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Engineer Bactery

3 comments Yessi Pratiwi — March 27, 2009 / 11:07 am

Bacteria. First you heard this word, the thought comes up through your mind can be vary. There may be a hate to bacteri because this little animal can cause disease. That’s true, but of course we can’t generalize bactery, as it depends on its kind. Well, there are some bacterias that can work and help human [...]

Jackson Chameleon’s Eyes

Comments Yessi Pratiwi — March 20, 2009 / 6:49 pm

If you ask, “What animal that can see two different places without moving its neck?” Jackson Chameleon is the answer. Each of this native African reptile eyes are able to move independently. The secret is the chameleon’s turret eyes. Unlike our eyes, which are sunken into protective, bony sockets, the Jackson’s eyes stick out from either [...]

Does Mosquito Transfer HIV Virus?

Comments Yessi Pratiwi — March 14, 2009 / 12:04 pm

Mosquito, a tiny creature and yet a fearsome enemy for human. These nasty, blood-sucking, itchy, irritating insect, is also known as disease-carrying pests. They transmit viruses and parasite while they blood feasting. Yellow fever, Dengue, and West Nile virus for example, or malaria and filariasis. However, mosquitoes do not transmit HIV or AIDS. Thanks to [...]

Vampire Bat

Comments Yessi Pratiwi — March 5, 2009 / 3:50 pm

In my mind, one of the most scary flying animal is the vampire bat. Why scary? Why do you think I said them scary? Ah, come confess me, U’re also scared seeing this animals :p Is that because their food source is blood?  Actually, it is because this bat feeds mostly on the blood of mammals. In [...]

Blackbuck

Comments Yessi Pratiwi — March 5, 2009 / 1:39 pm

The blackbuck is a powerfull gazelle native to the Indian subcontinent. Extremely long twisted horns are the key feature of adult males, and these twist out to lengths of up to 68 cm (27 in). The sexes are also separated by colouration : the females are light faw in colour whereas the males are dark [...]

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