Taquka-ac was the name the Alutiiq, ancient inhabitants of the Kodiak archipelago gave the bear that, after the last glaciation 12,000 years ago, has been isolated from other species of bears. This one is the Kodiak (Ursus arctos middendorffi), the biggest brown bear subspecies and one of the two biggest members of the bear family (being the other the polar bear.)
In Alaska, the so called “American wild paradise,” it is located the place where the modern world and the natural environment intertwine in enthralling forms: Anchorage. This city has become the most far-reaching one in the state, thanks to its growing infrastructure, its oil corporations and service companies; to its bustling cultural activity –mainly on the music business— and to its boom in tourism. Anchorage gathers almost half the population of Alaska.
Present on legends and tales that have been handed down for generations, the wolf takes part even in the very foundation of Rome. Ascanius, son of Aeneas (the Trojan hero) established close to the Tiber river the city of Alba Longa.
The Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) is catalogued by the World Union for Nature (UICN) as the most threatened feline in the world.
Until a few years back, the winter time was the ideal season to watch big herds or Orcas roaming the Norwegian coasts, for it was the migration time of the Herring, its main source of food, towards more shallow waters to lay their eggs and the mammals took advantage of such situation to have a feast.
The North of Norway is the place in the world where the largest population of Sea Eagles is concentrated. The Sea Eagle is a bird of prey that can weight a Little over 5 k, can have a height of 100 cm and a wingspan of 2.5 meters.
This bird, of singular aspect, measures between 25 and 30 cm, with a wingspan of 60 cm and a maximum weight of 500 g. Its feathers are black in the upper part and white in its face and chest.
One of the most notable breeds of the equine universe is the Lusitano horse; beautiful and intelligent.
The orchids have been valued since thousands of years ago, in fact the mystique of this flower worthy of the gods, is appreciated by different cultures of the world. Its name is derived from orchis, a Greek word that means testicle, so this name acquired it since. In some terrestrial species, you can see how the tubers grow in pairs.
Situated on Sentosa Island, the SEA Aquarium houses 100,000 animals of more than 800 marine species, with a pool of 18 million litres of salt water, that was opened on December 7th, 2012.