They are one of the most dangerous deep sea creatures. With their mucous producing skin which is poisonous all, they are able to kill, even the great white shark. Last fall a study published the first ever discovery.of them. 500 hours of video were analyzed off the New Zealand coast and fourteen encounters were witnessed between them and seal sharks and conger eels, which the Hagfish was victorious in every situation
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Hagfish
Sunday, April 22, 2012
King Cobra
The King Cobra is the largest venomous snake at a whopping sixteen and a half inches. It hunts other snakes and eats them whole.
It lifts its head and spreads its ears when angry. It lives in Southeast Asia as well as China. It lives and hunts in groups. It actually climbs trees when pursuing prey.
Since forests have been cleared, there has been more human encounters. Cobra means snake eater. Snake charmers use Asian cobras since they have bigger hoods. It tracks its prey by a sense of smell that it originates within its tongue.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Nile Crocodile
A Nile Crocodile is the largest reptile in Africa, at 20 inches. It weighs about 1,980 pounds. They can remain under water for more than an hour.
It lives in central to south Africa. It can survive wherever water is, even a short time in salt water. Their young can even live in puddles.
It can survive a year without eating. It eats just about anything.
Friday, November 11, 2011
A Whale of a different kind
Today there are certain kinds of whales, and hisorically there were certain other kinds. The ones that are known today are: the Blue, the Fin, the Humpback, the Bowed, North Atlantic Right, Southern Right, Grey, Mine white, Orca, Beluga, and Pigmy Sperm. Now doliphins are considered a sub-species. The unknown whale of yester-year consist of Pigmy Sperm, Bottle Nose, Junk, Pudding Headed, Cape, Leading, Cannon, Scrugg, Copperhead, Elephant, Iceberg, and Quog whale.
Great White Sharks
These are the largest sharks at 20 inches long or longer. They only eat mammals as oppose to other sharks which eat fish as well. They only live in coastal temperate waters. The teeth of these were once used as razor blades, they are so sharp. Females carry their young inside which are totally independent at birth.
They dislike humans, as oppose to what movies would make you think. If they attack humans, it is more then likely their victims will survive. In fact many are killed yearly, as oppose to humans killed by them.
They are one of the most effective predators that kill with a single bite. They have tiny pours within their snout which their preys electrical nerve signals. These animals never stop their great swim.
They live for between 30 years and 50 years. They weigh in a range of 5,940 to 7,040 pounds. The female is a length of 12 to 20 inches, while the males are smaller. They go seven years between sexual cycles. Their pregnancy lasts a full year. They, like humans, have 1-2 offspring at a time. Their diets are mainly fish, seal, squids, doliphins, sea birds and whale carcuses.
The females are a whopping 20 inches and sometimes even more, and the males are smaller. On average they weigh 7040 pounds. Great whites attack warm blooded animals a lot, however the only reason they attack humans is because of their poor eyesight. They do not even like the taste. They like to hang out in the near continental oceans.
Great White Sharks have three inch long teeth. They are the fastest and most dangerous fish. They mate every 7 years, however the season may vary. They only have one to two young. They live thirty to fifty years. There black eyes are ideal for hunting, which roll back for protection, every time they kill.
There teeth were once used by the Pacific Islanders as knives. The sharks young feeds on the mothers unfertilitized eggs. She gives birth to fully formed sharks and not eggs.