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Marine Iguana Facts The Marine Iguana is a very special species. It is found only on the Galapagos Islands, which remains part of the country of Ecuador, in South America. To our knowledge, it remains the only lizard in the world able to live and forage in the ocean. This makes it the only known marine reptile on […]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, is a genus of pelagic cephalopods. The genus contains four currently known species that occupy surface to mid-waters in subtropical and tropical oceans. The common name of the creature is in reference to the long transparent webs that connect the dorsal and dorsolateral tentacles of the adult females. In fact, […]Read More
Icicle Mushroom Facts The term Icicle Mushroom serves as the common name for any of the fungi in the genus Hericium. All known members of this genus remain edible. The name derives from the obvious resemblance of its structure to hanging icicles, or, in the minds of some, cave-based stalactites. The members of this genus […]
Scottish Wildcat Facts The rather surprising Scottish Wildcat remains a variety of wild feline that virtually no one outside of its endemic range even knows about. Such a terrible shame. This rather adorable feline itself actually constitutes a subspecies of the equally little-known outside of its immediate area, European wildcat. Sadly, like many related species, this animal […]
Goldsmith Beetle Facts The fascinating and appropriately named Goldsmith Beetle remains a little-known invertebrate. Aside from entomologists, few people outside of its native region know of this remarkable beetle. Not commonly seen by the general populace, this little beauty also represents a roughly average-sized member of the scarab beetle family. While it does have a listing in […]
Goose-Beaked Whale Facts The often-overlooked Goose-Beaked Whale actually represents the most widely distributed of all known varieties of beaked whales. The scientific name of this rather remarkable animal (Ziphius cavirostris) derives from a combination of both Greek and Latin words. The first known description of this species occurred in 1823, by French anatomist Georges Cuvier. […]
Tiger Flower Facts Tiger Flower serves as one of the common names for the rather stunning Tigridia pavonia. It also goes by the names Mexcian Shell Flower and Jockey’s Cap. This gorgeous flower represents only one of roughly twelve species classified in its genus, all of which rank as equally beautiful to behold. Amazingly, the beauty […]
Source: https://bit.ly/2x7OHN0 Photographer: Pradeep Kumar A V CC License: https://bit.ly/1xMszCg Bharal Facts The astonishing Bharal lives in an extremely rugged and remote section of Asia. So remote is its habitat range, that few outsiders ever see this amazing creature. This animal has been little-studied. In fact, the first serious scientific observations of this rather remarkable […]
Comet Moth Facts The mesmerizing Comet Moth officially ranks as one of the largest types of silk moth known to man. to many people, it also remains one of the loveliest. This gorgeous Lepidoptera also displays a rather fascinating trait. The cocoon that this invertebrate spins for itself develops with numerous holes in it. Experts theorize this […]
Source: http://bit.ly/1Ghfa8m Photographer: Gabriel Barathieu Sperm Whale Facts The Sperm Whale constitutes the largest known species of toothed whale. It seems most numerous around the equator, and at the edges of ice packs in both hemispheres. The Sperm Whale also lives as a migratory cetacean. However, its migratory patterns remain less understood than most other […]
We present the extraordinary mushroom species known as Mycena Chlorophus. Despite what some might think, you have not been magically transported to the mythical world of Pandora. However, this mushroom does indeed (unlike other plants you know) emit a natural bioluminescence. Botanists first described this unique fungus in 1860. What a surprise they probably found […]
Source: http://bit.ly/1OZ8WR5 Photographer: Paul Nicklen Leopard Seal Facts Don’t let the seemingly gentle appearance of the Leopard Seal fool you. This rather amazing animal ranks as the second leading predator in all of Antarctica. The animal draws its name from the presence of numerous spots on its body. This ocean-dwelling creature also represents the second […]
