Scientific name: Charidotella sexpunctata
Native to the Americas, the golden tortoise beetle is a species of beetle that varies in color from reddish-brown with black spots through gold, and often metallic, earning it the nickname "goldbug". It tends to switch color in different conditions, such as during mating, and during times of disturbance, such as when it is touched by a researcher.
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Scientific name: Cyclopes didactylus
Also known as the two-toed, pygmy, or dwarf anteater, the silky anteater is the smallest and least-known member of the family. The silky anteater is found from southern Mexico southward to Bolivia and Brazil. It is not rare but is difficult to spot because it is nocturnal and lives high in the trees. It is also exquisitely camouflaged, its silky yellowish coat matching both the colour and the texture of fibrous seed masses produced by the silk-cotton tree (see kapok). During the day the silky anteater rests amid clumps of tropical vines.
Silky anteaters seldom exceed 300 grams (11 ounces). The animal’s maximum overall length is about 44 cm (17 inches). About one-half of that length is the furred prehensile tail. There are two clawed toes on each forefoot. (The forefoot of the tamandua has four clawed toes, whereas that of the giant anteater has three prominent clawed toes flanked by two small toes.) The silky anteater has large eyes that allow foraging at night. The animals have long, narrow tongue, which they extend to capture and ingest prey (as seen in the photo).
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Scientific Name: Daubentonia madagascariensis
The aye-aye is a tiny monkey species with a long tail found only in Madagascar. Due to its bizarre appearance and unusual feeding habits, it is considered by many to be the strangest primate in the world. The aye-aye is the world’s largest nocturnal primate. Unusual physical characteristics include incisors that are continually growing (unique among primates), extremely large ears, and a middle finger which is skeletal in appearance, and is used by the animal as a primary sensory organ.
We do not completely know where it got this unique name. Some researchers think it is named after a French naturalist who showed a sign of exclamation after seeing them. Others hypothesize that the name resembles the Malagasy name "hai hai" or "hay hay", which refers to the animal and is used around the island. Still others suggest that the name derives from "heh heh", which is Malagasy for "I don't know". If correct, then the name might have originated from Malagasy people saying "heh heh" to avoid saying the name of a feared, magical animal.
Regardless, the the aye-aye is characterized by its unusual method of finding food: it taps on trees to find grubs, then gnaws holes in the wood using its forward-slanting incisors to create a small hole into which it inserts its narrow middle finger to pull the grubs out.
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Scientific name: Breviceps fuscus
The black rain frog has a round body, with rather short legs, which gives the frog its distinctive appearance. Indeed, the frog looks like an angry avocado, and has been dubbed the “world’s grumpiest frog!”
It is also known as the plain rain frog, brown short-headed frog, and Tsitsikama rain frog. The species is only found on the southern slopes of the Cape Fold Belt in South Africa, at elevations of up to about 1,000 m (3,300 ft).
The frog’s feet are inward facing which allows the frog to burrow much more effectively. They grow to about 40–51 mm (1.6–2.0 in) in snout–vent length. Skin has no warts, but pronounced widely spaced lumps or small tubercles and pitting are present. Coloration is typically dark brown or nearly black, with a slightly lighter ventrum and no pigmented patterns.[3]
When the Black Rain Frog feels disturbed and threatened, it will puff up and enlarge its body, adopting a more aggressive behavior.
But that does not mean that the black rain frog hates company. On the contrary. Come mating season, the female will secrete a sticky substance on its back to keep the male from falling off; this is known as adhesive amplexus. It literally refuses to let go of its partner.
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Scientific name: Babyrousa celebensis
The babirusas, also called deer-pigs, are animals in the swine family found in the Indonesia. The best-known species is the north Sulawesi babirusa (shown here). The remarkable "prehistoric" appearance of these mammals is largely due to the prominent upwards incurving canine tusks of the males, which pierce the flesh in the snout. These can grow up to 40 cm in length. All species of babirusa are listed as threatened (from hunting and deforestation) by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
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