Hummingbirds Facts

 

Humming Bird

• Hummingbirds have very strong memory.They can keep track of the flowers and routes which they have to use for migrating.Their brain is also big as compared to proportion of their body. 
• Hummingbirds can see all the colors and they can also process ultraviolet light which make their vision very strong.They also have third eye lid which is also know as nictitating. This is a transparent layer on the eyes which helps the bird during flight. 

  

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• Hummingbirds beaks are used as a weapon for hunting and protecting themselves from attackers.
• Hummingbirds tongue is like a fork in the past it was believed that tongue is like a straw.
• Hummingbirds can fly in all directions with great precision .Their wings can beat 70 - 200 time per second depending on the species.
• Hummingbirds are very fast in their work which gives them super metabolism rate.
• Hummingbirds birds feed very frequently because they need a lot of energy for completing the task.
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• Hummingbirds stores fat in the body before migrating to other places.Fat energy is used during the journey. 
• Hummingbirds build nests in high trees.Their clutch size is usually two.
• Hummingbirds comes in different sizes some of them are very small and used as a food by the dragon flies, frogs,spiders etc.

Markhor

Markhor

Markhor stand 65 to 115 centimetres (26 to 45 in) at the shoulder, 132 to 186 centimetres (52 to 73 in) in length and weigh from 32 to 110 kilograms (71 to 243 lb). They have the highest maximum shoulder height among the species in the genus Capra.The coat is of a grizzled, light brown to black colour, and is smooth and short in summer, while growing longer and thicker in winter. The fur of the lower legs is black and white. Markhor are sexually dimorphic, with males having longer hair on the chin, throat, chest and shanks. Females are redder in colour, with shorter hair, a short black beard, and are maneless.Both sexes have tightly curled, corkscrew-like horns, which close together at the head, but spread upwards toward the tips. The horns of males can grow up to 160 cm (64 inches) long, and up to 25 cm (10 inches) in females

Markhor is national animal of Pakistan.it is also used as puppet in buz-baz game which is mostly played in Afghanistan.

This species is considered endangered because it is less than 2500 in numbers .

Lahore Fort

The Lahore Fort, locally referred to as Shahi Qila (Punjabi, Urdu: شاہی قلعہ) is citadel of the city of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It is located in the northwestern corner of the Walled City of Lahore. The trapezoidal composition is spread over 20 hectares.

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Origins of the fort go as far back as antiquity, however, the existing base structure was built during the reign of Mughal Emperor Akbar between 1556–1605 and was regularly upgraded by subsequent Mughal, Sikh and British rulers.It has two gates one is known as Alamgiri Gate build by Emperor Aurangzeb which opens towards Badshahi Mosque and other older one known as Maseeti (Punjabi language word means of Masjid) or Masjidi Gate which open towards Masti Gate Area of Walled City and was built by Emperor Akbar. Currently Alamgiri Gate is used as the principal entrance while Masti Gate is permanently closed .The fort manifests the rich traditions of Mughal architecture. Some of the famous sites inside the fort include: Sheesh Mahal, Alamgiri Gate, Naulakha pavilion, and Moti Masjid. In 1981, the fort was inscribed as a UNESCOWorld Heritage Site along with the Shalimar Gardens (Lahore).

The Pakistan Pavilion at Expo 2010 is designed as a replica of the fort

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