The Hagfish
Hagfish are marine vertebrates, with some debate as to whether they’re strictly fish.
Their unusual feeding habits and slime-producing capabilities have led to the hagfish being dubbed as the most ‘disgusting’ of all sea creatures.
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The Star-nosed Mole
The Star-nosed Mole is a small North American mole found in eastern Canada and the north-eastern United States, It lives in wet lowland areas and eats small invertebrates, aquatic insects, worms and mollusks.
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The Proboscis Monkey
The Proboscis Monkey — also known as Long-nosed Monkey — is a reddish-brown arboreal Old World monkey.
Its most distinctive trait is the male’s large protruding nose.
The purpose of its large shnoz is unclear, but it’s been suggested that it’s a result of sexual selection.
The female Proboscis Monkey prefers big-nosed males.
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The Pink Fairy Armadillo
The Pink Fairy Armadillo is the smallest of its species.
It’s about 3.5 to 4.5 inches (90 to115 Milimeters) long excluding the tail, and pale rose or pink in color.
It has the ability to bury itself completely in a matter of seconds if alarmed.
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The Axolotl
The Axolotl is the most widely known of the Mexican mole salamanders.
The species originates from the lake underlying Mexico City.
Axolotls are used extensively in scientific research for their ability to regenerate body parts.
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The Alpaca
The Alpaca is a domesticated species of South American camelid derived from the wild alpacas.
It resembles a sheep in appearance but larger, with a long erect neck. Smaller than llamas, they’re valued only for their fiber.
Alpacas have fleece fibers — not woolen — used for making knitted and woven items much as sheep’s wool is.
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The Dumbo Octopus
This octopus is sometimes nicknamed ‘Dumbo octopus’ due to the ear-like fins protruding from the top of its ‘head’ (actually body), resembling the ears of Walt Disney’s flying elephant Dumbo.
They live at extreme depths, and are some of the rarest of the Octopoda species.
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The Komondor Dog
The Komondor is a livestock guardian dog breed originally from Hungary.
Its long, thick, strikingly corded white coat resembles dreadlocks or a mop.
The puppy coat is soft, fluffy and wavy, curling as the puppy matures.
A fully mature coat is formed naturally from the soft undercoat and the coarser outer coat combining to form tassels, or cords.
Maintenance is required in separating the cords so the dog doesn’t become a large matted muddle.
The length of the cords increases with time as the coat grows.
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The Angora Rabbit
The Angora rabbit is a variety of domestic rabbit bred for its long, soft hair.
They’re believed to have originated in Turkey, along with the Angora cat and Angora goat.
The rabbits made for popular pets with French royalty in the mid 1700s, spreading to other parts of Europe by the end of the century.
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The Narwhal
The Narwhal is an Arctic aquatic mammal, one of two species of white whale.
The most conspicuous characteristic of male narwhal is their single extraordinarily long tusk, an incisor that projects from the left side of the upper jaw and forms a left-handed helix.
The tusk can extend up to 10 feet (3 meters) long.
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The Blobfish
The Blobfish inhabits the deep waters off the coasts of Australia and Tasmania.
Due to the inaccessibility of its habitat, it’s rarely seen by humans. Blobfish are found at depths where the pressure is several dozens of times higher than at sea level.
To remain buoyant, the flesh of the Blobfish is primarily a gelatinous mass with a density slightly less than water; which allows the fish to float above the sea floor without expending energy on swimming.
The relative lack of muscle is not a disadvantage as it primarily swallows edible matter that floats by in front it.
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The Yeti Crab
The Yeti Crab is a crustacean discovered in 2005 in the South Pacific Ocean.
Approximately 6 inches (15 centimeters) long, is noted for the silky blond setae (resembling fur) covering its thoracic legs, including the claws.
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Date: 13 Jul 2009 | Author: mesmerX | Category: Pictures | Views: 8967
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