Animals ... Amazing and Bizarre

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​​The Brasilian Tree Hopper

• Leaf eating insect from Brasil.

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Indian Purple Frog

• Live in South India and spend most of their life underground, only surfacing to mate.
• Eats mainly termites
• Threat:  Deforestation for coffee, cardamom and ginger plantations. ​

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The Giraffe Weevil

• Only discovered in 2008.  From Madagascar.
• The female has a much shorter neck and lays a single egg on a leaf, then rolls it up to protect it and to give it food.
• Eats the Giraffe Weevil Tree

The Probiscus Monkey

• From Asia
• Group together - one male and up to 6 females
• One offspring
• Eats seeds, flowers and fruit
• Excellent swimmers with partially webbed feet

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The Saiga Antelope

• From Asia, China and Russia
• Live in herds of between 30 - 40 animals.  Thousands will migrate together, forming part of one of the most spectacular migrations in the world.
• Live for 6-10 years
• Litter size 1-2
• Eats grasses, liches, herb and shrubs
• Threat:  Hunting and habitat loss

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​​Smooth Long-Kneck Turtle

• From Australia
• Eats fish, tadpoles, frogs and crayfish
• Lays between 4-20 hard-shelled eggs
• Feet are webbed for swimming

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The Snakehead Fish
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• ​From Australia
• Can breathe air

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​​The Pacu Fish

• From South America
• Teeth like human teeth

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Giant Coconut Crab

• The largest living crab in the world
• Lives on islands across the Indian Ocean and parts of the Pacific Ocean
• Cannot swim
• Eat fruit, nuts, seeds and pith of fallen trees

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The Goblin Shark

• Live deep in the water 
• Feed on sting rays, crabs, molluscs and squid

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​​The Angora Rabbit

• Wool had to be clipped every 90 days
• Eats hay 
• Lives 7 - 12 years

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​Blue Parrotfish
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• Use their teeth to grind the rocks
• Eat algae and small animals living in the sand

Thorny Lizard

• Can live up to 20 years
• Eats ants - and can eat thousands in one day
• Is covered in hard, sharp spines 

Lamprey

• A jawless fish
• Live mostly in fresh waters
• Attach their mouthparts to the target animal's body, cutting through the surface tissues to reach the blood and body fluids
• Have been known to attack humans

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