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A diastema (pl.: diastemata, from Greek διάστημα, 'space') is a space or gap between two teeth. Many species of mammals have diastemata as a normal feature, most commonly between the incisors and molars. More colloquially, the condition may be referred to as gap teeth or tooth gap.
The previously mentioned antarctic blue whale holds the title of the biggest animal on earth. It can weigh up to 400,000 pounds and reach a length of 98 feet. It can weigh up to 400,000 pounds and ...
Both day and night, its progress was very slow, around 1.5–2.1 km/h (0.81–1.13 kn). This pattern of vertical migration is seen in many marine animals as they track the movement of plankton in the water column. [23] The shark captured in March 2009 was reportedly netted at a depth of 200 m (660 ft). [citation needed]
It is one of four living species of anteaters, of which it is the largest member. The only extant member of the genus Myrmecophaga, it is classified with sloths in the order Pilosa. This species is mostly terrestrial, in contrast to other living anteaters and sloths, which are arboreal or semiarboreal. The giant anteater is 182 to 217 cm (72 to ...
The fish range in size from about 3.83 inches to about 4.86 inches long, the study said. They were collected from between approximately 630 feet underwater to about 985 feet underwater.
Here are some images of the northern green anaconda, indigenous to the Orinoco Basin of the Amazon and "magnificent" in size.
The oceanic manta has one of the largest brains, weighing up to 200 g (7.1 oz) (five to ten times larger than a whale shark brain). It heats the blood going to its brain and is one of the few animals (land or sea) that might pass the mirror test, seemingly exhibiting self-awareness. [26]
The Atlas moth is one of the largest lepidopterans, with a wingspan measuring up to 24 cm (9.4 in) [1] and a wing surface area of about 160 cm 2 (≈25 in 2). [2] It is only surpassed in wingspan by the white witch ( Thysania agrippina ) and Attacus caesar , [ 1 ] and in wing surface area by the Hercules moth ( Coscinocera hercules ).