Inventory of ten strange animals on the earth

Giant earthworm

Giant earthworm is a giant subspecies of caecilian that exists in the forests of South America. It is called "Minhocao", which means giant earthworm. Relevant research shows that this creature existed in the age of dinosaurs. Although it is called "giant earthworm", it is actually very different from earthworms. It is an amphibian and a vertebrate.

Giant earthworms living in South America are said to be up to more than 2 meters long, longer than ordinary long snakes.

On July 19, 2014, a giant earthworm was discovered near the Sumaco volcano in Ecuador. It is about 5 feet (about 1.5 meters) long, weighs at least 1.12 pounds, and is similar in size to a snake.

Fire-breathing fish

There is a fire-breathing fish in the Indian Ocean. Its body is not big, only about 20 centimeters. But it has a subtle protective "weapon"

There is a fire-breathing fish in the Indian Ocean. Its body is not big, only about 20 centimeters. But it has a subtle protective "weapon." Fire-breathing fish can usually absorb phosphorus-containing organic matter from food and continuously store it in their bodies. Once they encounter ships or enemies, tens of thousands of fire-breathing fish will spit out this organic matter. Phosphorus spontaneously ignites in oxygen and can emit a beam of flame more than 3 meters long at the enemy, causing the enemy to turn around and run away in fear.

Tyrannosaurus rex

According to a report on the National Geographic News website on December 4, 2010, Tyrannosaurus rex (the same English name as Tyrannosaurus rex) is a new species. Found in the Peruvian Amazon, they are the king of leeches in the jungle. Tyrant leeches can reach up to 3 inches (about 7 centimeters) in length and have huge teeth, similar to Tyrannosaurus rex.

Desert fish

Desert fish, as the name suggests. Many people think, "How can there be fish in a desert that is dry and lacks water? However, a species of fish called desert fish does exist in the desert. They live in the dead swamp "Death Valley", which is still the most populous place in North America. The lowest, driest, and hottest areas. Desert fish is its scientific name. This is an endangered fish species because its survival is completely dependent on the environment: the rare water source in the desert is a necessary condition for its survival. The land is in a small pool in Death Valley. Due to the depletion of groundwater resources, the desert fish is a relatively small fish.

Aquamarine

Where does the aquamarine appear? A very supernatural mastiff named Aquamarine in Ma's book "The Tibetan Code 5" is a variant of the Snow Mastiff. It is a purebred variant of the Golden Eye and the Snow Mastiff that have been mated for about thirty generations. This beast is extremely powerful, its claws are like tigers, and it roars. Like a lion's roar, the light blue fur is a symbol of nobility. When ordinary mastiffs see it, they will hide away with their claws closed, showing humility. Ordinary snow mastiffs are all white, and their hair will have a silvery luster, which is called dyeing. Silver wrapped in snow

Okapi

Okapi (scientific name: Okapia johnstoni) is a mammal in the order Giraffeidae. Okapi is an interesting animal native to the Congo. It has a long neck like a giraffe, and its back has stripes like a zebra. Another similarity between the okapi and the giraffe is that they both have long tongues, and the okapi can also use their tongues for themselves. Clean the eyes and ears. Researchers pointed out that there are about 4,000 to 6,000 of this precious animal in the Congo National Reserve, and there are only about 30,000 okapi in the world. It was only discovered by Western scholars in 1901< /p>

Coelacanth, the collective name for some lobe-finned bony fishes of the order Crossopterygii, is a closely related but extinct species of the suborder Rhipidistia and is considered a terrestrial vertebrate. In some classification systems, coelacanths and fan-finned fishes are considered to belong to different orders within the subclass Crossopterygii. Coelacanths first appeared on Earth 377 million years ago. Extremely abundant. Coelacanthus fossils were found from the end of the Permian period (295 million years ago) to the early Cretaceous period (144 million years ago). Like other similar fish, Coelacanthus has a low degree of ossification. The coelacanth has long been thought to have become extinct about 60 million years ago, breaking away from the general trend of leaving early freshwater environments and switching to a marine lifestyle. However, in 1938, a living species, the spearfish, was caught in a net off the coast of southern Africa. Latimeria chalumnae. The second one was caught in the Comoros Islands in 1952 (named Malania anjouanae, possibly the same species as the speartail) in this area. A few more were caught, and later it was discovered that this type of fish had long been familiar to the islanders. Its meat was salted and dried and could be eaten, and its coarse scales were used as grinding material.

Thylacine

Thylacine (scientific name: Thylacinus cynocephalus): shoulder height about 58 cm; body length about 180 cm, this length includes a 48-61 cm tail; weight 30 kg . It has a slender body, a face like a fox, and its mouth can be opened 180°. It often lurks in trees, and then suddenly jumps on the back of its prey, crushing its skull in one bite.

The back of the thylacine is covered with stripes because the stripes on its body resemble those of a tiger. It is also known as the Tasmanian tiger. The thylacine is the largest carnivorous marsupial in modern times. Like other marsupials, its mother has a pouch. They give birth to immature cubs, which develop in the pouch and are nocturnal animals.

It was once widely distributed in the tropical rain forests of New Guinea, Australian grasslands and other places. Later, it was only distributed in Tasmania due to human activities. All are extinct. The last thylacine named Benjamin died in Hobart Zoo on Tasmania on September 7, 1936.

Antarctic Giant Insects

The British BBC documentary "Life" photography team captured a large number of colorful starfish and giant worms about 3 meters long under the thick ice in Antarctica. . Through time-lapse photography, they discovered that a large number of deep-sea creatures gathered together temporarily and frantically fought to eat a seal carcass that sank to the bottom of the sea. This is the Antarctic giant worm. Antarctic giant worms belong to Nemertine worms, also called tapeworms or ribbon worms, and belong to the phylum Nemertine. Some species are scavengers, but most are voracious predators that hunt with long snouts that project from their mouths. Depending on the species, their snouts may be poisonous or secrete a viscous fluid. In Antarctica, this sea worm often feeds on clams and crustaceans.

Doctor fish, like humans, fish can get sick and injured. In the ocean, some small fish specialize in setting up "hospitals" on seafloor coral reefs, beside rocks, in waters with luxuriant seagrass and slow currents, or near shipwrecks to provide "free" treatment to these fish that need treatment. "Fish Doctors" have a very special way of treating diseases: they specialize in surgical operations - using their sharp beaks to remove bacteria, parasites or necrotic cells from the wounds of sick fish. Their medical skills are very clever. After their treatment, the patient will recover within a few days. It can be said that "the magic hand brings rejuvenation and the disease is cured by the mouth."