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The volcano rabbit’s adult weight ranges from 386 to 602 g (0.851 to 1.327 lb). [7] It has short, dense fur that ranges in color from brown to black. [8] The rabbit is a gnawing animal that is distinguished from rodents by its two pairs of specialized upper incisors. [9]
Chelonoidis niger vandenburghi, also known as the Volcán Alcedo giant tortoise, the Alcedo Volcano giant tortoise or the Alcedo giant tortoise, is a subspecies of Galápagos tortoise endemic to the Galápagos archipelago in the equatorial eastern Pacific Ocean. The specific epithet vandenburghi honours American herpetologist John Van Denburgh. [3]
The name Tardigradum means 'slow walker' and was given by Lazzaro Spallanzani in 1776. [35] [10] In 1834, C.A.S. Schulze gave the first formal description of a tardigrade, Macrobiotus hufelandi, in a work subtitled "a new animal from the crustacean class, capable of reviving after prolonged asphyxia and dryness".
Tardigrades live over the entire world, including the high Himalayas. [4] Tardigrades are also able to survive temperatures of close to absolute zero (−273 °C or −459 °F), [5] temperatures as high as 151 °C (304 °F), radiation that would kill other animals, [6] and almost a decade without water. [7]
The island is the flat summit of an underwater volcano more than 4,500 m (14,800 ft) high, [2] with about 4,200 m (13,800 ft) being submerged and only about 300 m (1,000 ft) above the surface. [3] Some basalt is exposed in places but most of the surface rock is limestone accumulated from coral growth.
The active volcano Mount Erebus and the dormant Mount Melbourne, both in the continent's interior, each host a fumarole. Two fumaroles also exist on the subantarctic islands, one caused by a dormant volcano on Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands and one on the South Sandwich Islands. The fumarole on Deception Island also supports ...
From earthquakes to hurricanes, volcanoes and floods, nature ha Wildfires continue to rage in the area, and the death toll now stands at at least 27. Around 12,000 structures have burned to the ...
The wildlife of Iceland is the wild plant and animal life found on the island of Iceland, located in the north Atlantic Ocean just south of the Arctic Circle. The flora, fauna, and funga is limited by the geography and climate of the island. The habitats on the island include high mountains, lava fields, tundras, rivers, lakes and a coastal ...