Rabu, 23 Februari 2011
Worms "Giant" (Endangered animals)
A new amphibian species can survive in the ground without nostrils, lungs, or legs, these creatures are then given the name Caecilita iwokramae. First discovered in Guyana, this creature is part of a group of amphibians known as caecilians. There is only one other known species of caecilians live without lungs. In general, the presence of the lung is one of the key characteristics that makes amphibians different from fish. Caecilita live on land and only 4.4 inches (11 cm), while length is 27.5 inches (70 cm)
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Rare Animal Discovered Recently
Fish "Dracula"
Fish that males have tusks like dracula so the fish is named Danionella Dracula. Found at London's Natural History Museum in a tank of aquarium fish. This fish is actually arrested in Myanmar (Burma) and sent to museums in London. In fact fangs of fish is not used to hunt prey but to fight with each other.
His size is not how only about 1.7 centimeters. However, a newly discovered fish in a river in northern Burma's worth of fish is called Dracula.
Because these fish have teeth on the front of his mouth and have a pair of fang-like teeth memenjang vampire or vampire. Confirmed as a new species, the scientists gave the name Danionella dracula.
"This fish is one of the discovery of vertebrate animals the most remarkable in recent decades," said Dr Ralf Britz, zoologist from the Natural History Museum in London. In addition to the rare fangs, his body is also transparent.
Britz described the fish as part of a group of fish called cypriniform which is a close group of zebra fish. However, Danionella very unique because of the 3700 species in this group that has no fangs. In fact during this canine in fish has been missing since 50 million years ago.
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