langs: 3 января [ru] / january 3 [en] / 3. januar [de] / 3 janvier [fr] / 3 gennaio [it] / 3 de enero [es]
days: december 31 / january 1 / january 2 / january 3 / january 4 / january 5 / january 6
As of August 8th of the year 2022, there were 252 living individuals of the critically endangered kākāpō , a large, flightless parrot native to New Zealand . Every known living kākāpō, except some young chicks, has been given a name by officials of the Kākāpō Recovery Programme . Many of the older b
The oceanic whitetip shark ( Carcharhinus longimanus ), also known as shipwreck shark , Brown Milbert's sand bar shark , brown shark , lesser white shark , nigano shark , oceanic white-tipped whaler , and silvertip shark , is a large pelagic requiem shark inhabiting tropical and warm temperate seas.
The African armyworm ( Spodoptera exempta ), also called okalombo , kommandowurm , or nutgrass armyworm , is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae . The larvae often exhibit marching behavior when traveling to feeding sites, leading to the common name "armyworm". [1] The caterpillars exhibit den
Hendrik Adriaan van Rheede tot Drakenstein (Amsterdam, 13 April 1636 – at sea, 15 December 1691) was a military man and a colonial administrator of the Dutch East India Company and naturalist . Between 1669 and 1676 he served as a governor of Dutch Malabar and employed twenty-five people on his book
Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles FRS FRAS (5 July 1781 – 5 July 1826) [1] [2] was a British statesman who served as the Lieutenant-Governor of the British East Indies between 1811 and 1816, and Lieutenant-Governor of Bencoolen between 1818 and 1824. He is best known mainly for his founding of mod
Friedrich Wilhelm Schultz (3 January 1804 – 30 December 1876) was a German pharmacist and botanist who was a native of Zweibrücken . This article is about the 19th-century botanist and pharmacist. For other uses, see Friedrich Schulz (disambiguation) . He initially learned the pharmacy profession at
Arnold Edward Ortmann (April 8, 1863 – January 3, 1927) was a Prussian-born United States naturalist and zoologist who specialized in malacology . The standard author abbreviation A.E.Ortmann is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name . [1] Prussian-born United States
#5 Georg Friedrich Schnittspahn
Georg Friedrich Schnittspahn (3 January 1810, in Darmstadt – 22 December 1865, in Darmstadt) was a German botanist . He was the son of Hofgärtner (court gardener) Johann August Schnittspahn (1763-1842). He was trained as a gardener in Darmstadt, and by way of a scholarship from Louis I, Grand Duke o
Fredrik Hasselquist (3 January 1722 – 9 February 1752) was a Swedish traveller and naturalist . Fredrik Hasselquist Born 3 January 1722 Törnevalla , Östergötland Died 9 February 1752 ( 1752-02-10 ) (aged 30) Buca , İzmir Province, Turkey Nationality Swedish Education Uppsala University Known f
Edward Strieby Steele (1850–1942) was an American botanist. [1] Botanist (1850–1942) Edward Strieby Steele Born ( 1850-04-20 ) April 20, 1850 Farmingdale, Illinois , US Died January 3, 1942 (1942-01-03) (aged 91) Glendale, California , US Nationality American Alma mater Oberlin College Scientifi
Horatio Curtis Wood Jr. (January 13, 1841 – January 3, 1920) was an American physician and biologist . Born into a wealthy Pennsylvania family, he attended the Medical Department of the University of Pennsylvania , and after serving as a surgeon in the American Civil War, continued to teach at the U
Leena Hämet-Ahti (née Hämet, b. 3 January 1931, Kuusamo ) is a Finnish botanist , plant taxonomist , and plant collector noted for being Associate Professor of Botany at the University of Helsinki , and later the Director of the university's Botanical Garden. [1] She primarily studies alpine plants
#10 John Henry Lace
John Henry Lace FRS FLS (1857–1918) was a British botanist. [1] [2] John Henry Lace Born ( 1857-06-17 ) 17 June 1857 Died 9 June 1918 (1918-06-09) (aged 60) Exmouth Nationality British Scientific career Fields Botany Author abbrev. (botany) Lace
#11 Maurice Langeron
Maurice Charles Pierre Langeron (3 January 1874, in Dijon – 27 June 1950, in Bourg-la-Reine ) was a French mycologist , bryologist and paleobotanist . French mycologist, bryologist and paleobotanist Maurice Langeron He studied natural sciences at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris . I
#12 William Nylander (botanist)
William ( Wilhem ) Nylander (3 January 1822 – 29 March 1899) [1] was a Finnish botanist and entomologist . Nylander was born in Oulu , and taught at the University of Helsinki before moving to Paris, where he lived until his death in 1899. Finnish botanist and entomologist (1822–1899) This article n
Carl Gustav Carus (3 January 1789 – 28 July 1869) was a German physiologist and painter, born in Leipzig , who played various roles during the Romantic era . A friend of the writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe , he was a many-sided man: a doctor, a naturalist, a scientist, a psychologist, and a landsc
#14 Theodor Friedrich Julius Basiner
Theodor Friedrich Julius Basiner (3 January 1816 – 14 October 1862) was a Baltic German botanist who lived and worked mainly in Imperial Russia .
#15 Andrew Sinclair (botanist)
Andrew Sinclair (13 April 1794 – 26 March 1861) was a British surgeon who was notable for his botanical collections. He served as New Zealand's second Colonial Secretary . Andrew Sinclair Portrait of Andrew Sinclair. 2nd Colonial Secretary of New Zealand In office 6 January 1844 – 7 May 1856 Gover
#16 Hélène Bischler
Hélène Bischler-Causse (January 3, 1932, in Bern – February 12, 2005, in Paris ) was a French botanist and bryologist , best known for her research and description of neotropical liverworts , the Marchantiales genera , and plagiochasma . She was the recipient of the P. Bertrand Prize from the French
#17 Benjamín Máximo Laguna y Villanueva
Benjamín Máximo Laguna y Villanueva (December 2, 1822 - January 3, 1902) was a Spanish botanist and entomologist. The standard author abbreviation Laguna is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name . [1] This article may be expanded with text translated from the corres
Florence Helen Woolward (1854 Hammersmith – 3 January 1936) was an English botanical illustrator and author, and was commissioned by Schomberg Kerr, 9th Marquess of Lothian to paint his extensive orchid collection, and published in parts between 1891 and 1896 as "The Genus Masdevallia". [1] The stan
Guglielmo Gasparrini (3 January 1803 – 28 June 1866) was an Italian botanist and mycologist . Italian botanist (1803–1866) "Gasp." redirects here. For other uses, see Gasp (disambiguation) . Guglielmo Gasparrini Born 3 January 1803 Castelgrande , Basilicata Died 28 June 1866 ( 1866-06-29 ) (aged
Herbert Louis ( né Lewis ) Mason [5] (1896–1994) was an American botany professor, plant collector, and herbarium director. [6] For British film director, see Herbert Mason . Herbert Louis Mason Born ( 1896-01-03 ) January 3, 1896 Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Died March 26, 1994 (1994-03-26) (aged 98) [
#1 Auckland Zoo
Auckland Zoo is a 16.35-hectare (40-acre) zoological garden in Auckland , New Zealand , situated next to Western Springs Park not far from Auckland 's central business district . It is run by the Auckland Council with the Zoological Society of Auckland as a supporting organisation. Zoo in Auckland,
Bird Paradise is an upcoming aviary located in Mandai , Singapore. Expected to open in Q2 2023, it will replace the Jurong Bird Park and forms a part of the Mandai Wildlife Reserve , consisting of the Singapore Zoo , Night Safari and River Wonders and the upcoming Rainforest Wild Park. Zoo situated
Jurong Bird Park is an aviary and tourist attraction in Jurong , Singapore. The largest such bird park in Asia, [3] it covers an area of 0.2 square kilometres (49 acres) on the western slope of Jurong Hill , the highest point in the Jurong region. It is one of the parks managed by Mandai Wildlife Re
#4 San Francisco Zoo tiger attacks
Two tiger attacks occurred at the San Francisco Zoo , in 2006 and 2007, both involving a female Siberian tiger named Tatiana (June 27, 2003 – December 25, 2007). In the first incident, a zookeeper was bitten on the arm during a public feeding. In the second incident, one person was killed and two