From a Scottish place name which was formerly the name of a kingdom in Scotland ... [more]. FILIB m Scottish. Scottish form of PHILIP. FINDLAY m Scottish. From a Scottish surname which was derived from the given name FIONNLAGH.rom a Scottish surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning spacious fort ... [more]. GORMLAITH f Irish, Scottish. Derived from Irish gorm blue or illustrious and flaith princess, lady ...
Believe it or not, there are about 950,000 species of insects. No one knows for sure how many species of animals exist on Earth. In fact, some 10,000 species of animals are discovered each year, with over one and a half million species already described. Projections for the total number of species on Earth range from 2 million to 50 million.
Australian Mammals There are three types of mammals in Australia. Monotremes first appeared between 145â99 million years ago and are the oldest type of Australian mammals. Two out of the five known species of monotremes in the world live in Australia.These are the Echidna and Platypus.Marsupials appeared about 64-65 million years ago and are the second oldest type of mammal found in Australia.ustralia, meanwhile, drifted in a vast ocean, isolated from the rest of the world. The animals and plants which were originally on the Australian landmass no longer had contact with creatures from other parts of the world and continued to evolve independently.