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True Facts About the Tarsier

tarsier

Here are some facts about the tarsier:

  • The Tarsier is one of the nature smallest primates.
  • It is named after its long impressive bone.
  • It uses its powerful legs to jump and cling onto things.
  • It disguises itself by pretending to be a small teddy bear.
  • It has very large eyes.
  • It eats insects, rodents, reptiles and small birds.
  • Within one day of being born, it can climb a tree.

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True Facts About the CuttleFish

CuttleFish

Here are some facts about the CuttleFish:

  • The CuttleFish is a mollusk.
  • It has a wavy fin that surrounds its mantle.
  • It has a siphon.
  • Its brain is larger than its body.
  • It has advanced eyes.
  • It can change color and texture instantaneously.
  • When it is threatened, it often releases ink from its ink sac.
  • It feeds by extending two hidden feeding tentacles.
  • Males have four pairs of arms while females have three only.

The following video can help you learn more about the CuttleFish:

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True Facts About The Armadillo

armadillo2Here are some facts about the armadillo:

  • Armadillo are the last surviving members of cingulata.
  • It eats fire ants.
  • It has plates of dermal bone on its back.
  • It has the ability to hold its breath for up to six minutes in the water.
  • Giant Armadillo and the screaming Armadillo are two kinds of Armadillo species.
  • The three banded Armadillo rolls up into a ball when threatened.
  • Some Armadillo are polyembryonic.
  • Armadillo is susceptible to leprosy.

For more information, watch this video;

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True facts about the fruit bat:

fruit bat

Here are some facts about the fruit bats;

  • Most of the fruit bats’ species are called megabats.
  • The megabats fruit bats include the largest true flying mammals in the world, the flying fox.
  • The bat wing is made of a thin membrane of skin.
  • When resting, the megabats use its wings to surround itself.
  • The megabat possesses an amazing sense of smell.

Check this video to learn more:

 

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True facts about the owl

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Here are some facts about owls:

  • Baby owls are called owlets.
  • Owlets are born without flight feathers.
  • The owl has large front facing eyes.
  • The grip of their talons is considered the strongest of the raptors.
  • They have specialized feathers which allow them to fly in relative silence.
  • The owl’s face is like a giant ear.

You can learn more about them by watching this interesting and amusing video:

 

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Some facts about the koala

*Koala can be found in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia

*It is a Marsupial (undeveloped/immature babies):

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*It lives on the trees:

AK0008 Koala DSC_0078   koalatree

*It often sleeps from 18 to 20 hours a day:

koalasleeping   koalasl

*It doesn’t drink a lot of water, eats mostly eucalyptus trees (an adult can eat from 0.5 to 1 kg of leaves a day):

suprised_koala_eating_leaf  koalaeat

You can listen to its sound in this video:

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