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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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