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Source: http://bit.ly/2D5MGoZ Public Domain Image Marine Iguana Facts Most notably, the truly remarkable Marine Iguana constitutes a very special type of reptile. This holds true because, to our knowledge, it remains the only lizard in the world able to live and forage in the ocean. This, therefore, makes it presently the only known marine reptile […]Read More
Marbled Cat Facts The Marbled Cat is an extremely reclusive species of small wild cat endemic to a severely restricted range. The IUCN lists this truly amazing rare mammal officially as Vulnerable, pending further evaluation of its numbers. In fact, evidence indicates that fewer than ten thousand individuals may remain surviving, presenting fears of extinction. The primary […]Read More
Blanket Octopus Facts The Blanket Octopus, or Tremoctopus, forms a genus of pelagic cephalopods. Also, the genus contains four currently known species that occupy surface to mid-waters in subtropical and tropical oceans. The common name of the breathtaking creature, understandably, occurs due to the long transparent webs it develops. Further, these connect the dorsal and […]Read More
Flying Duck Orchid Facts This amazing flower most frequently goes by the name of the Flying Duck Orchid. It also goes by the alternate common name of the large duck orchid. Both names clearly derive from its physical shape, thought by some to resemble a duck taking flight. Its official scientific name, though, remains that […]
Anegada ground iguana Facts Although attention-grabbing, Anegada ground iguana serves as only one of the common names for this remarkable reptile. It’s also known by the alternate term of stout iguana. For the moment, no other alternate common names for the fascinating lizard. The official scientific name for the creature, meanwhile, remains that of the […]
Orange-Peel Doris Facts This unique creature, equal parts cute and bizarre in appearance, bears the common name of the Orange-Peel Doris. The distinctive term for it’s certainly more easily pronounced than the scientific name. That’s the tongue-twisting Acanthodoris lutea. Regardless of which term one uses to refer to it, the animal remains a remarkable species […]
Green Milkweed Grasshopper Facts This brilliantly colored insect bears the descriptive and informative common name of the Green Milkweed Grasshopper. That’s not the only common term for the remarkable invertebrate, though. In point of fact, it has at least two alternate names. That’s because it’s also known to some as the African bush grasshopper, and […]
Oribi Facts This beautiful small variety of antelope goes by the short common name of the Oribi. For the moment, the remarkable mammal has no alternate common term. Its scientific name, meanwhile, is the the short yet hard to pronounce term of the Ourebia ourebi. It owes that name to the individual who accomplished the […]
Pink Flannel Flower Facts The descriptive term of Pink Flannel Flower serves as the most frequently used of the common names for this plant. It’s also known by other common names, though. These include the ridge flannel flower. By either term, however, it’s a beautiful flower. It’s official scientific name’s a bit of a tongue-twister, […]
Chocolate Chip Sea Star Facts The most frequently used common name for this creature with the remarkable appearance is the Chocolate Chip Sea Star. This wonder of evolution also goes by several other common names. The principle alternate term’s the horned sea star. Scientists, meanwhile, use a far more difficult to pronounce name for the […]
Scorpion-Tailed Spider Facts The attention-grabbing term of Scorpion-Tailed Spider fits this amazing arthropod. Although riveting, it’s not the only name applied to it, though. That’s because it’s also known by such terms as scorpion orb weaver and simply the tailed spider. Its official scientific name, meanwhile, remains far more difficult to pronounce. That’s because arachnologists […]
Chinese Giant Salamander Facts This astonishing work of evolution bears the informative, as well as accurate, common name of the Chinese Giant Salamander. It also bears another, more difficult to pronounce name. That’s because it holds the scientific name of the Andrias davidianus. It owes this term to the highly respected French zoologist and entomologist […]
Vegetable Sheep Facts This bizarre looking object actually represents a highly unusual variety of Angiosperm. In English, it holds the common name of the Vegetable Sheep. In the language of the Indigenous Peoples of its region, however, it bears the traditional name of tutāhuna. The official scientific name for the plant, meanwhile, remains that of […]
