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The Purple Forbidden enclosure is a name used in traditional Chinese astronomy for those Chinese constellations that surround the north celestial pole. Geography. Purple Mountain is located on the eastern side of Nanjing. Its peaks are often found enveloped in purple clouds at dawn and dusk, hence comes its name "Purple Mountain".
The purple swamphen has been split into the following species: [1] [2] [3] Western swamphen , Porphyrio porphyrio, southwest Europe and northwest Africa. African swamphen, Porphyrio madagascariensis, sub-Saharan continental Africa and Madagascar. Grey-headed swamphen, Porphyrio poliocephalus, Middle East, through the Indian subcontinent to ...
In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups. The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans , an essay on hunting published in 1486 and attributed to Juliana Berners . [1]
Cyperus rotundus is a perennial plant, that may reach a height of up to 140 cm (55 in). The names "nut grass" and "nut sedge" – shared with the related species Cyperus esculentus – are derived from its tubers, that somewhat resemble nuts, although botanically they have nothing to do with nuts. As in other Cyperaceae, the leaves sprout in ...
The purple martin ( Progne subis) is a passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae. It is the largest swallow in North America. Despite its name, the purple martin is not truly purple. The dark blackish-blue feathers have an iridescent sheen caused by the diffraction of incident light [2] giving them a bright blue to navy blue or deep ...
Purple poppy. A purple poppy, on which the symbol is based. The purple poppy is a symbol of remembrance in the United Kingdom for animals that served during wartime. [1] The symbol was created in 2006 based on the principle of the traditional red remembrance poppy for Remembrance Day. [1]
Rhampholeon. Trioceros. Native range of Chamaeleonidae. Chameleons or chamaeleons ( family Chamaeleonidae) are a distinctive and highly specialized clade of Old World lizards with 200 species described as of June 2015. [1] The members of this family are best known for their distinct range of colours, being capable of colour-shifting camouflage.
Jellyfish. Spotted jellies swimming in a Tokyo aquarium. Jellyfish, also known as sea jellies, are the medusa -phase of certain gelatinous members of the subphylum Medusozoa, which is a major part of the phylum Cnidaria. Jellyfish are mainly free-swimming marine animals with umbrella-shaped bells and trailing tentacles, although a few are ...