Bizarre Plants and Animals
Published by A list of some of the most unusual plants and animals in the world.
The world is full of extraordinary things. We still have lots of things to learn about the earth and its creatures. Here are some of the many amazing plants and animals in the world.
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Musk Deer
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Barbus Thermalis
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Polar Codfish
Polar codfish on the contrary, is comfortable at two degrees Celsius below zero
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Nile crocodile
Reptiles do not care for their young. The female Nile crocodile does guard her nest and when the young crocodiles hatch she takes them down to the water in her powerful jaws. This is such a strange behavior for a reptile that people at first thought that the mother crocodile ate her own young.
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Pythons
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Horses
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Cockroaches
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Deer Fly
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Frigate Birds
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Blue-Ringed Octopus
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Sugar Glider
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Oscillatoria
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Bristle Cone Pines and Creosote Bush
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Venus Flytrap
A musk deer has an abdominal gland called a “pod,” that secretes musk, which is used as a base for perfumes.
Barbus thermalis, a small fish from Sri Lanka lives in hot springs at 50 degrees Celsius.
Pythons developed from prehistoric lizards and they still have the tiny hind legs to prove them.
Horses where once terrier-sized animals living in the forest but today they are fast, long-legged animals suited to open space.
Cockroaches have not changed much for more than 350 million years since they appear on the planet.
Female deer flies are bloodsuckers and can transmit Tularemia.
Frigate birds are pirates, stealing fish from other seabirds. The male has an unusual courtship display. He inflates his bright-red throat to attract a mate.
Blue-ringed octopus is only about 1 ½ in (3cm) long but its poison is strong enough to kill a human.
A sugar glider, a type of phalanger, can glide up to 180 ft.55m) from one tree to another.
Oscillatoria are blue-green algae that can live in water at 88 degrees Celsius.
Two of the oldest known species of trees, they can live up to 4,500 years old or older.
Venus’ flytrap is a predatory plant that captures and eats insects.
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On May 16, 2008 at 9:40 pm
hello everybody, i hope you like this one, thanks
On May 16, 2008 at 10:15 pm
Dig it! Some kool plants and animals.
On May 17, 2008 at 12:42 am
I enjoyed this!
On May 17, 2008 at 2:35 am
Much information about some curios creatures! Thanks.
On May 17, 2008 at 5:18 am
Thanks Buddy.This is so informative.
On May 17, 2008 at 6:30 am
Pretty interesting!
On May 17, 2008 at 7:06 am
how interesting!
On May 17, 2008 at 8:23 am
Very interesting, very informative, well done
On May 17, 2008 at 8:25 am
I never stop learning with your articles. Well done Buddy, thankyou for sharing.
On May 17, 2008 at 8:37 am
Fascinating
On May 17, 2008 at 8:40 am
As usual..another well written and well researched write up. I didn’t know that about Pythons or the Nile crocodile.
Thanks for another enlightening article.
Darlene
On May 17, 2008 at 2:51 pm
Thanks Nobert, you’ve done it again. Very interesting.
On May 17, 2008 at 6:43 pm
These certainly are strange plants and animales. Interesting.
On May 19, 2008 at 9:14 pm
This is pathetic.
On May 19, 2008 at 10:40 pm
You may get the views but content makes the writer.
On May 20, 2008 at 1:50 am
Why are the others jealous?
On May 26, 2008 at 8:12 am
There are a lot of these animals I like. Well done. Keep up with the great work. Keep on penning. Thank you so very much for sharing your wonderful talents with us.
*S* Cynthia
On June 1, 2008 at 5:23 am
very nice!i wish that humans can live up to 4,500 yrs just like the bristle cone pines or the creosote bush…
On June 1, 2008 at 12:27 pm
this cool stuff their
On February 1, 2009 at 1:52 pm
wierd, but cool
On March 26, 2009 at 4:38 am
Great collection of fascinating informations. Keep going