A list of the most common British birds, with pictures and identification tips.
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Phanerozoic Eon Facts: Discover The Current Eon In The Geologic Time Scale
What Is The Phanerozoic Eon? The Phanerozoic Eon is the current eon in the geologic time scale. It began around 541 million years ago (mya), and encompasses Earth’s history from then to the present day. It represents around 12% of Earth’s total history. Preceding the Phanerozoic Eon was the Proterozoic Eon. The Phanerozoic Eon began …
Precambrian Facts & Information: The Birth Of A Planet And The First Life On Earth
The Precambrian began with the birth of Earth and saw the formation of the moon, the creation and breaking up of supercontinents, the first oceans, the introduction of oxygen into the atmosphere, and the appearance of life on Earth.
Read on for Precambrian facts and information…
Pterosaur Facts – Amazing Flying Reptiles That Lived With Dinosaurs
Pterosaur facts, pictures and in-depth information.
Flying above the heads of the dinosaurs were another group of distinctive Mesozoic Era animals – the pterosaurs. These amazing prehistoric winged reptiles were the first vertebrates to fly.
On this page you’ll become a pterosaur expert as you find out about pterosaur evolution, the different types of pterosaur, and much more…
Amazing Fossil Facts: Complete Guide To Fossils With Pictures & Info
Fossil facts: what is a fossil, how fossils form, the different types of fossils, and why fossils are important.
Recently Extinct Animals: Amazing Species That Have Recently Gone Extinct
A list of recently extinct animals, with pictures and facts. Discover why, and when, species have become extinct in recent times…
Tales From The Brink: Complete Edition – Out Now, Paperback & Kindle
Tales From The Brink: Complete Edition is a collection of exciting short stories about endangered animals.
The complete edition features every story from both the original Tales From The Brink book and its sequel, More Tales From The Brink.
In Tales From The Brink: Complete, you’ll:
- Venture into the swaying green rainforest canopy with orangutans.
- Prowl through dense jungle in a night-time hunt alongside two fearsome Bengal tigers
- Explore a remote African forest with mountain gorillas.
- Swim in the cool, dark waters of the Florida coast with leatherback sea turtles.
- Venture into a frozen wilderness with a ghost-like snow leopard
- Swim thousands of miles to the Arctic with a blue whale
- Venture deep into a bamboo forest with giant pandas
- Explore a distant Indian valley with a herd of Indian elephants
Written for animal lovers young and old, Tales From The Brink: Complete weaves information about the lives of the animals and the threats that they face into exciting, memorable storylines.
Learn more about the animals as you share their adventures.
Tales From The Brink: Complete is available in paperback and Kindle versions. Click on the links below to see the book at your country’s Amazon store.
Great Horned Owl Facts, Pictures & Information
Great horned owl facts, pictures and in-depth information: discover one of the largest, and most widespread, owls of the Americas…
Ammonite Animal Facts: Discover An Amazing Prehistoric Ocean Animal
Ammonite facts, pictures and information.
Ammonites are prehistoric marine mollusks with distinctive curled shells. Once abundant in Earth’s oceans, ammonites – along with the dinosaurs and many other species – became extinct during the Cretaceous-Paleogene Extinction Event that occurred around 66 million years ago.
Ammonites were cephalopods, and are related to living cephalopods such as octopuses and nautiluses.
Read on to find out more about these once-abundant prehistoric animals…
Online Zoo: Discover The Animal Kingdom In A Virtual Zoo For Kids And Adults
Welcome to the Active Wild Online Zoo, a virtual zoo for kids (& adults). Discover amazing animals from all over the world… without leaving your home!
- View incredible animal pictures;
- Discover amazing animals from all over the world;
- Talk about each species with other animal fans in the comments section on every page;
- Share the incredible species you’ve discovered with your friends on social media – there are share buttons on every page!
- New animals added regularly – be sure to visit often to see the new arrivals!
- You can download FREE “Dingo Dan” printable worksheets for use with the Online Zoo from this page: Free Printable Worksheets.
- You can learn more about the animal kingdom on this page: Animals: The Ultimate Guide.
