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Did u Know?pls see inside.
- Only about 2 % of sunlight reaches jungle floor. Plants that need less light live in the shadows below. Fungi and mosses grow on dark, damp forest floor.
- The Colugo holds the record for flying. Once know as the flying lemur, the Colugo has been known to glide more than 135 meters. Colugos live in the
- One kind of Asian flying lizard has actually wings. The flying dragon has thin bones covered in skin that folds out from its sides. It cannot flap wings but it can glide a long way on them, helping it to escape if a predator comes too close.
- Some animals live high up in the jungle. They get around by gliding from tree to tree. They can escape from enemies this way.
- Some lizards and frogs have webbed feet on which they can glide. The flying gecko also has a flap of skin on each side of its body. Some mammals have loose skin, along their sides that stretches between their front and back legs.
- Flying snakes can flatten up their body to form a wing when they drop from one branch and glide to another.
- Flying geckos stick their eggs to trees.
- Sugar gliders live in
- One- horned rhinoceros is now an endangered animal due to the trade in Rhino horn. Its meat and bones are also used for medical purposes in
- Tibetan antelope or Chiru is a migratory animal. They were once found in large numbers in summer in the Northeastern corner of Ladakh. Though their number has come down now, they are still found in large numbers in Tibetan Plateau. The famous Shahtoosh shawls are women from the under wool of this animal which has to be killed in order to derive wool. Only about 150 gm. Of wool obtained from each animal. A Shatoosh shawl requires a minimum of 4 chirus to get enough wool.
- Common mongoose was widely found in
- Eyes transmit signals to the brain at a speed about 450 kmph.
- All the pain is felt by the brain but the brain itself has no sensation of pain when it is cut.
- A sneeze travels at a speed of 160 kmph.
- The strongest muscles in the body are those of the heart.
- Tested on animals: Do you know that many cosmetics we use everyday like shampoo, face creams, talcum powders, lipsticks, soaps and after shaves are tested on animals before they are considered safe for us to use? The animals on which these products are tested go through untold suffering.
- Help to reduce suffering of creatures: We must ensure that the things we use and buy do not harm animals while they are being made. We must also understand that we can help reduce the suffering of these creatures by making a choice to use or not to products made from cruelty.
- Killed for skins: Do you know that current things we commonly use like caps, shoes and bags may be made from snake, crocodile or animal skin? These creatures are killed for their skins with the least concern about their pain and suffering.
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