11

Mongoose are mammals known to feed on snakes.

1

Believe it or not, the headline is not an exaggeration – scientists have recently determined that a recently extinct species of eagle found in New Zealand only a short few hundred years ago could well have feasted on the occasional human child.

0

What would happen if one species went extinct?

0

How can complex UAVs use GPS.

0

Beyond the obvious lies creatures who hold amazing abilities. An animal that can survive for days alone in space? Nature has more to offer then meets the eye.

127

The technique of camouflage is used by the animals for survival purposes and to avoid being captured by the predators. These masters of disguise demonstrate their unique, amazing and diverse camouflage ability to adapt themselves in their respective environmental habitats.

28

One of the least known birds of prey and one of the greatest hunters New Zealand had ever seen. The Haast Eagle was New Zealand’s version of Africa’s lion or Asia’s tiger, hunting with intense and precise vigour mostly for another pre homo-sapien New Zealand phenom, a large flightless bird named the Moa.

5

The insect Preying Mantis is an ancient specie. It has been around since the Cretaceous period. Today’s mantises still prey upon other insects be they pest, neutral or beneficial ones as well as occasionally taking small frogs, snakes, bees, lizards and surprisingly, even small rodents!

0

How a Great White shark hunts its prey.

29

Many animals that live in the dark zone of caves have undergone transformation to adapt themselves to their surroundings. These animals are called troglobites or “cave-dwellers”.