Rhinos- What is happening to them?

One of the most endangered type of animal is the Rhino. But why are they so endangered?
Here are some reasons: 

Poaching for their horns, but why?

• Medicine
• Dagger handles*
• Cups
• Buttons
• Belt buckles
• Paperweights
• And even hairpins!

Makes sense, right?

Anyway- that's it for now. sorry for not posting as much recently.

See ya! 

-UrbanJungle

*The material, whose luster increases with age, is used for the handles of curved daggers called “jambiya,” which are presented to Yemeni boys at age 12.

Book Review: Encyclopaedia Prehistorica

So this week, I'm doing something different. 'But Wait' I hear you cry 'This is your 7th post!' Well, I'm going to do a book review for a great book, called Encyclopaedia Prehistorica!


When you open the book, the first thing you notice is: Pop-ups. Normally, pop-ups remind me of those little kiddy books you read when you're 4. But in the Encyclopaedia Prehistorica, that isn't the case. With over 50 pop-ups (all about dinosaurs!) and vibrant illustrations, it's unlikely you'll forget about it any time soon. But it's very informative, too!

Let me copy a passage from it: 

The front cover and a page on
long-necked giants

"Long Necked Giants
The undisputed heavyweight champions on land, sauropods (SAWR-uh-podz) needed hundreds of pounds of food each day to maintain their immense bulk. For sauropods, a forest of pine trees was an all-you-can-eat buffet, and their long, graceful necks made it easy to munch without taking a step!"

See? Imformative. Anyway, I need to round this off now, but I rate this book 9.5/10, (0.5 off for slight inconvenience closing, with sticking out pop-ups) How about you? Have you read it yet? Tell me in the comments below!

Bye for now!

-UrbanJungle

Fun Stuff

This Weeks' Fun Thing:

Endangered Animals!

E O N Q O U N K C R G O B Z B Y N R I V E R D O L P H I N E E G C I W H I T E R H I N O S P T P T N D O K X T L R D D R M B E N G A L T I G E R X F V D B U M B L E B E E O B W S U F N A E R Y I I X C R D H R T A F R I C A N E L E P H A N T K C F D D G C P T C Z R L I U R X Q E U Y T N F D Y M L F H R A X P P U E W M P G Z D F N I N U Q Z W V H G J D Y T U E S E A T U R T L E S Z J X P S A D N A P T N A I G Y N N G H G P V W A C A M E U L B B S B

AFRICAN ELEPHANT  BENGAL TIGER  BLUE MACAW  BUMBLE BEE    GIANT PANDA  PUFFIN  RIVER DOLPHIN        SEA TURTLE  WHITE RHINO

Fossil Find!

Ok, So recently I went to the Jurassic Bay in Dorset to try and find some interesting things. To cut a long story short, I found them.

But definitely the most interesting? Fossilized Poo. Yes, you heard me right. Dinosaur poop. I spoke to an expert at a fossil fair after, and they even confirmed my find as a Coprolite (say Cop-Rul-Ite)(Fossilized Dung) Containing Iron Pyrite. Anyway, the Coprolite was found in some Shale cliffs, along with a lot of dust and half an Ammonite, which just about proved they are awesome for finding stuff in. Anyway, less about me and more about this poop! (You don't have to read if you don't want to)

Coprolites are kind of wrinkly and brown, usually ranging in size from 6mm to 5m long.

Coprolites are classified as trace fossils as opposed to body fossils, as they give evidence for the animal's behavior -in this case, it's the creature's diet- rather than Morphology (basically the form and structure of an animal). There's also Paleofeces and Urolites, But they are both different things.The fossil hunter Mary Anning had noticed that "bezoar stones" were often found in the abdominal region of ichthyosaur skeletons found in the Lias formation at Lyme Regis (a place for yet more fossil hunting. Highly recommended) She also noted that if such stones were broken open they often contained fossilized fish bones and scales as well as sometimes bones from smaller ichthyosaurs. 

Well, hope you enjoyed. I will post pictures when I can. Also, I rate this find 4.5/5, What about you?

(Thanks Wikipedia for telling me more about them.) 

Feed the Fish!

Have you seen the new footer yet? It's called Feed the Fish, and It's INTERACTIVE!

Pigeons- Telling the difference between species

Pigeons... 
Possibly the most common species of bird. But is there any difference to them?

I'm going to start this post with a simple answer: Yes. Some differences are very noticeable, such as the blue plumage and crown of the Victoria Crowned Pigeon. But some differences are subtle between species, such as the birds I'm going to show today.

A humble Wood Pigeon

Wood Pigeons Are the largest species of Pigeon, and are found in cities or forests in Western Europe. They have a white patch on their neck, a grey-pink breast, plain grey wings and tail and iridescent plumage on their grey heads. Wood Pigeons also have orange-ish beaks and white flecks in their feathers.

The highly common Rock Dove

Rock Doves are also known as Feral Pigeons, and are everywhere. And seriously, I mean everywhere. These little critters may live in cities, but actually they come from clifftop nests, but have migrated to cities because of the buildings. Anyway, these birds have the same iridescent plumage, but the similarities went there. Rock doves have grey bodies with darker grey bands on their wings and tail, and usually missing toes.

Anyway, I hope you have found this useful and/or interesting. See you soon!

-Urban Jungle

Northern White Rhino Count

             When this number reaches 0,
                    Northern White Rhinos will 
                     Become officially extinct.
                      

                                     003

Welcome, one and all!

Hello, and welcome to Into The Wild!

I'm UrbanJungle, and on this blog you will find a selection of animals, parks, quizzes, beaches, bones, games and interesting stuff! I will post (Hopefully) Twice a week, so step through the tree curtain, out of normal life.... And so, lets begin!