Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Enterolobium cyclocarpum. ( Jacq.) Griseb. Enterolobium cyclocarpum, commonly known as conacaste, guanacaste, caro caro, devil's ear tree, monkey-ear tree, or elephant-ear tree, is a species of flowering tree in the family Fabaceae, that is native to tropical regions of the Americas, from central Mexico south to northern Brazil ( Roraima) and ...
Elephant ear plant with yellow blossom Elephant ear plant with blossom. Colocasia is a genus [3] [4] of flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to southeastern Asia and the Indian subcontinent. Some species are widely cultivated and naturalized in other tropical and subtropical regions. [1] [5]
Elasmognathinae Gray, 1867. Tapirs ( / ˈteɪpər / TAY-pər) [ 8][ 9] are large, herbivorous mammals belonging to the family Tapiridae. [ 3] They are similar in shape to a pig, with a short, prehensile nose trunk. Tapirs inhabit jungle and forest regions of South and Central America and Southeast Asia.
A mastodon ( mastós 'breast' + odoús 'tooth') is a member of the genus Mammut (German for "mammoth"), which, strictly defined, was endemic to North America and lived from the late Miocene to the early Holocene. Mastodons belong to the order Proboscidea, the same order as elephants and mammoths (which belong to the family Elephantidae ).
The Carnival of the Animals (French: Le Carnaval des animaux) is a humorous musical suite of 14 movements, including "The Swan", by the French composer Camille Saint-Saëns. About 25 minutes in duration, it was written for private performance by two pianos and chamber ensemble; Saint-Saëns prohibited public performance of the work during his ...
Overall, Q2 new car and truck sales totaled over 4.1 million, up slightly year over, according to Cox Automotive. The rate of sales slowed sharply from a 5% growth rate logged in the first quarter.
Rescue Kitten Taste Testing Tropical Fruit Is Total Cuteness Overload. Alexandra Ashe runs a sanctuary for kinkajous—a type of Central and South American nocturnal, arboreal species distantly ...
African bush elephant. The African bush elephant ( Loxodonta africana ), also known as the African savanna elephant, is one of two extant African elephant species and one of three extant elephant species. It is the largest living terrestrial animal, with bulls reaching an average shoulder height of 3.04–3.36 metres (10.0–11.0 ft) and a body ...