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Is the Okapi a horse, a zebra or neither?
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An Okapi is neither a horse nor a zebra; its nearest relative is the giraffe. Read on>>>
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Why do meerkats like to stand on their hind legs?
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Meerkats stand up so they can see their enemies better. At only 12 inches tall, these inhabitants of South African deserts and plains look like a nice snack to predators such as jackals and the martial eagle. Source
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Does a jellyfish have a brain?
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Jellyfish do not have brains. They are fascinating creatures with extremely simple bodies. They are invertebrates, which means that they dont have a backbone (or in their case, any sort of skeleton). Source
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Hickory Horned Devil
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Your Hickory Horned Devil would also be an attractive snack for birds and other predators. Souce here
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Beavers, Porcupines, Kangaroos, etc
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The secret lives of bears caught on video...
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Bears caught on tape....
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Penguins..
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Skunks- the oh so popular
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Skunks are legendary for their powerful predator-deterrenta hard-to-remove, horrible-smelling spray. A skunk's spray is an oily liquid produced by glands under its large tail. To employ this scent bomb, a skunk turns around and blasts its foe with a foul mist that can travel as far as ten feet (thr...
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Platypus
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Picture: wikipedia The platypus is among nature's most unlikely animals. In fact, the first scientists to examine a specimen believed they were the victims of a hoax. See more here. -- Edited by Jollyjo at 05:25, 2008-09-01
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Blue Earth-worm
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This otherworldly Australian earthworm, Terriswalkeris terraereginae, not only looks likes delicious candy, but the mucin it releases is luminescent, and it grows up to 2 meters long.Read more>>> -- Edited by Jollyjo at 05:56, 2008-09-05
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Wolf Spider
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Wolfspidermum No, that's not some sort of new woolly spider (perish the thought). That's yet another spidermum with her spiderlings. In this case, it's a wolf spider. Wolf spiders are unique in the spider world both for carrying around their eggsac wherever they go (even while hunting), and later f...
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Forget the Olympics...Panda twins debut in China
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Planarian
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Source: Here Earthworm Hunter Continuing with the worm theme, Joe sent me this lovely little creature. Say hello to the land planarian. Though I don't know the specific species of this colorful land planarian, it's guaranteed to dine on earthworms. Photo source: The Peripatetic Pedaller Most cr...
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The 100lb Tortoise
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Macaca mulatta monkeys at Ohama park in Sakai
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Source: here Pudgy Primates No, these aren't pictures of me (I'm decidedly less hairy) and neither are they of my little brother (he is Gollum-like skinny and is a carnivore). Rather, these are monkeys. To quote: About 50 Macaca mulatta monkeys at Ohama park in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture have been so ov...
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Gelada
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See more here Say hello to the gelada. Theropithecus gelada (theropithicus = "beast-ape") is a baboon relative native to Ethiopia, though the fossil record has them all over northern Africa and even into Spain. What impresses me most about this monkey, aside from the mane on the males, i...
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The public meets the very cuddly looking Siberian tiger cub..
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The Golden-rumped Elephant Shrew
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Cannibal Scorpions vs. Shrew
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Red Tailed Hawk vs. Rattler
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Spider Eats Frog!
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Catfish vs. Bat
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Who's Your Daddy?
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They can be male or female, but daddy long legs are neither spiders nor insects. Find out about the real life of an aphid-sucker!
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Big Cats: Washington Cougars
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Anaconda Birth
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Unlike the majority of snake species, anacondas give birth to live babies - sometimes 40 at a time!
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Chameleon Babies
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Dangerous Encounters: Dens of Danger
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Do you know crocs different from alligators?
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Cobra vs. Rat Snake
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