Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Kinkajou


It's not a monkey. nationalgeographic.com cant stress that enough. It's related to the racoon, not the monkey. Even though it has a prehensile tail like a monkey, lives in the jungle like a monkey(central and south america), can turn its feet backwards like a monkey, and hollers like a monkey, it's not a monkey



it's a kinkajou! and it has a lonnng tongue(lady-pleaser, just like the sun bear) and it likes to eat a shit ton of fruit, at night.



and good news, you can totally get one as a pet - but theyre screamers so dont piss it off; they like to be left alone with their fruit.

Monday, April 26, 2010

Baby Platypus

EW.



AW.

Mola (Sunfish)

gotta love real-life creatures that look kinda like pokemon.


Crappy stock photo from google but look... its massive; the largest bony fish in the oceans. It can grow up to 11 feet in length (thats horizontally) and weight over 5,000 lbs.


They're called Sunfish because theyre often found floating on the surface of the water, basking in the sun's rays. They have huge dorsal fins that stick out of the water and make them look like sharks.




Sunfish snack on jellyfish and zooplankton, and let little fish snack on them... rather, their skin parasites. ew.



Divers in tropical oceans all over the world have discovered that these massive fishies have no fear of humans; they will often swim right up to a diver. cute

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Angora Rabbit

what do you get when you put your bunneh in the dryer? Angora Rabbits!

These rabbits are bred for their long, soft hair which is made into angora wool which is made into over-priced sweaters. The fur grows very fast; they have to be shorn every three to four months throughout the year to prevent wool block (a nasty condition where their hair clogs their innards. gross.)



They were popular pets for French royalty in the 1700's. Friendly and playful, Angoras will make friends with other mild-mannered house pets.

Leafy Sea Dragon

fish are cool. dragons are cool. leafy sea dragons are cool.

their skin, which gives them the appearance of floating sea weed, can change colour depending on their diet, age or stress level to enhance their camouflage

one of the biggest threats to leafy sea dragons are storms. they can't curl their tails (like their cousin, the sea horse) to hold onto sea weed and so often get washed ashore in rough water

while they dont have teeth, leafy sea dragons munch on plankton, shrimp, and small fish and scuba diver fucks


they're highly protected by Australian law but can be obtained by exotic fish fanatics... happy hunting!

Monday, April 5, 2010

Aye-Aye

no doubt you've seen them before, but theyre still fckin weird! AYE-AYES!!!!

they can only be found on the island of madagascar [fun fact about madagascar, 90% of the creatures on the island can only be found on it]


the middle finger on their hands is extra long to probe branches for termites and other noms


again because humans are idiots, they're on the endangered list because some consider them an omen of bad luck and kill them on sight.

Malayan Sun Bear

nice, a creature with manners i can relate to

this wee bear, the smallest in the urisade family (thats, bear family) comes from the rainforests of southeast asia. They're wicked-fast climbers and use their massive tongues for honey extraction and lady-pleasing.
Poor eyesight, sick sense of smell. And they eat lizards.

They're called sun bears because of the yellow necklace of fur around their necks.. some hippie named them, i dunno.

waazzaaaaap


oh, and just in case your face is still intact...
BABYMALAYANSUNBEARFACEMELTINGCUTENESS!!!