A pod of shark?

Sharks Fun Facts


A shark egg (bet you've never seen them before)

• There have been cases of sharks reproducing asexually through parthenogenesis
• The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is the largest fish in the world
• Younger whale sharks are actually quite gentle and can play with divers
• A group of sharks is called a gam, grind, school, herd, pod, collage, or shiver.
• Shark don't have bones; they have cartillages
• Some sharks can survive in freshwater.
• Some sharks lose 30,000 or more teeth in their lifetime (read further why)
• The earliest known sharks date from more than 420 million years ago.
• They range in size from17 centimetres (6.7 in) in length, to approximately 12 metres (39 ft), depending on the species

A shrimp with 4,700 °C weapon

Alpheidae or the pistol shrimp is a family of caridean. It has asymmetrical claws, the larger of which is typically capable of producing a loud snapping sound. The 3–5 cm shrimp competes with much larger animals like the Sperm Whale and Beluga Whale for the title of 'loudest animal in the sea'. Go figure

Octopuses

Octopus Fun Trivia

An octopus opening a container with a screw cap

•  A group of octopuses is called a consortium
•  All octopuses are venomous, but only one group, called blue-ringed octopuses are deadly to humans
• Octopuses have three hearts. Two branchial hearts pump blood through each of the two gills, while the third pumps blood through the body.
• Octopuses are highly intelligent, likely more so than any other order of invertebrates.(See picture)
•  The Hawaiian creation myth relates that the present cosmos is only the last of a series, having arisen in stages from the wreck of the previous universe. In this account, the octopus is the lone survivor of the previous, alien universe.
• The very venomous blue-ringed octopus becomes bright yellow with blue rings when it is provoked.

Platy-gaga

What mammal lays eggs, duck- billed, have the otters' feet, beaver tailed, and are poisonous?

OMG! How cute! Let's touch it!

Another fun trivia about me is : I'm terrified of fishes. (See ichtyophobia) but I just remembered about this specific fish, and I just have to share it with you guys. Some of the pictures I browse scares me so much, I should look away everytime I see them. And I had to add this picture the last so I don't have to see it as much

Rarest Animal in The World

The Pinta Island tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus abingdoni) is labelled as the rarest animal in the world. The only survivor is a 90 years old male.

Top 10 Most Beautiful Animals

The earth has A LOT of beautiful animals in it. Here a list of some of the most eye-catching beauties ever walked on the face of the earth. Or swam.. Or flew.. Anyway. Here are the contenders:

1.) Our first entry is a beautiful, yet unexpected contender. A jellyfish! Here is the Pacific Sea Nettle or West Coast Sea Nettle (Chrysaora quinquecirrha). Their bells("heads") can grow up to more than one metre in diameter though most are less than 50 cm. Their 24 tentacles can grow up to 3.6m to 4.6m. Its sting is irritating, but rarely dangerous.

Eastern Cougar Extinct?!

Yes guys. Yet another beautiful animal gone forever from this world. Biologists have argued that the eastern cougar is extinct for some time now. Some even said that they have been extinct for 100 years O.o U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was a little unsure about it. But after some more research, they now declare them extinct. They said that the last of the eastern cougar was shot dead on 1938. Can you believe that?

R.I.P Eastern cougar. You shall be missed =(