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Dugong Sea Cow
Animals; Animals
The endangered dugong is the only southern African sea cow. This ancient order (Sirenia) is distantly related to elephants and also includes the West African and tropical American manatees. Dugongs ...
Redlipped Batfish
Animals; Animals
Red-lipped Batfish This fish is mainly known for its bright red lips. Batfish are not good swimmers; they use their pectoral fins to "walk" on the ocean floor. When the batfish reaches adulthood, its ...
Boto Dolphins
Animals; Animals
The Amazon river dolphin, also known as the pink river dolphin or boto, lives only in freshwater. It is found throughout much of the Amazon and Orinoco river basins in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, ...
Irrawaddy Dolphin
Animals; Animals
The Irrawaddy dolphin exists in small isolated populations around Southeast Asia. Some populations are close to extinction such as the those in the Mekong River and Malampaya Sound in the ...
Lowland Streaked Tenrec
Animals; Animals
The tenrec is a mammal of the family Tenrecidae, found on Madagascar and in parts of the African mainland. Tenrecs are widely diverse; as a result of convergent evolution, they resemble hedgehogs, ...
Giraffe Weevils
Animals; Animals
Giraffe weevil gets its name from its enormously long neck, which is 2-3 times longer in the males. They can use this extended neck to fight for the right to mate with a female.
Pink Fairy Armadillo
Animals; Animals
The pink fairy armadillo or pichiciego is the smallest species of armadillo. It is found in central Argentina, where it inhabits dry grasslands and sandy plains with thorn bushes and cacti.
