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Thursday, August 4, 2011

The Camel

Did you know that a camel can drink as much water as a third of it weight (about 130 liters) in just ten minutes and in once drink?

NICE SHARED - The camel can survive for up to eight days without eating or drinking at a temperature of 50 degrees Celsius. The camel also able to walk without a drink in a long time to find another water sources which will then be kept. The place of waters storage are located on a camel's hump. About 40 pounds of fat are also stored there. This makes a camel able walked in the desert for days without food or water.

If you walk in the desert, the biggest difficulty is the existence of a sandstorm. The wind of deserts that appear suddenly, usually a sign of the emergence of a sandstorm where the sand grains of it can be choking and blinding.

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

The Ostrich

The Ostrich or also well known as Struthio camelus is a large flightless bird native to Africa. Ostrich's height is about 2.5 meters and weigh 180 kg. Not only big, ostrich also has exceptionally durability. This animal can survive at temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius to a temperature of 0 degrees Celsius.

Uniquely, the ostrich which has age could reached 50 years, is not makes its owner to be poor. The costs for ostrich's food , in a year spent only approximately U.S. $ 75.

Although thrifty in the food, but the most difficult part of maintaining an ostrich is about the cage. The ostrich's cage need a wide area and high-fenced so the ostriche will comfortable and not go to outside the cage.