What is that?

Photo Photo Don’t think this is a Photoshopped blog this time, even though it looks like a zebra-deer-giraffe…. Well, I’m not sure what else it looks like. But, it does exist and is called an OKAPI. I chose this animal because it is interesting to look at and  are recently declared  endangered. Okapi (Okapia johnstoni) are more related to giraffes and they live in the forest. Science was not aware of these animals until the early 1900’s and a lotRead more

What is that?

This happens to be a shark! Its called a Wobbegong and live in fairly shallow water in Australia and Indonesia. They are bottom dwellers that feed mainly at night on small fish and squid that might swim by them. There are different kinds of Wobbegons, this one in particular is a ” tasslled.” Other kinds of wobbegongs are  found in different regions. Photo I learned about this Goblin Shark last week. They are found near Japan and sometimes Australia. TheyRead more
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What is that?!

I was looking for ideas to blog about and thought that I haven’t done one of these “What is that?!”in a while. I stumbled on a picture of this.   Photo:Wikipedia I had never seen or heard of this animal before. I did a little reading and this is what I have found. As you can see, these guys have a huge nose that hang over their mouth. The purpose of this is to control temperature, it warms and moistensRead more

What is that?!

I asked Kent who is one of our keepers, what animal he liked that not many people knew about. The one that has a special place in Kent’s heart is a turtle, commonly called a Matamata. Matamata means “I kill” where as the scientific name of Chelus fimbriatus means “fringed turtle.” In the wild, the only place you will see these guys is if you go to the slower part of the streams and rivers of  South America. They feedRead more
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What is that?!

(Vampyroteuthis infernalis) Photo by MrHyde Since Marilyn has been excited by the newest movie  installment of the “Twilight” series, “Eclipse” I thought I would profile this guy.  I never heard of this animal until it came up randomly in a search I was doing on sea creatures. Literately, the scientific name of this cephalopod  translates to “Vampire Squid from Hell”. It has its own order of classification called Vampyromorphida, and is similar to both octopuses and squid. They measure 4-Read more