http://www.articlegarden.com/Category/Biodiversity/54 Biodiversity articles from Sustainable Living Articles Rss Follow Up Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:07:40 -0400 Austin, Texas is known as the home of many things in Texas; one thing it's not widely known as, however, is the home of North America's largest urban bat population. http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/Austin--Texas--Home-of-North-America-s-Largest-Urban-Bat-Community/125811 Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/Austin--Texas--Home-of-North-America-s-Largest-Urban-Bat-Community/125811 The sea otter lives in environments that are close to the shore. The reason for this is so the sea otter can dive to the ocean floor quickly to find food. The food the sea otter preys upon includes fish, mollusks, sea urchins, ... http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/Sea-Otter/123603 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/Sea-Otter/123603 Discover what mighty work tiny honeybees do! 20 Amazing Honey Bee Facts! http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/20-Amazing-Honey-Bee-Facts-/108140 Mon, 26 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/20-Amazing-Honey-Bee-Facts-/108140 Polar bear cubs start their lives as cute and cuddly youngsters. This is in stark contrast to the majestic kings of the Arctic they will become if they survive to maturity. Find out how polar bears start their lives. http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/Polar-Bear-Cubs---The-Start-of-A-Polar-Bear-s-Life/93073 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/Polar-Bear-Cubs---The-Start-of-A-Polar-Bear-s-Life/93073 In 2006, the Saint Kitts and Nevis Declaration opened doors for whaling in countries where whaling was previously prohibited. The Saint Kitts and Nevis Declaration was adopted by the slimmest possible margin by the IWC (International Whaling Commission) and is expected to pave the way for commercial whaling. Already, countries like Japan are killing more than 1300 whales every year, the 1300 whales killed every year are taken under special permit and Japan still holds that it is hunting whales http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/Japanese-Whaling-Must-Stop/86787 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/Japanese-Whaling-Must-Stop/86787 One of the hobbies that is fast catching up the attention of many Americans is Ant Farming. An Ant farm is typically a man made artificial ant colonies used as a habitat for ants. Ants, these small insects with their well organized social world and divisions of labor has always fascinated most of us and have drawn more attention in the recent times. http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/Ant-Farm-Care/85071 Sun, 14 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/Ant-Farm-Care/85071 This is the ninth in a series of fifteen articles about our journey into North Central Ontario. This is about our visit to the Polar Bear Habitat in Cochrane, Ontario. Included in the visit to the Habitat is a visit to Heritage Village which is a replica of an old time village. Join us as we explore and meet the Bears. http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/Polar-Bear-Habitat/75801 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/Polar-Bear-Habitat/75801 Lions were once found the length of Africa and the middle east all the way to India, where a small population still remains in the Gir Forest. Currently the lion is found in savanna and plains habitat across the continent, although is now absent from north and the far south of Africa. The last large remaining populations are found in the Serengeti National Park and Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania, and Kruger National Park, South Africa. http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/Lion-Behaviour-and-Distribution/72869 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/Lion-Behaviour-and-Distribution/72869 Not long ago there were over five million elephants on the earth, but there exists now less than a half million. Climate changes, as well as destruction of habitat, and hunting have influenced the number of elephants. http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/African-Elephant/68492 Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/African-Elephant/68492 Royal Bengal tigers are commonly known as Indian tigers and these tigers mostly live in forests or grasslands. Actually this helps the Indian tigers to hide and find preys. These tigers are swift in movements and are strong swimmers. http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/Indian-Tiger/67374 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/Indian-Tiger/67374 Cougar - the biggest of small cats! http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/Cougar/66676 Sat, 07 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/Cougar/66676 Tiger - the biggest naturally occurring cat! http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/Tiger/66671 Sat, 07 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/Tiger/66671 Some interesting facts about cats. http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/Interesting-cat-facts-/66669 Sat, 07 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/Interesting-cat-facts-/66669 Facts about the biggest cat on earth. http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/Liger/64162 Sun, 24 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/Liger/64162 In 1782 the bald eagle was chosen to represent the United States and has remained its national bird ever since. Settlers arriving in America chose the name bald eagle, believing the bird was the common European Sea Eagle. Because the bald eagle is found only in North America, the European settlers had never seen one. http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/What-Everyone-Needs-to-Know-About-Bald-Eagles/57192 Wed, 09 May 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/What-Everyone-Needs-to-Know-About-Bald-Eagles/57192 Lots of UK birds share our winter months with us, however they can sometimes find it hard to find enough food and water. Bread isnt a natural and nutritious food for a bird, find out what you can leave out for the bird and maybe dabble in a bit of bird watching or twitching. Check out the online UK winter birds guide so that you can identify the birds that frequent your garden. http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/UK-Winter-Time-Birds/50442 Thu, 22 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/UK-Winter-Time-Birds/50442 This article is about ants living near the amazon river and what they do when the river floods. http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/Documentary-about-Ants-/47872 Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/Documentary-about-Ants-/47872 Everything you wanted to know about sharks and more! http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/Summary-on-sharks-/40176 Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/Summary-on-sharks-/40176 No one wildebeest migration spectacle, rivals the one seen in the Maasai Mara of Kenya. Estimated at a conservative number of 2.5million, the wildebeest cover miles upon miles of the uninterrupted Mara grassland. Put the pressure of such numbers at a death-fraught river crossing and you begin to understand why its a crowd puller, waiting for hours for the eventual plunge. http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/Wildebeest-Migration-Serengeti-Maasai-Mara--Wildebeest-Gnu-Migration-Mara-Kenya/39192 Fri, 22 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/Wildebeest-Migration-Serengeti-Maasai-Mara--Wildebeest-Gnu-Migration-Mara-Kenya/39192 The Sitatunga is among the rarest and endemic antelopes in Africa. Found in Kenya in the Kingwal and Saiwa swamps, the antelope lives among reeds and is particularly shy. For the visitor in search of endemic African and Kenyan animals, the Sitatunga offers a big challenge. http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/Sitatunga-of-Kenyan-animals--rare--endemic---shy-marsh-Kenyan-antelope/39187 Fri, 22 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/Sitatunga-of-Kenyan-animals--rare--endemic---shy-marsh-Kenyan-antelope/39187 Wildebeest migration, the new 7th World Wonder was so declared in mid November 2006 by a panel of experts and ABC American television channel 1. Broadcasting live from the Maasai Mara to millions of American homes, the channel made the declaration during its breakfast show "Good Morning America." http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/Wildebeest-Gnu-migration-in-Masaai-Mara--7th-new-Migration-World-Wonder/39167 Fri, 22 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/Wildebeest-Gnu-migration-in-Masaai-Mara--7th-new-Migration-World-Wonder/39167 The Sitatunga is among the rarest and endemic antelopes in Africa. Found in Kenya in the Kingwal and Saiwa swamps, the antelope lives among reeds and is particularly shy. For the visitor in search of endemic African and Kenyan animals, the Sitatunga offers a big challenge. http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/Sitatunga-of-Kenyan-animals--The-rare--endemic-and-shy-antelope-of-the-marsh/35623 Sat, 25 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/Sitatunga-of-Kenyan-animals--The-rare--endemic-and-shy-antelope-of-the-marsh/35623 Amboseli national park is located in the shadows of the bald-snow-capped Mt. Kilimanjaro on the Kenyan side. Amboseli is famous for its habituated elephants that will come as close as a few meters of your room at the Ol Tukai Lodge. The name Ol Tukai is given to the clear swamp waters in front of the lodge fed by the snows of Mt. Kilimanjaro. http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/Mt--Kilimanjaro---Amboseli-elephants--the-tale-of-Ol-Tukai/35602 Sat, 25 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/Mt--Kilimanjaro---Amboseli-elephants--the-tale-of-Ol-Tukai/35602 When a lioness in Kenya adopted an Oryx calf for 16 days, every body thought it was a bad joke that was not to last long. That was before Namunyak, the lioness went ahead and adopted a record six oryx calves in a span of 1 year. Unshaken by her failures in each attempt, Namunyak overcame loss of all her adoptees. The first calf was killed by... http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/Lion-Adopts-6-Oryx-Calves--In-Lion-Country-Kenya/35601 Sat, 25 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/Lion-Adopts-6-Oryx-Calves--In-Lion-Country-Kenya/35601 Ironically, the worlds most venomous snakes can be found in only one continent and that is, unlike popular beliefs, the Australian deserts, plains and rainforests. Here are the countdown of the worlds deadliest snakes and how potent their venoms are. http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/Venomous-Reptiles---World-s-5-Deadliest-Snakes/28340 Mon, 18 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlegarden.com/Article/Venomous-Reptiles---World-s-5-Deadliest-Snakes/28340