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Animals You Never Knew Existed
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About the Hi, my name is Hana Darrow. I was born and live in Dublin, Ohio. I have two brothers, Zach and Max. We also have a dog, Chica. She is a little black bichon-poodle mix. My family owns a lake house in Syracuse, Indiana, on Lake Wawasee. We have a boat, a Centurion Air Warrior, and my brothers and I love tubing, skiing and wakeboarding with it. Max plays travel baseball, so we go up to the lake house whenever we can during summer when he does not have a tournament. My dad owns standardbred race horses, so we also go to races at Scioto Downs, and occasionally big races out of state like the Hambletonian in New York. I also love art, videogames and hanging out with friends. I have always loved making art, and in 7th grade, I designed my school’s flag. My favorite
videogame is Super Smash Bros Brawl for Wii, and I am virtually undefeatable. My favorite color is lime green, and my favorite foods are ribs and steak. One day I hope to get a Mustang (car), and after college I want to be a large animal veterinarian, because I love animals.
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Weird Animals Gerenuk Also known as the longnecked antelope, they use their long necks for reaching high branches. Because they are found in East African deserts, they have adapted so they do not need to drink. They get their water from their food.
Glass Frog These tree frogs have translucent skin to help them blend in with leaves. They live in the canopy of the amazon rain forest, but venture down to lay their eggs near streames.
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Tufted Deer Theses were named from the large tuft of hair on their forehead. They are also noted for the large, fang-like canines the males have.
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Hooded Seal These are known for their inf latable bladder/hood that hangs under their head. They inf late the hoood when attracting a mate.
Baribusa These animals are known for their curved tusks that pertrude through the upper mouth. The males’ tusks are bigger, and if not grinded often, they will keep growing and penetrate the skull; killing the baribusa.
Lamprey Lampreys are jawless f ish that resemble eels. They attach to bigger f ish and use their teeth to cut through the f ish until it reatches blood/ body f luid.
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Weird Animals Sea Pig Sea pigs are actually a species of sea cucumber. They live in deep oceans, along the bottom where they extract food particles from mud.
Tapir Tapirs have a small trunk, which is actually an extended nose and upper lip. They live in the jungle and use their trunk to grab branches.
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Sunda Colugo Also known as the f lying lemur, the sunda colugo is nocturnal and can glide from tree to tree. It can glide over 100 meters with little loss in hight!
Glass Squid These squids live in partially lit areas, so their transparancy camouf lages them. From below they are invisible, protecting them from predators. They even have light-producing organs under their eyes to get rid of shadows!
Weird animals Giant Coconut Crab These are the largest living land arthropods. They cannot swim, so they often climb trees to f ind food. Fennec fox This adorable fox uses its huge ears to stay cool and hear its prey moving underground. These are the smallest species of canids in the world. Fennec foxes have adapted to where they do not need to drink water, they get it from their food, but they will drink water if it is availible.
Blob F ish These are also know as the ugliest animal in the world. They live off the coast of Australlia in deep waters. They f loat just above the bottom and eat any edible matter they f ind.
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weird animals Amazon River Dolphin These come in colors ranging from pink to grey. They do not have a fused neck like other dolphins, so they can turn it 90 degrees.
Stone Fish The stone f ish is one of the most venomous f ish curently known. If threatened, they stick up their dorsal f ins which contain the venom. The amount of venom injected depends on the amount of pressure applied to the f ins. Swmmers often accedentally step on this f ish, not seeing it because of its camof lauge. African Wild Dog Also known as the Painted Dog, these canids are easily recognised by their mottled coat that consists of many different colors. Each dog�s coat is different.
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Weird animals Manned Wolf Although it resembles a long legged red fox, the manned wolf is actually related to wolves. It uses its long legs to see above the tall grasses in its habitat. These are also known as “skunk wolves� for their distinctive oder.
Irrawaddy Dolphin They are found in river mouths and estuaries in southeast Asia. They may look similar to beluga whales, but are actually more closely related to killer whales. Because they have no distinct beak, they catch prey by sucking it into their mouth.
Patagonian Mara These are large rodents that resemble rabbits. They are herbivores, and when they run, it is similar to how deer or antelope run.
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Weird Animals Saiga Antelope These odd looking antelope are recognized by their long, large nose that hangs down over their mouth. This nose f ilters dust from the air during their migrations in summer, and during winter warms the air before inhaling it into their lungs.
Sawf ish Sawf ish have a large, falt nose that resembles a saw. This nose is covered with electrosensitive pores tha help it detect slight movements of its prey, because it has poor eyesight.
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Shoebill The Shoebill is recognized by its large heavy beak. The beak is so heavy, when resting, the bird rests it on its chest, and normally points the head down. It uses this beak to catch and decapitate f ish.
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