10 Weird Animal Facts
10 Weird Animal Facts
1. The frilled shark has 300 triangular, sharp teeth arranged in 25 rows. It links its gills at the back of its head, where its mouth extends.
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2. The star-nosed mole is covered by 22 appendages. Because of their extreme sensitivity, they are able to predict earthquakes before they occur.
3. The red-lipped batfish can't swim at all. It moves by walking across the ocean floor using its pectoral fins.
4. The Japanese spider crab has the largest leg-span of all arthropods.
5. The furry pink fairy armadillo is the smallest armadillo species in the world, at about 6 inches long, or the size of a dollar bill.
6. Sea lampreys have at least 12 rows of teeth that are arranged in circles around their mouths. They have a single nostril that sits on top of their head.
7. The Dumbo octopus has fins that look like Dumbo's ears. This octopus species lives at depths of 13,100 feet (4,000 m), making it the deepest-living octopus species known. It doesn't have an ink sac because it rarely meets predators that far down in the ocean.
8. The deepest-living sea creature is the hadal snailfish. It lives as deep as 27,000 feet (8,200 m) and is small, pink, and scaleless.
9. The yeti crab is a hairy crab with no eyes.
10. The red kangaroo on the planet is the red kangaroo. It weights more than 200 pounds and can reach a height of 6 feet. Its vision is almost 360 degrees.
