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Classy Arowanas

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Arowanas included in primitive fish group. Various fish fossil found in various place and anticipated to old age among 10 - 60 million years (depend on species and its place). They have during more than 10 million year so that this fish we can say represent long lived and shatterproof fish. ace of good ace of this period life longtime a has also health and body resistant . Arowanas classified in fish set of relatives " karuhun", that is Osteoglasidae or fish set of relatives in classified arwana " karuhun" family fish, Or family fish Osteoglasidae " bony-tongue" , because part of its mouth base in the form of functioning bone as tooth lot a has mouth its of bottom the coz of of teeth Arwana has various epithet like: Dragon Fish, Barramundi, Saratoga , Pla Tapad, Kele sa, Siluk, Fairyland, Peyang Tangkelese, Aruwana, or Arowana, depended from its place. As ancient fish, Arowanas have unique and beautiful appearance and form Its body...

Amazing Hawk The Javan Hawk-eagle

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Original Name : Spizaetus nipalensis bartelsi Stresemann, 1924 Subspecies in Indonesia : None English Name : Javan Hawk-eagle Indonesian Name : Elang Jawa DESCRIPTION Medium sized eagle (adults 60-70 cm) Sexes similar but female ON AVERAGE larger in size. Adult: Dark-brown upperparts, head chestnut-brown, nape yellow-brown. Dark brown to black feathered crown with thin buf margins, prominent white-tipped black crest. Tail dark brown with four black bands, terminating in a thin white band. Underparts whitish to pale rusty-white, white throat emphasized by dark brown to black moustachial and mesial stripes. Breast marked with bold blackish drops and traces of rufous bars, belly and legs barred dark brown. Tail buffy grey with four grey brown bands and a white margin. Tarsus white-feathered with feathers covering the base of the feet. Iris yellow, dark grey to black bill with grey cere, feet yellow. Juvenile/Sub-adult: Upperparts lighter than ...