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Jacana is a small wading bird of the tropics, with remarkably long toes and nails. It is related to the plover (is a name for small stout, shore birds) and resembles the gallinule (is a water bird that lives in America and Europe) in apperance and habits. The long toes permit the Jacana to run easily over the floating leaves of large water plants, when it searches for food.

Scientific classification: Jacanas belong to the jacana family- Jacanidae. The American Jacana is Jacana Spinosa.

Kangaroo Rats
Kangaroo rat is a rodent that jumps around like a kangaroo on long powerful hind legs. Kangaroo rats grow only about 15 inches (38 centimeters)long, including a tail of more than 8 inches (20 centimeters). They have short front legs, large heads, & big eyes. Their silky fur is yellow or brown on the upper parts & white on the underparts.Kangaroo rats live in the deserts of the southwesters United States & Mexico. They nest in burrows (tunnels) & come out at night to gather plant food. They use their small front feet to stuff food into fur-lined pouches on the outside of their cheeks. They carry the food back to their nests. Kangaroo rats, like their relatives the pocket mice, do not need to drink water. They use the water that is produced when food inside them combines with the oxygen they breathe.
The Kangaroo rat can leap about on its powerful hind legs like a Kangaroo. Its tail is about as long as its body. At night, Kangaroo rats come out from their burrows and search for food. They have large eyes & can see in the dark.

Scientific Classification: Kangaroo rats belong to the pocket mouse family,Heteromyidate. They are in the genus Dipodomys.

June bug: Remember the movie- Mummy returns.

June bug is also called as June beetle or May beetle, is a name for several large brown beetle often seen in the United States during May & June. They
are related to the ancient scarab beetles of Egypt, which were considered
sacred. June bugs are usually seen at night when light attracts them. June bug eat the young leaves of trees and shrubs. They deposit their eggs in the ground in meadows, gardens, & fields. The young larvae & large white grubs with brown heads. They burrow into the soil in autumn & stay there for two years or more, feeding on roots of corn, grains, grasses & vegetables. They come out in May or June as adult beetles.

Scientific classification: June bugs are in order Coleopteran and scarab family, Scarabaeidae. A common June bug is Phyllophage fascia.

Jumping bean seed. (I am writing about it because of Zaheer Khan's incident Ind v/s Eng 2nd test).

The seed of a Mexican shrub is famous for its quick, jumping movement. The movements of jumping bean are actually caused by a caterpillar that lives inside the seed. Moths of the species Laspeyresia Sal titans deposit their eggs in the shrubs of lowers. After the eggs hatch, the caterpillars burrow into the young seeds of the shrub. The seeds later develop a hard outer wall that conceals any indication of how the caterpillar entered. Scientists believe the jumping helps scare away birds & other animals that might try to eat the seeds. Jumping beans remains active for several months. Then the caterpillar makes a circular lid by cutting through the seed wall. The caterpillar later forms a Cocoon & later change into a moth.

Scientific Classification: The Jumping bean plant belongs to a spurge family, Euphorbiaceous.

JacKal

Jackal is a wild dog that lives in Aisa, Africa, and South-eastern Europe. Arab call it "the howler" because of its mournful cry and yapping , usually heard at night. Its about 14 inches (36 centimeters) high at the shoulder, and 2 to 2.6 feet (61 to 76 centimeters) long.

Scientific classification: Jackal belong to the dog family, Canidae. The common Jackal is classified as Canis aureus; the black- backed Jackal is C.mesomelas.