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None of these are photo shopped
None of these are hoaxes
None of these are frauds or fakes
1)Strange Designs
2)Defences
3)Hunting/Feeding/Killing
4)Hybrids
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Nicknamed The Dumbo Octopus becauseof the fins at the top of its head-like bodyresembling the ear of Disneys Dumbo theFlying Elephant, and is one of the rarest typesof octopus.
They live deeper than any other octopus,from 3000-7000m below sea level.
The largest Dumbo Octopus was 6ft long andweighed 13lbs.
They swim just above the sea floor, eatingworms, bivalves, pelagic copepods and othercrustaceans.
They move by waving their fins, shootingwater through their funnel or pulsing theirarms.
Male and female Dumbo Octopi are verydifferent.
18 species of the Dumbo Octopus have beendiscovered.
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Though it is an amphibian
(originating from Mexico), it retainsits gills and aquatic nature and
design.
They can regenerate most of theirbody parts.
Axolotls are critically endangered
in the wild.
They range from 15-45cm,and
feature many aspects of a
salamander larvae (neotonic).
Axolotls are carnivores, eatingworms, small fish and insects.
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Large white Hungarian breed of theLivestock Guardian Dog, and are one
of Hungarys national treasures.
Komondors were brought to Hungary in
the 1100s by the Cumans, and were fist
recorded in history in 1544.
They are around 75cm tall, and are
muscular and have the largest coat in
the canine world.
They have a natural guardian instinctand known to be used to guard
livestock and fend off predators. They
are also very aggressive to trespassers
and wary of strangers. However, it isvery affectionate with friends and
family.
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The 'hairy' pincers containfilamentous bacteria,which the creature mayuse to detoxify poisonous
minerals from the wateremitted by thehydrothermal vents whereit lives. Alternatively, itmay feed on thebacteria, although it is
thought to be a generalcarnivore. Its diet alsoconsists of green algaeand small shrimp.
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Tarsiers have enormous eyes
and long feet. Their feethave extremely elongated
tarsus bones, which is how
they got their name. Theyare primarily insectivorous,and catch insects by
jumping at them. They arealso known to prey on birds
and snakes. As they jump
from tree to tree, tarsiers cancatch even birds in motion.All tarsier species arenocturnal in their habits.
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The English name narwhal is
derived from the Dutchname narwal which in turn
comes from the Danish
narhval which is based onthe Old Norse word nar,meaning "corpse." This is a
reference to the animal'scolour. The narwhal is also
commonly known as the
Moon Whale.
Narwhals!
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The leafy sea dragons
appearance is used ascamouflage . Its fins are
almost invisible. The creature
resembles a slightly large seahorse. It is found in the watersof Australia.
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Found in Malaysia and Brunei.
When the colony is
threatened, if combat hasfailed, it will commit an
explosive suicidal act viaautothysis. This causes the antto spray a strong poison in alldirections, and to shoot a glue
like substance out of itsmandibles to entangle the
foes, letting the poison slowlykill them.
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Found in Central Africa.
The Hairy Frog is only around 11cm
long, and is a carnivore from birth,
with several rows of horned teeth,
feeding on slugs, myriapods,
spiders, beetles and grasshoppers.
Their defence mechanism is a setof retractable claws made of
sharp bone. However, to do this, it
breaks its own bones and pierces
through its skin, intentionally. No
one has yet seen the clawsretracted clearly, but it is thought
that it happens inactively, with the
skin regenerating.
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Parasitic fresh water catfish native tothe Amazon river.
Adults grow to around 15cm, andhave translucent bodies. They alsooften travel in large groups. Theirmain feature , however, are theirrows of backwards pointing teeth intheir circular mouth.
To catch its prey, it detects thestreams of water made by a fishsgills. It then sticks itself into the skin ofthe fish with its backwards teeth,and eats by either feeding off theblood, or even spinning to drillthrough the meat, leaving largegaping holes. They then sink to thebottom of the river to digest theirmeal.
They are also the only knownvertebrates to be parasitesattacking humans.
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Located in Papa New Guinea,
and discovered in 1989.
This is the first ever documented
poisonous bird, containing the
chemical homobatrachotoxin, the
same chemical found in thepoison dart frog, making it the
worlds most poisonous bird.
It is thought that it could obtain
the poison through the Choresine
beetles which it eats, as the birds
have different poison levels.
If the bird is scratched or touched
only partly, only numbness is felt. Ifa high quantity of the poison is
taken in, side effects may include
paralysis and death.
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A Wholphin is the rare breed
between a male false killerwhale, and a female
bottlenose dolphin. The
offspring is not sterile. Only 2 in captivity, but they
have been argued to exist inthe wild.
The first ever Wholphin madein captivity has given birth to
three children, but only onehas survived (although
another did survive to the ageof 9).
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By inserting certain parts of spider
DNA into goat embryos, scientists
have created the hybrid between
a spider and a goat.
The spider goat acts almost
exactly the same as a normalgoat, but produces a web like
substance ,instead of milk, much
like those found in spiders
The reason this was created was
to produce a web like substance
in large quantities, as it is one ofthe strongest and most flexible
substance on Earth
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