The sting of a moon jellyfish is harmless and has a very mild feeling. Moon jellyfish live in large groups and are most commonly found on the coasts of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. The largest type of jellyfish is the lion’s mane jellyfish, which also belongs to the class Scyphozoa. The lion’s mane’s tentacles can reach to a length of over 100 feet making it the longest animal in the world. It can also range from a few inches to eight feet in diameter.
The two most famous birds are the guaraguao, which is a red tail hawk and bird of prey, and the pitirre which is also known as the gray kingbird. The pitirre has become a symbol of the Puerto Rican independence movement because of its aggressive defense of its territory. The rarest bird of the island would be the Puerto Rican parrot. However there are even more lizards then birds that live in Puerto Rico. An example of one is the Caribbean rock iguana which is the largest land lizard and native of Mona island.
Emperor Penguin, the warriors of nature are considered the most beautiful of all penguins, and are the largest of all penguins. The males and females are hard to distinguish as they are very similar in physical size. Adult Emperor Penguins can weigh from 50 to 100 pounds and be up to 48 inches tall. The back parts of the Emperor Penguins are black with a white front, they also feature bright splashes of yellow and orange on their breast region and their ears. Like all penguin species, emperor penguins have streamlined bodies to minimize drag while swimming, and wings that are more like stiff, flat flippers.
The scientific name for an eagle is Accipitridae. There are four basic types of eagles are Snake, Harpy, Booted, and Fish/Sea eagles. Baby eagles are known as eaglets. Also, the female eaglets are larger than the male eaglets. In total, there are about 74 different types of eagles in the world.
Their tail measures over half the length of the body. The average weight of a female cheetah is 90 to 110 pounds, whereas a male cheetah weighs anywhere from 110 to 140 pounds. The cheetah’s height from the shoulders is about 73 to 90cm high. The male cheetahs are usually always bigger than the females. Cheetahs thrive for areas with vast expanses of land, warm weather, and abundant prey.
Latest technological advances have increased the threat to the marine animal, especially for turtles. It's believed that many species of turtle already got extinct and seven species of turtle are in the verge of extinction. Olive Ridley is one among the seven breeds that are in the verge of extinction. Features of Olive Ridley Olive Ridley turtles have been around a very long time, more than 100,000,000 years. Olive Ridley sea turtles, Lepidochelys olivacea are small, hard-shelled marine turtles, one of the two species of the genus Lepidochelys, and a member of the Family Cheloniidae.
Spiny Anteater The unusual animals called echidnas are also known as spiny anteaters even though some eat mostly earthworms. The echidnas and the platypus are the only living mammals that lay eggs. Until recently scientists believed that there were only two species, or kinds, of echidnas—the long-nosed echidna and the short-nosed echidna. In 1999 a new species of long-nosed echidna was identified, but little is known about it. Where echidnas live Echidnas usually live in forests and meadows, often at high elevations.
They have an upright, backward-sloping crest and dark grey bills and feet. Females are brownish black with areas of yellow on their head, shoulders, and the underside of their tales. Their bills are cream colored, and their feet are dark grey. The actual size of the cockatoo ranges from 50-65 cm and 570-870 g (Del Hoyo et
The sugar glider has a squirrel-like body with a long partially prehensile tail. The males are larger than the females and have bald patches on their head and stomach; their length from the nose to the tip of the tail is about 24 to 30 cm (12–13 inches, the body itself is approx. 5–6 inches). A sugar glider has a thick, soft fur coat that is usually blue-grey; some have been known to be yellow, tan, or albino. A black stripe is seen from its nose to midway of its back.
The red panda has a white snout and ears, with white streaks on their face. The body of the panda ranges from twenty to twenty-five inches. The red panda's ringed tail, can be between eleven and nineteen inches. An average weight for a red panda is six to twelve pounds. An extradinary trait about the red panda is that, like the panda, this animal has one extra "thumb" which is used to grip things.