Natural Creation

Angel Fish

There are around 100 different species of angelfish that inhabit the waters of the southern hemisphere. There are two main types of angelfish, those that live in the freshwater rivers in South America (freshwater angelfish) and those angelfish that inhabit the salty ocean waters (marine angelfish).
The freshwater angelfish has a more triangular shape and will generally only grow to a few inches in length. The marine angelfish can grow up to 12 inches (the same length as a big ruler) and generally have very brightly coloured markings but the exact colours depend on the angelfish species.

Both the freshwater angelfish and the marine angelfish are known to be relatively difficult fish to keep in household aquariums, as both types of angelfish require very specific water conditions. Angelfish are very susceptible to changes in the water such as salt levels and pH levels, and will often die if changes are too drastic.

Despite the fact that their names are the same, freshwater angelfish and marine angelfish are not thought to be closely related. The freshwater angelfish is a tropical species of cichlid, distantly related to the cichlids found in specific lakes in Africa. The marine angelfish are believed to be most closely related to the butterfly fish.

Freshwater angelfish are native to the Amazon basin and are also found in the rivers running off it. Freshwater angelfish inhabit the cleaner waters and prefer to be in temperatures between 25 and 30 degrees centigrade.

Freshwater angelfish lay between 100 and 1,000 eggs which hatch in just a couple of days. Freshwater angelfish tend to lay their eggs on a flat leaf or an underwater log. The baby angelfish (known as fry) remain attached to the eggs for another week and feed off the remaining yolk in the egg sack. When they are bigger at a week old, the angelfish fry detach from their eggs and become free swimming. It is at this stage that the baby angelfish begin feeding from nutrients in the water and on plants.

The triangular shape of the freshwater angelfish, means that the angelfish is able to hide more easily amongst the aquatic plants in the water. Wild freshwater angelfish have very distinctive dark stripes that run vertically down their bodies, giving the freshwater angelfish the ability to blend in to it\'s surroundings. Freshwater angelfish usually breed for life and it is often found that if one of the angelfish parents dies, then the remaining angelfish parent has no interest in breeding.

Freshwater angelfish feed on smaller fish and invertebrates in their natural environment as well as eating particles of food found in the water. The freshwater angelfish is preyed upon by larger species of fish, birds and marine mammals.

Marine angelfish are generally found in shallow reefs in depths of up to 50 meters. Marine angelfish are reported to be almost fearless and are noted to be inquisitive and curious towards divers. Some species of marine angelfish are solitary by nature where other species of angelfish form territorial mating pairs or even groups. The groups of marine angelfish usually have one male and a number of females.

Unlike the freshwater angelfish, marine angelfish lay their tiny eggs straight into the water. The angelfish eggs float in the sea, becoming mixed in with the plankton, until they hatch. Unfortunately a vast number of marine angelfish eggs are inadvertently eaten by those many animals that feed on the plankton in the water.

Marine angelfish are most well known for the bright colours and patterns on their bodies. Marine angelfish vary in colour and size depending on the species of marine angelfish, although it is known that the patterns and colours of marine angelfish change drastically as they get older. It is believed that these colour changes indicate the position of the marine angelfish, within the marine angelfish social hierarchy.

Marine angelfish graze on algae on coral reefs and rocks are well as eating smaller fish and crustaceans such as shrimp and small species of prawn. Adult marine angelfish are preyed upon by sharks, marine mammals and humans, but the young and smaller marine angelfish are eaten by many different species of animal both in the water and those based on land (such as birds).

Angelfish Facts

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pomacanthidae
Common Name: Angelfish
Scientific Name: Pomacanthidae
Origin: Southern Hemisphere
Diet: Omnivore
Size (L): 7cm - 30cm (3in - 12in)
Water Type: Fresh, Salt
Optimum pH Level: 6.5 - 7.2
Life Span: 8 - 15 years
Conservation Status: Threatened
Colour: Black, White, Yellow, Orange, Purple, Silver, Blue, Green
Skin Type: Scales
Favourite Food: Fish
Habitat: Rivers and coral reefs
Average Clutch Size: 500
Main Prey: Fish, Algae, Plankton
Predators: Fish, Birds, Sharks, Mammals
Distinctive Features: Body shape and brightly coloured markings

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Patience is one of the most important tools I have learned to use as a photographer. Time and time again, I have heard stories from fellow photographers who were in the right location, waiting for the right light, but started to feel as if it would never come. In many of these situations, the greatest possible light didn’t come until after they were packed up and on their way out. Yet here I was, standing on an exposed section of the Highline Trail in Glacier National Park under flat, dreary, gray skies (during what I thought was post-sunset), thinking about packing up my gear and heading out. Because cloud cover was high, it seemed as if the sun had already set, and the valley in front of me was covered in shadow. Upon remembering the stories of similar situations, I decided to wait. Only a short while later, I was rewarded as the sun snuck out from under the clouds and illuminated the valley walls in front of me.

Photo Tip: Be patient with light. Finding a good location to take a photograph is only half the battle. Oftentimes, what matters most is the time of day you choose to photograph, and how the sunlight is working with the other elements in your frame. Experiment with photographing at different times of day, and be sure to slow down and observe how light changes a scene over time.

The peacock (also known as peafowl) is a medium sized bird most closely related to the pheasant. Unlike it's common pheasant cousin that inhabits areas of the Northern Hemisphere, the peacock is found in warmer climate of the Southern Hemisphere, with the peacock being most commonly found in India.
Male peacocks are known as peacocks and female peacocks are known as peahens (in a similar way to chickens and pheasants). The male is peacock is generally about twice the size of the female peahen, and even larger when the male peacock is displaying his plumage (feathers). When the male peacock does not have his brightly coloured and very elaborate tail feathers on display, they drag behind him. This is known as a tail or a train.

During the mating season, the male peacock may mate with up to six different female peahens. The female peahen lays between 4 and 8 brown coloured eggs. The female peahen incubates her eggs by sitting on them, and the peacock chicks hatch after an incubation period of about a month. The female peacock, looks after and rears her peacock chicks on her own without any help from the male peacock.
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Clouds are composed of tiny water droplets or ice crystals and stay suspended in the Earth's atmosphere. But can you imagine the average weight of a cloud ? Don't jump on the chair when you hear that it's equivalent to the weight of 100 elephants.

According to scientists, the water in the little cloud weighs about 550 tons. And a bigger cloud may be around the weight of 200,000 elephants.

By the same calculation, the weight of water in an hurricane about the size of Missouri will be about 40 million elephants which is more than all the elephants that have ever lived on the planet.

Our sphere!

Did God create the earth in just six 24-hour days, as some creationists claim?
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”—Genesis 1:1.

WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS
God created the universe, including the earth, in the indefinite past—“in the beginning,” as Genesis 1:1 says. Modern science agrees that the universe had a beginning. A recent scientific model suggests it to be almost 14 billion years old.

The Bible also describes six “days” of creation. However, it does not say that these were 24-hour days. (Genesis 1:31) In fact, the Bible uses the word “day” to refer to various lengths of time. For example, it calls the entire period of creation “the day that Jehovah God made earth and heaven.” (Genesis 2:4) Evidently, these “days” of creation lasted many thousands of years.—Psalm 90:4.

WHY IT MATTERS
The false ideas of creationists could lead you to dismiss the Bible altogether. On the other hand, if the Bible actually contains a credible account of creation, you stand to benefit from its storehouse of “practical wisdom.”—Proverbs 3:21

Did God create the earth in just six 24-hour days, as some creationists claim?
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”—Genesis 1:1.

WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS
God created the universe, including the earth, in the indefinite past—“in the beginning,” as Genesis 1:1 says. Modern science agrees that the universe had a beginning. A recent scientific model suggests it to be almost 14 billion years old.

The Bible also describes six “days” of creation. However, it does not say that these were 24-hour days. (Genesis 1:31) In fact, the Bible uses the word “day” to refer to various lengths of time. For example, it calls the entire period of creation “the day that Jehovah God made earth and heaven.” (Genesis 2:4) Evidently, these “days” of creation lasted many thousands of years.—Psalm 90:4.

WHY IT MATTERS
The false ideas of creationists could lead you to dismiss the Bible altogether. On the other hand, if the Bible actually contains a credible account of creation, you stand to benefit from its storehouse of “practical wisdom.”—Proverbs 3:21

VITU VYA ASILI VINAFUNUA HEKIMA YA MUNGU

Kipepeo anayeitwa monarch ana ubongo unaotoshana na ncha ya kalamu. Hata hivyo, kipepeo huyo ana ustadi na uwezo wa kusafiri umbali wa karibu kilomita 3,000 kuanzia Kanada hadi msitu fulani nchini Mexico. Anafanya hivyo kwa kufuata mwendo wa jua. Anasafiri jinsi gani jua linaposonga angani? Yehova aliumba ubongo wa kipepeo huyo ukiwa na uwezo wa kutambua mwendo wa jua na kubadili njia ili asipotee. Fikiria pia jicho la kereng’ende. Mdudu huyo ana macho mawili yenye lenzi nyingi. Kila jicho lina lenzi 30,000. Hata hivyo, ubongo mdogo wa kereng’ende humwezesha kutambua mawimbi kutoka lenzi hizo zote, na anaweza kutambua mtikisiko wowote katika mazingira yake.

Kipepeo anayeitwa monarch ana ubongo unaotoshana na ncha ya kalamu. Hata hivyo, kipepeo huyo ana ustadi na uwezo wa kusafiri umbali wa karibu kilomita 3,000 kuanzia Kanada hadi msitu fulani nchini Mexico. Anafanya hivyo kwa kufuata mwendo wa jua. Anasafiri jinsi gani jua linaposonga angani? Yehova aliumba ubongo wa kipepeo huyo ukiwa na uwezo wa kutambua mwendo wa jua na kubadili njia ili asipotee. Fikiria pia jicho la kereng’ende. Mdudu huyo ana macho mawili yenye lenzi nyingi. Kila jicho lina lenzi 30,000. Hata hivyo, ubongo mdogo wa kereng’ende humwezesha kutambua mawimbi kutoka lenzi hizo zote, na anaweza kutambua mtikisiko wowote katika mazingira yake.

Mkonga wa Tembo
● Watafiti wanatengeneza mkono wa roboti ulio mwepesi na unaoweza kunyumbulika kwa urahisi. Msimamizi wa idara ya ubuni katika kampuni inayotengeneza mkono huo anasema kwamba mkono huo mpya “hauwezi kulinganishwa na chochote kinachotumika viwandani.” Walitoa wapi wazo hilo? Msimamizi huyo anasema, “Tuliiga jinsi mkonga wa tembo unavyofanya kazi.”
Fikiria hili: Mkonga huo wa tembo wenye uzito wa karibu kilo 140 unasemekana kuwa “ndicho kiungo muhimu na chenye matumizi mengi zaidi duniani.” Kiungo hicho chenye matumizi mengi hutumiwa k**a pua, mrija, mkono, au kiganja. Kwa kutumia mkonga huo, tembo anaweza kupumua, kunusa, kunywa, kuk**ata, au hata kupiga kelele k**a ya tarumbeta inayoumiza masikio!
Lakini si hayo tu. Mkonga wa tembo una nyuzinyuzi 40,000 za misuli zinazouwezesha kujipinda kuelekea upande wowote ule. Tembo anaweza kuinua sarafu ndogo kwa kutumia ncha ya mkonga wake. Wakati huohuo, tembo anaweza kutumia mkonga wake kuinua vitu vyenye uzito wa kilo 270 hivi!
Watafiti wanatumaini kwamba kuiga uwezo wa mkonga wa tembo kutawawezesha kutokeza roboti zenye uwezo mkubwa zaidi kwa ajili ya matumizi ya nyumbani na viwandani. “Tumebuni roboti mpya kabisa ya kuwasaidia wanadamu,” anasema mwakilishi wa kampuni iliyotajwa awali, “roboti ambayo kwa mara ya kwanza itawawezesha wanadamu kufanya kazi pamoja na mashine kwa njia nzuri na bila hatari yoyote.”
Una maoni gani? Je, mkonga wa tembo ulitokezwa na mageuzi? Au ulibuniwa?