Hello! Today, I’ll write about Cenozoic animals. Pakicetus attocki is the early whale that walked. It isn’t similar to modern whales, but there are same points in ears. Dorudon atrox is the early swimming whale. It is similar to modern whales, but it has small hind legs and structures of fore legs remain in its …
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Fukuipteryx prima: A New Cretaceous Bird from Japan
On November 14, a new Cretaceous bird in Japan was named and described. It was named Fukuipteryx prima! Fukuipteryx is first Japanese mesozoic bird that was named. Its name means “primitive wing from Fukui”. It was found from Kitadani Formation in Fukui. Its wingspan is about 50cm wide. It lived in Early Cretaceous, about between …
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Rottnest Island report
On September 27th, I went to Rottnest Island. There were beautiful view and many wildlives there. In the ship to the island, I saw a breaching whale. But I am sorry that I could not take photos because of swing of the ship. What the beautiful sea it is! Quokkas (Setonix brachyurus) are very cute. …
Planet Shark report(2)
I am sorry to rest writing this report. I will write about unique sharks today. Great hammerhead (Sphyrna mokarran) sometimes grow more than 6m long. It is the biggest hammerhead shark. I think that hammerhead sharks have one of the most unique head in vertebrate. Helicoprion is popular for its coiled row of teeth, but …
Japanese unique ammonites: Fossil day in Japan
I am sorry to rest writing the report of planet shark. It is the fossil day in Japan today! The reason is that Nipponites, representative prehistoric animal in Japan was recorded first today of 1904. Nipponites is very unique ammonite, so I will write about Japanese unique ammonites today. Japanese ammonites are famous for their …
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Planet Shark report(1)
On September 22th, I visited the exhibition “Planet Shark: Predator or Prey” in WA Maritime Museum. There were a lot of specimens of sharks. This exhibition will be held until November 10th. If you are interested in sharks, you should visit. Megalodon (Carcharodon megalodon, Charcharocles megalodon or Otodus megalodon) is the largest predator shark ever …
Perth Zoo report(6): Reptile Encounter
I am sorry to be late. This is the final report about Perth Zoo. I will write about reptiles today. Pebble-mimic dragon (Tympanocryptis cephalus) is very cute. I had not seen it before, but It became one of the cutest reptiles that I know. Southern pygmy spiny-tailed skink (Egernia depressa) looks like a small dragon. …
Perth Zoo report(5): Asian Rainforest
I’ll write about Asian tropical animals today. Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii). “Orangutan” means “forest man”. He is our relative. Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) are second-largest animals on the ground. Bull has great tusks, but female does not have them. Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris smatrae) is the smallest tiger, but he is big because tigers are …
Perth Zoo report(4): Amazonia & Primate Trail
I’ll write about South American animals today. Galapagos tortoises (Chelonoidis nigra) are the largest tortoise in the world. They are huge. They are not in Amazonia nor Primate Trail, but I write here. South American coati (Nasua nasua) is relative to racoons. Procyonidae has variety of animals like racoons, cacomistle, kinkajou, or it. Pygmy marmoset …
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Perth Zoo report(3): African Savannah
I’ll write about African animals today. African painted dogs (Lycaon pictus) are very actively. Hamadryas baboons (Papio hamadryas) have red hips.Their rostrums stick out, so Their faces are similar to carnivoras’. African lion (Panthera leo senegalensis) was sleeping. Her charisma was broken. Southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) was also sleeping. I could not watch …
Japanese Dino-mania 