The Night Knights

                                Scientific Name: Strigiformes

                               Higher Classification: Neognathae

                                       Phylum: Chordata

                                           Rank: Order

                                     Mass:                         Length :

 ➤   Barn Owl :       430-620 g  ;                32-40 cm

 ➤   Eurasian eagle-owl : 2.7 kg ;             58-71 cm

 ➤   Snowy owl :       2 kg ;                        63-73 cm

 ➤  Tawny owl :        470 g                        38 cm 

 ➤  Long-eared owl :  250 g                      35-40cm

 ➤  Ural owl :          780 g                         50-62cm

          Owls are birds from the order Strigiformes, which includes about 200 species of mostly solitary and nocturnal birds of prey typified by an upright stance, a large, broad head, binocular vision, binaural hearing, sharp talons, and feathers adapted for silent flight. Exceptions include the diurnal northern hawk-owl and the gregarious burrowing owl.

         Owls hunt mostly small mammals, insects, and other birds, although a few species specialize in hunting fish. They are found in all regions of the Earth except Antarctica and some remote islands.

Owls are divided into two families: the Strigidae family of true(or typical)owls; and the Tytonidae family of barn-owls.

       Actually, there is no reason for these young tawny owls to look so grim. On the contrary they could cheer up, because their species have just recently been announced as 'Bird of the year 2017' in Germany. Towny Owls prefer deciduous and mixed forests, but sometimes they also choose coniferous forests as habitats. There are over 1 million breeding pairs around the world.Nearly 90% of the population are in Europe.

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Beauy of Nature overloaded with Dippers

                 What ever you see in the nature,there is a meaning in it.So, lets have some look on it.

                                  White-throated dipper:

                              Scientific Name: Cinclus cinclus

                             Conservation Status: Least Concern

                                        Phylum: Chordata

                              Higher Classification: Dipper

                                        Rank: Species

                                     Order: Passerine

                                  Family: Cinclidae

      The white-throated dipper, also known as the European dipper or just dipper, is an aquatic passerine bird found in Europe, Middle East, Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent.

 

      A hike through Lathkill Dale in Peak District National Park should always include a stop at Tufa Dam on the River Lathkill. There’s a good chance you’ll see a white-throated dipper standing in or near the water, bending and bobbing and finally making a move to catch a meal—maybe a beetle, small fish, or amphibian.

 

        

The dipper was first described as Sturnus cinclus by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. The genus and species name cinclus derives from the Greek word kinklos that used to describe small tail-wagging birds that resided near water.

There are 13 extant and extinct subspecies for the dipper

  ➢ C.c. cinclus 'Black-bellied Dipper' (Linnaeus, 1758) Scandinavia, western France, northwestern Spain, Corsica, Sardinia, and a migrant and infrequently travels to the British Isles from Shetland to Kent.

  ➢ C.c. gularis 'British Dipper' (Latham, 1801). England, Wales, and Scotland excluding western regions and the Hebrides.

  ➢ C.c. hibernicus 'Irish Dipper' (E. Hartert, 1910). Ireland and Western Scotland including the Hebrides

  ➢ C.c. aquaticus 'Southern European Dipper' (Bechstein, 1797). Central and southern Europe, ranging from Belgium, eastern France and Spain toward Greece, Poland and Sicily.

  ➢ C.c. minor 'Northwest African Dipper' (Tristam, 1870). Mountainous terrain of Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco.

  ➢ C.c. caucasicus 'Caucasus Dipper' (von Madarász, 1903). Caucasus mountains ranging to Iran, Iran, and Turkey. Winters in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

  ➢ C.c. persicus 'Persian Dipper' (Witherby, 1906). Southwest Iran in the Zagros and Bakhtiari mountains.

  ➢ C.c. rufivrentris 'Lebanon Dipper' (Tristam, 1884). Anti-Lebanon mountains.

  ➢ C.c. olympicus 'Cyprus Dipper' (von Madarász, 1903). Formerly in the Troodos mountains in Cyprus; currently extinct. Last recorded in 1945, and almost certainly extinct by 1958.

  ➢ C.c uralensis 'Ural Dipper' (Serebrovski, 1927). Ural Mountains.

  ➢ C.c. leucogaster 'White-bellied Dipper' (Bonaparte, 1850). Northern Afghanistan through Central Asia toward Eastern Siberia.

  ➢ C.c. cashmeriensis 'Cashmir Dipper' (Gould, 1860). Himalayas from western Kashmir to Sikkim.

  ➢ C.c. przewalskii 'Przewalskii Dipper' (Bianchi, 1905). Mountains of southern Tibet and western China.

    ➢ C.c. baicalensis (Dressen, 1892). No detailed georgraphy given.

 

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Jaguar! Not Cars

                   IS THE JAGUAR ARE GOING TO EXTINCT?

Scientific Name: Panthera onca

Mass: 56 – 96 kg (Adult)

Conservation Status: Near Threatened (Population decreasing) 

Lifespan: 12 – 15 years (In the wild)

Height: 63 – 76 cm (Adult, At Shoulder)

Did you know: Unlike many other cats, jaguars do not avoid water; in fact, they are quite good swimmers.

 

 

The Jaguar (Panthera onca) is a big cat, a feline in the  Panthera Genus, and is the only extanct Panthera species native to the Americas. The jaguar is the third-largest feline after the tiger and the lion, and the largest in the Americas. The jaguar's present range extends from Southwestern United States and Mexico across much of Central America and south to Paraguay and northernArgentina. Though there are single cats now living within the western United States, the species has largely been extirpated from the United States since the early 20th century.

This spotted cat most closely resembles the leopard physically, although it is usually larger and of sturdier build and its behavioral and habitat characteristics are closer to those of the tiger. While dense rainforest is its preferred habitat, the jaguar will range across a variety of forested and open terrains. Its preferred habitats are usually swamps and wooded regions, but jaguars also live in scrublands and deserts. The jaguar is notable, along with the tiger, as a feline that enjoys swimming. The jaguar is largely a solitary, opportunistic, stalk-and-ambush predator at the top of the food chain (an apex predator). It is a keystone species , playing an important role in stabilizing ecosystems and regulating the populations of the animals it hunts. The jaguar has an exceptionally powerful bite, even relative to the other big cats. This allows it to pierce the shells of armored reptiles and to employ an unusual killing method: it bites directly through the skull of prey between the ears to deliver a fatal bite to the brain.

 

The jaguar is a near-threatend species and its numbers are declining. Threats include loss and fragmentation of habitat. While international trade in jaguars or their parts is prohibited, the cat is still frequently killed by humans, particularly in conflicts with ranchers and farmers in South America. Although reduced, its range remains large. Given its historical distribution, the jaguar has featured prominently in the mythology of numerous indigenous American culture, including those of the Maya and Aztec.

                                        Range of Jaguar

 

Population:

At best, only an estimated 15,000 jaguars remain in the wild. Bi-national conservation efforts have been successful at protecting a small population of 80 to 120 cats in the remote mountains of Sonora, Mexico bordering Arizona.  This population is the largest of three known to remain in Sonora, and is the last hope for recovery in the United States.

 

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Wanted To-lets

                          Let them Live: 
       

 Everybody in the world know about milk. They also know where the milk is coming from , right.

Every living being on the earth definitely wants  3 things.They are 

1 Food

2 Shelter

3 Clothes

The animals does not need the clothes but they need food and shelter.Some people  establish dairy farms for milk.They feed their cattle and also give them shelters.But some one they are selfish they leave their cattle on the road and at evening time they come for their cattle and get the milk from them they don't even feed them.

Like India, in some countries the cattle are worshiped.They treat like they are goddess , but why they are leaving on road. They also has heart. 

What is my feeling about them is, They worship them only on that festival days then remaining days they are not goddess, What this type of thinking change their mindset.Let them live with peace . Don't leave them on roads.

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CLEAN THE DRAIN OR FEEL THE PAIN😷

          WHERE IS SWACHA BHARTH: 

Hi viewers,I had clicked these shots two days back at Jakkampudi Colony, Vijayawada.It is one of the big colony of Vijayawada but there is no neatness maintained here.

Nobody  can care about that Colony.Where are those Swacha Bharat members they are not noticing this colony WHY?

     They are  cleaning only at the main streets in Vijayawada or they are cleaning only where the media covers the news about it.

My money, my comfort, my wish, myself, this is the present situation is there around us.If we are like this, what about our future generations.Will  you not able to give the next generation a beautiful environment or not.

Humans are attempting suicide playing with the environment.They don't know about what they are going to do with the environment.If anything was  wrong with our body we will go to doctors.Like that trees are doctors of the environment.So, plant the trees as many for the recovery of the environment.

      At last, once again see this pictures,

  

Step forward for cleaning the Jakkampudi Colony, Vijayawada.

 What you can see the pictures of Jakkampudi Colony by politicians are like this picture

   

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Types of Tigers (part-2)

                          NIN9:

                      Javan Tiger:

Scientific Name: Panthera Tigris Sondaica

  Conservation Status: Extinct since in the 1970's

  Height: 243.84 CMS ( At Shoulders)

  Mass: Male: 100-141 KGS

              Female:75-115 KGS

  Length:2.48 m

  Life Span: 10-15 years

  Did you know: The Javan Tiger  formerly ranged on the Indonesian island of Java and was last seen in 1972 and has become extinct.

    By 1940,tigers had retreated to remote mountains and forested area.Around 1970,the only known tigers lived in the region of Mount Betiri, the highest mountain in Java's.The last tiger were sighted there in 1976.

   

                        Malayan Tiger:

      Scientific Name: Panthera Tigris Jacksoni

     Conservation Status: Critically Endangered

      Height:Male: 259cms(At )

                  Female: 239cms(Shoulders)

     Mass: Male:47.2-129.1 KGS

                  Female:80-150 KGS

     Length: 2.8m

    Life Span: 18-25 years

    Did you know: The Malayan is a tiger subspecies that inhabits the southern and central parts of the Malaya Peninsula and has been classified as critically endangered by IUCN in 2015 as the population was roughly estimated at 250-340 adult individuals in 2013,this population likely comprises less than 250 mature breeding individuals,with a declining trend

     When in 1968,Malayan was newly designated,the tigers inhabiting the Malayan Peninsula were included into this subspecies.In 2004,Malayan was recognised as a new subspecies.When a genetic  analysis found that they are distinct in mtDNA and micro-satellite sequence from Malayan.

   In Malaya language the tiger is called harimau,also abbreviated to rimau.

                   Caspian tiger:

     Scientific name:Panthera Tigris Virgata
    Conservation Status:extinct    (since 1950's)
    Height:b304.8cms (At                    shoulders)
    Mass: Males: 170-240 KGS

                Females: 85-135 KGS 

    Length: Male: 2.7-2.95m
                   Female2.4-2.6m
    Life span: 10-15 years
   Did you know: The Caspian tiger was considered an extinct tiger subspecies,which inhabited the sparse forests and riverine corridors west and south of the Caspian Sea from Turkey through Central Asia to the Takla Makan desert of Xinjiang in China until the end of the twentieth century.
          Until the early 21th century,it was considered  a distinct subspecies.Results of genetic studies indicate that the Caspian tiger was a population of the Siberian Tiger.As of 2017,only two tiger subspecies are considered as valid, Viz the mainland Asian tiger Panthera Tigris Tigris and the Sundaland tiger Panthera Tigris Sondaica.

      The Caspian Tiger was one of the biggest cats to have ever lived, and was described as being intermediate in size between Siberian and Bengal Tigers. Depending on the region of origin,it was also called Hyrcania tiger, Turanian tiger, Persian tiger, and Babre Mazandaran.

                  Indo Chinese Tiger:

Scientific Name: Panthera Tigris Cornetto

   Conservation Status: Endangered

   Height: Male: 256-286.5 cm(At)

         Female: 228.6-256 cm(Shoulder)

   Weight: Male: 150-195 KGS

                   Female: 100-130 KGS

   Length: Male: 2.55-2.85 m

                    Female: 2.3-2.55m

    Life Span: 18-25 years

    Did you know: Indo Chinese Tiger is a tiger subspecies occuring in Myanmar, Thailand, Lao PDR, Viet Nam,Cambodia and South Western China.It is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, as the population seriously declined in recent years and approaches the threshold for Critically Endangered, with 342 individuals estimated as per 2011.

      The largest population unit survives in Thailand estimated at 189 to 252 individuals.There are 85 individuals in Myanmar and only 20 Indo Chinese tigers remain in Viet Nam.It is considered extinct in Cambodia.

    The tigers in peninsula Malaysia, formerly classified as Indo Chinese have recently been  reclassified as a separate subspecies,the Malayan Tiger(Panthera Tigris Jacksoni) 

      It's head is smaller than of the Bengal Tiger, the ground coloration is darker  with more rather short and narrow single stripes.

                             Bali Tiger:

Scientific Name: Panthera Tigris Balica

  Conservation Status: Extinct in                                                                       1937

  Height: Male: 220-230 cm

                Female: 190-210 cm

  Mass: Male: 90-100 KGS

              Female: 65-80 KGS

  Length: 1.9-2.3 m

  Life Span: 10-15 years

  Did you know: The Bali Tiger, harimau Bali in Indonesia, or samong in Balinese is an extinct tiger subspecies that was native to the Indonesian island of Bali.It was the first tiger subspecies that became extinct in recent times.It was one of three subspecies of tiger found in Indonesia, together with the Javan Tiger which is also extinct, and critically endangered Sumatran tiger.

      There is no record of a Balinese  tiger ever being held in a zoo collection.It was the smallest of all 9 tiger subspecies.

       The last specimen definitely recorded was a female shot at Sumbar Kina west Bali, on 27 September 1937.However, a few animals likely survived into the 1940's and possibly 1950's.The subspecies became extinct because of habitat loss and hunting.

        Bali  tigers had short fur that was a deeper, darker orange and had  fewer stripes than other tiger subspecies. Occasionally, between the stripes, were small black spots.

Bali Tiger also had  unusual ,bar-shaped patterns on their head.The white fur on their underbellies often stood out more than that of other tiger subspecies because of their darker-colored fur.The  white fur also had a more distinct and curved line.

      These are the all types of Tigers that are living on earth.Among of the 9 species 3 are already extincted.Save the Tigers.They are also a part of the nature.Let them live.

         

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Types of Tigers

NIN9:

There are  9 types of Tigers in the cat family.Now we should get the information about these tigers 

First of all we should see the names of those tigers .They are

➣Siberian Tiger 

➣Bengal Tiger

➣South China Tiger

➣Sumatran Tiger

➣Javan Tiger

➣Malayan Tiger

➣Caspian Tiger

➣Indo Chinese Tiger

➣Ball Tiger

Siberian Tiger:  

Scientific Name: Panthera Tigris Altaica

 Conservation Status: Endangered (population stable)

  Height:90-110 cm(At shoulder)

  Mass :200-318 KGS

  Length:3.3 m 

  Life Span: About 15 years

Did You Know: The heaviest Siberian tiger on record weighted almost 850 pounds

     The Siberian Tiger is also called Amur Tiger is a tiger subspecies in habitating mainly the Sikhote Alin Mountain region with a small population in South West Primorye Province in the Russian Far
      The Siberian Tiger is reddish-rusty or rusty yellow in colour,with narrow black transverse stripes

      By 2015,the Siberian Tiger population had increased to 480-540 individuals in the Russian Far East including 100 Cubs.A more detailed census revealed a total population of 562 wild Siberian Tigers in Russia.    

                          Bengal Tiger:

    Scientific Name: Panthera Tigris Tigris

Conservation Status: Endangered (Population decreasing)

 Height: 90-110cm(At shoulder)

Mass: Male:220 KGS

            Female:140 KGS

Length: Male:2.7-3.1 m

                Female:2.4-2.6 m

Life Span: About 10-15 years 

 Did You Know:Prior censuses placed the population of tigers in Bhutan at around 65-75 individuals, however the latest census estimated that 103 wild Bengal tigers are living in India


    Note:You can get more information about Bengal Tiger in my previous post "The Lost Kingdom Raised"..Have a look on it for more.

                        South China Tiger

Scientific Name: Panthera Tigris Amoyensis

   Conservation Status: Endangered(Population decreasing)

   Height: Male:243.84cm(At)

                  Female:228.6cm( Shoulder)

   Mass: 100-195 KGS

   Length:2.3-2.8 m

    Life Span:18-25 years

     Did you know:The South China Tiger is a tiger subspecies that was native to the provinces of Fujian ,Guangdong ,Hunan ,Jiangxi in southern China and has been critically endangered on the IUCN Red List since 1996.

     It is possibly extinct in the wild since no wild individual has been recorded since the early 1970s.Already in the late 1990s, continued survival was considered unlikely due to low prey density, widespread habitat degradation and fragmentation,and other human pressures.

      The South China Tiger is in Orange, Black, White in colour with black stripes.The special features of this tiger is Stripped fur and powerful body.

       It is the most critically endangered species of tiger and one of the 10 most endangered animals in the world,as there are thought to be less than 20 South China Tigers left in the wild

      

                       Sumatran Tiger

            Scientific Name: Panthera Tigris Sumatra's

           Conservation Status: Endangered(population decreasing)

           Height: 198-237 cms(At shoulders)

           Mass:80-150 KGS

            Length: 2.2-2.55 m

             Life Span:18-25 years

      Did you know:There are  approximately 300 Sumatran tigers existing in the wild.Sumatran tigers are the smallest surviving tiger subspecies.The Sumatran tiger is able to move through dense jungle with greater ease than it's larger cousins

    The Sumatran tiger is in Orange,Black, White with striped fur and smaller body.

Sumatran tigers have slightly webbed paws which allows them to swim more efficiently after their prey

    Today due to habitat loss caused by deforestation,and hunting by human poachers, the Sumatran tiger is considered to be a critically endangered species.Modern estimates suggests that the current wild Sumatran tiger population is as low as 400-500 individuals

         End of Part -1


    I am going to end this page and remaining types of tigers information can be given in another post
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Caring for Nature

Carring about Tigers in India was promoted by Sir.Amithabh Bachan salute him for promoting these special activities 

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The Lost Kingdom Raises

The Indian Tiger:

                                  I think every one know about the Tigers well ,but How many of  you know these are the one of the species which are nearly face the Extinction? 

     By 2010 tigers population in India were estimated at 1,706-1,909.

   As of 2016 they had reputedly increased to an estimated  3,890 individuals

   We must salute to those who are participated in this operation of increasing the tigers

  Tiger is the national animal of both India and Bangladesh

    The scientific classification of tiger are as shown in figure below

    The area of the Bengal Tiger in India are shown in red colour

The tigers can live in any type of climate 

The tiger is the largest cat species,most recognizable for their pattern of dark vertical stripes on reddish-orange fur with a lighter underside.The species  is classified in the genus panthera with the lion,leopard, Jaguar and snow leopard

Scientific Name:Panthera Tigris

Conservation Status: Endangered(population decreasing)

Life Span:20-26years

 Speed:49-65km/hr

 Mass: Male:90-310kg

             Female:65-170kg

Did You Know:Some tigers may eat up to 50 pounds (23kilograms) of meat a day

                        Save The Tigers

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Prevent The Extinction

                   Be patience of the Nature
    Because of our increasing in globalisation many species are extinct
Some are ready to extinct, so humans the world not only for us we don't have the right to occupy this world 
   Others species are here give them space. Because of deforestation process many wild animals are coming in to the civilisation and they are hunted for no reason if they were killed we have to be answered on the judgement day not only to god but also to our future generations
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Pleasant Morning

A very rear view:

                              Every scene of Nature has some motive infomation in it, even the clouds may cover the sun but the rays can come over the clouds and gives us the light. 

     Like that every human can come over the difficulties, troubles,worries,.....etc. We should be brave in any situations and help the others but not only humans 

Help to the nature also.

       Come forward, decrease the pollution increase the affection on all the species in the world, so step forward for the greenary and the healthy environment

                      Respect the Nature
                       Enjoy the Nature..

           

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The Peace with Love

Natural Nature Love

In the whole world every one believes that pigeons are called the symbol of peace 

Peace is the most powerful Moral value,Love is one of the most powerful

Moral. What I am saying is, the Nature  is the combination of Moral values like Peace,Love, Affection,Ethicss, ...... etc.

  Humans have to learn more from nature 

Never disturb the Nature,if you believe that if you respect the Nature, then there will be tremendous change in our environment.  

Save the nature, nature will save us

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Safety measures

    For every human there is a one family,
And for every human there is only one life.
Don't neglect the traffic rules
    If you are in hurry don't drive with neglegence, because you just lose maybe one hour or one meeting which is not bigger than Life.
              Follow the rules
                  Drive safely
              Serve the country

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Nature

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Nature's Love

 In Hot Summer

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