Curious Scientific Names Trilobites Aegrotocatellus– the Latin translation means «sick puppy» Aegrotocatellusjaggeri – named after Mick Jagger (have a look atthe genus transaltion – were the namers trying to say something)? Arcticalymeneviciousi, A. rotteni, A. jonesi, A. cooki,A. matlocki – named for the Sex Pistols Avalanchuruslennoni, A. starri – named afterJohn Lennon and Ringo Starr …
Did You Know? The northen coastline is made up of the Ruzzizi River Delta, a low, level plain of swamps and sandy beaches that extends for about 35 kilometres. The southern coast is lined by a massive escarpment of around 500 metres in height. It separates Lake Tanganyika from the swampy Bangweolo, Moero and Moero …
Did You Know? Lake Victoria is the largest lake in Africa and the second largest freshwater lake in the world (after Lake Superior). The lake is: nearly 34 342 square kilometres in area (roughly the size of Ireland). 320 kilometres long 80 kilometres wide 84 metres at its deepest (average 40 metres) Also known as …
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Did You Know? Lake Malawi (Lake Nyasa) is one of the great Rift Valley Lakes of Africa. It is located in the southern section of the East African Rift Valley. Lake Malawi is the ninth largest and fourth deepest lake in the world and is the second deepest Rift Lake. Lake Malawi has only one …
GENERAL INFORMATION: About the Amazon River With a length of around 10, 600 kilometres (which is roughly the same as a round trip from Brisbane to Melbourne – 5 times), the Amazon River is the second longest river in the world – second only to the Nile in Africa. The drainage basin of this river …
Amazon River: South American Cichlids – Acaras, Dwarf and Eartheaters Read More »
Each habitat sees fish with unique adaptations. For instance, the African rapids biotope is home to fish with a modified swim bladder that allows them to stay on the bottom out of the violent current. We keep fish from all kinds of habitats. The most common freshwater habitats replicated in the aquarium are: rainforest (tropical), …
Ancient Rome… There is evidence that fish also were collected, along with the animals kept for “blood sports”. The fish were kept in ponds (with a water flow from the sea) by the rich and powerful men of the Roman Empire. One of the examples given is Hortensius, who felt that it was more important …
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