Thylacine

Imagine a bizare animal that appears to be half wolf and half tiger, with a head like a large dog's, hindquarters like a hyena's, and tiger stripes covering only the rear half of its body. Let's say this beast also has a long, rigid tail and a pouch like a kangaroo's, except that the pouch opens backwards. It sure sounds like a mythical mishmash of different species, similar to a jackalope or minotaur, but guess what? This creature is a real animal. Or at least, it was.

Mokele-Mbembe

`Some people believe there's no need to clone DNA preserved in prehistoric amber in order to return dinosaurs to the Earth, on the grounds that the creatures never went fully extinct. For hundreds of years, stories have been told of surviving dinosaurs in the jungles of central Africa. The earliest written record comes from a 1776 book in which Abbe Proyhart described seeing giant, clawed animal footprints in west central Africa, tracks that he claimed were three feet across`

Extatosoma Tiaratum

In this picture are five E. tiaratum. As this species prefers to sit still during the daytime, it was very easy to put them close together on some bramble leaves and make a picture.
Far left is an immature male, which does not yet have fully grown wings covering its abdomen, and is therefore still able to curl it like all E. tiaratum like to do. The mature male in the top of the picture is kept straight because of its large, folded wings. It has just fertilised the enormous female, right. The spermatophore that the male has left behind, a white globule with a tube, temporarily attached near the tip of her abdomen, is clearly visible. To the left of the mature male is a baby, about a week old, of which the sex cannot yet be determined until its first molt. To the right of the mature male is a young female.

Argyrodes antipodianus

Scorpion

"Pillbug"-millipede

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Did you know that elaphant's teeth can weigh as much as nine pounds each? Amazing!

     Do you know the reason why do Zebras and Tigers have stripes?
                 This is camouflage. This helps them to hide. If Zebra or a tiger were in your backyard, you would know
                 it. However, if you were in their neighbourhood, you might miss them. Striped coats are hard to see in
                 the light and dark shadows of forests and grasslands. This helps to keep them safe from predators
                and help tiger to get its prey easily.

Frogs have strong back legs for jumping. The biggest frog in the world, the Goliath frog, is also the
                 best high-jumper. It can leap 3 meters into the air. In America, competitions are held to find the best
                 long-jumping frogs.
The fire-bellied toad turns on its back when it is alarmed to display its bright belly. This sudden show
                 of color is often enough to startle its enemy. It is also a warning that the toad's skin is poisonous..

The greater honeyguide leads the ratel or honey badger, to a bee's nest by calling out and flying in
front of it. The ratel eats the honey, then the bird eats the honeycomb wax.

     Kangaroos hop across the grassy plains of Australia at high speed. They cruise at 40 kph and reach
                 60kph for short bursts, using their long tail to help them balance. One red kangaroo made a record
                 breaking long-jump of almost 13 meters.

     The tuatara is just like a reptile that lived millions of years ago, even before the dinosaurs. Today it
                 only lives in New zealand, where it often shares a petrel's burrow. In the day, the tuatara may even
                 be left with a baby chick while the mother hunts for food.

     Pronghorn antelopes live on the open plains of the western United States. Their lungs and heart are
                 large which enables them to run at a fast, steady speed for long distance. they can keep going at 56
                 kmph for 6 kilometres.

This website is a project for my 8th grade computer class. I used many images from different websites I found with my search engine. I've found that one good site for pictures is: http://www.freeimages.co.uk/

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