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The Javelin Sand boa (Eryx jaculus) is found in Eastern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East

The way they got their name is a little sad. The ancient Greeks used to throw them at enemy ships to distract and confuse the enemies, as well as the poor snake

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📷1: “Eryx jaculus.jpg” by Guy Haimovitch  on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

📷2: “Kalaentzis Eryx jaculus Peloponnese.png” by Konstantinos Kalaentzis on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

The electric eel is the most shocking out of all the animals that are able to shock

They are able to produce a max shock of 600 volts and 1 ampere 

They are also not eels but a member of the knifefish family 

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📷1: “Electric Eel” by Scott on Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)

📷2: “Electric eel (Electrophorus electricus) (15595062280).jpg” by harum.koh on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

The black and white tegu is a large species of lizard originally from Argentina 

They are the largest of the tegu species growing up to a max of 140cm

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📷1: “Argentine Black and White Tegu (Salvator merianae) male - Flickr - berniedup.jpg” by Bernard DUPONT on Wikimedia Commons  (CC BY-SA 2.0)

📷2: “Black and White Tegu.jpg” by Tomfriedel on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

The kiwi is one of 4 species of small flightless birds with the tallest only growing to a height of 45cm 

However! Despite this, they are related to emus and ostriches 

They lay the largest eggs in comparison to their body size being one-third the total length

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📷1: Public Domain

📷2: “Apteryx mantelli -Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand-8a.jpg” by The.Rohit on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

The Christmas tree worm (pirobranchus giganteus) burrows into coral to make a home for itself

It then uses its long bristles to filter feed 

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📷1: “Spirobranchus giganteus (Red and white christmas tree worm).jpg” by Nick Hobgood on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

📷2: “Spirobranchus giganteus (assorted Christmas tree worms).jpg” by Nick Hobgood on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

The pumpkin patch tarantula is a beautiful species of dwarf tarantula found in Colombia 

They are highly sort after as pets 

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📷1: “Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens spiderling.jpg” by DigitalLem0n on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

The Blue Dragon (Glaucus atlanticus) is a species of sea slug that swims upside on the surface of the ocean looking for its food, the Portuguese man o’ war 

They take the venom-filled nematocysts while they eat the man o’war and use them in their own tentacles as a defence 

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📷1: “Blue dragon-glaucus atlanticus (8599051974).jpg” by Sylke Rohrlach on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

📷2: “Blue dragon-glaucus atlanticus (15933467033).jpg” by Sylke Rohrlach on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

The kinkajou is a relative of the racoon, olingos, coatis and cacomistle

These animals spend nearly their whole lives up in the trees and they are very well adapted to that life

They have a fully prehensile tail that they use kind of like a fifth arm and their ankles are able to turn 180 degrees making clubbing up and down trees easy

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📷1: “Kinkajou (Potos flavus)” by Josh More on Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

📷2: “Potos flavus” by Dick Culbert on Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

The Cecropia silkmoth (Hyalophora cecropia) is the largest native moth to North America with females having a span of over 16cm

Their larvae have a sweet tooth because they are mainly found on maple trees

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📷1: “Cecropia silk moth (Hyalophora cecropia)” by Elizabeth Sellers on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

📷2: “Flickr - Furryscaly - Columbia Silk Moth.jpg” by Matt Reinbold on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.5)

The turtle frog is a species of frog that skips the tadpole stage from Australia

They live in arid sandy areas so they form into frogs within the egg capsule 

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📷1: “Myobatrachus gouldii (front).png” by Stephen Zozaya on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.5)

📷2: “Myobatrachus gouldii (head).png” by Stephen Zozaya on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.5)

The red-tailed boa also called the common boa (Boa constrictor) is the most widespread boa species

 They grow anywhere from 0.9m up to 4m and although they usually weigh around 20 kg they can get up to 40kg

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📷1: “Plectostoma obliquedentatum.jpg” by Schilthuizen on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Plectostoma Obliquedentatum is a species of land snail from Borneo Malaysia 

They as well as other members of the genus Plectostoma have spectacular shells 

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Steller’s sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) is found throughout Northeast Asia as well as Russia

They are the largest species in the genus Haliaeetus with the largest specimens getting over 9kg and they have a wingspan of 2.5m

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📷1: “Haliaeetus pelagicus (Rausu, Japan).jpg” by Michael Pinczolits on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

📷2: “Steller'sSeaEagle.jpg” by Greg Hume on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

The barrel eye fish (Macropinna Microstoma) is a deep sea fish with a clear transparent head

The circles on the front of its that look like eyes are actually its nose and its eyes are the big green circles in the middle of its head

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📷1: “Macropinna Microstoma.png” by Kim Reisenbichler on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Flying squirrels are one of 50 species of squirrel in the family Sciuridae 

They aren’t able to fly like birds or bats but they are expert gliders using their patagium

That is a parachute-like membrane that stretches from wrist to ankle allowing them to stay airborne for a long time

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📷1: “set to soar” by Christian Collins on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

📷2: “Jill Flying 1.jpg” by Bluedustmite on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

The parsons chameleon (Calumma parsonii) is often cited as the largest chameleon species 

Particularly by weight. However, the Malagasy giant chameleon is slightly longer

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📷1: “Parson's Chameleon.jpg” by Steve Wilson on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

📷2: “Calumma Parsonii Ste Marie Madagascar.jpg” by JialiangGao on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

There are 8 species in the genus Cassiopea and are some of the coolest jellyfish out there

They are nicknamed upside-down jellyfish because the medusa of the jellyfish is usually on the ground 

They also form a symbiotic relationship with photosynthetic dinoflagellates meaning yes, they do get the majority of their energy the same way plants do

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📷1: “Upside down jellyfish.jpg” by Biablio on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

📷2: “Cassiopeia xamachana upsidedown jellyfish LoroParque IMG 5405.JPG” by Bjoertvedt on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)