Posted By admin on February 20, 2010
Here’s my entry for this week’s camera critters. It’s a Lemur from Madagascar. It’s taken at Meadowville Garden Center last summer. I was intrigued by this animal. It was also my first time to see it. I find it very cool and interesting. I couldn’t go close to take the photo because he’s reaching out my camera like he wants to grab it. hehehe! Luckily I had my macro lens with me. Look at those eyes eh!
A lemur (pronounced /ˈliːmər/, us dict: lē′·mər) is a member of the biological infraorder Lemuriformes, a prosimian and strepsirrhine primate that is endemic to the island of Madagascar. The term “lemur” is derived from the Latin word lemures, meaning “spirits of the night” or “haunter”. This likely refers to their large, reflective eyes and the wailing cries of some species (the Indri in particular). The term is generically used for the members of the five lemuriform families, but it is also the genus of one of the lemuriform species, the Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta). The two so-called flying lemur species, known formally as colugos, are not lemurs or even primates.
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Posted By admin on February 13, 2010
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening my fellow Camera Critters. Once again it’s time to post some interesting critters. Today I would like to share Green Iguana. I’m sure you all seen Iguana at the zoo. These particular Iguanas were taken at the Meadowville Garden Centre last summer. Sorry the pictures look like these: cut off. I tried really hard to get the whole body but it was Impossible and that’s the best that I could manage. You see the Iguanas were inside the glass and they never move at all when I was there. Anyway I hope you like Green Iguana. Have a blessed weekend and Happy Valentine’s day to everyone!
The Green iguana or common iguana (Iguana iguana) is a large, arboreal herbivorous species of lizard of the genus Iguana native to Central and South America. The green iguana ranges over a large geographic area, from southern Brazil and Paraguay to as far north as Mexico and the Caribbean Islands; and in the United States as feralSouth Florida populations in (including the Florida Keys), Hawaii, and the Rio Grande Valley of Texas.
A herbivore, it has adapted significantly with regard to locomotion and osmoregulation as a result of its diet. It grows to 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) in length from head to tail, although a few specimens have grown more than 2 metres (6.6 ft) with bodyweights upward of 20 pounds (9.1 kg).
Commonly found in captivity as a pet due to its calm disposition and bright colors, it can be demanding to care for properly. Space requirements and the need for special lighting and heat can prove challenging to an amateur hobbyist.
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Posted By admin on February 6, 2010
Hello my fellow CC’s how you are this morning/evening. It’s time to post other camera critters? My entry for this week is still chickens. In my previous post I shared chicken/hens. Now I’m going to share the rest of my chicken photos. This time is showing you the roasters and the chicks. Thank you for looking and have a blessed weekend everyone!! Advance Happy Valentine’s Day!
Note: I promise you won’t see a Chickens next post!!!lol
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Posted By admin on January 30, 2010
Hello everyone! How are you this morning? It’s really cold out here in my side of world but no snow though. It’s also time to post another Camera Critters and my entry for this week is Chicken/hens. These chickens reminded me of my childhood. We used to have chickens when I was growing up in the village where I used to live. There are lots of them running around our backyard. When we want chicken for dinner we just catch one of them and killed one. OMGosh now that I remember how to kill chicken I don’t think I can do it again. Anyway it was really hard catching chicken too because they ran so fast and fly up on the trees so we need a dog to help us catch the chicken. Oh well that’s my childhood memory. Have a blessed weekend everyone!
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