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The wandering albatross doesn’t have a definite location but theyspend most of their time flying and gliding around the Southern and Antarcticocean. But when they aren’t in the air they are in  the antarctic and subantarctic islands. The birds find their ownfood in the ocean which consists of small fish, crustaceans, and cephalopods. 

But when these wandering albatrosses are on land they are eitherresting, or raising children. They can start mating at 11 years and live forabout 50 years. The parents will stay and watch the egg and it will hatch after11 weeks. Then go off to hunt without it until it’s old enough to live on itsown. Their population is currently at around 25,000. 

The thing that sets these birds apart is their size. Theirwingspan can become 11 feet and their length is 1.5 yards. They weigh close to20 pounds. they are mostly white, but have black wings spotted with white, andpinkish beaks. It was also named after the greek hero diomedes. 

What do you think of this giant bird? 

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This small bird may look not look very special but it has somevery interesting habits. 

Amazon kingfishers can be found in Southern Mexico, and SouthAmerica, especially around places in the Amazon rainforest. They usually spendtheir time along the river in branches trying to find food. These birds findfood by diving into the water. They hunt for mostly fish but also insects,amphibians, and some crustaceans. 

Amazing kingfishers don’t have any constant predators which is onereason their population is stable. Their average lifespan is 10 to 15 years.This birds nest is a burrow typically up to 1.6 meters into the mud. The femalewill lay 3-4 eggs and usually under a year they are on their own. 

The amazon kingfisher is quite an eye catching bird. It has a longblack beak the same length as it’s head, a green head and crest, white neck andunderbelly, with green wings and a red throat. They are about 30 cm long andweigh around one fifth of a pound. 

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Today, we will betalking about the nautilus, a type of animal that is related to the squid,octopus, and cuttlefish. It is pelagic, meaning that it doesn't live near thebottom of the ocean nor is it near the shore. It’s name comes from AncientGreek, from a word that means “sailor”. It is a type of cephalopod, which means“head foot”. This is because nautiluses, along with squids, octopuses, andcuttlefish have their tentacles, or feet, attached to their heads.

First, let’s talkabout what the nautilus looks like. They are characterized by their largeshells, which are curled like a garden snail’s shell. Unlike a snail’s shell,however, the nautilus’ shell is divided into chambers, starting with around 4or 5 chambers when it is born, and gradually increasing to around 30. Thismostly white shell has reddish-orange “tiger stripes” on it. It is the onlycephalopod with a fully-formed shell. Unlike similar species, it has veryprimitive or undeveloped eyes, meaning it cannot see very well. It has more than90 suckerless tentacles. These tentacles have grooves and ridges on them thathelp them grip onto prey and take it to their beak.

The inner chambersof the nautilus’ shell are usually filled with air, which helps the nautilus toremain buoyant, or floating. However, it can add water to these chambers,letting it sink, or take water out, letting it float again.

Nautilusesprimarily use their sense of smell to locate food. An adult nautilus will eatcrabs, fish, and shrimp, and will also scavenge for dead animals. Newly hatchednautiluses will eat small shrimp and other small organisms.

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At first sight, this bird doesn’t even look like a bird, more likea reptile with wings, but it actually is a bird, just a very unique one. 

Helmeted Hornbills can only be found in the Malay Peninsula,Southern Thailand, and the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. They live in thishabitat because they have the right kind of trees that are able to shelterhornbills nests. 

Helmeted hornbills diet consists mostly of fruit, and theirfavorite it figs. They also sometimes dig into trees. This birds predatorsinclude monkeys and monitor lizards, and as threatening these are, the mainreason they are endangered is because of being hunted. You may think they usetheir helmet to protect themselves but it’s only used to attract a mate. 

This bird has mostly black feathers but a white lower half. Itsneck and beak are a dark red color but the tip is a white cream color. Thehelmet protrudes  our fromthe forehead. It weighs around 3 kilograms and can be 190 cm from the end ofthe tail to the tip of the beak. 

What are some other animals that look like a mix of species? 

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Today, we will betalking about the scarabs, a large family of beetles that have over 30,000species from around the world.

Scarabs have veryround and thick bodies, sort of like a ball. Many species have beautiful brightmetallic colors, such as the Amazonian Purple Warrior Scarab. They are alsovery small beetles, the largest being around 16 centimeters in length while thesmallest are barely a millimeter wide. They have clubbed antennae with littleplates called lamellae, which look like wrinkles. For many species, the frontlegs are broader and thicker, which means that they can dig easier. Somespecies have horns on the head for fighting over males or resources.

The young ofscarabs are called grubs or larvae. These young are pale yellow or white incolor, and are usually curled into a c-shape. They usually live underground orunderneath debris like dead leaves, so they are not exposed to sunlight. Mostspecies of scarabs eat dung, carrion, or decaying meat, and also decaying plantmatter. They are very helpful in recycling these materials. Other species eatplants, like the Japanese beetle.

In the scarabfamily, the most famous species is the sacred scarab. These beetles were sacredin Egyptian mythology, which is where they get their name from. They were asymbol of the god Khepri, who represents the rising or morning sun. There is ananalogy, or comparison between the scarab beetle’s ability to roll a ball ofdung across the ground and Khepri’s ability to roll the sun across the sky.

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If you happen to come across one of these cute creatures, you willbe happy to find out that it probably isn’t alone. 

Meerkats live in Southwest Africa, they live in burrows to hidefrom predators and to escape the sun on hot days. They live together in biggroups. This animal is very social and all of the animals in the group helpfind food and take care of eachother. 

Meerkats favorite foods are beetles, caterpillars, spiders,scorpions, and occasionally small reptiles, eggs, birds, and plants. They findfood by using their good sense of smell and sight. Meerkats are pretty smallcreatures so they don’t really have any solid defense mechanisms.  Their predators include snakes, birds of prey, and jackals. 

The meerkat is a very small animal that stands at about 12 inches.It weighs only 1.6 pounds and only 0.8 pounds at birth. It has a lifespan of 14years and can start mating when they are only 1 year old. 

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Today, we will betalking about the Red fox, a beautiful and also common species of fox thatlives in most places.

The red fox has along body with short limbs, a long fluffy tail, and a narrow, long head. Theylook slightly similar to dogs, but they are usually smaller, more slender, andlighter. They also have slit eyes, just like a cat. The red fox is the largestof the true fox species, which is the genus that the red fox is in. USually,their fur is a rusty-red color, with a little bit of yellow mixed in. There areusually some darker, brownish hairs running along the spine. The lower back isusually a duller, silver color, and the underside of the fox is lighter thanthe back. The legs are usually a rusty-red color, and the paws are black. Theface is mainly brownish red, and the ears are black or dark brown. The top ofthe tail is also brownish red, while the underside is pale grey and yellow. Thetip of the tail is white. During the winter, their fur becomes thicker anddenser to protect them from the cold.

Red foxes have avery broad diet. They are omnivores, and will eat basically anything. Red foxeswill eat small rodents like voles, mice, ground squirrels, hamsters, gerbils,woodchucks, pocket gophers and deer mice. They also eat birds, porcupines,raccoons, and reptiles. They will sometimes even eat young or small ungulates,such as baby deer and sheep. They can eat fruit and plants, such asblackberries, cherries, persimmons, and grapes, and also grasses and tubers,which are foods like potatoes. Foxes have a very strong sense of smell, sight,and hearing, which helps them to hunt well.

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If this were your first look at this animal, you would think itwere something from someone’s imagination. 

These armadillos live in South America. Their habitat is tropicalforests or savannah’s in the Northeast. It spends two thirds of its lifeunderground in a burrow and only comes up at night time to look for food. Theyeat ants and termites and use their tongue to find food and slurp it up. Thisanimal has bad eyesight but a good sense of smell.  

The giant armadillos predators include coyotes, black bears,bobcats, cougars, and raccoons. Luckily it has a few ways to protect itself. Ithas hard full body armor that can’t protect from an attackers claws but canshield it from thorns and spikes that they can hide in. It will also burrowinto the ground to hide. 

The giant armadillo is around 3 feet long, not including the tail,and it weighs a maximum of 70 pounds. Their lifespan is thought to be around 15years. They can begin mating at around the age of one. They can also have up to100 teeth. 

What is another animal that looks like it can’t be real but is? 

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Today, we will betalking about the Potter Wasp, also known as the Mason Wasp. The potter waspsare a subfamily of wasp species that are very beautiful and unique.

First, the Potterwasp has a very slender waist, also known as the petiole. The petiole ends witha relatively small abdomen, and a stinger. It has a compact thorax, or upperbody, and a small head with large eyes. Most potter wasps are dark, with strongcontrasting colors, such as yellow, white, orange, and red. Some tropical speciesare even metallic. They also have some fuzz or hair on their body, which makesthem appear slightly lighter in color than they actually are.

Potter wasps areknown for the brood cells, or nests that they make for their young. These nestslook like ceramic pots or jugs, and they are made from mud. They are about thesize of a marble, and are usually built on twigs, vines, branches, and treetrunks. The female potter wasp will catch a caterpillar, paralyze it with hersting, and put it in the brood cell. She will put anywhere from one to twelvecaterpillars in a cell. She then lays a single egg in the cell. When the egghatches, the larvae will use the caterpillars as a food source, eating thecaterpillars as it develops. Once it is fully grown, it breaks out of the sideof the pot to live its life as an adult potter wasp.

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Seeing the name you would expect quite a magical animal, and youwon’t be let down. 

Fairy Penguins are found on the coast of Australia and NewZealand. These penguins spend about 80% of their life in the water looking forfood. It swims at around 2-4 kilometers per hour. These tiny penguinseat small fish such as barracuda, anchovies, red cod, pilchards, and squid. 

When on land, fairy penguins live in burrows to hide from their onland predators such as gulls and mammals that eat their eggs. Their seapredators consist of sharks, seals, and orcas.  The fairy seal population is around 350-600,000 birds. 

The fairy penguin is called the fairy penguin because of its size.The penguins weigh approximately 3 - 3 and a half pounds. it stands at only 15inches and has a wingspan of 14 inches. These small animals have a lifespanof 5-7 years in the wild. They have white stomachs and waterproofblue feathers on the back. 

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