The Ice Age, or Pleistocene Epoch, was a period that lasted from about 2.6 million to 11,700 years ago. It was characterized by repeated glaciations and freezing temperatures, which created unique and challenging environments for the animals that lived during this time. From massive megafauna like t...
Chinese name:xùn měng lóngLatin name: VelociraptorOther names: Velociraptor ("agile thief"), Velociraptor, VelociraptorExisting period: Late Cretaceous period 83 million to 70 million years agoDistribution area: Inner Mongolia, China, MongoliaDiet: CarnivoreAggression: Very highLength:...
Here are some of the top ten dinosaurs that are considered to be the strongest, in no particular order:1. Tyrannosaurus rex: One of the most well-known dinosaurs, with a strong body and huge jaws. They may be one of the most powerful hunting animals on land.2. Spinosaurus: The largest known carnivor...
The golden eagle, the king of raptors, was discovered for the first time in Wawu Mountain, Sichuan! So happy to hear this! The golden eagle is the national bird of China and one of the largest birds of prey in the world. They often live in mountains or grasslands and feed on small mammals, bi...
Dinosaurs are animals from ancient times. We don’t know what they looked like. Through scientists’ reconstructions, we have a rough idea of what they looked like. What exactly did dinosaurs look like? Next, the editor will take you to see ten strange bodies. Plant dinosaurs....
Asbestos woolly rat is a new species published by Liu Shaoying et al. in 2018, and its type locality is located in Shimian County, Sichuan. In the phylogenetic tree constructed based on the mitochondrial genome, asbestos woolly rat and Kachin woolly rat constitute sister groups, and in the phylogene...
The southwestern woolly rat belongs to the subgenus <Anteliomys> of the genus <Anteliomys>, and its species-level status is stable. There are currently 4 subspecies under the species, all distributed in Yunnan. The nominate subspecies <E. c. custos> (Thomas, 1912), the type localit...
Birds of prey are one of the six major groups of birds (the other five are songbirds, waders, migratory birds, land birds, and climbing birds), including all existing birds of the order Accipiliformes, Falconiformes, and Owls. The birds under Birds of Prey are all ferocious carnivores, and they are...
How do birds learn to fly? Were the earliest birds arboreal creatures that glided from trees to the ground, or were they bipedal land animals that evolved wings and developed a preference for long-distance hopping? Researchers have not formed a unified understanding of this....
Today I’m going to talk to you about the topic of eagles. There are many types of eagles. There are more than 190 species in the world. There are more than 20 species common in Taiwan Province of my country, covering all eagle species in China. They are distributed in the mid- and low-altitude moun...
Vultures, also known as vultures, are large scavenging birds with as many as 22 species, mainly living in the tropics and subtropics. There are 7 species of New World vultures, including the famous condor introduced earlier, and 15 species of Old World vultures, including griffons and vultures. The...