Animal Fun Fact Feed from FactZoo

Pufferfishes and Triggerfishes

encino — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:09:52 +0000

Pufferfishes, triggerfishes, and their relatives as a group are really not that similar. One thing they have in common is that they have teeth that are fused together. Generally, they don't have much in the way of pelvic fins. Other than that, these fishes are amazingly different from one another. The body shape ranges from short and thick to long, tall and narrow.

The Vampire Squid from Hell

encino — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:58:11 +0000

Flatfishes - Flounder, Halibut and Sole

encino — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:36:40 +0000

Sole blending in with the sandy surface

Chimaeras, Sharks, Skates and Rays

encino — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:37:38 +0000

Banded Wobbegong

Chimaeras, sharks, skates and rays are the class of fishes whose skeleton is made of cartilage, a tough, flexible supporting tissue. Sharks, skates and rays have gills that open to the outside, have no swim bladder and have a sandpaper rough skin covering rather than scales.

Spotted Eagle Ray

encino — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:22:41 +0000

This large eagle ray is distributed throughout the tropical zones of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. It migrates seasonally outside these areas with the summertime warming of the sea. Large shoals, sometimes numbering hundreds of specimens have been seen at sea. It is one of the largest eagle rays sometimes exceeding 10ft (3m) in width. Also, due to the thickness of its body it is rather heavy weighing 400 to 500lbs (181 to 227kg).

Ostrich - The Largest Bird with the Biggest Eyes

encino — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:18:05 +0000

Whale Shark - The World's Biggest Fish

encino — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 07:08:46 +0000

A good look at an uncharacteristic mouth for a shark

Fishes - All Types of Fish Species

encino — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:38:36 +0000

Crazy Stuff - Invertebrates Minus Insects

encino — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:46:35 +0000

Sea Urchin

Costa Rican Wildlife at Manuel Antonio

encino — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:23:44 +0000

In Costa Rica, along the Pacific coast, near the town of Quepos is Manuel Antonio National Park. There in a small area surrounded by picturesque beaches, you may see many monkeys, sloths, colorful crabs, red-eyed green tree frogs, some bats, butterflies and various other birds and creatures.

Sloths

encino — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 21:46:18 +0000

Green Frogs

encino — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 21:22:05 +0000

Red-Eyed Green Tree Frog

Αmphibians

encino — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 21:10:39 +0000

Turkeys

encino — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:52:52 +0000

Coyote

encino — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:46:25 +0000

The coyote has a reputation of being a sneaky thief. This comes from stealing the livestock of farmers and perhaps from their slinking trot, shifty-eyed body language and nocturnal activities.