Greenzoner.comSay “hi” to Kenny, inbred white tiger. Don’t be mistaken – they are not albino. Those Siberian/Bengal tigers have recessive genetic traits, which makes their fur white and their eyes blue.
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Archive for the ‘biodegradation’ Category
Eco News #48 – Kenny, the white tiger
March 11th, 2013Eco News #47 – ribbon eel
March 9th, 2013
Colorful, isn’t it? 😉 That animal is called a ribbon eel – which is a pretty appropriate name. But, aside from its visually interesting aspects, it’s nice to know something about their life cycle. (more…)
Eco News #46 – snubfin
March 7th, 2013This cute looking dolphin is called snubfin – and the awareness of its existence is relatively young – it was discovered in 1948 and they are believed near the northern coasts of Australia.
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Eco News #45 – Monkey no-climb tree
March 4th, 2013This is the sandbox tree, but it also has different, more interesing name: “Monkey No-climb” – and that name really fits! That’s because the tree is covered with dangerous thorns, preventing any animal from climbing on its trunk.
Eco News #44 – Peanut the turtle
March 3rd, 2013Unusual shape of a shell, isn’t it? That’s why the animal you see here is named Peanut – and no, it’s not a name of a species. The shell disfigurement is the cause of littering the oceans – when turtle was still very young, he got wrapped by plastic 6-pack packaging.
Eco News #43 – Coral reefs in danger… because some fish are picky eaters.
February 28th, 2013If it comes to the destruction of coral reefs, are we truly aware of what’s the cause? 😉
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Eco News #42 – Renewable energy or surviving of a species? Which side are you on? ;)
February 25th, 2013Well, who would’ve believed? Two ecological groups protesting against each other. 😉
Usually the protesters are against building some factory or shopping center in a forest, where it can harm wildlife.
This time however, the conflict is much more interesting: it’s ecologists versus ecologists. 😉
Eco News #41 – Video that everyone should see
February 23rd, 2013Hello Greenzoners. Have you heard about Midway island? It’s an island located on the northern Pacific – over 2000 kilometers from any continent.
Some time ago popular for the great role it had in World War II – now it’s a calm piece of land with animals that live peacefully.
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Eco News #40 – meteorite hits Russia with power of 30 atomic bombs
February 21st, 2013Hello Greenzoners! As you have already probably heard, on 15 February, a meteor impacted on Earth’s surface, exploding above Russian city of Chelyabinsk, in Ural region.
The explosion injured over 1,200 residents of the city by blast shockwave which was caused by 10,000-ton fireball. (more…)
10 animals saved from extinction
February 18th, 2013Hello Greenzoners!
In our Eco News we often talk about something unhappy and depressing – some environment degradation here, some ecological disaster there.
Now we have something more uplifting – the video of 10 animals that we managed to save from extinction! 🙂 (more…)