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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Eco News #48 – Kenny, the white tiger
March 11th, 2013Eco 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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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…)
Eco News #39 – Giant African Snail
February 13th, 2013
Amazing, isn’t it? 🙂 It’s one of the examples of Giant African land snails – they are very popular in Western world, so that they are always confiscated at airports. (more…)
Eco News #34 – Mandarin duck
January 10th, 2013
This particularly pretty and colourful bird is the Mandarin Duck. (more…)
Interesting facts: rectangular pupils part 2.
December 5th, 2012The user hhah92 succesfully answered our previous question about rectangular pupils. Congratulations! 🙂
Yes, octopuses, as well as their cousins squisd and cuttlefish (collectively known as Cephalopods) have rectangular pupils.
The reason of rectangular pupils is the process called convergent evolution… (more…)
Did you know…
October 24th, 2012Hi Greenzoners, did you know that:
-every ton of recycled office paper saves almost 400 gallons of oil
– in United States, people use up to 50 milion tons of paper per year – which makes over 850 milion trees
-when you turn your central heating thermostat one grade down, you reduce fuel consumption by 10%
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