I like lemurs

Hello people of the world! In this, my first post, I will talk about lemurs. The cutest animal EVER!!! And about a new album I “sampled”.

I know some people in this blog think panda bears are the cutest animals ever but In my opinion lemurs are way cuter.  I first saw this beautiful animals in the Nickelodeon show (yes I watch Nickelodeon) “The Penguins of Madagascar”. According to Wikipedia the term “lemur” is derived from the Latin word lemures, meaning “spirits of the night” or “ghosts”. This comes from the fact that their eyes glow in the night.

In other topics the new album from progressive metal band Dream Theater, Black Clouds and Silver Linings came out recently, since the economy is not that good I “sampled it” from Bittorrent. The album is extremely good i would go as far to say that is their best album since 1999′s Scenes from a Memory. The album is well balanced and continues with the great continuity of music that Dream Theater is so well known for.

That’s all I have to say today, thanks for reading.

P.S. : This is my first post and I am learning so, sorry for any errors. Ohh.. and I forgot, Apple SUCKS!!!! GO ZUNE!!!!

Kanga, from Winnie the Pooh

Everyone loves kangaroos. They’re fun and cute. Like many animals, they’ve appeared in multiple cartoons. We’ve seen that these animals have a sort of ‘pouch’, where they carry their young. But what’s it really for?

Kangaroo with it's baby joey!

When a kangaroo has it’s child it ‘gives birth’ after only 33 days.
Inside the pouch there are four teats.
An infant kangaroo is called joey.
These babies slowly begin to grow, and eventually start going out of the pouch more often.
They can spend up to one year developing.

Boxing Kangaroos, because it's that awesome!

So, to sum it all up…
The pouch is where the baby or “joey” matures.

Dragonite, from Pokémon

When we were little kids we probably saw some cartoons that had dragons and thought: “These things are damn amazing!” Fire breathing dragons that were huge and cool. Well, sadly, dragons are not real. But there are equivalents! Keep reading to find out!

What I’m talking about is the Komodo Dragon!

Komodo Dragon

Since where they live there are no enemies they evolved to be the largest.
Their main food source is carrion, but they also feed of mammals, birds and invertebrates.

Komodo Dragon feeding on a boar.

These rare animals are considered as vulnerable to extinction, and are protected by Indonesian law.

Komodo Dragon showing his tongue!

With around 60 teeth that can grow up to one inch, and a tail that’s the same size as their bodies… These animals are dangerous!

Bee

You’ve all quite possibly encountered bees or wasps. They aren’t really bad, some are even cool, funny and have movies: These bees are quite harmless, the worst thing that can happen if they sting you is that you’ll be sore for a couple days, even if you’re allergic, the risk isn’t quite high. However, there are bigger bees. The largest type of bee is the Asian Hornet Bee.

Asian Giant Hornet

They can grow to approximately 2” or 50.8mm. Their wingspan is approximately 3” or 76mm. That’s right. The size of your THUMB. They can be located in some Asian countries, and are considered deadly. Their weapon is the typical stinger.  It’s one fourth of an inch, or 6mm. It injects a specially powerful venom. The sensation is described as a hot nail being driven in to your body. It can dissolve skin tissue.  Their venom is in fact so powerful that, in sufficient doses, it can kill someone. Even if they’re not allergic. They kill around 20 to 40 Japanese people on a yearly basis.

You can watch video of one of these bad boys fighting with a mantis here.
And here is a video of 30 of these hornets taking on 30,000 honey bees.

I hope you enjoy this little bit of information. You may find more information in the Wikipedia article, which has a better summary and more information. It is located here.