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A captive leucistic axolotl, perhaps the most well known form of the axolotl Face of a common or wild type axolotl The speckled wild type form Axolotl's gills (Ambystoma mexicanum) A sexually mature adult axolotl, at age 18–27 months, ranges in length from 15 to 45 cm (6 to 18 in), although a size close to 23 cm (9 in) is most common and ...
The Atlantic goliath grouper was historically referred to as the "jewfish", and there are several theories as to the name's origin. A 1996 review of the term's history from its first recorded usage in 1697 concluded that the species' physical characteristics were frequently connected to "mainstay caricatures of anti-Semitic beliefs", whereas the interpretation that the fish was regarded as ...
has venomous barbs that contain a protein based poison, if you happen to accidentally get stung you should submerge the wound in as hot as water as you can as this breaks down the protein [69] Black devil stingray: Potamotrygon leopoldi: 111 cm (43.5 in) see above Marbled whipray: Fluvitrygon oxyrhynchus: 36 cm (14 in) see above
Dozens of captive animal species have been found infected or proven able to be experimentally infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The virus has also been found in over a dozen wild animal species. Most animal species that can get the virus have not been proven to be able to spread it back to humans.
In the midwater region of the deep sea, predators cannot see below but can sometimes use the small amount of light available to see shadows above them. Cyclothone fishes have small bioluminescent spots on their ventral (bottom) side that cause them blend in with the surrounding light, allowing them to remain unseen to predators below.
The olm (German: ⓘ) or proteus (Proteus anguinus) is an aquatic salamander which is the only species in the genus Proteus of the family Proteidae [2] and the only exclusively cave-dwelling chordate species found in Europe; the family's other extant genus is Necturus.
Lena Raine (/ ˈ l eɪ. n ə / LAY-nə or / ˈ l ɛ. n ə / LEN-ə; [2] born February 29, 1984), also known as Lena Chappelle or Kuraine, [3] [1] is an American and Canadian composer, producer, and video game developer. Raine is best known for her work on the soundtracks of Minecraft, Celeste, and Guild Wars 2.
Lanternfish are generally small fish, ranging from about 2 to 30 cm (0.79 to 11.81 in) in length, with most being under 15 cm (5.9 in). Shallow-living species are an iridescent blue to green or silver, while deeper-living species are dark brown to black.