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Here are a few popular animals found during the Ice Age. They are beautiful creatures. I have provided you with a few facts about each animal.

To be completely dwarfed by any natural feature is awe-inspiring, perhaps nothing more so than the Angel Falls, in the heart of Venezuela, which fall an unbelievable 3,212 feet from top to bottom

Still in all, only 5% of the ocean has been explored and mapped in such detail, and it is hoped that these explorations into the Mariana Trench will help humanity to understand that the ocean is the blue heart of the planet, key to climate, weather, planetary chemistry and much more b...

Did an asteroid really kill the dinosaurs or was it something else? Will it happen again?

With the continuing onslaught of Global warming, rising average temperatures of the Earth's atmosphere and oceans, we have to look at how important the humble tree really is.

In some parts of the African continent the desert is mainly used for sporting events such as the Dakar Rally.

A range of plants and animals is washed up by the surf, along with human refuse.

We are unwittingly and gradually destroying our environment that supports our very existence here on earth, and unless we stop the rhetoric, and start addressing the basic problems caused by man himself, then we may not have a future to hope for.

A short description of various types of forests and their geographical specialities.

If your thoughts about species survival are: “Let nature take its course” then you might feel that there is no purpose behind today's modern zoos, however if you feel that people need to aid in the survival of animal species then you might feel that "good" zoos are necessary. Wit...

The fresh water Ecology is another branch of Ecology which is concerned in the study on inland waters such as lakes, rivers and ponds.

Learn about the worlds most inhospitable habitats – the Arctic Tundra. Yet despite its harsh weather condtions, the tundra supports a wide range of wildlife.

This means that the country’s wild life is crammed into an ecologically insufficient four percent of the country’s geographical area. Even in these sheltered islands, conflicts between the wildlife and the people living around the area threaten to demolish the animals’ fortresse...

There was much to learn about the wonders of nature when first catching sight of the awful mess that was to become my garden, but the learning process was a joy that has remained with me ever since.

The project was launched in 1973, and the tiger reserves were created in the country on a strategy of "core-buffer".