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Barrel sponges are one of the oldest existing marine creatures on earth. Their main habitat is the coral reef in the Caribbean Sea. These sponges are also found in places like the Bahamas, Bermuda, Florida, and the Gulf of Mexico. Most extensive studies on giant barrel sponges have been performed off the Florida Keys islands.Barrel sponges grow in marine water at a depth of anywhere between 33-390 ft (10-120 m). The colors of the sponge change given how deep it is....

Butterflies belong to the family Nymphalidae. Scientific studies suggest that butterflies first appeared in the age of flowering plants which was more than 135 million years ago. This would roughly place them at the same point in time in the geological time scale as dinosaurs. They have a life cycle of four stages from larvae to their final form which is the butterfly form.First, the adult butterfly lays eggs on a leaf....

The cotton pygmy goose is a small duck or waterfowl that is found in south and Southeast Asia and in the northern parts of Australia. They are also known as cotton teal or white quilled pygmy goose, depending on the region they are in.Cotton pygmy geese are the smallest type of waterfowl in the world. Even though they are both quite small, the cotton pygmy goose is very different from the African pygmy geese which are also known as mini geese....

Ducks are aquatic birds belonging to the family Anatidae. A duck is called ‘waterfowl’ as they reside in aquatic habitats like ponds, rivers, and oceans. The word ‘duck’ is coined from the English word ‘duce’ meaning diver. Ducks are present all over the world and found in every continent except Antarctica. Ducks are usually smaller than their relatives, the swans, and geese, and reside in both fresh water and sea water....

A shark is one of the most feared and least understood creatures that lives on this planet. This article will educate you about the false catshark (Pseudotriakis microdon), a species of ground shark. Belonging to the family pseudotriakidae, this shark species is the closest relative of the Gollum shark. This shark is found in many oceans all over the world, including the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian oceans. Although they are deepwater sharks, they may wander to shallower waters if they suffer from some abnormality or simply follow submarine canyons....

Do you think birds evolved from dinosaurs? Any arguments against this theory were refuted when a new bird-like species was discovered in the Jimbo Quarry of the Morrison Formation in Wyoming, North America. Hesperornithoides (Hesperornithoides miessleri), as it was named by Scott Hartman, was the smallest and the only Troodontid member from the Jurassic. Its existence contradicted the ’temporal paradox’, which suggested that the evolution of birds was not related to dinosaurs....

If you want to see this bird in person, you might have to undertake a more perilous journey than you see in an adventure movie! Living on the other end of land bridges, the Inaccessible Rail is one bird that is a very difficult one to see. They live on a small, inaccessible group of islands where they had migrated 1.5 million years ago, and have stayed ever since, cut off from the world....

The magnificent Indian robin species can be found in open spaces within India and across Pakistan. They form part of the Muscicapidae family of world birds. They love habitats with open scrub forest floors and enjoy building nests in open holes within a tree hollow or between bricks.These robins are mostly dark brown and black in color, with a glossy plumage and a long undertail. Males are easily identifiable as they have a white shoulder patch....

The Kelp Bass species of Paralabrax clathratus is also known as Bull bass and calico bass. It was discovered by Girard from San Diego, California. It is a species of Sea Bass. This species is found from Southern California to Baja California. On the California coast, they are found at depths of 0-200 ft (0-30.5 m). Their population has vanished from the Point Conception in California due to extensive marine fishing....

Have you ever considered the strange fact that people nowadays prefer mixed dog breeds compared to normal dog breeds? What makes a mixed breed dog so special? A mixed breed is like an entire package wrapped up as a gift, having the qualities of both the parental dog breeds mixed up. Having a status of a designer dog, you will be amazed to know about the lhasapoo dog breed, which is a mixed breed of Lhasa Apso and poodle and is often titled as a miniature poodle....

The Malaysian Peacock Pheasant is also known as the Malayan Peacock Pheasant or Crested Peacock Pheasant (polyplectron malacense) of the Galliformes family Phasianidae and is found in the Malay Peninsula region, including extreme southern Thailand. It belongs to the Peacock Pheasants family which consists of a group of pheasants possessing well-known round eye-shaped ocelli on their plumage.These birds are closely related to the Bornean peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron schleiermacheri) and were previously included as a subspecies from the family Phasianidae but now they are monotypic....

Black crowned night herons (Nycticorax) are carnivorous aves. They can mostly be found near water bodies or marshes in order to prey on fishes. The nesting habits of a black crowned night heron are arboreal, and their nests can be found on trees. Night herons do not stab their prey with their long and pointed beaks but instead catch the fish in their gills. Both the male and the female night herons guard their nest....

Do you know of a dog that was raised exclusively for Puffin hunting? If you guessed the Norwegian Lundehund, then you are on the right track. Though they aren’t used for Puffin hunting any more, this dog breed is quite spectacular in itself. The Norwegian Lundehund might also be about 5000 years old, making them one of the oldest dog breeds to exist! They were first bred in a remote Norwegian island called Vaeroy, which is known for the Puffins that inhabit its rocky terrains....

The ocean whitefish (Caulolatilus princeps), is a species of fish that is native to the North American regions and is mostly found in the Pacific water bodies. They spend most of the day on the surface of the water and go back to the depth at night and take shelter in the reefs and kelp beds.These fish are also known as blanquillo or pez blanco. In the commercial industry, they are not really targeted but are caught accidentally by fisheries since they can be found in the deep waters feeding on small crustaceans and fish....

The orange sulphur (Colias eurytheme) is also known as the alfalfa butterfly, and when they are at a larval stage, they are known as the alfalfa caterpillar. It is a butterfly species of the Pieridae family ’the whites and sulphurs’, and belongs to the lowland of the subfamily Coliadinae ‘white and clouded sulphur’. The orange sulphurs are a widespread and common butterfly throughout North America. It is also an underappreciated butterfly probably because they are too common, but seeing one is sure to enlighten our day with their colorfully spread wings....

Pike fishes form a family that is named after the shape of its head. Pike fishes have a log body, and a spear-shaped head which looks like the weapon called pike.Much like the weapon that they are named after, these fishes are dangerous predators and have an exquisite carnivorous diet. They eat almost anything that comes their way, and this is where their sharp teeth come to full use. The most common variety of pike, Northern pike are found in the Northern Hemisphere, parts of North America, Europe and Russia, however, the size and length of the fish is often different when bred in different places....

The Seychelles parakeet (Psittacula wardi) was a medium-sized green parrot that was recorded to have been endemic to the Mahe and Silhouette islands of the Seychelles Islands in the Indian Ocean and was also said sighted once on Praslin. The last specimen was collected in 1881, the last captive birds were recorded in 1883, and this species was suspected to have become extinct in 1906. This bird resembled the Alexandrine parakeet (Psittacula eupatria), but was smaller and lacked the pink color in its collar....

The Swift Fox, Vulpes velox as it is scientifically known, belongs to the Canidae family. The Vulpes velox is native to the Great Plains region of North America and is found in Montana, Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. The Swift Fox habitat includes short-grass prairies and western Grasslands. The Swift Fox make dens in sandy soils in open fields and along fences. The Swift Fox is an omnivore and tends to prey on small animals like ground squirrels, lizards, rabbits, mice, and prairie dogs....

From the same family as the domestic dog, a Wolf (Canis lupus) is a large canine found in North America and Eurasia. They are also known as Gray Wolves. They can have a length of 104-160 cm (41 - 63 in), and their shoulder height can reach up to 80-85 cm (31-33 in). These animals have a less pointed muzzle and ears. Their torso is shorter and their tail is longer....

Jayson Tatum Birthday Highlights Birth Name Jayson Christopher Tatum Place Of Birth St. Louis, Missouri, USA Age 25 years old Birth Date March 3 1998 Jayson Tatum Facts Child Star? no Occupation Basketball Player Education & Qualifications Chaminade College Preparatory School Net Worth $25,000,000 Children Jayson Tatum Jr. (Deuce) Parents Brandy Cole, Justin Tatum Siblings Jaycob Tatum About Jayson TatumBorn on March 3, 1998, in Missouri, Jayson Christopher Tatum is a professional American basketball player, who plays for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association, also known famously as the NBA, as a forward guard....