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Monday, March 26, 2012

Malayan Tiger - Harimau Belang

Malayan Tiger - Harimau Belang (Panthera tigris jacksoni)

Malayan Tiger is the largest and most powerful cat. A tiger is 10 times stronger than a man. This mammals can be found in peninsular Malaysia. There is no clear different between the Malayan and Indochinese Tiger.

Tigers love water. During hot and sunny days, swimming will cool down their body.

What we should know about tigers:

1. Eyes- forward facing eyes, for binocular vision to judge distance. Can see 6 times better than human in the dark.

2. Ears- excellent hearing. Can rotate nearly 180 degrees.

3. Nose- excellent sense of smell to detect prey.

4. Whiskers- sensitive to touch. Detect obstacles and access the prey's body position.

5. Teeth- can deliver fatal bites to the prey's throat.

6. Stripes- camouflages the tiger and allows it to get very close to the prey while hunting.

7. Tail- half as long as its body. Used for balancing and to communicate.

9. Tigers are endangered species. Stop buying tiger products to stop killing this animal.

Source: National Zoo, Kuala Lumpur.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Ikan Ubi - Ikan Ketutu

Ikan Ubi - Marbled Sleeper

Ikan Ubi, juga dikenali sebagai ikan ketutu, ikan hantu, haruan bodoh, belantuk atau soonhock oleh masyarakat cina. Dalam bahasa inggeris disebut sebagai marbled sleeper atau marbled gudgeon, mungkin sebab ikan ini yang seperti tidur hampir setiap masa.

Ikan ubi hidup di dalam air tawar, biasanya di dalam sungai, tali air ataupun tasik. Merupakan ikan yang pasif dan jarang bergerak walaupun untuk mencari makan. Disebalik wajahnya yang hodoh, rasa isinya sangat sedap dan digemari ramai terutama masyarakat cina. Ini menjadikan ikan yang susah untuk ditemui ini berharga tinggi sehingga mencecah RM100 sekilogram. Penternakan ikan ubi secara komersil telah lama dimulakan untuk memenuhi permintaan ikan ubi yang tinggi walaupun ikan ini agak lambat untuk membesar kerana malas untuk mencari makan.

Ikan Ubi, Ikan Ketutu (Oxyeleotris marmorata)

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Yellow Flame Tree - Pokok Batai Laut (Peltophorum pterocarpum)

Yellow Flame Tree - Pokok Batai Laut

Yellow flame flower

Yellow flame tree

Yellow Flame Tree - Pokok Batai Laut (Peltophorum pterocarpum)

Family: Fabaceae

Genus: Peltophorum

Common name: Batai Laut, Jemerlang, Yellow Flame.

Saturday, March 17, 2012

Serkap Ikan

Serkap Ikan. Conical Fish Trap.

Conical Fish trap or serkap ikan is a traditional gear to catch fish during dry season, especially when the farmers plowing their fields before paddy seedlings. During that time, fish can be seen in the water and a fast action should be done to catch the fish.

The trap is made from bamboo and rattan, which was shaped and cut into required size before its fix together to become a hard, beautiful and long lasting product. Its not everybody got the skills to make this product. Only talented people can produce good fish trap, usually inherited from their older generation.

Concentration is among the factor to produce a good fish trap.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Hornbills - Burung Enggang - Burung Kenyalang

There are ten species of hornbills in Malaysia, which are totally protected. Among them are Bushy-crested Hornbill, Rhinoceros Hornbill, Wrinkled Hornbill, Great Hornbill, White-crowned Hornbill and Oriental Pied Hornbill.

Please, stop destroying our forest, the only home for hornbills. Do not kill them, once the male dies, its whole family will be destroyed.

Below are some photos of hornbills which can be found in Malaysia and Zoo Negara Kuala Lumpur.