Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The western border is the Jordan Rift Valley, where the Jordan River and the Dead Sea lie hundreds of feet below sea level and form the boundary between Jordan, to the east, and Israel and the Palestinian territories to the west. [3] The northern part of the Jordan Valley is the most fertile region of the country.
Desert roaming elephants have developed certain adaptations for desert life and tend to have relatively broader feet, longer legs and smaller bodies than other African bush elephants. They are herbivorous, and their diet varies with the change of the seasons. They may walk up to 70 kilometers at night to find water points, which is the cause of ...
Elephas beyeri – dwarf elephant species described from fossil remains found in 1911 in Luzon, the Philippines by von Königswald [15] Elephas ekorensis – described from the Kubi Algi Formation, Turkana , Kenya , [ 13 ] dating to the Early Pliocene, one of the oldest species of the genus.
Elephas beyeri is an extinct species of dwarf elephant known from the Middle Pleistocene. [1] It was named after the anthropologist H. Otley Beyer . [ 2 ] The type specimen, a partial molar tooth, was discovered on Cabarruyan Island in the Philippines but has since been lost.
Heaney, Balete, Alviola, Duya, Veluz, VandeVrede & Steppan, 2011 [3] Forest LC Unknown: Luzon giant forest mouse: Apomys magnus Heaney, Balete, Alviola, Duya, Veluz, VandeVrede & Steppan, 2011 [3] Lowland and lower montane forest LC: Small Luzon forest mouse: Apomys microdon Hollister, 1913: Forest LC Unknown: Mount Mingan forest mouse: Apomys ...
There are 70 mammal species recorded in Jordan, of which two are endangered, ten are vulnerable, and three are near threatened. [1] The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
Jordan ([hɔ̝ɾdɐn]), officially the Municipality of Jordan (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Jordan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Jordan), is a municipality and capital of the province of Guimaras, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 39,566 people, making it the third largest settlement in the province.
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Pages for logged out editors learn more