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Most travelers and explorers while on their exploration have encountered strange animals found in various parts of the world. Here are some of top 5 strange animals in the world..
1. Mursk Turtle
It belongs to the family of Turtles. It is scientific or botanic name is Sternotherus. Musk turtles are named for their strong, musky odour they emit when disturbed. They are found in eastern North America, usually in slow-moving waters. Highly aquatic animals, they seldom emerge onto land. Similar to small snapping turtles in appearance musk turtles are characterized by a small lower shell and by small, fleshy barbels on the chin. Their upper shell is oval, dull in color, and usually about 8–13 cm long.
2.Yellow Spotted Salamander
It’s an amphibian by scientific name Ambystoma maculatum. The spotted salamander is actually pretty hard to, well, spot. These secretive salamanders spend almost their entire lives hidden under rocks or logs or in the burrows of other forest animals. They are mostly found in deciduous forests from eastern Canada.
They only emerge from their hiding spot at night only to feed and mate. They will actually travel long distances over land after a heavy rain to mate and lay their eggs in vernal pools and ponds. They secrete a noxious, milky toxin from glands on their backs and tails to dissuade predators. Their diet includes insects, worms, slugs, spiders, and millipedes.
3.Breviceps Fuscus
Breviceps fuscus, also known as black rain frog, plain rain frog, brown short-headed frog, and Tsitsikama rainfrog, and is a species of frogs in the family Brevicipitidae. It is endemic to South Africa. The specific name fuscus refers to the dark coloration of this species. It is a round frog with short limbs and toes, and a flattened, spade-like inner metatarsal that lacks a cutting edge
4.Blue-ringed Octopus
Native to the Pacific Ocean, the blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena) can be found in the soft, sandy bottom of shallow tide pools and coral reefs in Pacific and Indian oceans, from Japan to Australia. . When not seeking food or a mate, blue-ringed octopuses often hide in crevices, shells or marine debris. If you catch them outside of their cozy hiding spots, it’s easy to see how the animal gets its name: when threatened, bright blue rings appear all over its body as a warning signal to potential predators. Its venom is 1,000 times more powerful than cyanide, and this golf-ball sized powerhouse packs enough venom to **** 26 humans within minutes. It’s recognized as one of the most dangerous animals in the ocean.
5.Mandarin Newt
Its scientific name is ylototriton shanjing. It belongs to the Salamandridae family. Mostly found in China. The Mandarin newt is often found in the proximity of water (ponds, more rarely quiet sections of streams). The Mandarin newt is predominantly terrestrial, except when breeding. It has a life span of about 12 to 20 years. It is a highly toxic newt Mandarin newts, like most newts diet on earthworms and most accepted staple is night crawlers.
Don’t be surprised there are more other strange and astonishing animals in the world. These are just a few of them.
1. Mursk Turtle
It belongs to the family of Turtles. It is scientific or botanic name is Sternotherus. Musk turtles are named for their strong, musky odour they emit when disturbed. They are found in eastern North America, usually in slow-moving waters. Highly aquatic animals, they seldom emerge onto land. Similar to small snapping turtles in appearance musk turtles are characterized by a small lower shell and by small, fleshy barbels on the chin. Their upper shell is oval, dull in color, and usually about 8–13 cm long.
2.Yellow Spotted Salamander
It’s an amphibian by scientific name Ambystoma maculatum. The spotted salamander is actually pretty hard to, well, spot. These secretive salamanders spend almost their entire lives hidden under rocks or logs or in the burrows of other forest animals. They are mostly found in deciduous forests from eastern Canada.
They only emerge from their hiding spot at night only to feed and mate. They will actually travel long distances over land after a heavy rain to mate and lay their eggs in vernal pools and ponds. They secrete a noxious, milky toxin from glands on their backs and tails to dissuade predators. Their diet includes insects, worms, slugs, spiders, and millipedes.
3.Breviceps Fuscus
Breviceps fuscus, also known as black rain frog, plain rain frog, brown short-headed frog, and Tsitsikama rainfrog, and is a species of frogs in the family Brevicipitidae. It is endemic to South Africa. The specific name fuscus refers to the dark coloration of this species. It is a round frog with short limbs and toes, and a flattened, spade-like inner metatarsal that lacks a cutting edge
4.Blue-ringed Octopus
Native to the Pacific Ocean, the blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena) can be found in the soft, sandy bottom of shallow tide pools and coral reefs in Pacific and Indian oceans, from Japan to Australia. . When not seeking food or a mate, blue-ringed octopuses often hide in crevices, shells or marine debris. If you catch them outside of their cozy hiding spots, it’s easy to see how the animal gets its name: when threatened, bright blue rings appear all over its body as a warning signal to potential predators. Its venom is 1,000 times more powerful than cyanide, and this golf-ball sized powerhouse packs enough venom to **** 26 humans within minutes. It’s recognized as one of the most dangerous animals in the ocean.
5.Mandarin Newt
Its scientific name is ylototriton shanjing. It belongs to the Salamandridae family. Mostly found in China. The Mandarin newt is often found in the proximity of water (ponds, more rarely quiet sections of streams). The Mandarin newt is predominantly terrestrial, except when breeding. It has a life span of about 12 to 20 years. It is a highly toxic newt Mandarin newts, like most newts diet on earthworms and most accepted staple is night crawlers.
Don’t be surprised there are more other strange and astonishing animals in the world. These are just a few of them.