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pilot whale
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Pilot whales are cetaceans belonging to the genus Globicephala. The two extant species are the long-finned pilot whale (G. melas) and the short-finned pilot whale (G. macrorhynchus). The two are not ...
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The Carolina Hammerhead
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Unlike its relative the common hammer-head shark, The Carolina Hammerhead, named Sphyrlna Gilberti has 10 less vertibrae. It was recently discovered off the coast of South Carolina. It was found by ...
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The Cape Melville Shade Skink
Animals; Animals
A new species of gecko leaf-tailed, and bolder dwelling frog isolated in an Australian mountain, Cape York Peninsula, are highly camouflaged. None of these had been seen before 2012, but have been ...
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Giant Amazon Freshwater Arapaima
Animals; Animals
Discovered in the Amazon River, the Arapaima freshwater fish can, according to mailonline.com, breath air, and has armour like scales to survive piranha bites.