The Giant panda is a bear native to south-central China, whose scientific name is Ailuropoda melanoleuca . It is characterized by large, black patches around its eyes, over the ears, and across its round body. They may appear sedentary, but they are skilled in tree-climbing and swimming. They grow to a height of 5 feet and can weigh about 300 pounds. Giant pandas are folivores, with bamboo shoots and leaves making up more than 99% of their diet. They eat for a whopping 12 hours out of 24 hours and relieve themselves dozens of times a day. 28 pounds of bamboo stalks are plucked with elongated wrist bones to satisfy a giant panda's daily dietary needs. These animals will occasionally eat other grasses, wild tubers, honey, or even meat in the form of birds, rodents, and fish. Giant pandas favor high humidity and a cool, wet climate, and live in bamboo forests in remote, mountainous regions in central China . They are classified as vulnerable in t
The Seahorse is not at all a 'horse', rather it is a type of fish in the genus Hippocampus, and having the scientific name Hippocampus heptagonus. They are found practically in all the oceans and prefer living in sheltered areas near the seabed. Seahorses are named so, as they have a head and neck like a horse, a body armour, and an upright posture along with a curled tail.
The reproduction mechanism of the seahorse is a unique one. Here, the male seahorse does the incubation. It has a pouch on the ventral side of its tail, where the female seahorse deposits up to 1500 eggs when mating. The eggs are carried for about a month, after which, the young seahorses are released into the seawater. They serve as food in the early stages; those who survive, grow and the cycle continues.
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