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Kiwa Hirsuta – A Furry Lobster

Kiwa hirsuta is a crustacean discovered in 2005 in the South Pacific Ocean. The length of the crab is 15 cm. It is also called as “yeti lobster”. The animal has strongly reduced eyes...

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Green Pitcher Plant

Green Pitcher Plant is a carnivorous plant. It has highly modified leaves in the form of pitchers that act as pitfall traps for prey. The narrow pitcher leaves are tapered tubes that rise up...

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Interesting Facts About Okapis

The okapi is a giraffid artiodactyl mammal native to the Ituri Rainforest. It is located in Central Africa. It is most closely related to the giraffe. The okapi and the giraffe are the only...

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Japanese Cat Island

Tashirojima is a small island in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan. It lies in the Pacific Ocean off the Oshika Peninsula, to the west of Ajishima. It has become known as “Cat Island” due to the...

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Glass Frog – The Transparent Frog

The coloration of most glass frogs are primarily lime green. The internal viscera, including the heart, liver and gastrointestinal tract are visible through this transparent skin, hence the common name of frog. Glass frogs...

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Mimosa Pudica – The Shy Plant

Mimosa pudica’s leaves fold inward and droop when touched or shaken, to defend themselves from harm and re-open a few minutes later. The leaves also close under various other stimuli, such as touching, warming,...

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Lamprey – The Jawless Fish

Lampreys are any jawless fish of the order Petromyzontiformes. The adult lamprey may be characterized by a toothed, funnel-like sucking mouth. The common name “lamprey” is probably derived from Latin lampetra which mean “stone...