Eagles and ospreys frequent similar habitats and sometimes battle for food. Eagles often force osprey to drop fish that they have caught and steal them in midair. Ospreys are superb fishers and indeed eat little else. Fish make up some 99 percent of their diet. Osprey eggs don’t hatch all at once, but are […]
Month: July 2016
Mouse Lemurs
Mouse Lemurs are nocturnal tree dwellers! Native to Madagascar, it has the smallest known brain of any primate at just 2 grams or 0.004 pounds. #Madagascar is home to lemurs and trees that cannot be found in any other place in the world. It spends most of its time in trees and can move […]
Methuselah
Methuselah is the world’s oldest individual tree that lives 10,000 feet above sea level in the Inyo National Forest in California, USA. A staggering 4,765 years old, this primeval tree was already a century old when the first pyramid was built in Egypt. The tree is hidden among other millennia-old Great Basin bristlecone pines […]
Mangrove Pitta
Mangrove Pitta is a star attraction for birdwatchers! It is difficult to spot through the dense mangrove forest at #Sundarbans, a Grow-Trees.com project site. It is found in coastal mangroves, along tidal rivers and freshwater swamp forest. It feeds on creatures found in the drier mud at the bases of mangroves. It is classified […]
Littleleaf Linden
Littleleaf Linden is also known as the Tree of Love! It was said to be special to Freya (the Germanic and Norse goddess of love and fertility) and Frigga (the goddess of love and marriage). Women wishing to become pregnant would hug this tree. Native to Europe, it can grow to up to 40 […]
Leafy Green Tunnel of Love in Ukraine
Leafy Green ‘Tunnel of Love’ in Ukraine! It is a railway track surrounded by green tree arches and is 3 kms long. It is known for being a favorite place for couples to take walks. Located near the town of Kleven, this luscious green tunnel provides passage for a private train that provides wood […]
Laburnum Arch
Fran Llewellyn, a gardener at Bodnant Garden says, “The Laburnum Arch is probably one of our most famous features – the most photographed, talked about and anticipated.” This 55-metre walk was devised by Henry Davis Pochin, the successful Victorian entrepreneur who created the gardens in 1875, and remained devoted to them for the next […]
Jōmon Sugi is the oldest tree in Japan!
Jōmon Sugi is the oldest tree in Japan! It dates back to the Jomon Period from which it gets its name and is estimated to be 2000 to 7000 years old. It is 25.3 meters or 83 feet tall and its trunk circumference is 16.4 meters or 54 feet. It is located on the […]
Indian Giant Flying Squirrels
Indian Giant Flying Squirrels Spotted around areas near Sitamata Wildlife Sanctuary – DNA! It is the first instance that three flying squirrels were seen in Dhariavad and Pratpagarh districts. This species has appeared from Sitamata Sanctuary of Chittorgarh, a known natural habitat of the rare species. This endangered species was spotted during a photo […]
Indian bride asks groom to plant 10,000 saplings as a Wedding Gift on Earth Day!
Priyanka Bhadoria, the Indian bride who was getting married on Apr. 22, Earth Day decided to have a green wedding. She asked her groom and his family for a unique wedding gift – to plant 10,000 saplings around her home in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. She said that her request came from […]
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