Thursday, May 29, 2008
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Capybara
Capybara is the largest living rodent in the world.Adult capybaras may grow to 130 centimetres (4.3 ft), and weigh up to 65 kg (140 lb).Though now extinct, there once existed larger capybaras that were eight times the size of modern capybaras (these rodents would have been larger than a grizzly bear)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capybara
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/Amazonia/Facts/capybarafacts.cfm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/594.shtml
Monday, May 19, 2008
Blue-ringed Octopus
The blue-ringed octopus is the size of a golf ball, but its venom is powerful enough to kill humans. There is no known antidote.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-ringed_octopus
http://www.earlham.edu/~sheedjo/blue-ringedoctopus.htm
http://www.didyouknow.cd/animals/octopus.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-ringed_octopus
http://www.earlham.edu/~sheedjo/blue-ringedoctopus.htm
http://www.didyouknow.cd/animals/octopus.htm
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Mantis Shrimp
Called "sea grasshoppers" by ancient Assyrian , "prawn killers" in Australia and now sometimes referred to as "thumb splitters" by modern divers — because of the relative ease the creature has in mutilating small appendages — mantis shrimp sport powerful claws that they use to attack and kill prey by spearing, stunning or dismemberment. Mantis shrimp can break through aquarium glass with a single strike from this weapon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantis_shrimp
Monday, May 12, 2008
Harpy Eagle
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Chinese Paddlefish
One of the largest freshwater fish, it is said that the Chinese Paddlefish can grow to 23 feet and weigh 1,100 pounds, but little research on a maximum size can be conducted today due to the species' scarcity. Due to overfishing, the Chinese Paddlefish is endangered now and quite possibly extinct.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Paddlefish
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/07/070726-china-fish.html
http://www.capachi.com/paddlefish.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Paddlefish
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/07/070726-china-fish.html
http://www.capachi.com/paddlefish.htm
Monday, May 5, 2008
Wolffish
The wolf fish is the largest fish in the suborder of blennies. Blennies are long fish that are similar to eels in appearance that have been dated back as far as 50 million years by fossil discoveries.
http://www.ocean.udel.edu/mas/seafood/wolffish.html
http://www.essortment.com/all/wolffish_rzkk.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seawolf_(fish)
http://www.ocean.udel.edu/mas/seafood/wolffish.html
http://www.essortment.com/all/wolffish_rzkk.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seawolf_(fish)
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Goliath Tigerfish
" One of the most fearsome predators freshwater has ever known, the Tigerfish has a viscious reputation. These fish hunt in large packs, just as their South American counterparts, the Piranhas do. Prey consist primarily of other fish, but just about anything alive can fall prey to the Tigerfish. Like the Piranha, prey is eaten away bite by bite. Because they have razor sharp knife-like teeth, and extremely strong jaw muscles, they are among the few fish that can turn the tables on prey the same size or larger than themselves. There are unverified reports of attacks on humans."
more at : http://lordsofapathy.blogspot.com/2007/04/animal-spotlight-goliath-tigerfish.html
http://www.scribd.com/doc/38981/GOLIATH-TIGER-FISH-SUPER-HUGE
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