Did You Know... About Peacocks?

• Peacocks are members of the pheasant family.

• The term "peacock" is commonly used to refer to birds of both sexes. Technically, only males are peacocks. Females are peahens, and together, they are called peafowl. The young are called peachicks.

• A group of these together is referred to as a bevy.

• The most popular variety of peafowl is the Indian group. The other two types are known as Congo peafowl and green peafowl.

• Peacocks can get really stressed out. These grand birds like peace and harmony. Surprisingly, these birds can be found in zoos across the country, wandering about freely at several of them to try to reduce the built up stress that may occur.

• Both peacocks and peahens sport a crest of feathers on their heads - but the showy blue crest is reserved for peacocks. The peahens' crests are a dull brown.

• Blue, green, gold are beautiful colors of this bird’s feathers. The appearance of what looks like an eye, right in the center of some of the feathers, are the trademarks of this bird. These tail feathers, or coverts, spread out in a distinctive train that is more than 60 percent of the bird’s total body length.

• The elegant tails help peacocks stay warm in cool weather and cool in hot weather.

• During mating season they will often emit a very loud high pitched cry.

• Peacocks do not fly as easily as peahens because of the long train off their tails - but they can easily make it up into tall trees.

Did You Know... About Starfish??

Did You Know That A Starfish Isn't Really A Fish At All!

- It's part of a group of creatures called echinoderms.

- Starfish are also sometimes called seastars.

- Starfish do not have a brain.

- Starfish don't always have 5 arms. Some have four, six and even more!

- Starfish can regrow an arm if it is torn off or damaged. Sometimes, a whole new starfish will grow!

- Starfish Have Two Stomachs!

- Starfish are meat eaters. The "crown of thorns seastar" eats coral reefs and has become very destructive in some places. Some eat other starfish.

- Starfish mouth are located underneath them and their anus is on top.

- Starfish are very slow moving, but can move in any direction.

- Starfish have no brain.

- Starfish can change color.

- Starfish arms are covered in little tube feet and use them to eat, hunt and move. The feet are made of suction cups.

- There are more that 2,000 species (types) of starfish.

- The smallest starfish is only 1-2 cm wide. The largest are more than 60 cm wide!

- Starfish dry out VERY fast if out of the water.

Did You Know... About Crocodiles?

Did you know that Crocodiles
cannot stick their tongues out!

- There are 23 species of crocodiles.

- The word crocodile comes from the Ancient
Greek κροκόδīλος (crocodiilos) "lizard".

- The Largest is the Saltwater Crocodile (Up to 23 ft.)

- The Smallest is the African Dwarf Crocodile (6.2 ft.)

- The sex of a crocodile is determined on the basis of its temperature.

- Crocodiles live to an average age of 60, but some have been known to live up to 130 years!

- Crocodiles have been around for 240 million years and are related to the bird species and dinosaurs.

- Crocodile teeth gets replaced throughout its life.

- Crocodiles are carnivores; they eat fish, birds, turtles, frogs, and mammals.

- The bite force of a crocodile is 5000 pounds per square inch - ouch!

- Crocodiles have no sweat glands.

- They lose heat through their mouths, and sometimes pant like dogs to keep cool.

- Crocodiles grow up to 5 meters in length.

- Crocodiles swim for speeds of up to 40 kilometres per hour.

- Crocodiles have a 4-chambered heart, which behaves like a 3-chambered Amphibian heart when underwater.

- Crocodiles sweat through there mouth.

- Crocodiles have nests of eggs called clutches

• Clutches can have 8 to 80 eggs.
• Takes about 3 months to incubate/hatch.
• The mother buries the eggs.
  

I Need An Apartment!

So as people may know, I have unfortunately moved back in with my parents. :( Only temporary though! But I need an apartment. I've been debating and I think that I want to live by myself. I do not want a roomate. Not because it wouldn't be fun, but because I just like having my own space and my own things. No drama will arise if only I live in an apartment; it seems like the more people you live with, the more drama that exists.

I just want to decorate how I want and have my stuff set up the way I want. If I don't want to clean for a couple of days no one will be yelling or angry at that fact. I dunno. Just something I've been thinking about.

I want to stay in the delhi/westside area only
because of work and school.

I really only want to spend about $500 total with apartment cost, all utilities, cable and internet.

I have a Darth Vader Canvas print that I want to hang on an exposed brick wall. LOL

I want to have black and white checkered tile in my kitchen with possible red walls.

I want to have a dark teal/turquoise living room, but only one or two walls painted that color, not all of them.

I want black furniture in the living room.

I want a glass top dining table with black chairs from IKEA!

I want stainless steal appliances. (That probably will not happen....)

but anyway, ill post more later on.