While many species of crab are known by their red rust hues, this new crab, which was discovered in the Philippine island of Palawan, stands out with its unusually bright purple shell. It has been named the Insulamon Palawanese.
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Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines (the crown group of the superorder Chelonia), characterised by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs that acts as a shield. "Turtle" may either refer to the Testudines as a whole, or to particular Testudines which make up a form taxon that is not monophyletic.
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Friday, February 3, 2012
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Porcupinefish are closely related to pufferfishes but porcupinefish have heavier spines (hence the name porcupine) on their body. Also unlike the four-toothed pufferfishes, they have only a single plate of fused teeth in each of the upper and lower jaws, which explains the name "didontidae" or "two teeth."
Porcupinefish
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Pinnipeds (from Latin pinna, wing or fin, and ped-, foot) or fin-footed mammals are a widely distributed and diverse group of semiaquatic marine mammals comprising the families Odobenidae (the walrus), Otariidae (eared seals, including sea lions and fur seals), and Phocidae (earless seals).
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The humpback whale is a species of baleen whale. One of the larger rorqual species, the humpback has a distinctive body shape with unusually long pectoral fins and a knobbly head. It is an acrobatic animal, often breaching and slapping the water.
