Prehistoric Planet: Scientifically accurate dinosaurs bring joy to our inner child.

Cover Image credits: Apple Inc via Apple TV+ Production Companies: BBC Studios Natural History Unit and Moving Picture Company By Mohd Amirul Faisal Rejoice, fellow dinosaur fans from all over Malaysia and around the world! Prehistoric Planet 2022, a brand new dinosaur documentary premiering on Apple TV+, has piqued the interest of dinosaur fans and

The biggest fish that has ever lived is a filter feeder.

Cover image credits: Dmitry Bogdanov/ CC BY 3.0 By Mohd Amirul Faisal Whale sharks and manta rays are like giant gliders that swim elegantly throughout the world’s oceanic currents. They are also some of the largest fish that are still inhabiting the Earth’s oceans. However, they are minnows compared to a much larger specimen that

Is the Quetzalcoatlus truly the largest flying animal?

Cover Image credits to Eldar Zakirov By Mohd Amirul Faisal The ability to fly is quite a groundbreaking trait even for the first complex organisms that first appeared 570 million years ago. Since animals possessing the ability to fly can soar freely throughout the Earth’s vast atmosphere. And flying is not only restricted to birds. Insects are

Shonisaurus – Massive marine reptile that roamed the Triassic seas.

Image credits to Daniele Rios Boleeiro Written by Mohd Amirul Faisal The Triassic period marks the dawning age of the dinosaurs. After the catastrophic Permian Extinction that caused 95% of both terrestrial and marine organisms to become extinct around 250 million years ago, the Earth saw another major evolutionary landmark that leads to the emergence

Spiny devils of the Cambrian period

Cover image credits to Harrison Keller Pyle By Mohd Amirul Faisal We are familiar with modern echinoderms like the spiny sea urchins for instance. They have been known to inflict excruciating pain if not treated properly and their remarkable abilities to populate pretty much every single ocean worldwide is also widely known. However, if we

Mamenchisaurus – A sauropod with an extremely long neck

Cover illustration credits to Raul Lunia By Mohd Amirul Faisal Sauropods are the largest animals that had ever walked the planet. Some of them can reach towering highs, for instance, the famous Brachiosaurus. Others had equipped themselves with deadly weaponry like the Shunosaurus that used its club-like tail to defend itself from predatory theropods. However, none of them

Kelenken guillermoi – The largest known terror bird

Article by Mohd Amirul Faisal Image credits to Rushelle Kucala When it comes to giant flightless birds, the first thing that will ever appear out of the general public’s minds are ostriches and cassowaries of the modern days. They may be docile appearance wise but they are capable of inflicting deliberate damage if provoked. Now,

Eurypterids – Underwater scorpions that make modern scorpions look like minnows.

By Mohd Amirul Faisal Up until this point, some of you might have realized how I love to integrate media entertainment culture with topics that I write in my articles. I guess it’s probably because I wanted more people to at least relate with what they had experienced in their everyday lives with the natural

Creature of the month – Titanoboa, a monstrous snake that terrorized even large crocodiles.

By Mohd Amirul Faisal Image taken from Wikipedia I am pretty sure that most of you had already watched the dreadful monster film Anaconda which had spawned 3 different sequels many years ago. Even though the snakes that made their appearance in the movies while at the same time terrorizing the helpless humans are just

Terrifying prehistoric crocodilians that ate dinosaurs for breakfast.

By Mohd Amirul Faisal Modern day crocodiles are some of the largest reptiles in the natural world ranging from various kind of sizes and characteristics from the smallest dwarf caiman to the extremely menacing saltwater crocodiles. They inhabit natively in almost every single continent except for Europe and Antarctica in river deltas, bayous and even