spoor had vanished from the heath:
A kobold's knocking in the mountain petered out.

Only the scupltors and the poets were half sad,
And the pert retinue from the magician's house
Grumbled and went elsewhere. The vanished powers were glad

To be invisible and free; without remorse
Struck down the sons who strayed in their course,
And ravished the daughters, and drove the fathers mad.

[A New Age by W. H. Auden]

For us like any other fugitive,
Like the numberless flowers that cannot number
And all the beasts that need not remember,
It is today in which we live.

So many try to say Not Now,
So many have forgotten how
To say I Am, and would be
Lost, if they could, in history.

Bowing, for instance, with such old-world grace
To a proper flag in a proper place,
Muttering like ancients as they stump upstairs
Of Mine and His or Ours and Theirs.

Just as if time were what they used to will
When it was gifted with possession still,
Just as if they were wrong
In no more wishing to belong.

No wonder then so many die of grief,
So many are so lonely as they die;
No one has yet believed or liked a lie,
Another time has other lives to live.

[Another Time by W. H. Auden]

Eight Species of Bear

1. Andean Bear
2. American Black Bear
3. Brown Bear
4. Asiatic Black Bear
5. Giant Panda
6. Polar Bear
7. Sun Bear
8. Sloth Bear

Highest Mountain of Sri Lanka

Alligator Sinensis

Alligator Mississippiensis

Twenty Three Crocodilian Species

1. Crocodylus johnstoni
2. Alligator mississippiensis
3. Alligator sinensis
4. Caiman crocodilus
5. Caiman latirostris
6. Caiman yacare
7. Melanosuchus niger
8. Crocodylus intermedius
9. Crocodylus mindorensis
10. Crocodylus moreletii
11. Paleosuchus palpebrosus
12. Paleosuchus trigonatus
13. Crocodylus acutus
14. Gavialis gangeticus
15. Crocodylus cataphractus
16. Crocodylus siamensis
17. Osteolaemus tetraspis
18. Crocodylus niloticus
19. Crocodylus novaeguineae
20. Crocodylus palustris
21. Crocodylus porosus
22. Crocodylus rhombifer
23. Tomistoma schlegelii

National Parks in Italy

• Cinque Terre
• Foreste Casentinesi
• Gargano
• Appennino Tosco Emiliano
• Asinara
• Gennargentu
• Abruzzo
• Gran Paradiso
• Majella
• Monti Sibillini
• Pollino
• Stelvio
• Val Grande
• Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga
• Vesuvius
• Alta Murgia
• Aspromonte
• Sila
• Circeo
• Arcipelago de la Maddalena
• Arcipelago Toscano
• Cilento e Vallo di Diano
• Dolomiti Bellunesi

National Parks in France

• Guadeloupe National Park
• Reunion National Park
• Guiana Amazonian Park
• Pyrenees National Park
• Mercantour National Park
• Port Cros National Park
• Vanoise National Park
• Cevennes National Park
• Ecrins National Park

River Amazon

Amazon River is in Southern parts of America. It is the largest river by volume and the longest river of the world after River Nile. It contributes about one fifth of total water of river water from all over the world that goes into the oceans. It has a length of six thousand and four hundred kilometers. Average flow of water near the mouth of the river is five million cubic feet per second. and in the rainy seasons it turns to about seven point five million cubic feet per second. This massive flow of water is coming from snow covered high ranges of Andes Mountains, Wide spread heavy equatorial rains along it's catchment areas and its thousands of tributaries. The water flow in this great river is more than the total water flow of next top ten rivers of the world. Its flow rate is ten times greater than that of the River Mississippi. The flow rate of River Amazon is so huge that it clears the salinity of sea water at its mouth up to three hundred kilometers into the Atlantic ocean. The annual rainfall of the rain forests of Amazon is ranging from three thousand to seven thousand mm.

Few Quotes

I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong.[Abraham Lincoln]

Educate your children to self-control, to the habit of holding passion and prejudice and evil tendencies subject to an upright and reasoning will, and you have done much to abolish misery from their future and crimes from society. [Benjamin Franklin]

Anyone can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person at the right time, and for the right purpose and in the right way - that is not within everyone’s power and that is not easy. [Aristotle]

Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up, and shake off the existing government, and form a new one that suits them better. This is a most valuable - a most sacred right - a right, which we hope and believe, is to liberate the world. [Abraham Lincoln]

Daffodils and Sad Thoughts

I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced, but they
Out-did the sparkling leaves in glee;
A poet could not be but gay,
In such a jocund company!
I gazed—and gazed—but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:

For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.

[Daffodils by William Wordsworth]

I heard a thousand blended notes,
While in a grove I sate reclined,
In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts
Bring sad thoughts to the mind.

To her fair works did Nature link
The human soul that through me ran;
And much it grieved my heart to think
What man has made of man.

Through primrose tufts, in that green bower,
The periwinkle trailed its wreaths;
And 'tis my faith that every flower
Enjoys the air it breathes.

The birds around me hopped and played,
Their thoughts I cannot measure:--
But the least motion which they made
It seemed a thrill of pleasure.

The budding twigs spread out their fan,
To catch the breezy air;
And I must think, do all I can,
That there was pleasure there.

If this belief from heaven be sent,
If such be Nature's holy plan,
Have I not reason to lament
What man has made of man?

[Sad Thoughts by William Wordsworth]

Life and Passion

LIFE, believe, is not a dream
So dark as sages say;
Oft a little morning rain
Foretells a pleasant day.
Sometimes there are clouds of gloom,
But these are transient all;
If the shower will make the roses bloom,
O why lament its fall ?

Rapidly, merrily,
Life's sunny hours flit by,
Gratefully, cheerily,
Enjoy them as they fly !

What though Death at times steps in
And calls our Best away ?
What though sorrow seems to win,
O'er hope, a heavy sway ?
Yet hope again elastic springs,
Unconquered, though she fell;
Still buoyant are her golden wings,
Still strong to bear us well.
Manfully, fearlessly,
The day of trial bear,
For gloriously, victoriously,
Can courage quell despair !

[Life by Charlotte Bronte]

SOME have won a wild delight,
By daring wilder sorrow;
Could I gain thy love to-night,
I'd hazard death to-morrow.

Could the battle-struggle earn
One kind glance from thine eye,
How this withering heart would burn,
The heady fight to try !

Welcome nights of broken sleep,
And days of carnage cold,
Could I deem that thou wouldst weep
To hear my perils told.

Tell me, if with wandering bands
I roam full far away,
Wilt thou, to those distant lands,
In spirit ever stray ?

Wild, long, a trumpet sounds afar;
Bid me­bid me go
Where Seik and Briton meet in war,
On Indian Sutlej's flow.

Blood has dyed the Sutlej's waves
With scarlet stain, I know;
Indus' borders yawn with graves,
Yet, command me go !

Though rank and high the holocaust
Of nations, steams to heaven,
Glad I'd join the death-doomed host,
Were but the mandate given.

Passion's strength should nerve my arm,
Its ardour stir my life,
Till human force to that dread charm
Should yield and sink in wild alarm,
Like trees to tempest-strife.

If, hot from war, I seek thy love,
Darest thou turn aside ?
Darest thou, then, my fire reprove,
By scorn, and maddening pride ?

No­my will shall yet control
Thy will, so high and free,
And love shall tame that haughty soul­
Yes­tenderest love for me.

I'll read my triumph in thine eyes,
Behold, and prove the change;
Then leave, perchance, my noble prize,
Once more in arms to range.

I'd die when all the foam is up,
The bright wine sparkling high;
Nor wait till in the exhausted cup
Life's dull dregs only lie.

Then Love thus crowned with sweet reward,
Hope blest with fulness large,
I'd mount the saddle, draw the sword,
And perish in the charge!

[Passion by Charlotte Bronte]

The Sick Rose and The Garden of Love

O Rose thou art sick.
The invisible worm.
That flies in the night
In the howling storm:

Has found out thy bed
Of crimson joy:
And his dark secret love
Does thy life destroy.

[The sick Rose by William Blake]


I went to the Garden of Love.
And saw what I never had seen:
A Chapel was built in the midst,
Where I used to play on the green.

And the gates of this Chapel were shut,
And Thou shalt not, writ over the door;
So I turn'd to the Garden of Love,
That so many sweet flowers bore,

And I saw it was filled with graves,
And tomb-stones where flowers should be:
And priests in black gowns, were walking their rounds,
And binding with briars, my joys & desires.

[The Garden of Love by William Blake]

Myrobalan

Urdu: Aamlah
Hindi: Aanwlah
Bangali: Aamlah
Latin: Phyllanthus Emblica

Plant of Myrobalan is very famous in Indo-Pak sub-continent. It can easily be found on mountainous areas. Its fruit is too very famous having plenty of Vitamin C in it. Fruit of Myrobalan is circular and almost equal to apricot in size. Its color is yellow-brownish in the beginning but it converts to black when dried. It tastes bitter and sour.

Swallow-Wort

Urdu: Aak, Aakh Madar
Hindi: Aak
Bangali: Aakanda
Latin: Calotropis

Swallow-wort is a famous plant that is found almost every where in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh. It can also be found in some countries of Africa. This plant is of two kinds. Plant that has red flowers is accessible easily but the plant that has white flowers is rare. The height of this plant is four to six feet. This plant has milk which is known as swallow-wort-milk. There is soft cotton in it's flowers.

Indian Kinotree Malabar Kino

Hindi: Vijaysar Gond, Hindi Vigaysar, Beej-Shala
Punjabi: Vijaysar
Bangali: Peet Shala
Arabic: Daamul Ikhwaen
Latin: Pterocarpus Marsupium

Plant of Indian Kinotree Malabar Kino is very tall and it has a lot of small branches on it that are bent because of the weight of flowers and fruit. The color of the bark of its stem is orange and it is ruff having many cracks on it. Bark of soft branches is slippery and it has white dots on it. Gum of this plant is knows as gum-kino and it has red color. This plant is found in Mala Bar, Madras, Neel Gari in India and in mountainous areas of Sri Lanka. Shape of it's leaves is circle and their size is very small. It brings flowers in the month of December. Wood of Indian Kinotree Malabar Kino is used in woodwork because of being very strong.

Myrtle Berry

Urdu: Hubbul Aas
Hindi: Aas
Persian: Tukhme Mooru
Sindhi: Mannmoryoo
Punjabi: Moordyaan
Latin: Myrtus Communis Linn

Aas is a shrub plant. It is twenty to thirty cm tall. Its leaves give a special sweet smell and are knows as Warqe-Aas and Barge-Morad. Color of its flowers is white while color of fruit is black and taste sore. In the beginning the fruit is dark gray but adopt black color when matured. It is a mountainous plant but can be cultivated.

Peach Plant

Urdu: Aardu
Hind: Aardu
Persian: Shaftalu
Arabic: Khookh
Latin: Prose Dometica

Peach is a very famous fruit whose plant grows ten to twelve feet tall. Its leaves are long, thick and wide but are less in quantity. Peach plant can be found everywhere in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. The plant starts bringing fruit in June and they are matured in the month of august. The color of its flowers is pink and they come many in number on each branch of the plant. The color of Its fruit is Brownish-White and can convert to red and yellow. Its fruit contains eighty to ninety percent water and five to ten percent carbohydrates.

Lakes in Albania

1. Lure Lakes
2. Belsh Lakes
3. Pogradec Lake
4. Big Lake Prespa
5. Shkoder Lake
6. Small Lake Prespa
7. Buntrinti Lake

Aesculus

Aesculus are woody plants and they can be four to thirty five meters. Their height depends on species. Aesculus have stout shoots with resinous, buds; opposite, palmately divided leaves, very large and showy insect pollinated flowers, with four or five petals fused into a lobed corolla tube. They start giving flowers after eighty to one hundred and ten days. The fruit is a rich glossy brown to blackish brown nut two to five cm diameter globose with one nut in a green or brown husk but sometimes two nuts together in one husk, in which case the nuts are flat on one side; the point of attachment of the nut in the husk shows as a large circular whitish scar. The husk has spines in some species, spineless in others, and splits into three sections to release the nut. Aesculus are generally fairly problem free, though a recently discovered leaf-mining moth Cameraria ohridella is currently causing major problems in much of Europe, causing premature leaf fall which looks very unattractive. The symptoms can be confused with damage caused by the leaf fungus Guignardia aesculi, which is also very common but usually less serious. Common horse chestnut is also used as a food plant by the sycamore, another species of moth. The nuts contain high concentrations of a saponin-class toxin called aesculin, which is toxic to many animals including humans because it causes destruction of red blood cells. California buckeye Aesculus californica is known to cause poisoning of honeybees from toxic nectar (native bee species not being affected). Other buckeye species are thought to have the same effect, but the toxins are diluted because the trees are not usually abundant enough in any one area. The wood is very pale whitish brown, fairly soft and little-used. Uses include cheap furniture, boxes and firewood.

Following is the list of their species.

1. Aesculus chinensis
2. Aesculus californica
3. Aesculus glabra
4. Aesculus hippocastanum
5. Aesculus sylvatica
6. Aesculus flava
7. Aesculus arguta
8. Aesculus turbinata
9. Aesculus chinensis var
10. Aesculus assamica
11. Aesculus indica
12. Aesculus neglecta
13. Aesculus parviflora
14. Aesculus pavia

Acer Negundo

Acer negundo is known by various names like Box Elder and Boxelder Maple, Three leaf Maple, Ash Maple, Sugar Ash, Negundo Maple, and River Maple. It is a small but fast growing tree that grows up to ten to twent five meters tall. It has very long life. The shoots are green, often with a whitish to pink or violet waxy coating when young. Unlike most other maples it has pinnate leaves that have three to seven leaflets. The leaflets are about five to ten cm long and three to ten cm wide with slightly serrate margins. Its flowers are small and appear in early spring on drooping racemes ten to twenty cm long. The seeds are paired samaras, each seed slender, one to three cm long, with a two to three cm incurved wing; they drop in autumn or they may persist through winter. Seeds are usually both prolific and fertile. Although its weak wood, irregular form, and prolific seeding might make it seem like a poor choice for a landscape tree, A. negundo is one of the most common maples in cultivation and many interesting cultivars have been developed like Auratum, creamy yellow leaf margins, Hardier & seedless variety, distinctively convex leaves etc. It is native to North America but it is considered an invasive species in some areas of that continent. It can quickly colonize both cultivated and uncultivated areas and it has become naturalized in eastern China. The range is therefore expanding both in North America and elsewhere. It can also be found in some of the cooler areas of the Australian Continent where it is listed as a pest invasive species.

Giant Panda's Cub

Giant Panda

Pandas' Population in China

State Forestry Administration of China found that the number of giant panda in the wild has increased from eleven hundred in 1988 to more than sixteen hundred today. This number excludes young giant pandas under eighteen months old. According to Zhoo, "More than ninety per cent of giant pandas have been protected in sixty nature reserves for the species. The main wildlife habitats and wetlands are under sound conservation in China thanks to the consistent efforts of the government has made. By the end of last year, the forestry authority has established fifteen hundred and thirty eight nature reserves."

Endangered Specie - Chaunus Chavin

Chaunus chavin is species of Toad that is basically of Peru and highly endanged. The restricted habitat and water pollution is becoming the major causes of Chaunus Chavin to be highly endangered. Chaunus Chavin lives in altitudes of two thousand five hundred to three thousand meters.

National Parks in Chile

1. Bernardo O'Higgins National Park
2. Cabo de Hornos National Park
3. Alberto de Agostini National Park
4. Alerce Andino National Park
5. Archipielago de Juan Fernández National Park
6. Bosque de Fray Jorge National Park
7. Hornopiren National Park
8. Huerquehue National Park
9. Chiloe National Park
10. Conguillío National Park
11. Corcovado National Park
12. La Campana National Park
13. Torres del Paine National Park
14. Vicente Perez Rosales National Park
15. Villarrica National Park
16. Laguna del Laja National Park
17. Laguna San Rafael National Park
18. Isla Guamblin National Park
19. Isla Magdalena National Park
20. Las Palmas de Cocalán National Park
21. Nahuelbuta National Park
22. Nevado Tres Cruces National Park
23. Pali Aike National Park
24. Pan de Azúcar National Park
25. Puyehue National Park
26. Queulat National Park
27. Lauca National Park
28. Llanos de Challe National Park
29. Llullaillaco National Park
30. Rapa Nui National Park
31. Tolhuaca National Park
32. Volcan Isluga National Park

National Parks in Malaysia

• Taman Negara National Park
• Krau Wildlife Reserve
• Penang National Park
• Endau Rompin National Park
• Gunung Ledang Johor National Park
• Tanjung Piai Johor National Park
• Pulau Kukup Johor National Park
• Bukit Cahaya Seri Alam
• Sungai Dusun Wildlife Reserve
• Islands off Mersing Johor National Park
• Gunung Stong State Park
• Royal Belum State Park
• Perlis State Park
• Wang Pinang Reserve
• Selangor Heritage Park
• Similajau National Park
• Talang Satang National Park
• Bukit Tiban National Park
• Maludam National Park
• Templer's Park
• Bako National Park
• Gunung Mulu National Park
• Niah National Park
• Lambir Hills National Park
• Santubong National Park
• Wind Cave Reserve
• Samunsam Wildlife Sanctuary
• Stutung Reserve
• Gunung Gading National Park
• Kubah National Park
• Batang Ai National Park
• Loagan Bunut National Park
• Tanjung Datu National Park
• Matang Wildlife Center
• Crocker Range Park
• Kinabalu Park
• Pulau Tiga Park
• Tawau Hills Park
• Tun Sakaran Marine Park
• Tunku Abdul Rahman Park
• Turtle Islands Park
• Rajang Mangroves National Park
• Gunung Buda National Park
• Pulong Tau National Park
• Kuching Wetlands National Park

National Parks in Mongolia

1. Gorkhi-Terelj National Park
2. Khustain Nuruu National Park
3. Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park
4. Southern Altai Gobi National Park
5. Tavan Bogd National Park
6. Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area
7. Khorgo Terkhiin Tsagaan Nuur National Park
8. Tsambagarav Lul National Park
9. Lake Khovsgol National Park

States in America

1. Columbia
2. Indiana
3. Iowa
4. Kansas
5. Kentucky
6. Arizona
7. Arkansas
8. California
9. Colorado
10. Connecticut
11. Delaware
12. Louisiana
13. Maine
14. Alabama
15. Alaska
16. Mississippi
17. Missouri
18. Montana
19. Florida
20. Georgia
21. Hawaii
22. Idaho
23. Illinois
24. Nebraska
25. Nevada
26. New Hampshire
27. New Jersey
28. Maryland
29. Massachusetts
30. Michigan
31. Minnesota
32. New Mexico
33. South Dakota
34. Tennessee
35. Texas
36. Utah
37. New York
38. North Carolina
39. North Dakota
40. Ohio
41. Oklahoma
42. Vermont
43. Virginia
44. Washington
45. West Virginia
46. Wisconsin
47. Wyoming
48. Oregon
49. Pennsylvania
50. Rhode Island
51. South Carolina

Japan's Square Watermelon

Zoological Gardens in Peru

1. Parque zoologico de Huachipa
2. Parque de Las Leyendas

Zoological Gardens in Algeria

1. Oran Zoo
2. Algiers Zoo

Zoological Gardens in New Zealand

1. Brooklands Zoo
2. Auckland Zoo
3. Kiwi Birdlife Park
4. Wellington Zoo
5. Natureland Zoo
6. Zion Wildlife Gardens
7. Hamilton Zoo
8. Orana Wildlife Park
9. Kiwi House
10. Living Art Wildlife Park

Zoological Gardens in United Arab Emirates

1. Dubai Zoo
2. Al Ain Zoo

Zoological Gardens in Finland

1. Korkeasaari
2. Ranua
3. Zoolandia near Turku
4. Ahtari

Zoological Gardens in Switzerland

1. Tierpark Dahlholzli
2. Wildpark Bruderhaus
3. Zoo Basel
4. Wildpark Langenberg
5. Wildpark Peter und Paul
6. Zurich Zoologischer Garten
7. Knies Kinderzoo
8. Tierpark Goldau
9. Tierpark Lange Erlen

Zoological Gardens in Chile

1. Parque Metropolitano de Santiago
2. Buin Zoo

Zoological Gardens in Argentina

1. Zoo Paraiso
2. Zoo Batan
3. Mendoza Zoo
4. Zoo de Varela
5. Mundo Marino
6. Mar del Plata Aquarium
7. Buenos Aires Zoo
8. Rawson Zoo
9. Parque Independencia
10. Temaiken
11. Zoo de la Plata
12. Zoo de Cordoba
13. Zoo Lujan

Zoological Gardens in Brazil

1. Parque Zoo
2. Sao Paulo Zoo
3. Fundacao Zoo
4. Zoo Park Itatiba
5. Rio de Janeiro Zoo

Zoological Gardens in Colombia

1. Cali Zoo
2. Santacruz Zoo
3. Santa Marta Acuarium
4. Hacienda Napoles
5. Matecana
6. Jaime Duque park Zoo

Lakes in Bangladesh

1. Kaptai Lake
2. Dhanmondi Lake
3. Foy Lake

Lakes in Nepal

1. Tilicho lake
2. Gosaikunda Lake
3. Rara Lake
4. Phoksundo Lake
5. Khaptad Lake
6. Phewa Lake
7. Phoksundo Lake

Provinces of Sri Lanka

1. North Province
2. Southern Province
3. Central Province
4. North Central Province
5. Uva Province
6. Sabaragamuwa Province
7. Western Province
8. Eastern Province
9. North Western Province

States in India

1. Bihar
2. Chhattisgarh
3. Goa
4. Arunachal Pradesh
5. Assam
6. Gujarat
7. Haryana
8. Himachal Pradesh
9. Andhra Pradesh
10. Madhya Pradesh
11. Punjab
12. Rajasthan
13. Sikkim
14. Jammu and Kashmir
15. Jharkhand
16. Karnataka
17. Kerala
18. Tamil Nadu
19. Tripura
20. Uttar Pradesh
21. Uttarakhand
22. West Bengal
23. Maharashtra
24. Manipur
25. Meghalaya
26. Mizoram
27. Nagaland
28. Orissa
29. Occupied Kashmir

States in Pakistan

1. Punjab
2. Sindh
3. North West Frontier Province
4. Baluchistan
5. Azad Kashmir
6. Tribal Area

National Parks in Sri Lanka

1. Yala National Park
2. Wilpattu National Park
3. Kumana National Park
4. Uda Walawe National Park
5. Minneriya National Park
6. Horton Plains National Park
7. Sinharaja Forest Reserve
8. Kauvdulla National Park
9. Lunugamvehera National Park
10. Wasgammuwa National Park
11. Lahugala National Park
12. Hikkaduwa National Park

National Parks in Kazakhstan

1. Burabay National Park
2. Karkaralinsk Nature Park
3. Katon Karagay National Park
4. Kolsay Lakes National Park
5. Sayram Ugam National Park
6. Charyn National Park
7. Ile Alatau National Park
8. Altyn Emel National Park
9. Bayanaul National Park
10. Kokshetau National Park

Mama Duck with Baby Ducks

A Lioness Feeding with Her Cubs

A Snow Leopard's Cute Cub

African Buffalos

A King Cobra Snake

An Orca Killer Whale

An Australian King Parrot

Paradise on Earth - Nanga Parbat

Disko Bay Greenland

Chipping Sparrow's Eggs in Nest

Penguins at South Pole

A Beautiful Blue Heron

A Dazzling View at North Pole

Polar Bear

A View of Mount Pilatus

Winter Season in Alaska

A Magical View of Rocky Mountain

A Magical View of Lake Marian

Paradise | Hunza

A Waterfall in North America

Lake Saiful Muluk

Saiful Muluk is a lake located at the northern end of the Kaghan Valley near Naran in Pakistan. It is in the north east of Mansehra district of North West Frontier Province. It is situated at an altitude of ten thousand and five hundred feet above the sea level. It is one of the highest and most beautiful lakes in Pakistan. The lake is accessible by a fourteen km jeep road from Naran during the summer months. The trek from Naran to the lake takes about four to five hours on foot. The water is crystal clear with a slight green tone. The clarity of the water comes from the multiple glaciers all around the high basin feeding the lake which provides a majestic and stunning scenery. Malka Parbat that is shining in the lake is the biggest source. It is speculated that an underground river empties into the lake that is why its depth is unknown. A fairy tale called Saiful Muluk written by the famous sufi poet Mian Muhammad Bakhsh is also associated with this lake, which discuss a prince who fell in love with a fairy princess. The impact of the lake beauty is of such extent that people believe that fairies come down to lake in full moon. People from all over Pakistan come to visit this lake in every summer and go back home with extreame pleasure.

Paradise | Taza

Algerian Taza National Park is characterized by spectacular cliffs, beaches, mountains and valleys and is noted for the monkeys. The Taza Biosphere Reserve corresponds to the Taza National Park, which has the objective to improve the local economy in harmony with the natural environment, in particular to conserve certain natural resources, which are unique and special at the regional and even international levels. This small National Park has about five thousand and five hundred inhabitants. The National Park also encourages traditional activities and the creation of employment opportunities, as well as activities that might positively influence quality tourism, as a factor of economic and social development.

Paradise | Hazaribagh

It is situated at the average altitude of six hundred meters in the Indian state of jharkhand, the Hazaribagh National Park has an abundance of wild animals like the wild boar, sambar, nilgai, chital, sloth bear, tiger and panther. The climate in this region is tropical with hot summers and cold winters. Temperature during the summer months touch a high of forty 'C and a low of nineteen 'C. Winter months are better and the temperature ranges between a maximum and minimum of nineteen 'C and seven 'C. The monsoon months are July to mid-September. Sighting of wild boar, sambar, nilgai, cheetal, and kakar is assured especially near the waterholes at dusk increases satisfaction. A road in the sanctuary takes motorists to the remotest corners and to masonry towers. Strategically located, the road offers excellent opportunities for viewing the wilds. The sanctuary is surrounded by tribal habitation. There are many watchtowers that provide perfect hideouts to see the wildlife in its true natural habitat. The Palamau Forest Reserve is another major wildlife sanctuary in the region.

Paradise | Chitral Gol

Chitral Gol is located in Northwest of the NWFP province of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan in the Hindukush Range. It is situated on an area eight thousand hectors. It was established in 1984. Chitral Gol is a narrow valley, its gorge running for some 18km before broadening out into a basin surrounded by high peaks. Numerous tributaries drain into the Chitral Gol, which flows southwards into the Kunar River. This park is famous for its Markhor goats. Wolves are seen less frequently following restrictions on grazing by livestock. Mammals in the park include Snow leopard, Kashmir Markhor, Siberian ibex, Ladakh urial, Black bear, Tibetan Wolf, Red fox, Yellow throated martin and Himalayan otter. Common bird in the park are Lammergier vulture, Himalayan Griffon vulture, Golden eagle, Demosille crane (Passage migrant), Peregrine falcon, Himalayan snowcock, Himalayan monal, Snow partridge and rock Partridge.

Brown Bear

The brown bear is a mammal. It is distributed across northern Asia and North America. Brown Bear weighs between one hundred to seven hundred kg. It is mainly found in different areas of Russia, the United States, Alaska and Canada. The species primarily feeds on vegetable matter, including roots and fungi. Fish are a primary source of meat, and it will also kill small mammals on land. Larger mammals, such as deer, are taken only occasionally. Adult brown bears face no serious competition from other predators and can match wolf packs and large felines, often driving them off their kills. Brown bears have brown fur. The longer outer guard hairs of the brown bear are often tipped with white or silver. The length of their tail is about four to five inches. Brown bears liek all other bear, can stand up on their hind legs for extended periods of time. Their paws are about six inches in length. Their heads are large and round with a concave facial profile, a characteristic used to distinguish them from other bears. Their head-body length reaches about three meters. Their shoulder height is hundred to hundred and fifty cm. There are about two hundred thousand brown bears in the world. Their largest populations is in Russia which is about one hundred and twenty thousand. In United States they are thirty two thousands and twenty two thousands in Canada. Brown bears were once native to Asia, the Atlas Mountains in Africa, Europe and North America, but are now extinct in some areas and their populations have greatly decreased in other areas. They prefer semi-open country, usually in mountainous areas. The mating season takes place from late May through early July. Being serially monogamous, brown bears will remain with the same mate from several days to a couple of weeks. Females become sexually mature between the age of five to seven, while males will usually not mate until a few years later when they are large and strong enough to successfully compete with other males for mating rights. Adult bears are generally immune from predatory attacks from anything other than another bear. They are omnivores and feed on a variety of plant products, including berries, roots, and sprouts, fungi as well as meat products such as fish, insects, and small mammals.

Gray Fox

The upper part of the gray fox's skin is gray mix with black. The gray fox owns reddish brown fur its neck and legs on the back of its ears. Ears are erect. Adult gray foxes weigh ten pounds and their length is about three and a half feet. Gray foxes breed between February and March. It is much more difficult to find a gray fox than a red fox. Three to five pups are born in may who are blind. The gray fox prefers to live in deciduous forest. Gray foxes may are easily trapped by simple hunting methods.

Red Fox

Red foxes can be found throughout America and Africa. Red foxes were been introduced to Australia. Red foxes use a wide range of habitats. It includes forest, desert and mountains. They can be found at any place at four thousand meters above sea level. They weight three to twelve kg and their length is about five hundred to nine hundred mm. Length of the tail is about three hundred to five hundred mm. Males are slightly larger than females. Populations in southern deserts and in North America are smaller than European populations. Breeding season is in between December to march. Female fox bears one to nice cubs after a period of fifty days. Baby fox weights about hundred grams. Red fox mating behavior varies substantially. Often males and females are monogamous, but males with multiple female mates are also know, as are male/female pairs that use non-breeding female helpers in raising their young. Females mated to the same male fox may share a den. Red fox groups always have only one breeding male, but that male may also seek mating outside of the group. Red fox males and females co-operate to care for the pups. Maximum life span is about twelve years. They mostly eat rodents, eastern cottontail rabbits, insects, and fruit.

Paradise | Himalayan

The Himalayan region covers an area of 2200 km with an average width of 220 km. The forest belt of the Himalayan region consists of Oak, Rhododendron, Birch, Pine, Deodar, and Fir. And the monsoon season in this region lasts for mid June till the end of September. The Himalayan region mainly experiences two season winter and summer. The average summer temperature in the southern foothills is about 30 degree Celsius and the average winter temperature is around eighteen degree Celsius. In the middle Himalayan valleys the average summer temperature is around twenty five degree Celsius while the winters are really cold. The more the height the more cooler the temperature gets here. It is truly a land of variations with so much climatic variations to offer.

Himalayan attracts people because of various reasons. Some of famous hill stations of the Himalayas, which are major tourist attractions through out the year are Shimla, Darjeeling, Manali, Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri, which together form the Chardham. Then there is Amarnath and Kailash Mansarovar. The Himalayas is considered among the youngest mountain ranges of the world. It passes through India, China, Pakistan, Bhutan, and Nepal.

Giraffe

The giraffe is a mammal and it belongs to Africa. It is the tallest of all animal species. Their average height is between fifteen to nineteen feet and they weight about 18000 kg. Both Giraffe sexes have horns, although the horns of a female are smaller. Giraffes have long necks, which they use to browse the leaves of trees. They possess seven vertebrae in the neck that are elongated. Female giraffes associate in groups of a dozen or so members, occasionally including a few younger males. Younger males tend to live in bachelor herds, with older males often leading solitary lives. Within a few hours of being born, young ones can run around and are indistinguishable. The young can fall prey to lions, leopards, spotted hyenas, and wild dogs. The giraffe browses on the twigs of trees, preferring trees of the genus Mimosa; but it appears that it can live without inconvenience on other vegetable food. A giraffe can eat 60 kg of leaves daily. A giraffe will easily clean off any bugs that appear on its face with its extremely long tongue which is about 18 inches. The giraffe has one of the shortest sleep requirements of any mammal. Giraffes are hunted for their hides, hair, and meat. An unexpected danger to giraffes in captivity is that, as they are typically the tallest objects in a zoo, giraffes are at increased risk of being struck by lightning.

Zebra

The Zebra is a part of the horse family. It is basically an animal of central, eastern and southern Africa. They are very famous because of their black and white stripes. Zebras are in huge number in Africa. Zebra’s stripes are camouflage because their predator lions are color blind. Zebras cluster together to confuse their predators with their stripes when they feel threatened. These stripes also act as a cooling system through a process called convection. When zebra stands in the sun, the black stripes grow to be 10 degrees Celsius hotter than the white stripes. Zebra are active during the day and spend their time in grazing. While sleeping at night one member of the herd will remain alert for predators. Like horses, zebras sleep standing up and only sleep when neighbor are around to warn them of predators. Zebra have suffered large declines in numbers and loss of habitat and are threatened with extinction.

Cheetah

The word cheetah comes from an Indian word meaning spotted. Cheetahs had been very popular among Indian kings. They used to keep them as pets The cheetah is the fastest land animal found on earth. It's maximum speed is about seventy miles per hour. It's body structure helps him in running fast. Cheetah has long and slim legs, a rounded head set on a long neck and a deep chest. A male Cheetah will accompany a female for a short while after mating, but most often the female is alone or with her cubs. Cheetah mothers spend a long time teaching their young how to hunt. Small live antelopes are brought back to the cubs so they can learn to chase and catch them. The young cubs have a long gray blue skin and a black underbelly that rapidly lightens and becomes spotted. Cheetah does not roar like lion, rather purrs and growl. Cheetahs prey small animals like rabbits. The cheetah gets as close to the prey as possible, then in a sudden flashes on it. Once a cheetah kills the prey, it eats quickly and keeps an eye out for lions, leopards, hyenas, vultures and jackals so that they may not will steal. In some areas seventy percent of cheetah cubs die before three months, as they are highly susceptible to disease at this age.

Swat Valley

At the junction of south, east and central Asia, Pakistan holds a wealth of diverse cultural attractions and overwhelming natural beauty. Swat is a beautiful valley in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Swat is the land of romance and is celebrated throughout the world as the holy land of Buddhist learning and piety. Swat valley has high mountains and lakes of crystal clear water and is a place of great natural beauty. The lush-green valley of Swat, with its rushing torrents, icy-cold lakes, fruit-laden orchards and flower-decked slopes is ideal for holidaymakers. The valley of Swat sprawls over 10,360 sq. km at an average elevation of 875 metres. The maximum temperature in July is thirty eight C and minimum is one C during january. The tourist season is year-round.

Snow Leopard

The snow leopard is a large cat found in the mountains of Afghanistan, northern Pakistan, Western China and Nepal. The life span of a snow leopard is between fifteen to eighteen. It weights usually thirty five kilograms to fifty kilograms. The snow leopard is a bit smaller than a leopard. The head of the snow leopard is smaller than leopards. The snow leopard has gray and white and fur. So of them have totally white fur with black dots. The total population of the snow leopard is about 4000 to 7000. Snow leopards can be found on the height of 15000 to 20000 feet above sea level in Central Asia and in northern Pakistan. They can also be found in high mountains of Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.

Wolfdog

A wolfdog is the offspring of a breeding between a wolf and a dog. Breeding is possible since wolves and dogs are closely related genetically. Wolfdogs inherit physical characteristics of both the wolf and dog. Wolves have longer legs, larger heads, larger teeth, larger feet, narrower chests, and more powerful jaws. Wolves generally weigh between eighty and hundred pounds, with females weighing less than males. Wolves possess higher stamina when compared to dogs. The german shepherd is a great hybird of wolf and dog. A wolfdog is usually a very gorgeous animal, beautiful to behold. The hybrid wolf dog is a very intelligent creature. Wolfdog are part dogs and part wild animal so experts recommand that they should be raised as wolves rather than dogs. A pet dog might be considered submissive in nature than a wolf. The hybrid wolfdog is not for all, however, under the right circumstances, in the right environment, with the right person, it can be a beautiful companion. Though estimates vary, the current population of hybrids in the United States has been reported to be around 300,000. Growing interest in them has led to a proliferation in the number of wolf hybrid breeders, with many profiting from the breed's increasing popularity.

Dolphin

Dolphin is a human friendly mammal. Average life span of a dolphin is fifty years. It weights about four hundred lbs and can grow up to thirteen feet in length. Dolphins mate during February to April. The pregnancy last from eleven months. The females almost always give birth to one baby. Dolphins are mammals so like all mammals female dolphins have milk producing glands. The calf (baby dolphin) drinks the milk from the mother`s nipples. Mother dolphins nurse and protect their young for an year. There are forty species of dolphins. Maximum speed of a dolphins is 25 mph and they can go 950 feet deep in water.

Maximum Speed of ---

Jackal - 35 mph
Elephant - 25 mph
Cat - 30 mph
Hunting Dog - 45 mph
Hyena - 40 mph
Cheetah - 70 mph
Lion - 50 mph
Zebra - 40 mph
Deer - 35 mph
Grizzly bear - 30 mph

Running Speed of a Wolf

Research shows that a wolf can run at maximum speed of sixty four kilometers per hour.

Mountain Kilimanjaro of Tanzania

This mountain has been known in African from ancient times. Kilimanjaro literally meaning 'that which cannot be conquered'. The best time to climb the mountain is from August to November. The peak of Kilimanjaro can be reached by any person who enjoys walking. The youngest to make it was eleven years old, the oldest seventy four. It takes about five days to climb Kilimanjaro. Some parts of the mountain are protected by National Parks status. A variety of flora and fauna can be enjoyed, including white monkey, elephants, leopards etc.

Russian Forests

Russia is a country having more forests than any other country n earth and has more forests forests cover over one thousand million hectares. It makes twenty percent of the world's forest. This area is almost equal to the Area of Canada. Most of these forests consist of spruce and pine. The rapid growth of industries is now shortening the forest area and many forests have been decimated by clear cutting and clearing for agriculture. Greenpeace is putting it's efforts to protect Russia's worldly important forest areas by lobbying and by introducing the importance of these forests. Greenpeace has been active in its efforts for the last four years to stop destruction of greenery in the forests of North-western Russia along the border with Finland.

Endangered African Wild Dogs

The African wild dogs are being hunted. Rapidly expanding settlements is greatly shrinking the habitat of the African wild dog. Their population is decreasing day by day. Until now, there is only about 5050 remaining globally. African wild dogs are only related to those dog breeds that have African origins. They are endangered species and they sustain themselves on a wide variety of prey and even the carcasses left by other predators. Endangerment of the African wild dog is that they sometimes enter human settlements and prey upon livestock and and are shot down.

German Shepherd

It is basically from Germany. The most appreciated canine breed is the German Shepherd Breed. Average height of a German Shepherd is 65 cm and average weigh is about forty kg. Females and males are easily distinguishable. German Shepherd has soft fur, attractive color and thick hair on its tail like wolves. Hair are black with regular marks of brown or pure black. It is appropriate for those who seek for an intelligent dog and who have time to train it. German Shepherd likes the close contact with its family. It is very submissive but needs a very good training because it has a sensitive temperament. German Shepherd is a very good watch dog. People who have small house feel it difficult to have this dog because it is very playful.

Diet of the Elephants

Elephants eat herbs and plant. They eat shrubs, grasses, trees, flowers and roots Almost sixty percent of the diet of elephants is grass in rainy season. They eat five hundred pounds of food daily and they eat all day. Elephants drink up to fifty three gallons of water each day incase the weather is hot. They dig holes in near streams or lake that are dried up to find water. Digestive system of elephants is not that good so only about forty two percent of food is used and the remaining is wasted. An elephant expels an average of two hundred pounds of feces daily.

Smallest Island on Earth

It is very difficult to determined that what is the smallest island on earth. Some may say Rota or Tinian while others may say sola Tiberina. St. Martin is also considerable. However, according to the Gneiss Book of Records the smallest island on earth is Bishop Rock.

Top Ten Longest Rivers on Earth

1. Nile - 6651 km
2. Amazon - 6403 km
3. Yangtze - 6300 km
4. Mississippi - 6271 km
5. Yenisei - 5540 km
6. Yellow - 5464 km
7. Ob - Irtysh - 5410 km
8. Congo - 4700 km
9. Amur - 4445 km
10. Lena - 4400 km

National Parks in North Korea

1. Guwol san
2. Myohyang san
3. Baekdu san
4. Chilbo san
5. Geumgang san

National Parks in South Korea

1. Gaya san National Park
2. Deogyu san National Park
3. Odae san National Park
4. Jiri san National Park
5. Wolchulsan National Park
6. Byeonsan bando National Park
7. Gyeongju National Park
8. Gyeryongsan National Park
9. Hallyeo haesang National Park
10. Seorak san National Park
11. Songni san National Park
12. Dadohae haesang National Park
13. Bukhansan National Park
14. Chiak san National Park
15. Halla san National Park
16. Naejang san National Park
17. Juwangsan National Park
18. Taean Haean National Park
19. Worak san National Park
20. Sobaek san National Park

Smallest Monkey

South African monkey pygmy marmoset is the smallest monkey in the world. Pygmy marmoset is a only 35 CM long. Its weight is approximately eighty to one hundred grams.

Longest Snake Captures

In 2003, Indonesian villagers caught a python which was almost fifteen meters long. Longest snake ever caught before this was a python in Indonesia in the year 1912 which was about ten meters long.

Most dangrous Snake

The inland taipan is considered to be the most dangerous snake on Earth. A single bite from this snake has enough poison to kill one hundred adult human. However, the beaked sea snake is also considered to be the one of the worlds most dangerous sea snake.

Tempreature of South Pole

South pole is cooler than the North Pole because sun light does not reach South Pole during winter and temperature reaches −85 °F round about the months of December and January. During summer (six months day) temperature comes down to round about −49 °F.

Tempreature of North Pole

The North Pole is less cooler than the South Pole. Temperature in winter at North Pole is about −45 °F to −15 °F while in summer, the temperatures is around the freezing point i.e. 32 °F. Some area of North Pole is ice free by summer.

Rivers in Chad

1. Chari
2. Logone
3. Bragoto River
4. Mayo Kébbi River
5. Bahr Salamat
6. Ouham
7. Batha River

Rivers in Kenya

1. Mbagathi River
2. Mogonga River
3. Athi Galana Sabaki River
4. Dawa River
5. Ewaso Ng'iro River
6. Gucha River
7. Nyando River
8. Kerio River
9. Mara River
10. Nairobi River
11. Naro Moru River
12. Njoro River
13. Nzoia River
14. Tana River
15. Tsavo River
16. Turkwel River
17. Yala River
18. Ruiru River
19. Suam River

Islands in South Pacific Ocean

1. Isla Puna
2. Isla San Cristobal
3. Isla San Salvador
4. Isla Santa Cruz
5. Isla Santa Maria
6. Robinson Crusoe
7. San Felix
8. Santa Clara
9. Abaiang
10. Admiralty Islands
11. Aitutaki
12. Alofi
13. Easter
14. Galapogos Islands
15. Juan Fernandez Islands
16. Isla Espanola
17. Isla Fernandina
18. Isla Genovesa
19. Isla Isabella
20. Isla Marchena
21. Isla Pinta
22. Ambrym
23. American Samoa
24. Antipodes
25. Atafu Atoll
26. Campbell
27. Chatham Islands
28. Choiseul
29. Cook Islands
30. Coral Sea Islands
31. Efate
32. Elao
33. Erromango
34. Espiritu Santo
35. ' Eua
36. Atiu
37. Auckland Islands
38. Aunu'u
39. Austral Islands
40. Australia
41. Banaba
42. Bega
43. Bora Bora
44. Bougainville
45. Bounty Islands
46. Faioa
47. Fakaofo Atoll
48. Fatu Hiva
49. Fiji
50. French Polynesia
51. Hatutu
52. Hiva Oa
53. Horne Islands
54. Huahine
55. Isle of Pines
56. Kadavu
57. Karkar
58. Kioa
59. Kiribati
60. Kiritamati
61. Koro
62. Lakeba
63. Lau Group
64. Funafuti Atoll
65. Futuna
66. Gambier Islands
67. Gau
68. Gilbert Islands
69. Gizo
70. Grand Terre
71. Great Barrier Reef
72. Guadacanal
73. Ha'apai Island Group
74. Lifou
75. Line Islands
76. Loyalty Islands
77. Malaita
78. Malekula
79. Malolo
80. Mangaia
81. Manihiki
82. Manu'a Group
83. Manuae
84. Mare
85. Moorea
86. Nairai
87. Nanumea Atoll
88. Nassau
89. Nauru
90. Naviti
91. Nepean
92. New Britain
93. New Caledonia
94. New Georgia Islands
95. New Guinea
96. New Ireland
97. Marquises Islands
98. Mata Utu
99. Matuku
100. Mauke
101. Maupiti
102. Melanesia
103. Mitiaro
104. Moala
105. Mohotani
106. New Zealand
107. Niuafo'ou
108. Niuas Islands
109. Niuatoputapu
110. Niue
111. Yasawa
112. Yasawa Group
113. Niulakita Atoll
114. Nomuka Island Group
115. Norfolk Islands
116. Nukuaeta
117. Penrhyn
118. Philip
119. Phoenix Islands
120. Pitcairn
121. Pitt Island
122. Polynesia
123. Pukapuka
124. Rabi
125. Raiatea
126. Rakahanga
127. Rangiroa
128. Rarotonga
129. Rotuma
130. Samoa
131. Nukufetau Atoll
132. Nuku Hiva
133. Nukulaelae Atoll
134. Nukunono Atoll
135. Ofu
136. Olasega
137. Ono
138. Ouvea
139. Ovalau
140. Palmerston
141. Pangai
142. San Cristobal
143. Santa Cruz Islands
144. Santa Isabel
145. Savai 'i
146. Society Islands
147. Solomon Islands
148. Stewart
149. Suwarrow
150. Tabuaeran
151. Tahaa
152. Tahiti
153. Tubuai
154. Tupai
155. Tutuila
156. Tuvalu
157. Ua Huka
158. Ua Pou
159. Hiva Oa
160. Upolu
161. ' Uta Vava'u
162. Uvea
163. Vaiaku
164. Vanua Balavu
165. Vanua Levu
166. Vanuatu
167. Vatulele
168. Vava'u Island Group
169. Vita Levu
170. Wallis Islands
171. Tahuata
172. Taiohae
173. Tanna
174. Tarawa
175. Tasmania
176. Tau
177. Taveuni
178. Tetiaroa
179. Tokelau
180. Tonga
181. Tongatapu
182. Totoya
183. Tuamotu Islands
184. Wallis and Futuna
185. Waya

Islands in North Pacific Ocean

1. Kahoolawe
2. Kauai
3. Kodiak
4. Kosrae
5. Kwajalein Atoll
6. Kyushu
7. Lanai
8. Lifou
9. Loyalty Islands
10. Luzon
11. Maloelap Atoll
12. Majuro Atoll
13. Mare
14. Marshall Islands
15. Maui
16. Micronesia
17. Midway Islands
18. Mili Atoll
19. Mindanao
20. Mindoro
21. Molakai
22. Niihau
23. Near Islands
24. Negros
25. Northern Marianas
26. Aleutian Islands
27. Alexander Islands
28. Andreanof Islands
29. Babelthuap
30. Baker
31. Bikini
32. Bohol
33. Bonin Islands
34. Cabras
35. Caroline Islands
36. Cebu
37. Channel Islands (US)
38. Cheju Do
39. Chuuk
40. Diomede Islands
41. Guam
42. Hainan
43. Hawaii (big island)
44. Hawaiian Islands
45. Hokkaido
46. Honshu
47. Howland
48. Jaluit Atoll
49. Japan
50. Johnston Atoll
51. Nunivak
52. Oahu
53. Okinawa
54. Ostrov Sakhalin
55. Pagan
56. Palau
57. Palawan
58. Palmyra Atoll
59. Panay
60. Philippines
61. Pohnpei
62. Queen Charlotte Islands
63. Rat
64. Rongelap Atoll
65. St. Lawrence
66. St. Matthew
67. St. Paul
68. Saipan
69. Santa Rosa
70. Shikoku
71. Taiwan
72. Tinian
73. Vancouver
74. Volcano Islands
75. Wake Island
76. Yap
77. Samar
78. San Clemente
79. San Miguel
80. San Nicolas
81. Santa Catalina
82. Santa Cruz

Islands in Mediterranean Sea

1. Cyprus
2. Elba
3. Formentera
4. Gozo
5. Ibiza (Ivisa)
6. Îles d' Hyeres
7. Jalitah
8. Lampedusa
9. Lipari Islands
10. Mallorca (Majorca)
11. Aeolian Islands
12. Alboran
13. Balearic Islands
14. Cabrera
15. Capraia
16. Capri
17. Corse
18. Salina
19. Sant' Antioca
20. San Pietro
21. Sardinia
22. Malta
23. Maltese Islands
24. Menorca
25. Pantelleria
26. Ponziane
27. Vulcano
28. Zembra
29. Sicily
30. Stromboli

Islands in Indian Ocean

1. Anjouan
2. Ari Atoll
3. Ashmore & Cartier Islands
4. Australia
5. Bali
6. Addu Atoll
7. Agalega Islands
8. Amsterdam
9. Andaman Islands
10. Chagos Archipelago
11. Christmas
12. Comoros
13. Crozet Islands
14. Danger
15. Diego Garcia
16. Barrow
17. Bathurst
18. Bompoka
19. Cape Barren
20. Car Nicobar
21. Eagle Islands
22. Egmont Islands
23. Faadhippolhu Atoll
24. Huvadhoo Atoll
25. Ihavandhippolhu Atoll
26. Java
27. Indian Ocean
28. Continued)
29. Kangaroo
30. Katchall
31. Keeling Islands (Cocos)
32. Felidhoo Atoll
33. Flinders
34. Goidhoo Atoll
35. Grand Comore (Njazidja)
36. Great Nicobar
37. Hadhdhunmathee
38. Heard
39. King
40. Kolhumadulu Atoll
41. Lakshadweep Islands
42. Little Andaman
43. Little Nicobar
44. Lower Andaman
45. Mauritius
46. Mayotte
47. McDonald Islands
48. Melville
49. Middle Andaman
50. Miladhunmafulu Atoll
51. Moheli (Mwali)
52. Molaku Atoll
53. Nancowry
54. Nelsons Island
55. Nias
56. Nicobar Islands
57. Nilandhoo Atoll
58. North Andaman
59. Pemba
60. Peros Banhos
61. Maalhosmadulu Atoll
62. Maamakunudhoo Atoll
63. Madagascar
64. Mafia
65. Mahe
66. Maldives
67. Male' Atoll
68. Phuket
69. Prince Edward Islands
70. Reunion
71. Rodrigues
72. St. Paul
73. Salomon Islands
74. Seychelles
75. Shag
76. Siberut
77. Simeulue
78. Thiladhunmathee Atoll
79. Three Brothers
80. Timor
81. Tromelin
82. Zanzibar
83. Sipura
84. Socotra
85. Sumatra
86. Sri Lanka
87. Tarasa Dwip
88. Tasmania

Islands in Caribbean Sea

1. Grand Turk
2. Greater Antilles
3. Great Inagua
4. Grenada
5. Guadeloupe
6. Hispaniola (Haiti and DOR)
7. Isla de Coche
8. Isla de Cubagua
9. Isla de Margarita
10. Isla Mujeres
11. Isla La Tortuga
12. Isle of Youth
13. Jamaica
14. Lesser Antilles
15. Little Cayman
16. Little Inagua
17. Long
18. Marie-Galante
19. Martinique
20. Mayaguana
21. Montserrat
22. Navassa
23. Netherlands Antilles
24. Nevis
25. New Providence
26. Abaco (little)
27. Acklins
28. Andros
29. Anegada
30. Anguilla
31. Antigua
32. Aruba
33. Bahamas
34. Barbados
35. Barbuda
36. Bimini Islands
37. Bonaire
38. Caicos Islands
39. Cat
40. Cayman Brac
41. Cayman Islands
42. Cozumel
43. Crooked
44. Cuba
45. Curacao
46. Dominica
47. Exuma
48. French West Indies
49. Grand Bahama
50. Grand Cayman
51. Providencia
52. Puerto Rico
53. Roatan
54. Rum Cay
55. St. Barts
56. St. Croix
57. St. Eustatius
58. St. John
59. Santa Catilina (St. Catherine)
60. Tobago
61. Tortola
62. Trinidad
63. Virgin Gorda
64. West Indies
65. Greek Isles
66. Lemnos
67. Leros
68. Lesvos
69. Leucas
70. Limnos
71. Lipsi
72. Los
73. Melos
74. Mykonos
75. Naxos
76. Nisyros
77. Paros
78. Pátmos
79. Poros
80. Pothia
81. Rhodes (Rodos)
82. Salamina
83. Samos
84. St. Kitts
85. St. Lucia
86. St. Martin/Sint Maartan
87. St. Thomas
88. St Vincent and the Grenadines
89. Saba
90. San Blas Islands
91. San Salvador
92. San Andres
93. Samothrace
94. Santorini
95. Serifos
96. Seriphos
97. Sifnos
98. Sikinos
99. Skiros
100. Aegina
101. Abaco (great)
102. Alonissos
103. Amorgos
104. Andros
105. Angistri
106. Astipalea
107. Carpathos
108. Cephalonia
109. Chios (Hios)
110. Corfu
111. Cos (Kos)
112. Crete (Kriti)
113. Cyclades Islands
114. Dodecanese Islands
115. Dokos
116. Eubaea (Evia)
117. Evia
118. Hydra
119. Ikaria
120. Ionian Islands
121. Ios
122. Ithaca
123. Kéa
124. Kefalonia
125. Kéfalos
126. Kalimnos
127. Kassos
128. Kithnos
129. Kos
130. Kythnos
131. Kythria
132. Lefkada
133. Skiathos
134. Skopelos
135. Skyros
136. Spetses
137. Sporades Islands
138. Syros
139. Tenos (Tinos)
140. Thassos
141. Tzia
142. Zakinthos
143. Zante

Islands in Various Lakes, Streams, Bays and Rivers

1. Beaver
2. Belcher Islands
3. Belitung
4. Borneo
5. Bornholm
6. Brac
7. Coats
8. Cres
9. Devon
10. East Frisian Islands
11. Ellesmere
12. Fyn
13. Galveston
14. Gotland
15. Groote Eylandt
16. Hiiumaa
17. Hong Kong Island
18. Ile d' Anticosti
19. Ile d' Orleans
20. Isla de Ometepe
21. Isla Del Ray
22. Isle of Man
23. Isle of Wight
24. Isle Royale
25. Jutland
26. Akimiski
27. Aland
28. Alcatraz
29. Apostle Islands
30. Baffin
31. Banka
32. Banks
33. Key Largo
34. Key West
35. King William
36. Krek
37. Langeland
38. Lantau
39. Lolland
40. Lundy
41. Mackinac
42. Madeleine Islands
43. Manhattan Island
44. Manitoulin
45. Marsh
46. Matagorda
47. Melville
48. North Hero
49. Oland
50. Paracel Islands
51. Somerset
52. Southhampton
53. South Hero
54. Spratley Islands
55. Sulawesi
56. Victoria
57. Pelee
58. Prince Charles
59. Prince of Wales
60. Queen Elizabeth Islands
61. Saaremaa
62. Sjaelland
63. Washington
64. Wellesley Islands

Islands in South Atlantic Ocean

1. Falkland Islands
2. Gough
3. Martin Vas Islands
4. Nightingale
5. St. Helena
6. Shag & Black Rocks
7. South Georgia
8. Amsterdam
9. Andaman Islands
10. Annobon
11. Ascension
12. Bouvet
13. South Orkney Islands
14. South Sandwich Islands
15. Traversay
16. Trindade
17. Tristan da Cunha

Islands in North Atlantic Ocean

1. Gran Canaria
2. Grand Manan
3. Grande
4. Greenland
5. Guernsey
6. Hebrides
7. Herm
8. Hestur
9. Hierro
10. Iceland
11. Iles De La Madeleine
12. Île de Noirmoutier
13. Île de' Re
14. Île d' Oléron
15. Île d' Yeu
16. Alderney
17. Azores
18. Baixo
19. Belle-Île
20. Bermuda
21. Bioko
22. Block
23. Boa Vista
24. Borduy
25. Bugio
26. Canary Islands
27. Cape Breton
28. Cape Verde Islands
29. Channel Islands
30. Corvo
31. Deer Isle
32. Eysturoy
33. Faeroe Islands
34. Fago
35. Faial
36. Flores
37. Fuerteventura
38. Fugloy
39. Gomera
40. Graciosa
41. Îlhas Desertas
42. Ireland
43. Isle au Haut
44. Isle of Lewis
45. Isle of Mull
46. Isle of Skye
47. Jersey
48. Matinicus
49. Monhegan
50. Mount Desert
51. Mykines
52. Nantucket Island
53. Newfoundland
54. Nolsoy
55. Orkney Islands
56. Pico
57. Porto Santo
58. Kalsoy
59. Koltur
60. Kunoy
61. Lanzarote
62. La Palma
63. Litla Dimun
64. Long Island
65. Jan Mayen
66. Madeira Islands
67. Maio
68. Martha's Vineyard
69. Prince Edward Island
70. St. Peter & St. Paul Rocks
71. St.-Pierre & Miquelon
72. Praia
73. Sable Island
74. Sal
75. Sandoy
76. Santo Antao
77. Santa Maria
78. Sao Jorge
79. Sao Miguel
80. Skuvoy
81. Stora Dimun
82. Streymoy
83. Sumba
84. Svinoy
85. Swans
86. Tenerife
87. Terceira
88. Uist Islands
89. United Kingdom
90. Vagar
91. Viday
92. Sao Nicolau
93. Sao Tiago
94. Sao Tome & Principe
95. Sao Vicente
96. Sark
97. Scilly Isles
98. Shetland Islands
99. Vinalhaven

Islands in Arctic Ocean

1. Franz Josef Land
2. Svalbard

African Wild Dogs

Scientific name of African wild dog is Lycaon pictus. It is about thirty inches at the shoulder and weights about fifty five to seventy pounds. Life span of African wild dog is 10 to 12 years. It lives in dense forest to open plains and is carnivorous. The African wild dog is also called the hunting dog. Its legs are long and it has a big and very large jaw. It resembles some domestic dogs. African wild dogs live in packs of six to twenty. If the pack numbers fall below six, hunting efficiency is eroded. They can run at a speed of about thirty five miles per hour. They usually hunt in the early morning and again in late evening.

Coldest Place on Earth

Antarctica is the coldest place on earth. The lowest temperature ever recorded was -129F in 1983. Antarctica, a continent owned by no one, covers the southern end of earth. Depth of ice on Antarctica is about 15000 feet at some places.

Nile River

The Nile River has played an extremely important role in the civilization, life and history of the Egyptian nation. It is 4184 miles in length which makes it the longest river on earth. The river got its name from the Greek word Neilos, which means valley. The countries it touches are Ethiopia, Zaire, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and Sudan, as well as Egypt.

Baikal Lake

Baikal Lake is located in Siberia near the Mongolian border, and surrounded by mountains, forests and wild rivers. Baikal is a breathtaking area of physical beauty. Baikal holds twenty percent of the earth's fresh water and harbors more endemic species of plants and animals than any other lake in the world. Baikal is not only a lake, but something greater and deeper. Baikal is considered to be a future ocean; in several million years there will be a new great ocean all over Asia and Baikal is a starting point for this ocean. This remarkable lake is a one of Asia’s holy places. Peoples through over the centuries prayed to the lake and believed in its power. You can still see at the lake the unique carvings and parts of the ritual buildings of the tribes that gone thousands years ago. It's maximum depth is 1637 meters. It covers the area of 31500 sq. km and it has 27 islands.

Qogir - K 2

Qogir (K2) is the second-highest mountain on Earth. It is located in the Karakoram segment of the Himalayan range, on the border between Gilgit-Baltistan, Northern Pakistan and the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of Xinjiang, China. The first serious failed attempt to climb Qogir was undertaken in 1902 by Oscar Eckenstein and Aleister Crowley. An Italian expedition finally succeeded in ascending to the summit of Qogir on July 31, 1954. It is 28250 feet above sea level.

Mount Everest

Mount Everest also known as Chomolungma is the tallest mountain in the world. Approximately 4,000 people have attempted to climb it and only 660 succeeded. 142 people died in this adventure. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first to climb it successfully on May 29, 1953. Height of the Mount Everest is 29028 feet above sea level. It is the part of Himalaya Mountain Range. It is named after Sir George Everest, a British surveyor-general of India.

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Trout

Every fish that is known as trout is the members of a sub-family Salmoninae. Trout can be located at cold water streams and lakes. The word troutling or troutlet is comonly used for young trout. They are distributed all around North Asia and America and in Europe. Brown trout and rainbow trout were introduced to Australia and New Zealand in the nineth century. Trout found in different parts of the world have different colors and patterns. These colors and patterns change as the fish moves to different habitats. Trout in a sea looks very silvery, while the same genetic fish living in a small stream or a lake can have pronounced markings and more vivid coloration. It is impossible to define a color pattern as belonging to a specific breed. In general, wild fish have more vivid colors and patterns. Fins on a trout are without spines and they have a small fatty fin on back close the tail. It is not difficult to find a trout while fishing. Those who understand the shape of the stream that moving water makes, can easily find trout. A deep pool may hold a big brown trout, but rainbows and smaller browns are likely found in runs. Runs are less deeper and the bottom is made up of small gravel. Pools are smoother and look darker than the runs. The deep, slow-moving water has sand and small gravel. Pools make good midday resting spots for big brown trout. Trout feed on other small fish, flies, mayflies and zooplankton. Trout longer than about thirty centimeters rely mostly on fish if they are available. Trout can be caught with a normal rod and reel, fly fishing is a distinctive method developed primarily for trout.

Indian White Tiger

It is very difficult to find white tigers in the world. In approximately one hundered years only twelve white tigers have been seen in the thick forests of India. They are in real danger and most of them are living in personal captivity and in zoos. White tigers are not different from other tigers, they simply have white fur with black stripes that makes them special. White tigers have blue eyes and a pink nose. Their span of life is ten to fifteen years. White Tigers possess thirty large teeth ranging from 2.5 to 3 inches. Depending on the subspecie, the length of a white tiger is about nine feet. The length of the tail is three to four feet. The foot pads vary in size with age, resulting in inaccurate estimates when used in censusing wild populations. White tigers are good swimmers but slow runners.



White tiger's cubs are born blind and weigh only about two to three pounds, depending on the subspecie. They live on milk for six to eight weeks before the female begins taking them to hunt for food. White tigers have fully developed canines by the age of sixteen months, but they do not begin to hunt their own prey until they are eighteen months old. White tigers are found in Bandhavgarh National Park, Ranthambore National Park, and Kaziranga National Park. White tigers are a protected specie all over the world. It is completely illegal to hunt them but hunters are still hunting these beautiful and endangered tigers.

Carrion Crow

Corvus corone also known as Carrion Crow is native to western Europe and eastern Asia. The bill, legs and feet of carrion crow are black. The plumage of Carrion Crow is also black with a green or purple sheen, much greener than the gloss of the Rook. It's size is 48 to 52 cm in length. The beak of this Crow is stouter and in consequence looks shorter. The Carrion Crow is noisy, perching on the top of a tree and calling three or four times in quick succession, with a slight pause between each series of croaks. Carrion Crow will kill and eat any small animal it can catch, and will also steal eggs. Crows are scavengers by nature, which is why they tend to frequent sites inhabited by humans in order to feed on their household waste. It's nest is bulky stick and is usually placed in a tall tree, old buildings and pylons may be used as well. Nests are also occasionally placed on or near the ground. It looks for food and assists the parents in feeding the young.

Black Jaguar

Jaguars are one of the most beautiful cats in the world even more beautiful than jaguars with tan or orange color with black spots.. Their bright yellow eyes makes them stand out compared to all other cats. One can see black spots on black fur of black jaguars. Most people think of jaguars but black jaguars are often forgotten. They are one of the rarest cats in the world.

Black Jaguars are most often found in forest habitats. Jaguars are large cats, reaching up to 8 feet in length and weighing over 300 pounds. They look a lot like their cousins the leopards but jaguars have bigger muscles, a rounder head and a different spot pattern. Black spots on black jaguars are called rosettes and their dark centers are most visible in sunlight.



Scientific name of black jaguar is Panther onca and they live upto 20 years. They live in alpine, desert, grassland, rainforest, temperate forest and waterlands. They can be found in Central America, North America and South America.

National Parks in Pakistan

1. Hingol National Park
2. Kirthar National Park
3. Khunjerab National Park
4. Chitral Gol National Park
5. Lal Suhanra National Park
6. Hazarganji Chiltan National Park
7. Margalla Hills National Park
8. Ayubia National Park
9. Lehri Nature Park
10. Deosai National Park
11. Machiara National Park
12. Gamot National Park
13. Pir Lasoora National Park
14. Toh Pir National Park
15. Central Karakoram National Park
16. Handrap-Shandoor National Park
17. Sheikh Badin National Park
18. Saiful Malook National Park
19. Lulusar Dodipat National Park
20. Chinji National Park

National Parks in India

1. Gugamal National Park
2. Guindy National Park
3. Gulf of Kachchh Marine National Park
4. Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park
5. Hemis National Park
6. Hazaribag National Park
7. Indira Gandhi National Park
8. Indravati National Park
9. Intanki National Park
10. Kalesar National Park
11. Kanha National Park
12. Chandoli National Park
13. Corbett National Park
14. Dachigam National Park
15. Neora Valley National Park
16. Kanger Ghati National Park
17. Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park
18. Kaziranga National Park
19. Keibul Lamjao National Park
20. Keoladeo National Park
21. Khangchendzonga National Park
22. Kishtwar National Park
23. Kudremukh National Park
24. Madhav National Park
25. Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park
26. Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park
27. Manas National Park
28. Mathikettan Shola National Park
29. Middle Button Island National Park
30. Anshi National Park
31. Balphakram National Park
32. Bandhavgarh National Park
33. Bandipur National Park
34. Bannerghatta National Park
35. Vansda National Park
36. Betla National Park
37. Bhitarkanika National Park
38. Blackbuck National Park
39. Buxa Tiger Reserve
40. Campbell Bay National Park
41. Nokrek National Park
42. North Button Island National Park
43. Orang National Park
44. Palani Hills National Park
45. Sundarbans National Park
46. Tadoba National Park
47. Valley of Flowers National Park
48. Valmiki National Park
49. Panna National Park
50. Pench National Park
51. Pench National Park
52. Periyar National Park
53. Phawngpui Blue Mountain National Park
54. Pin Valley National Park
55. Rajaji National Park
56. Rajiv Gandhi National Park
57. Rani Jhansi Marine National Park
58. Ranthambore National Park
59. Saddle Peak National Park
60. Salim Ali National Park
61. Sanjay National Park
62. Sanjay National Park
63. Sanjay Gandhi National Park
64. Sariska National Park
65. Satpura National Park
66. Desert National Park
67. Dibru-Saikhowa National Park
68. Dudhwa National Park
69. Eravikulam National Park
70. Fossil National Park
71. Galathea National Park
72. Gangotri National Park
73. Gir National Park
74. Gorumara National Park
75. Govind Pashu Vihar
76. Great Himalayan National Park
77. Mollem National Park
78. Mouling National Park
79. Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary
80. Mount Harriet National Park
81. Mrugavani National Park
82. Mudumalai National Park
83. Mukurthi National Park
84. Murlen National Park
85. Nagarhole National Park
86. Namdapha National Park
87. Nameri National Park
88. Nanda Devi National Park
89. Navegaon National Park
90. Silent Valley National Park
91. Sirohi National Park
92. Simlipal National Park
93. Singalila National Park
94. South Button Island National Park
95. Sri Venkateswara National Park
96. Sultanpur National Park
97. Van Vihar National Park

National Parks in China

1. Badaling Shisanling National Park
2. Longhushan National Park
3. Jiaodong Bandao Haibin National Park
4. Dahongshan National Park
5. Wulingyuan National Park
6. Yueyanglou Dongtinghu National Park
7. Xiqiaoshan National Park
8. Jiugongshan National Park
9. Shaoshan National Park
10. Sanya Redai Haibin National Park
11. Simianshan National Park
12. Xiling Xueshan National Park
13. Siguniangshan National Park
14. Zhangjiang National Park in Libo
15. Chishui National Park
16. Malinghe Xiagu National Park
17. Getuhe Chuandong National Park
18. Danxiashan National Park
19. Taoyuandong Linyin Shilin National Park
20. Xihu National Park in Hangzhou
21. Fuchunjiang Xin'anjiang National Park
22. Yandangshan National Park
23. Putuoshan National Park
24. Huangshan National Park
25. Jiuhuashan National Park
26. Tianzhushan National Park
27. Wuyishan National Park
28. Lushan National Park
29. Jinggangshan National Park
30. Taishan National Park
31. Qingdao Laoshan National Park
32. Jigongshan National Park
33. Longmen National Park in Luoyang
34. Songshan National Park
35. Donghu National Park in Wuhan
36. Wudangshan National Park
37. Hengshan National Park
38. Xinghu National Park in Zhaoqing
39. Guilin Lijiang National Park
40. Jinhu National Park
41. Yuanyangxi National Park
42. Haitan National Park
43. Guanzhishan National Park
44. Wangwushan-Yuntaishan National Park
45. Longzhong National Park
46. Xishan National Park in Guiping
47. Bishushanzhuang Waibamiao National Park in Chengde
48. Beidaihe National Park in Qinhuangdao
49. Wutaishan National Park
50. Hengshan National Park, Hunyuan
51. Qianshan National Park in Anshan
52. Jingpohu National Park
53. Wudalianchi National Park
54. Huashan National Park
55. Lishan National Park in Lintong
56. Maijishan National Park
57. Tianshan Tianchi National Park
58. Yeshanpo National Park
59. Cangyanshan National Park
60. Tengchong Dire Huoshan National Park
61. Ruilijiang Dayingjiang National Park
62. Jiuxiang National Park
63. Jianshui National Park
64. Tiantaishan National Park in Baoji
65. Kongtongshan National Park
66. Mingshashan-Yueyaquan National Park
67. Qinghaihu National Park
68. Shihuadong National Park
69. Xibaipo-Tianguishan National Park
70. Kongshan Baiyundong National Park
71. Zalantun National Park
72. Qingshangou National Park
73. Yiwulüshan National Park
74. Xianjingtai National Park
75. Fangchuan National Park
76. Jianglangshan National Park
77. Xianju National Park
78. Huanjiang-Wuxie National Park
79. Caishi National Park
80. Chaohu National Park
81. Huashan Miku-Jianjiang National Park
82. Gushan National Park
83. Yuhuadong National Park
84. Xiannühu National Park
85. Sanbaishan National Park
86. Boshan National Park
87. Qingzhou National Park
88. Shirenshan National Park
89. Lushui National Park
90. Yuelushan National Park
91. Langshan National Park
92. Baiyunshan National Park
93. Xihu National Park in Huizhou
94. Furongjiang National Park
95. Shihai Dongxiang National Park
96. Qionghai-Luojishan National Park
97. Huangdiling National Park
98. Kumtag Desert National Park
99. Bosten Lake National Park
100. Sanshan National Park
101. Fangyan National Park
102. Baizhangji Feiyunhu National Park
103. Taijidong National Park
104. Taihu National Park
105. Zhongshan National Park in Nanjing
106. Changjiang Sanxia National Park
107. Chongqing Jinyunshan National Park
108. Emeishan National Park
109. Huanglongsi-Jiuzhaigou National Park
110. Qingchengshan-Dujiangyan National Park
111. Jianmen Shudao National Park
112. Huangguoshu National Park
113. Shilin National Park
114. Tiantaishan National Park, Qionglai
115. Longmenshan National Park
116. Doupengshan Jianjiang National Park in Duyun
117. Jiudongtian National Park
118. Jiulongdong National Park
119. Liping Dongxiang National Park
120. Puzhehei National Park
121. Alu National Park
122. Qiachuan National Park in Heyang
123. Sayram Lake National Park
124. Fangshan-Changyu Dongtian National Park
125. Huatinghu National Park
126. Gaoling-Yaoli National Park
127. Wugongshan National Park
128. Yunjushan-Zhelinhu National Park
129. Qingtianhe National Park
130. Shennongshan National Park
131. Ziquejie Titian Meishan Longgong National Park
132. Dehang National Park
133. Huanghe Hukou Pubu National Park
134. Yalujiang National Park
135. Jinshitan National Park
136. Xingcheng Haibin National Park
137. Dalian Haibin-Lüshunkou National Park
138. Songhuahu National Park
139. Badabu Jingyuetan National Park
140. Yuntaishan National Park
141. Shugang Shouxihu National Park
142. Tiantaishan National Park, Tiantai
143. Shengsi Liedao National Park
144. Nanxijiang National Park
145. Langyashan National Park
146. Qingyuanshan National Park
147. Gulangyu-Wanshishan National Park
148. Taimushan National Park
149. Sanqingshan National Park
150. Huashan National Park
151. Jinfoshan National Park
152. Kanggar Mountains National Park
153. Shunan Zhuhai National Park
154. Zhijindong National Park
155. Wuyanghe National Park
156. Hongfenghu National Park
157. Longgong National Park
158. Sanjiangbingliu National Park
159. Dianchi National Park in Kunming
160. Yulong Xueshan National Park in Lijiang
161. Yarlong River National Park
162. Xixia Wangling National Park
163. Dali National Park
164. Xishuangbanna National Park
165. Shibachongxi National Park
166. Qingyunshan National Park
167. Meiling-Tengwangge National Park
168. Guifeng National Park
169. Linlüshan National Park
170. Mengdonghe National Park
171. Taohuayuan National Park
172. Luofushan National Park
173. Huguangyan National Park
174. Tiankeng Difeng National Park
175. Bailonghu National Park
176. Guangwushan Nuoshuihe National Park
177. Panshan National Park
178. Zhangshiyan National Park
179. Beiwudangshan National Park
180. Wulaofeng National Park
181. Fenghuangshan National Park
182. Benxi Shuidong National Park
183. Moganshan National Park
184. Xuedoushan National Park
185. Shuanglong National Park
186. Xiandu National Park
187. Qiyunshan National Park

National Parks in Zimbabwe

1. Cecil Kop National Park
2. Chimanimani National Park
3. Chizarira National Park
4. Hwange National Park
5. Gonareshou National Park
6. Mana Pools National Park
7. Matobo National Park
8. Matusadona National Park
9. Matopos National Park
10. Tshabalala National Park
11. Victoria Falls National Park

National Parks in Zambia

1. Lukusuzi National Park
2. Lusenga Plain National Park
3. Mweru Wantipa National Park
4. Nyika National Park, Zambia
5. Blue Lagoon National Park
6. Luambe National Park
7. Lochinvar National Park
8. Lower Zambezi National Park
9. Siama Ngwezi National Park
10. South Luangwa National Park
11. Sumbu National Park
12. Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park
13. Isagano National Park
14. Kafue National Park
15. Kasanka National Park
16. Lavushi Manda National Park
17. Liuwa Plain National Park
18. North Luangwa National Park
19. West Lunga National Park

National Parks in Uganda

1. Kidepo Valley National Park
2. Semuliki National Park
3. Murchison Falls National Park
4. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
5. Kibale Forest National Park
6. Lake Mburo National Park
7. Mgahinga National Park
8. Mount Elgon National Park
9. Rwenzori National Park
10. Queen Elizabeth National Park

National Parks in Tunisia

1. Bou-Hedma National Park
2. Zembra National Park
3. Chaambi National Park
4. Boukornine National Park
5. Sidi Toui National Park
6. Feija National Park
7. Ichkeul National Park

National Parks in Togo

1. Fosse aux Lions National Park
2. Kéran National Park
3. Fazao-Malfakassa National Park

National Parks in Tanzania

1. Arusha National Park
2. Rubondo Island National Park
3. Saadani National Park
4. Serengeti National Park
5. Tarangire National Park
6. Lake Manyara National Park
7. Gombe Stream National Park
8. Katavi National Park
9. Kilimanjaro National Park
10. Mafia Island Marine Park
11. Ruaha National Park
12. Udzungwa Mountains National Park
13. Mahale Mountains National Park
14. Mikumi National Park
15. Mnazi Bay-Ruvumba Estuary Marine Park

National Parks in Swaziland

1. Hawane National Park
2. Mlawula National Park
3. Mantenga National Park
4. Hlane Royal National Park
5. Malolotja National Park

National Parks in Sudan

1. Radom National Park
2. Royal Natal National Park
3. Southern National Park
4. Dinder National Park

National Parks in South Africa

1. Kainji Gemsbok National Park
2. Karoo National Park
3. Nwanedi National Park
4. Pilanesberg National Park
5. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
6. Bontebok National Park
7. Golden Gate Highlands National Park
8. Kalahari Gemsbok National Park
9. Knysna National Lake Area
10. Kruger National Park
11. Madikwe Game Reserve
12. Tankwa Karoo National Park
13. Tsitsikamma National Park
14. Vaalbos National Park
15. Vhembe-Dongola National Park
16. Addo Elephant National Park
17. Agulhas National Park
18. Augrabies Falls National Park
19. West Coast National Park
20. Marakele National Park
21. Mountain Zebra National Park
22. Namaqua National Park
23. Richtersveld National Park
24. Royal Natal National Park
25. Table Mountain National Park
26. Wilderness National Park

National Parks in Somalia

1. Kismayu National Park
2. Hargeysa National Park

National Parks in Sierra Leone

1. Kuru Hills National Park
2. Lake Mape/Mabesi National Park
3. Lake Sonfon National Park
4. Loma Mountains National Park
5. Outamba-Kilimi National Park
6. Western Area National Park

National Parks in Seychelles

1. Baie Ternay Marine National Park
2. Curieuse Marine National Park
3. Ile Coco Marine National Park
4. Morne Seychellois National Park
5. Port Launay Marine National Park
6. Praslin National Park
7. Silhouette Marine National Park
8. Ste. Anne Marine National Park

National Parks in Senegal

1. Basse Casamance National Park
2. Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary
3. Niokolo-Koba National Park
4. Isles des Madeleines National Park
5. Langue de Barbarie National Park
6. Saloum Delta National Park

National Parks in Sao Tome and Principe

1. Obo National Park

National Parks in Rwanda

1. Akagera National Park
2. Nyungwe Forest National Park
3. Volcans National Park

National Parks in Nigeria

1. Chad Basin National Park
2. Kainji National Park
3. Kamuku National Park
4. Okomu National Park
5. Old Oyo National Park
6. Cross River National Park
7. Gashaka-Gumti National Park
8. Yankari National Park

National Parks in Niger

1. W of the Niger National Park

National Parks in Namibia

1. Mamili National Park
2. Namib-Naukluft National Park
3. Richtersveld Transfrontier Park
4. Etosha National Park
5. Waterberg National Park

National Parks in Mozambique

1. Limpopo National Park
2. Quirimbas National Park
3. Zinave National Park
4. Banhine National Park
5. Bazaruto Archipelago National Marine Park
6. Gorongosa National Park

National Parks in Morocco

1. National Park of Bou Arfa
2. National Park of Ifrane
3. National Park of Tazekka
4. National Park of Talassemtane
5. National Park of Hoceima
6. National Park of the Iles of Essaouira
7. National Park of the Golf of Khnifiss
8. National Park of Tazerkourt
9. National Park of Merdja Zerka
10. National Park of Ayachi
11. National Park of Toubkal
12. National Park of Sous-Massa
13. National Park of the coast of Dakhla
14. National Park of Lake Sidi Boughaba

National Parks in Mauritius

1. Ile aux Flamants National Park
2. Rocher aux Oiseaux National Park
3. Black River Gorges National Park
4. Ile aux Oiseaux National Park
5. Ilot Fous National Park
6. Ilot Fouquets National Park
7. Pigeon Rock National Park
8. Ilot Vacoas National Park
9. Ile d'Ambre National Park

National Parks in Mauritania

1. Banc d'Arguin National Park
2. Diawling National Park

National Parks in Mali

1. Bafing National Park
2. Boucle du Baoulé National Park

National Parks in Malawi

1. Lake Malawi National Park
2. Kasungu National Park
3. Lengwe National Park
4. Liwonde National Park
5. Nyika National Park

National Parks in Madagascar

1. Ranomafana National Park
2. Tsimanampetsotse National Park
3. Zahamena National Park
4. Zombitse-Vohibasia National Park
5. Amber Mountain National Park
6. Andohahela National Park
7. Andringitra National Park
8. Ankarafantsika National Park
9. Marojejy National Park
10. Masoala National Park
11. Midongy du sud National Park
12. Namoroka National Park
13. Baie de Baly National Park
14. Bemaraha National Park
15. Isalo National Park
16. Kirindy Mitea National Park
17. Mantadia National Park

National Parks in Liberia

1. Sapo National Park

National Parks in Lesotho

1. Sehlabathebe National Park
2. Ts'ehlanyane National Park

National Parks in Kenya

1. Saiwa Swamp National Park
2. Sibiloi National Park
3. Tsavo National Park (East and West sections)
4. Watamu Marine National Park
5. Aberdare National Park
6. Amboseli National Park
7. Arabuko Sokoke National Park
8. Central Island National Park
9. Chyulu Hills National Park
10. Hell's Gate National Park
11. Mount Elgon National Park
12. Mount Kenya National Park
13. Mount Longonot National Park
14. Nairobi National Park
15. Ol Donyo Sabuk National Park
16. Ruma National Park
17. Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Park
18. Lake Nakuru National Park
19. Malka Mari National Park
20. Malindi Marine National Park
21. Marsabit National Park
22. Meru National Park
23. Mombasa Marine Park

National Parks Guinea-Bissau

1. Cacheu River National Park
2. João Vieira Marine Park
3. Orango Islands National Park

National Parks Guinea

1. Haut Niger National Park
2. Niokolo-Badiar National Park

National Parks Ghana

1. Bia National Park
2. Bui National Park
3. Digya National Park
4. Kakum National Park
5. Mole National Park

National Parks Gambia

1. Abuko National Park
2. Bijilo National Park
3. Kiang West National Park
4. Niumi National Park
5. River Gambia National Park

National Parks in Gabon

1. Akanda National Park
2. Batéké Plateau National Park
3. Birougou National Park
4. Crystal Mountains National Park
5. Ivindo National Park
6. Loango National Park
7. Lopé National Park
8. Mayumba National Park
9. Minkébé National Park
10. Moukalaba-Doudau National Park
11. Mwangné National Park
12. Pongara National Park
13. Waka National Park

National Parks in Ethiopia

1. Abidjatta-Shalla National Park
2. Awash National Park
3. Bale Mountains National Park
4. Gambela National Park
5. Mago National Park
6. Nechisar National Park
7. Omo National Park
8. Semien Mountains National Park
9. Yangudi Rassa National Park

National Parks in Eritrea

1. Dahlak Marine National Park
2. Semenawi Bahri National Park

National Parks in Equatorial Guinea

1. Monte Alen Park

National Parks in Egypt

1. Elba National Park
2. Ras Muhammad
3. St Catherine National Park
4. Wadi el Gamal National Park

National Parks in Djibouti

1. Day Forest National Park
2. Djibouti National Park
3. Yoboki National Park

National Parks in Côte d'Ivoire

1. Assagny National Park
2. Banco National Park
3. Comoé National Park
4. Îles Eliotilés National Park
5. Marahoué National Park
6. Mont Nimba National Park
7. Mont Péko National Park
8. Mont Sângbé National Park
9. Taï National Park

National Parks in Democratic Republic of Congo

1. Garamba National Park
2. Kahuzi-Biéga National Park
3. Maiko National Park
4. Okapi National Park
5. Salonga National Park
6. Upemba National Park
7. Virunga National Park

National Parks in Republic of Congo

1. Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park
2. Odzala National Park

National Parks in Chad

1. Aouk National Park
2. Goz-Beida National Park
3. Manda National Park
4. Zakouma National Park

National Parks in Central African Republic

1. André Félix National Park
2. Bamingui-Bangoran National Park
3. St Floris National Park

National Parks in Cape Verde

1. Fogo National Park

National Parks in Cameroon

1. Bénoué National Park
2. Bouba Njida National Park
3. Boumba Bek National Park
4. Campo Ma'an National Park
5. Faro National Park
6. Korup National Park
7. Lake Lobake National Park
8. Nki National Park
9. Waza National Park

National Parks in Burundi

1. Kibira National Park
2. Risizi National Park
3. Rurubu National Park

National Parks in Burkina Faso

1. Kaboré Tambi National Park
2. W of the Niger National Park

National Parks in Botswana

1. Central Kalahari Game Reserve
2. Chobe National Park
3. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
4. Khutse Game Reserve
5. Makgadikgadi Pans National Park
6. Mokolodi Nature Reserve
7. Moremi Wildlife Reserve
8. Nxai Pan National Park

National Parks in Benin

1. W of the Niger National Park
2. Pendjari National Park

National Parks in Angola

1. Mupa National Park
2. Bicauri National Park
3. Cameia National Park
4. Luiana National Park
5. Cangandala National Park
6. Iona National Park
7. Kisama National Park
8. Quicama National Park
9. Luenge National Park
10. Longa-Mavinga National Park
11. Mucusso National Park

National Parks in Algeria

1. Ahaggar National Park
2. Taza National Park
3. Tlemcen National Park
4. Gouraya National Park
5. Abaaba National Park
6. Chrea National Park
7. Djurdjura National Park
8. Belezma National Park
9. El Kala National Park
10. Tassili n'Ajjer National Park
11. Theniet El Had National Park

National Parks in United States of America

1. Denali
2. Gates of the Arctic
3. Katmai
4. Kenai Fjords
5. Kobuk Valley
6. Lake Clark
7. Grand Canyon
8. Petrified Forest
9. Saguaro
10. Hot Springs
11. Channel Islands
12. Death Valley
13. Joshua Tree
14. Kings Canyon
15. Lassen Volcanic
16. Redwood
17. Sequoia
18. Yosemite
19. Black Canyon of the Gunnison
20. Great Sand Dunes
21. Mesa Verde
22. Rocky Mountain
23. Biscayne
24. Dry Tortugas
25. Everglades
26. Haleakala
27. Hawaii Volcanoes
28. Yellowstone
29. Mammoth Cave
30. Acadia
31. Isle Royale
32. Voyageurs
33. Glacier
34. Death Valley
35. Great Basin
36. Carlsbad Caverns
37. Great Smoky Mountains
38. Theodore Roosevelt
39. Cuyahoga Valley
40. Crater Lake
41. Congaree
42. Badlands
43. Wind Cave
44. Great Smoky Mountains
45. Big Bend
46. Guadalupe Mountains
47. Virgin Islands
48. Arches
49. Bryce Canyon
50. Capitol Reef
51. Canyonlands
52. Zion
53. Shenandoah
54. Mount Rainier
55. North Cascades
56. Olympic
57. Grand Teton
58. Yellowstone

Red Wolf

The Red Wolf also known as Canis rufus is a mammal of the order Carnivora. The Red Wolf has a reddish coat, silver-grey forehead and darker signs on white legs and a cream underbelly. The Red Wolf has smooth coat and long ears and long legs. It lives through the south eastern parts of the United States of America, from Florida to Texas. The Red Wolf typically has a height at the shoulders of fifteen to sixteen inches and it weighs eighteen to thirty six kilo grams. It is thought that its original distribution included much of eastern North America, where Red Wolves were found from New York in the east, Florida in the south, and Texas in the south-west. Records of bounty payments to Wappinger Indians in New York in the middle 1700s confirm its range at least that far north, it is possible that it could have extended as far as extreme eastern Canada. Traditionally, three subspecies of Red Wolf are recognized. Two of these subspecies are extinct. Canis rufus floridanus has been extinct since 1930 and Canis rufus gregoryi was declared extinct in the wild by 1970. Canis rufus rufus, the other surviving subspecies, was extirpated in 1980, although that status was changed to critically endangered when one hundred wolves were reintroduced in North Carolina.



Although it has been suggested that the red wolf (Canis rufus) originated as a fertile cross between gray wolves and coyotes, the red wolf may have existed in North America before both the gray wolf and the coyote. Fossils up to 750,000 years old indicate that the red wolf may be a close relative to a primitive ancestor of the North American canids.

The red wolf is similar to but smaller than the gray wolf and is intermediate in many characteristics between gray wolves and coyotes. It often interbreeds with the coyote, and because of this, it is believed that the red wolf may eventually become extinct by hybridization, rather than by man. Its colors range from cinnamon red to almost black, with tan markings above the eyes. It feeds mainly on birds, rabbits, and other small rodents, but will also hunt deer and other large prey if available. The red wolf's historic range covered the southeastern portion of the United States, reaching as far west as Texas and north to Illinois. Their preferred habitat was warm, moist, and densely vegetated, although they were also present in pine forests, bottom land hardwood forests, coastal prairies, and marshes.Red Wolf in Brush

Destruction of forests and coastal marsh habitat, as well as widespread persecution and predator control activities, brought them close to extinction. All of this in addition to hybridization. In 1980, they were declared biologically extinct in the wild. In the wild, red wolves normally establish life-long mates, and their packs usually consist of an adult pair and the young. They reach breeding maturity in their second or third year. Breeding seasons can vary from March to May. Den sites include stream banks, enlarged burrows of other animals, hollow trees, and sandy knolls in coastal areas.



There are thought to be about three hundred red wolves remaining in the world, with two hundred and twenty of those in captivity. For decades, the Red Wolf has been indistinguishable genetically from either the Gray Wolf or the Coyote. The Red Wolf breeds with both species and may again be in peril as contact with other species in the wild resumes. In 1987 approximately one hundred were reintroduced into the wild as the first island propagation project in the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge off the coast of North Carolina. In 1989 the second island propagation project initiated with release of a population on Horn Island of the Mississippi coast. This population was moved in 1998 because of a likelihood of encounters with humans. The third island propagation project introduced a population on St. Vincent Island, Florida offshore between Cape San Blas and Apalachicola, Florida in 1990 and in 1997 the fourth island propagation program introduced a population to Cape St. George Island, Florida south of Apalachicola, Florida. In 1991 two pairs were reintroduced into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, where the last known wolf was killed in 1905. Despite some early success, the wolves were relocated to North Carolina in 1998, ending the effort to reintroduce the species to the Park. Historical habitats included forests, swamps and coastal prairies, where it was an apex predator.

Red Wolves are shy and wary creatures. They prefer to hunt alone or in small family groups, pack sizes are smaller than those of their gray cousins, consisting often of one adult pair and their offspring. As in other canids pair-bonding is strong and Red Wolves mate for life. They mate yearly and two or three pups are usually born in the spring. Both parents help raise the offspring who are mature enough to leave behind parental support at six months of age. Their diet consists of small animals, including rabbits, raccoons and rodents. They occasionally bring down deer with the help of other wolves and they supplement their diet with insects and berries. Red wolves also are known to breed with coyotes, and their special features are being lost. The red wolf's behavior is one reason why it is in critical conservation state. Unlike the grey wolf, which has historically been known to kill people on rare occasions, the red wolf has not been recorded to attack people, though they were reported to scavenge upon corpses on the battlefields of the Mexican-American War.

The Owls

Elf Owl being the smallest weights only 31 grams and 5.3 inches in length. Some of the pygmy owls are very larger. The largest owls are two of the eagle owls, Blakiston's Fish Owl and the Eurasian Eagle Owl, which may reach a size of 28.4 inches in length.. Different species of owls make different sounds. The wide range of calls aids owls in finding mates or announcing their presence to potential competitors, and also aids ornithologists and birders in locating these birds and recognizing species.Owls are far-sighted, and are unable to see anything clearly within a few inches of their eyes. Their far vision, particularly in low light, is exceptionally good. They can turn their head 135 degrees in either direction; they can thus look behind their own shoulders.



Most owls hunt for prey only under the cover of darkness. Several types of owl, however, are crepuscular, or active during the twilight hours of dawn and dusk; one example is the pygmy owl. A few owls are also active during the day; examples are the Burrowing Owl and the Short-eared Owl. Owl eggs are usually white and spherical, and range in number from a few to a dozen, depending on species. The eggs are laid in intervals of one to three days and do not hatch at the same time. This accounts for the wide variation in the size of sibling nestlings. Owls do not construct nests but rather look for a sheltered nesting site or an abandoned nest, in trees, underground burrows, or in buildings, barns and caves.

Owls have at least two adaptations that aid them in achieving stealth. First, the dull coloration of an owl's feathers can render them almost invisible under certain conditions. Serrated edges on the leading edge of the owl's remiges muffle the owl's wingbeats, allowing its flight to be practically silent. Some fish-eating owls, where this silence is of no evolutionary advantage, lack this adaptation. Elf owls and Burrowing owls also lack the feathers for silent flying. Once prey has been captured, the owl's sharp beak and powerful talons, or clawed feet allow it kill its prey before swallowing it whole.



Owls have been a feature of falconry for years. In recent years, many owls have moved from their previous rural habitats to start to inhabit urban areas. The Tawny Owl has been a common visitor to cities across the UK for about forty years, where it survives on a diet of pigeons and small birds. Owls in urban areas are also known to prey on new-born kittens. In many parts of the world, owls have been associated with death and misfortune, likely due to their nocturnal activity and common screeching call. However, owls have also been associated with wisdom and prosperity, frequently being companion animals for goddesses. Ancient Egyptians used a representation of an owl for their hieroglyph for the sound m. They would often draw this hieroglyph with its legs broken to keep this bird of prey from coming to life.

The Romans considered owls to be funerary birds, due to their nocturnal activity and often having their nests in inaccessible places. As a result, seeing an owl in the daytime was considered a bad omen. The vampiric strix of Roman mythology was in part based on the owl. Likewise, in Romanian culture, the mournful call of an owl is thought to predict the death of somebody living in the neighbourhood. Such superstitions caused a minor disturbance when an owl showed up at Romanian President's residence, Cotroceni Palace. Owls were considered bad omens and associated with evil spirits in most Middle Eastern pagan traditions. In modern times, although such superstitions are less prevalent, owls are still popularly considered evil because of their fierce, horrific appearance. In Greek mythology, the owl, and specifically the Little Owl, was often associated with the goddess Athena, a bird goddess who became associated with wisdom, the arts, and skills, and as a result, owls also became associated with wisdom. They are the unofficial mascot of the high-IQ society Mensa.

Countries in North and South America (North and South American Countries)

Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, France Clipperton Island, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad nd Tobago, United States, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, The Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela.

Countries in Asia (Asian Countries)

Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, Georgia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor (east), Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Yemen.

Countries in Europe (European Contries)

Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guernsey, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jersey, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Republic of Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom nd Vatican City.

Countries in Africa (African Countries)

Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo (Kinshasa), Congo (Brazzaville), Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The Bald Eagle

The bald eagle, America's National Bird, is the only eagle unique to North America. Bald eagles are found over most of North America, from Alaska and Canada to northern Mexico. About half of the world's 70,000 bald eagles live in Alaska. Combined with British Columbia's population of about 20,000, the northwest coast of North America is by far their greatest stronghold for bald eagles. There are two recognized subspecies of Bald Eagle. The southern bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus leucocephalus, is found in the Gulf States from Texas and Baja California across to South Carolina and Florida, south of 40 degrees north latitude. The northern bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus alascanus, is found north of 40 degrees north latitude across the entire continent. The largest numbers of northern bald eagles are in the Northwest, especially in Alaska. The northern bald eagle is slightly larger than the southern bald eagle.

The Bald Eagle is a powerful flier, and soars on thermal convection currents. It reaches speeds of 35–44 miles per hour when gliding and flapping, and about 30 miles per hour while carrying fish. Bald Eagles normally squeak and have a shrill cry, punctuated by grunts. They do not make the scream that is found in films; this is usually the call of a Red-tailed Hawk, dubbed into films for dramatic effect.

The Bald Eagle prefers habitats near seacoasts, rivers, large lakes, and other large bodies of open water with an abundance of fish. Studies have shown a preference for bodies of water with a circumference greater than 7 miles, and lakes with an area greater than 3.8 square miles are optimal for breeding bald eagles.

Bald Eagles are sexually mature at four or five years of age. When they are old enough to breed, they often return to the area where they were born. It is thought that Bald Eagles mate for life. However, if one member of a pair dies or disappears, the other will choose a new mate. A pair which has repeatedly failed in breeding attempts may split and look for new mates. Bald Eagle courtship involves elaborate calls and flight displays. The flight includes swoops, chases, and cartwheels, in which they fly high, lock talons, and free fall, separating just before hitting the ground.

The plumage of an adult Bald Eagle is evenly brown with a white head and tail. The tail is moderately long and slightly wedge-shaped. The beak, feet, and irises are bright yellow. Immature Bald Eagles are distinguishable from the Golden Eagle in that the former has a more protruding head with a larger bill, straighter edged wings. Body length ranges from 28–38 inches.

The average lifespan of Bald Eagles in the wild is around 20 years, with the oldest living to be about 30. In captivity, they often live somewhat longer. In one instance, a captive individual in New York lived for nearly 50 years. As with size, the average lifespan of an eagle population appears to be influenced by its location.

The Bald Eagle is extremely sensitive to human activity, and occurs most commonly in areas free of human disturbance. It chooses sites more than 0.75 miles from low-density human disturbance and more than 1.2 miles from medium- to high-density human disturbance.

The Bald Eagle's diet is opportunistic and varied, but most feed mainly on fish. To hunt fish, easily their most important live prey, the eagle swoops down over the water and snatches the fish out of the water with its talons. They eat by holding the fish in one claw and tearing the flesh with the other. Eagles have structures on their toes called spiricules that allow them to grasp fish. Osprey also have this adaptation. Bald Eagles have powerful talons. Sometimes, if the fish is too heavy to lift, the eagle will be dragged into the water. It may swim to safety, but some eagles drown or succumb to hypothermia. When competing for food, eagles will usually dominate other fish-eaters and scavengers, aggressively displacing mammals such as coyotes and foxes, and birds such as corvids, gulls, vultures and other raptors. Bald Eagles may be displaced by or themselves displace Golden Eagles, with neither species known to be dominant. Occasionally, Bald Eagles will steal fish away from smaller raptors, such as Ospreys, a practice known as kleptoparasitism.

Permits are required to keep Bald Eagles in captivity in the United States. Permits are primarily issued to public educational institutions, and the eagles which they show are permanently injured individuals which cannot be released to the wild. The facilities where eagles are kept must be equipped with adequate caging and facilities, as well as workers experienced in the handling and care of eagles. Bald Eagles cannot legally be kept for falconry in the United States. On June 2007 the Interior Department of US took the American bald eagle off the Endangered Species List. The bald eagle will still be protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. The Bald Eagle Protection Act prohibits the take, transport, sale, barter, trade, import and export, and possession of eagles, making it illegal for anyone to collect eagles and eagle parts, nests, or eggs without a permit. Native Americans are able to possess these emblems which are traditional in their culture.

The Jaguar

The jaguar is a compact and well-muscled animal. Larger males have been recorded as weighing 159 kilograms and smaller ones have extremely low weights of 36 kilograms. Further variations in size have been observed across regions and habitats, with size tending to increase from the north to south.

The jaguar has been attested in the fossil record for two million years and it has been an American cat since crossing the Bering Land Bridge during the Pleistocene; the immediate ancestor of modern animals is Panthera onca augusta, which was larger than the contemporary cat. Its present range extends from Mexico, through Central America and into South America, including much of Amazonian Brazil. The countries included in this range are Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. The jaguar is now extinct in El Salvador and Uruguay.

The jaguar can range across a variety of forested and open habitat, but is strongly associated with presence of water. Forest jaguars are frequently darker and considerably smaller than those found in open areas, possibly due to the fewer large herbivorous prey in forest areas. A short and stocky limb structure makes the jaguar adept at climbing, crawling and swimming. The base coat of the jaguar is generally a tawny yellow, but can range to reddish-brown and black. The spots vary over individual coats and between individual Jaguars: rosettes may include one or several dots, and the shape of the dots varies. The jaguar closely resembles the leopard, but is sturdier and heavier, and the two animals can be distinguished by their rosettes: the rosettes on a jaguar's coat are larger, fewer in number, usually darker, and have thicker lines and small spots in the middle that the leopard lacks. Jaguars also have rounder heads and shorter, stockier limbs compared to leopards.

Jaguar females reach sexual maturity at about two years of age, and males at three or four. Mating fights between males occur, but are rare, and aggression avoidance behaviour has been observed in the wild. Mating pairs separate after the act, and females provide all parenting. The young are born blind, gaining sight after two weeks. Cubs are weaned at three months but remain in the birth den for six months before leaving to accompany their mother on hunts.

Typical lifespan in the wild is estimated at around 12–15 years; in captivity, the jaguar lives up to 23 years, placing it among the longest-lived cats. Like most cats, the jaguar is solitary outside mother-cub groups. Adults generally meet only to court and mate though limited non-courting socialization has been observed anecdotally and carve out large territories for themselves. Female territories, from 25 to 40 square kilometers in size, may overlap, but the animals generally avoid one another. Male ranges cover roughly twice as much area, varying in size with the availability of game and space, and do not overlap. Scrape marks, urine, and feces are used to mark territory. Both sexes hunt, but males travel farther each day than females, befitting their larger territories. Like all cats, the jaguar is an obligate carnivore, feeding only on meat.

The jaguar is a stalk-and-ambush rather than a chase predator. The cat will walk slowly down forest paths, listening for and stalking prey before rushing or ambushing. The jaguar attacks from cover and usually from a target's blind spot with a quick pounce; the species' ambushing abilities are considered nearly peerless in the animal kingdom by both indigenous people and field researchers, and are probably a product of its role as an apex predator in several different environments. The ambush may include leaping into water after prey, as a jaguar is quite capable of carrying a large kill while swimming; its strength is such that carcasses as large as a heifer can be hauled up a tree to avoid flood levels.

Jaguars are listed on the endangered species list. It is estimates that there are only about 15,000 jaguars left in world. As the forest disappears, the jaguars that are left, are forced to seek new homes and usually migrate north in search of the lust jungles and forests. Jaguars are also the target of many hunters because their skins are sold for a lot of money to make clothes, purses and other things.

The Caspian Sea / Lake

The Caspian Sea is world's largest lake over 30 million years old with a surface area of 371,000 square kilometers. It has no outflows, and lies between northern Iran and the southern areas of the Russia . It has a maximum depth of approximately 1025 meters. It is named after an ancient people called Caspians. Due to the inflow of fresh water, the Caspian Sea is a fresh-water lake in its northern portions. Over 130 rivers provide inflow to the Caspian, with the Volga River being the largest. It also has several small islands that are primarily located in the North and have a collective land area of roughly 2000 square kilometers.. The majority of the islands are small and uninhabited. The oil in the Caspian basin is estimated to be worth over US $12 trillion. Five nations border the Caspian's shores: Azerbaijan, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Russian Federation.

Three Smallest Countries in The World by Land Area

Vatican City's land area is 1 sq / km. It makes Vatican City the smallest country in the world by land area.

Monaco's land area is 2 sq / km. It makes Monaco the second smallest country in the world by land area.

Nauru's land area is 21 sq / km. It makes Nauru the third smallest country in the world by land area.

Three Largest Countries in The World by Land Area

Russia's land area is 17,075,200 sq / km. It makes Russia the largest country in the world by land area.

Canada's land area is 9,976,140 sq / km. It makes Canada the second largest country in the world by land area.

America's land area is 9,629,091 sq / km. It makes America the third largest country in the world by land area.

Smallest Country in The World by Population

Smallest country in the world by population is Vatican City. Its population in 2006 was 920. Tuvalu is second smallest with a population of 11640 while the the third smallest country is Nauru with a population of 13050.

Largest Country in The World by Population

According to CIA World Factbook, the largest country by population in 2006 was China. Its population was 1,306,313,800. India's population was 1,080,264,400 making it the second largest country while America's population was 295,734,100. It makes America the third largest country in the world by population.

China is the fourth largest country in the world by Land Area

Peoples Republic of China is the fourth largest country in the world with a land area of 9,596,960 square kilo meters.

The Size of a Cricket Bat

Size of a cricket bat should not be more than 38 inches or 965 mm in length and it should not not be more than 4.25 inches or 108 mm in width.

The Weight of Cricket Ball

The weight of a Cricket Ball is in between 5.5 and 5.7 ounces

Cricketer Shoaib Akhtar

Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar was introduced to International Cricket in 1999. He is very famous with the nick of Rawalpindi express. He has been sidelined by the authorities many times but he comes back and proves himself deserving to be the part of the cricket team.

Shoaib Akhtar's ODIs Bowling Record:

Matches: 138
Balls: 6558
Runs: 5081
Wickets: 219
Best Bowling: 6/16

Harm of Smoking

Smoking is very dangerous according to a review of epidemiological data by the WHO cancer agency. This International Agency published the first evidence for Research on Cancer and linked conclusively smoking with increased risk of cancer. Twenty nine scientists from twelve countries reviewed all researches on smoking. They stated unanimously that even passive exposure to tobacco products can cause lung cancer in people who have never smoked. Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable cancers worldwide and half of these deaths because of smoking occur in middle age 35-69 years. The WHO hopes that its report will convince governments to act on controlling smoking in public places and to encourage people to stop.