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#harbor #porpoise cannot chew, so they swallow their prey in whole pieces. They may go for larger #fish, but will attack them from behind and bite through them at the gills, ingesting the body without the head. #animals #nature #illustration #Art #300animals #myzoo
#Golden #king #crabs live up to 1,600feet deep in waters off #Alaska and #Russia. Red and blue king crabs like the sandy bottoms of shallower water, around 200feet. The furthest point for king crab fishing is 200miles from shore. #animals #nature #illustration #Art #300animals
#Humpback #whales are known for their magical #songs, which travel for great distances through the world's #oceans. These sequences of moans, howls, cries, and other noises are quite complex and often continue for hours on end. #animals #nature #illustration #Art #300animals
A #coral #reef is a cluster of #polyps growing together and gives reefs their shape. Great #BarrierReef in #Australia, are between 5 and 10,000 years old. made up of 900 smaller reefs, covers 2,600 miles. #animals #nature #illustration #Art #300animals #myzoo
The #stinger of a #stingray is known also as the spinal blade. It is located in the mid-area of the tail, and can secrete #venom. #animals #nature #illustration #Art #300animals #myzoo
#sea otter is heaviest member of the #weasel family but among the smallest marine #mammals. Their primary form of insulation is an exceptionally thick coat of #fur, the densest in the animal kingdom. #animals #nature #illustration #Art #300animals #myzoo
#gelada, also called the #bleeding-heart #monkey or the gelada #baboon, is a species of Old World monkey found only in the Ethiopian Highlands. It has small, sturdy fingers adapted for pulling grass. #animals #nature #illustration #Art #300animals #myzoo
#Starfish have tube feet operated by a hydraulic system and a mouth at the centre of their surface. They are opportunistic feeders and are mostly predators. They occupy several significant ecological roles. #animals #nature #illustration #Art #300animals #myzoo #sea
#Turkeys create lasting #social bonds with each other and are very #affectionate; rather similar to #dogs. They have the ability to learn the precise details of an area over 1,000 acres in size. #animals #nature #illustration #Art #300animals #myzoo
President #Obama signed (2016) the National Bison #Legacy Act into #law, #officially making the #American bison the national mammal of the US. #bison joins the ranks of the bald #eagle as the official #symbol of the country. #animals #nature #illustration #Art #300animals #myzoo
There are six species of #spoonbill in the world; the #Roseate #Spoonbill is the only one with #pink plumage. All spoonbills have large, flat, spatulate bills and feed by wading through shallow water. #animals #nature #illustration #Art #300animals #myzoo
#bat is the only true #flying #mammal and indicator of a #healthy #environment. Most of them eat insects, have one baby a year and can live up to 30 years. #animals #nature #illustration #Art #300animals #myzoo
#Wallabies are similar to #kangaroos but smaller and also live in #Australia. Wallaby young are born tiny and continue to develop in their mothers’ #pouch. Even when they leave the pouch, they often return when threaten. #animals #nature #illustration #Art #300animals #myzoo
#Grebes are #waterbirds, also known as the little grebe and Australian grebe who can grow up to 27 cm long. They are good swimmers and divers, and when they feel threatened, prefer to #dive underwater than fly away. #animals #nature #illustration #Art #300animals #myzoo
#Flying #lizard can be long up to 20cm and are able to glide. They often glide as long as 60 m. They live in South Asia. #animals #nature #illustration #Art #300animals #myzoo
A #mule is the offspring of a male #donkey and a female #horse. Although there are male and female mule they can’t reproduce because of the number of #chromosomes they inherited. #animals #nature #illustration #Art #300animals #myzoo
#Blackmamba is the fastest land #snake in the world, and “the longest species of venomous snake in Africa and the second longest in the world. Actually brownish in color, named for the black coloration of the inside of their mouths. #animals #nature #illustration #Art #300animals
#Sloths are gentle creatures from South #America who live in #trees. Scientific name #Bradypus means ‘slow feet’ in Greek. An extra vertebrae at the base of their neck allows them to turn their head on a 270° axis. #anijmals #nature #illustration #Art #300animals #myzoo