tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189271654303550372024-03-14T04:57:37.101+05:30Ugly AnimalsIt can not get any uglier than thisBhavanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01820363438879366261noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218927165430355037.post-4803893587983735692014-04-05T21:32:00.001+05:302014-04-05T21:32:31.235+05:30Horned LizardsAs Wiki says,<br />
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Horned lizards are a genus (Phrynosoma) of lizards which are the type genus of the family Phrynosomatidae. The horned lizard is popularly called a "horned toad", "horny toad" or "horned frog", yet it is neither a toad nor a frog.</blockquote>
One interesting about this one is that, Horned lizards use a wide variety of means to avoid <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predation" title="Predation">predation</a>. Their coloration generally serves as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camouflage" title="Camouflage">camouflage</a>.
When threatened, their first defense is to remain still to avoid
detection. If approached too closely, they generally run in short bursts
and stop abruptly to confuse the predator's visual acuity. If this
fails, they puff up their bodies to cause them to appear more horned and
larger, so more difficult to swallow. <br />
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I normally do not like reptiles in any form. Many does not. No wonder, I find this one ugdorable :P<br />
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Bhavanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01820363438879366261noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218927165430355037.post-79124527248372503132013-01-30T23:41:00.000+05:302013-01-30T23:41:00.227+05:30AlmiquiThe Almiqui is also known as the Cuban Solenodon (as if you know what this means LOL). The solenodon is unusual among mammals in that its saliva is venomous. I dont really have any more to say about this creature. Lets look at their ugly mugs :P Just kidding.<br />
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Bhavanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01820363438879366261noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218927165430355037.post-49624170453202777772013-01-29T23:23:00.001+05:302013-01-29T23:23:34.672+05:30Angora RabbitI am so sorry guys for not updating this blog quite sometime. Some of my readers may already know that I was busy with my exams. Now that the exams are all over, I am back to blogging :) Okay, so what we have today for your displeasure? Well... Well... Well.. it is <b>Angora Rabbit</b><br />
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<b><br /></b>Bhavanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01820363438879366261noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218927165430355037.post-78290985170555842402012-01-17T00:14:00.000+05:302012-01-17T00:14:23.824+05:30Climbing FishAs per ScienceDaily, a new species of fish from tropical South America is confirming suspected roots to the loricariid catfish family tree. Lithogenes wahari shares traits with two different families of fish: the bony armor that protects its head and tail, and a grasping pelvic fin that allows it to climb vertical surfaces.<br />
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The discovery of both of these characteristics in Lithogenes suggests to ichthyologists Scott Schaefer of the American Museum of Natural History and Francisco Provenzano of the Universidad Central de Venezuela that the common ancestor of the Loricariidae and Astroblepidae probably could grasp and climb rocks with its tail and mouth.<br />
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It took years to pin down where the fish was found, but the team collected L. wahari after several trips further and further into the headwaters of the Río Cuao, a tributary of the Río Orinoco. They literally picked 84 specimens off of rocks.<br />
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Well, this is how it looks... Not so pleasant but interesting!<br />
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The weird and wonderful hagfish has managed to capture the interest of scientists since the 1700s but we still know very little about this animal. The hagfish was scientifically described in 1753 by one of the disciples of Carl von Linné, a Swede named Per Kalm. In 1747, Per Kalm left the Swedish town of Uppsala. His ultimate destination was North America, but boat repairs forced him to stay a while in Grimstad, Norway where he found hagfish. Thinking it was a blind lamprey, Kalm wrote down his observations and later shared them with Linné. The description can be found in his “En resa till Norra America” (A Journey to Northern America) from 1753. Linné discussed the strange “lamprey” with Norwegian Bishop and naturalist Johan Ernst Gunnerus and they both classified it as a worm. In 1763, Gunnerus wrote about the creature and he then referred to it as a Sleep-Marken. During last decade of the 18th century the animal got its own scientific name – Myxine glutinosa – and was placed in the roundmouth family. Today we know that Myxine glutinosa, commonly known as the Atlantic Hagfish,is only one of many species in the large hagfish family Myxinidae. There are currently 67 described species of hagfish and the number might very well increase as the bottoms of our oceans become more thoroughly explored. <br />
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The hagfish can turn 20 Litres (5 Gallons) of water into slime in a matter of minutes.<br />
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</div>Bhavanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01820363438879366261noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218927165430355037.post-25180273310453265742011-12-11T09:43:00.000+05:302011-12-11T09:43:00.150+05:30Tasmanian DevilHave you ever heard of this name before? NO? Well, you sure must have seen the Looney Tunes show - TAZ, is an animated cartoon character featured in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes series of cartoons.<br />
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But hey, the real one is not all that cute as the animated ones. The Tasmanian Devil is the largest carnivorous (eats meat) marsupial (a mammal that has its babies in a pouch) in Australia. Tasmanian Devils are a nocturnal (active at night) animal. lives alone and prefers its own company hence it is a relatively shy animal <br />
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The Tasmanian Devil is usually black with a white "collar" or patch around its neck. It is the size of a small terrier dog very solid and "stout" and weighs in between 6 and 8 kgs It has a tail of between 9 to 12" long. Tasmanian Devils have an extremely large powerful head with a wide jaw with sharp teeth pointy pink ears (that turn red when angry due to increased blood flow) and piercing dark eyes Its dark colouring helps it to move around unseen at night time (feeding time) <br />
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Tasmanian Devils are very loud especially when there are a number of them at the one carcass, trying to scare each other off. They have a range of sound, from barks to snorts to growling to screaming !. This screaming and their fierce looks gave birth to their "Devil" name<br />
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</div>Bhavanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01820363438879366261noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218927165430355037.post-5143126019670738482011-12-10T09:31:00.000+05:302011-12-10T09:31:00.403+05:30Goblin SharkSlow, silent, and slender, but not necessarily small - the goblin shark can be as long as a small car - about 12.6 feet (3.85 meters). Only a few goblin sharks have ever been found. Except for one small one 3.5 feet, the rest ranged from from 10 to 12.6 feet. The largest found weight 463 pounds (210kg)<br />
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Though only less than 50 (according to one source) have been found, it seems they may be found in many of the world’s oceans. They've been found off the coast of Japan, Australia, California, the Atlantic near Portugal, South Africa...and other places. Goblin sharks thrive in the dark deep sea at depths between 885 feet (270m) and 3149 feet (960m), one as deep as 4265 feet (1,300m).<br />
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Since goblin sharks live at the bottom of the water, they tend to feed on the organisms that are also down there. That includes sting rays, mollusks, and crabs. In some areas they are also able to eat squid. They do feed quite frequently which is interesting. The goblin shark has a very large liver which is usually found in sharks that don’t eat very often. Oil is stored in it and therefore they can live off of it in between feedings.<br />
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The reproductive process of the goblin shark hasn’t been well observed. Since they live so deep in the water it is hard to know how the process is taking place. It is believed the females carry eggs inside of them that then hatch and they babies are expelled from the body. This isn’t known for sure though and researches continue in their quest to capture a pregnant goblin shark so they can find out for sure<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Ugly Animals - Goblin Shark</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Bhavanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01820363438879366261noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218927165430355037.post-613021406933593842011-12-09T09:31:00.000+05:302011-12-09T09:31:15.073+05:30Solifugae AKA Scorpion SpiderWell, I had to post this one because one of my blog visitors commented about this. Spiders are already creepy in nature. They are venomous too. Here is one kind known as camel spiders, wind scorpions and sun spiders or solifuges.<br />
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They may grow to a length of 300 mm (12 in) including legs, and have a body comprising an opisthosoma (abdomen) and a prosoma (head) with conspicuously large chelicerae, which are also used for stridulation. Most species live in deserts and feed opportunistically on ground-dwelling arthropods and other animals. A number of urban legends exaggerate the size and speed of Solifugae, and their potential danger to humans.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Ugly Animals - Solifugae AKA Scorpion Spider</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Bhavanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01820363438879366261noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218927165430355037.post-4263541145430468072011-12-07T19:47:00.000+05:302011-12-07T19:47:41.305+05:30SlothSloths are extremely slow-moving mammals found in the rainforest canopies of Central and South America. There are two species of sloths:two-toed and three-toed. Most sloths are about the size of a small dog and they have short, flat flat heads. Their hair is grayish brown but, at times they look grey-green in color because they move so slowly that tiny camouflaging algae grow all over their coats. <br />
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Sloths are nocturnal and sleep curled up with their head placed between the arms and the feet drawn close together. This disguises them as part of a tree so that its enemies like the jaguar do not see them. Sloths rarely climb down from the trees and can live for up to 30 years.<br />
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</div>Bhavanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01820363438879366261noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218927165430355037.post-63188024710162205892011-11-28T18:10:00.000+05:302011-11-28T18:10:28.991+05:30PlecoThese common algae eaters are known for their unique, suction-cup-shaped mouth. Aquarium experts will recommend them to any fish-keeper with an algae problem in their tank. The way they attach themselves to glass and rock never ceases to amaze.<br />
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Pleco is the common name for Catfish species in the Family Loricariidae. The name Pleco is derived from the Latin name of one of the species in this family, the Hypostomus plecostomus, and is today widely used even for the other species in this family. The Family Loricariidae is also known as the Armored Catfish family, since the fish in this family display longitudinal rows of scutes over the upper parts of the head and body, and this pattern is somewhat similar to an old armor.<br />
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Plecos are very popular aquarium fish, even for beginners. They can help keeping unwanted algae growth under control in the aquarium, since algae and plant material are their staple foods in the wild. If you want to read more about how to care for your Plecos we suggest that you read some of the featured articles below.<br />
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</div>Bhavanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01820363438879366261noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218927165430355037.post-15316932991983188342011-11-12T18:25:00.000+05:302011-11-12T18:25:17.009+05:30TarsierTarsiers are prosimian primates of the genus Tarsius. Tarsiers have enormous eyes and long feet. Their feet have extremely elongated tarsus bones, which is how they got their name. They are primarily insectivorous, and catch insects by jumping at them. They are also known to prey on birds and snakes. As they jump from tree to tree, tarsiers can catch even birds in motion. Tarsiers have never formed successful breeding colonies in captivity, and when caged, tarsiers have been known to injure and even kill themselves because of the stress.<br />
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Big-eyed tarsiers: Tarsiers have remarkably large eyes, about 1.6cm. Each eye is bigger than the entire brain and larger than the stomach. So much so that they cannot move their eyes within the sockets. Instead, they special modifications to their neck vertebrae allowing them to rotate their heads nearly 360 degrees, even though they seem to have almost no neck! Unlike most other nocturnal creatures, however, tarsiers do not have a reflective layer behind the eyes (tapetum). They have excellent hearing, using their large funnel-like ears which are hairless, and thin and membranous. They can furl and unfurl their ears.<br />
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</div>Bhavanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01820363438879366261noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218927165430355037.post-87852355551549056532011-10-30T18:47:00.000+05:302011-10-30T18:47:37.277+05:30Leafy Sea DragonI would not call this one as an Ugly Animal but a Weird one. Yeah, until now I have never come across any sea creatures as weird as this one. Nature surprises me every time when I find something new and strange like this :-)<br />
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Named after the dragons of Chinese mythology, Leafy sea dragons (Phycodurus eques) resemble a piece of drifting seaweed as they float in the seaweed-filled water. The Leafy seadragon, with green, orange and gold hues along its body, is covered with leaf-like appendages, making it remarkably camouflaged. Only the fluttering of tiny fins or the moving of an independently swiveling eye, reveals its presence.<br />
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Like the seahorse, the male seadragon carries as many as 150-200 eggs. After being deposited by the female, the eggs are carried in the honeycomb-shaped area (known as the brood patch) under the male's tail for approximately eight weeks. Seadragons have no teeth or stomach and feed exclusively on mysidopsis shrimp. Known as "Australian seahorses" in Australia, they are found in calm, cold water that is approximately 50-54° F (10-12° C). Leafy seadragons have been protected by the South Australian government since 1982. <br />
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</div>Bhavanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01820363438879366261noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218927165430355037.post-71409440953860944612011-10-23T23:14:00.000+05:302011-10-23T23:14:26.320+05:30Horseshoe BatAs per Wiki,<br />
<blockquote>Horseshoe bats (Rhinolophidae) are a family of bats. In addition to the single living genus, Rhinolophus, there is one extinct genus, Palaeonycteris. The closely related Hipposideridae are sometimes included within the horseshoe bats as a subfamily, Hipposiderinae. Both families are classified in the suborder Yinpterochiroptera or Pteropodiformes and were previously included in Microchiroptera.</blockquote>All horseshoe bats have leaf-like, horseshoe-shaped protuberances on their noses. In the related Hipposideridae, these noseleafs are leaf- or spear-like. They emit echolocation calls through these structures, which may serve to focus the sound. Their hind limbs are not well developed, so that they cannot walk on all fours; conversely, their wings are broad, making their flight particularly agile. Most rhinolophids are dull brown or reddish brown in color. They vary in size from 2.5 cm to 14 cm in head-body length, and 4 to 120 grams in weight.<br />
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The females have a pair of mammary glands and two "false nipples" above and to the side of the genital opening, which newborn bats cling to for a few days after birth.<br />
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Horseshoe bats are found in tropical and temperate regions from Europe to Japan and from Asia to Africa. They are usually brown but occasionally are red. They are about 3.5–11 cm (1.4–4.3 inches) long without the 2.5–4.5-cm (1–1.8-inch) tail, and they weigh 5–30 grams (0.17–1 ounce). Horseshoe bats live in groups and roost in damp, dark places such as caves. Species native to temperate regions hibernate in winter.<br />
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</div>Bhavanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01820363438879366261noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218927165430355037.post-60230370401568460072011-10-21T20:28:00.000+05:302011-10-21T20:28:27.506+05:30Sphynx CatsHow’d you like to wake up in the middle of the night, during a thunderstorm, and find THIS staring at you from 6 inches away? <b>Sphynx Cats </b>or “Canadian Hairless” if that makes them somewhat less creepy sounding, are a recognized breed of cat with little or no coat. Oddly, the skin of Sphynx Cats is pigmented in the same pattern as the cat would display if normally furred. Sphynx cats have wedge-shaped, Yoda-like heads with large ears and heavyset bodies. Can’t believe it? That is why you fail. Lol<br />
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The Canadian Sphynx is recognized by cat fancy associations as being a healthy robust breed. Lack of hair can cause health issues with kittens in the first weeks of life due to susceptibility to respiratory infections. Reputable breeders will not let their kittens go to new homes without being at least 12 weeks of age to ensure the kitten is mature enough to cope in a new environment. Due to their lack of protective fur, skin cancer may be a problem if exposed to sunlight for long durations of time.<br />
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The breed does have instances of the genetic disorder hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Studies are being undertaken to understand the links in breeding and the disorder.[9]<br />
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Sphynx cats can catch common feline diseases and should be immunized in the same way as other breeds.<br />
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</div>Bhavanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01820363438879366261noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218927165430355037.post-80311796166670941642011-10-15T12:10:00.000+05:302011-10-15T12:10:27.230+05:30Stargazer FishAs per WikiPedia,<br />
<blockquote>The stargazers are a family Uranoscopidae of perciform fish that have eyes on top of their heads (hence the name). The family includes about 50 species in 8 genera, all marine and found worldwide in shallow waters.</blockquote>Stargazers are venomous; they have two large poison spines situated behind the opercle and above the pectoral fins. Some species can also cause electric shocks. They have an electric organ consisting of modified eye muscles. They are one of the few marine bony fishes that are electrogenic. They are also unique among electric fish in not possessing specialized electroreceptors<br />
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The stargazer fish eat a variety of other fishes and invertebrates like crabs present in the marine water for its survival. They hide themselves under the sand and keep a watch on their prey. Their body color also helps them to camouflage with their surroundings. As soon as they find a prey nearby, they jump upwards to catch hold of it. Another technique is where they use the appendage attached to its lower lip. As it appears like a worm, they quiver it to attract the prey. Then the prey, assuming it as a worm, moves towards it. As it comes near the mouth, the fish create a vacuum inside the mouth and suck in the prey fish. Thus, the prey enters into the open mouth of the stargazer.<br />
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The breeding season for the stargazer fish is spring and summer. They lay their small transparent eggs on the bottom of the sea. Later, the eggs float to the surface of the water and hatch into larvae of stargazer fish. They remain on top of the water, until it reaches the size of 12 - 15 millimeters in length. At this stage, they can swim to the bottom of the water, where they grow up into matured adult stargazer fish.<br />
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How I wish I could see one of these for real before I die!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Ugly Animals - The Stargazer Fish</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Bhavanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01820363438879366261noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218927165430355037.post-83511072818168414112011-10-08T13:10:00.000+05:302011-10-08T13:10:58.096+05:30ViperfishFriends, I know I have not been active lately on my blog but I had some personal to sort out. I hope you did not get bored without me writing about new ugly animals every day or Did you? :)<br />
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Well, today I got a really strange, weird and ugly fish called as the Viper Fish. I myself am a pure vegetarian but if I ever develop a taste for fishes I would never even want to try this one out though I am not sure if this is edible.<br />
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One of the ugliest deep-sea creatures is the Viper fish. The viper fish has a huge mouth filled with razor sharp teeth. Its teeth are so big that they do not even fit inside the fish's mouth! The viper fish uses its teeth to grab its victims. Its head can flip up so it can swallow large prey.<br />
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Viperfish live far below the ocean's surface where there is no sun light. Their bodies make their own light. They use this light to attract prey.<br />
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The Viper Fish lives in tropical and temperate waters at depths of 1500 m although like a lot of deep sea creatures it vertically migrates to around 500 m at night to feed on crustaceans and other small fish, luring them with a long rod like organ with a flashing light on the end. The viperfish grows up to 60cm long and is believed to live for over 15 years. <br />
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I initially confused this Viper fish for a <a href="http://ugly-animals.blogspot.com/2011/07/fangtooth.html">Fangtooth Fish </a>but then realized that these two are not one and the same.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Ugly Animals - Viper Fish</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Bhavanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01820363438879366261noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218927165430355037.post-44717847454110881252011-09-26T20:12:00.000+05:302011-09-26T20:12:06.548+05:30Snub Nosed MonkeyAs read on ScienceDaily dated Oct 27, 2010<br />
<blockquote>An international team of primatologists have discovered a new species of monkey in Northern Myanmar (formerly Burma.) The research, published in the <em>American Journal of Primatology</em>, reveals how <em>Rhinopithecus strykeri</em>, a species of snub-nosed monkey, has an upturned nose which causes it to sneeze when it rains.</blockquote>The species has been named Rhinopithecus strykeri in honour of Jon Stryker, President and Founder of the Arcus Foundation who supported the project. However, in local dialects it is called mey nwoah, 'monkey with an upturned face.'<br />
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While the species is new to science the local people know it well and claim that it is very easy to find when it is raining because the monkeys often get rainwater in their upturned noses causing them to sneeze. To avoid getting rainwater in their noses they spend rainy days sitting with their heads tucked between their knees<br />
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According to local hunters the monkeys spend the summer months, between May and October, at higher altitudes in mixed temperate forests. In winter they descend closer to villages when snowfall makes food scarcer.<br />
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</div>Bhavanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01820363438879366261noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218927165430355037.post-82719129694675094992011-09-25T00:37:00.000+05:302011-09-25T00:37:58.360+05:30Baby Aardvarks"Everything is cute when it is little" is what I have heard all these days until I came across this one. Baby Aardvarks possess all the qualities to be featured in our Ugly Animals blog. Well, Why not? If you think this Baby Aardvark is cute then you do not belong to the majority. May be, you are unique or rather one in a million:-)<br />
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But hey, I wouldn't put aardvarks on a cute animal list to being with, but newly born ones are especially hard on the eyes. Aardvarks are nocturnal mammals native to Africa that have a knack for burrowing.<br />
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Statistically, there are only about 35 aardvarks in zoos in North America.With fewer than a dozen successful births each year, aardvark births are not common. They are solitary by nature.<br />
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If you’ve been wondering, "Aardvark" means "ground pig" in Afrikaans/Dutch. It is not, however, actually related to the pig.<br />
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</div>Bhavanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01820363438879366261noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218927165430355037.post-4018017089781446562011-09-22T00:39:00.000+05:302011-09-22T00:39:22.606+05:30Lizard FishThe Lizard fish is found both Inshore & Offshore but both are different species. The Offshore variety being much smaller. They are distributed throughout Florida, the Bahamas and the Caribbean. The Inshore Lizard fish is coastal. The Inshore Lizard Fish is larger than it's counterpart and is usually 15 to 16 inches in length. World Record is 2 lbs.<br />
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As per Wiki,<br />
<blockquote>The Lizardfishes (or typical lizardfishes to distinguish them from the Bathysauridae and Pseudotrichonotidae) are a family, the Synodontidae, of aulopiform fish. They are found in tropical and subtropical marine waters throughout the world.</blockquote>The species is not targeted and is usually caught when fishing for other species. They can be classified as a nuisance and will tackle any size plug without a problem.<br />
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Some people call this Lizard fish as a smaller predator fish that lives in the depths of the water. They are found throughout the world. The Lizard Fish has a very short dorsal fin, a small fatty second dorsal fin and a caudal fin which bursts a very deep fork in it.<br />
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Lizard fish are what is known as an ambush predator, which will sit on the bottom and wait for their prey to come tot hem before grabbing it in very sharp toothed jaws.<br />
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</div>Bhavanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01820363438879366261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218927165430355037.post-77188297564602484912011-09-13T20:06:00.000+05:302011-09-13T20:06:53.893+05:30MandrillMandrills are the largest of all monkeys. They are shy and reclusive primates that live only in the rain forests of equatorial Africa.<br />
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Mandrills live in troops, which are headed by a dominant male and include a dozen or more females and young. They also gather in multi-male or multi-female groups that can include some 200 individuals. I could recollect reading on one of the other blogs that, "for that one male amongst his pride of such huge number of females...I guess he earned the name "man-drill". That is so true, Don't you think?<br />
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Though I personally feel these are not as bad as the <a href="http://ugly-animals.blogspot.com/2011/09/bald-uakari.html">Ugly Bald Uakaris</a>, these colors make them look strange and weird. <br />
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Like all monkeys, mandrills communicate through scent marking, vocalizations, and body language. Sometimes mandrills shake their heads and "grin" widely to show their enormous canine teeth, which can be over 2 inches (5 centimeters) long. This may appear scary to us, but it’s usually a friendly gesture within the mandrill community. <br />
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</div>Bhavanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01820363438879366261noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218927165430355037.post-43795320601363741722011-09-12T17:17:00.001+05:302011-09-12T17:17:00.214+05:30Bald UakariThe bald uakari (Latin Name: Cacajao calvus) or bald-headed uakari is a small New World monkey with a very short tail, red face, a bald head, and long coat. It generally weighs less than 9 pounds (4.1 kg) and is anywhere from about 20 to 23 inches (51 to 58 cm) in length.<br />
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The bald uakari is restricted to várzea forests and other wooded habitats near water in the western Amazon of Brazil and Peru.<br />
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The most striking characteristic of the Bald Uakari is their bald red face. The colour of their face is also a sign of good health - sick animals develop pale faces.<br />
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The diet of the Bald Uakari mainly consists of seeds, flowers and some small animals. Bald Uakaris are not prolific breeders - they give birth to one infant every two years. The breeding season is from October to May and their gestation period is unknown.<br />
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<b>Did you know?</b><br />
<ul><li>The name Uakari is pronounced Wakari.</li>
<li>Uakari's are the only short tailed American monkey.</li>
<li>Uakaris are also known by the following names: Red Uakari, Bald Headed Uakari and Scarlet Fever Uakari</li>
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</div>Bhavanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01820363438879366261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218927165430355037.post-47892141721560548542011-09-11T19:13:00.001+05:302011-09-11T19:13:00.579+05:30Elephant SealThe elephant seal, though very cute if young or female, get their name from the "Bull" or fully grown male seal with his large snout. I personally LOVE seals. I think they are kind of cute :-) So, I am gonna be partial and try not to use the word Ugly on them but then it is suggested by one of my close friends to post it up on our Ugly Animals blog which is why it is featured here.<br />
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The nose of an Elephant Seal actually resembles that of an elephant trunk, only shorter. There are two different species of elephant seals. One species is from the northern Pacific coasts of the U.S. and Canada and the other species is from the southern hemisphere, that being New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina and Peninsula Valdes.<br />
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Both of these species of seal reach a whopping 16 feet long and up to 6000 lbs for the bulls and the cows are a bit smaller at 10 feet long and 2000 lbs small. They like to feast on ocean delights such as squid, octopi, eels, rays, small sharks and large fish. And its no wonder because they need to maintain a large amounts of blubber to stay warm within the ocean.<br />
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They spend up to 80% of their lives in the water.They are able to stay underwater due to their large amount of blood supplies in their bodies, which also carries the oxygen needed during their deep ocean diving. These large blood supplies are stored in large sinuses found in their abdomens and also stored within their muscles. Because of this they can stay underwater for up to 2 hours long!<br />
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By the age of four or five years old, the females are ready to begin mating. They will generally only have one pup at a time. The male reaches his maturity around five years, but won't reach alpha status until he reaches eight years of age or older, alpha being the leader of the group. His prime age is between nine and twelve years of age.<br />
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If you think this is one of the Ugly Animals the, hold on! Look at the picture where it is cuddling onto the other seal. Does it not just make you say, "Awwwww!" :-) <br />
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</div>Bhavanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01820363438879366261noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218927165430355037.post-34115498432959741592011-09-10T13:29:00.000+05:302011-09-10T13:29:33.976+05:30Frigate BirdWhile some people consider this Frigate Bird as a magnificent one, I personally do not like it. Not that my perspective matters but I also hope that at least 40% of my readers would also find this bird a little strange (if ugly is not the appropriate word).<br />
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The frigate birds are a family of seabirds and are also called frigate pelicans. It can be found breeding along the Pacific coast of Costa Rica and in the Corcovado National Park.<br />
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They have long wings, tails and bills and the males have a red pouch that is inflated during the breeding season to attract a mate. Females are black, but have a white breast and lower neck sides, a brown band on the wings and a blue eye ring. The Frigate bird is 1m long with a 2.15m wingspan.<br />
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They lack the ability to take off from water so they snatch prey from the ocean surface or beach using their long, hooked bills. Frigate birds are seasonally monogamous which means they only mate with one female per season. They also nest as a colony. They lay one or two white eggs. Both parents take turns feeding for the first three months but then only the mother feeds the young for another eight months.<br />
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</div>Bhavanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01820363438879366261noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218927165430355037.post-38164093042140046412011-09-06T17:37:00.002+05:302011-09-06T17:37:00.932+05:30Alligator Snapping TurtleDon't go insulting the largest turtles in North America because the snapping turtle packs a mean bite. Equipped not only with a vicious mouth, the snapping turtle rocks three rows of spikes on its back.<br />
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The largest freshwater turtle in the world, the alligator snapping turtle (Macroclemys temminckii) is native to the southeastern region of the United States. Like its distant relative, the common snapper (Chelydra serpentina), the alligator snapper has a large head and powerful jaws. However, the alligator snapper differs quite a bit from the common snapper, both in the way it looks and in the way it hunts and eats. <br />
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The Alligator Snapping Turtle has powerful jaws that can bite off human fingers. However, many have been caught for food or to have as pets, and now there is concern that they may be in danger of extinction.<br />
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Despite many large adults often being kept with other turtle species in zoo exhibits, alligator snapping turtles are best kept alone. Because of their extremely large size (heaviest freshwater turtle in the world), alligator snappers are not for beginners, or even experienced keepers if they cannot provide the space for these beasts.<br />
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Bhavanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01820363438879366261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218927165430355037.post-23395063756477734362011-09-05T17:26:00.000+05:302011-09-05T17:26:00.168+05:30Softshell TurtleThese New World species range from Canada, through the U.S. east of the Rockies, down into northern Mexico. softshelled species are also found in northern Africa, through Israel up into Turkey, in the Amur region in the former USSR, and from China and Korea down through southeast Asia, including species introduced into Hawaii.<br />
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The most common in the pet trade and captivity are the smooth softshell (Apalone mutica), the Florida softshells (A. ferox) and the eastern spiny softshell turtles (A. spinifera spp.), whose natural range extends from southern Ontario and Quebec, through the northern U.S. from Montana, Wyoming and Colorado east to New York, Vermont, and south to Georgia and into Florida and Mexico. <br />
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Like most aquatic turtles, softshells must be able to haul themselves out of the water onto a warm and dry basking area. Basking temperatures of 85 F (warmer for the Florida softshells) are required during the day. Water temperatures can range from 70-80 degrees. Basking heat should be provided by an overhead incandescent light. Special UVB fluorescent lighting is not necessary.<br />
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Due to their aggressive tendencies, especially if overcrowded, they should be kept single or in pairs. Pairs should be monitored closely to assure that one is not attacking the other; bite marks on the fleshy carapace or plastron are one indicator, and severe injuries have been inflected on their sensitive noses, as well, from aggressive conspecifics.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Ugly Animals - Softshell Turtle</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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