Location – Japan (Abashiri, Hokkaidō, Japan) – 43°58′N 144°10′E Size – Surface area 33 km2, Catchment area 1,380 km2, Shore length 44 km Depth – Average 7.2 m, Maximum 16.1 m, Surface Elevation 0.4 m Course – Water exits the lake through the Abashiri River and flows 7 kilometres to the Sea of Okhotsk. Inlets are from the AbashiriContinue reading “Abashiri Lake”
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Addax
Type – Mammal Diet – Herbivorous Location – The species is seriously endangered and mostly extinct from its original range of distribution The species’ range has contracted markedly during the last half of the century. Little is known about the current distribution of the isolated remnant populations, also as a result of their capacity forContinue reading “Addax”
Abalone
Type – Gastropod Molluscs Diet – Herbivorous Location – The haliotid family has a worldwide distribution, along the coastal waters of every continent, except the Pacific coast of South America, the Atlantic coast of North America, the Arctic, and Antarctica. The majority of abalone species are found in waters, off the coasts of New Zealand,Continue reading “Abalone”
Aardvark
Type – Mammal Diet – Insectivore Location – [Africa] They are present throughout sub-Saharan Africa all the way to South Africa with few exceptions including the coastal areas of Namibia, Ivory Coast, and Ghana. They are not found in Madagascar. Habitat – Savannas, grasslands, woodlands and bushlands where its food e.g. ants and termites areContinue reading “Aardvark”
Aardonyx
Classification – Aardonyx is a genus of basal sauropodomorph dinosaur. Location – South Africa Lived – 201.3 million years ago – 190.8 million years ago Time period – Hattangian to Sinemurian of the Jurassic. Size – Medium-sized sauropod, measuring around 10 meters in length and weighing around 5 tonnes. Discovery – It was first discovered byContinue reading “Aardonyx”
Maxine the Magnificent 