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Cantor's Giant Softshell Turtle
weirdanimals:
Asia // Endangered // Testudines // image source
Fun Fact: This softshell turtle almost always remains buried in sand underwater. It only comes up to breathe twice a day.
Temminck's Tragopan
weirdanimals:
Asia // Least Concern // Galliformes // photo source
Fun Fact: Tragopans are a type of pheasant. The name comes from tragos, the Greek word for “goat”, and Pan, an ancient Greek nature god who had goat legs and horns.
Basking Shark
weirdanimals:
Northern, Southern oceans // Vulnerable // Chondrichthyes // image source
Fun Fact: Basking sharks feed primarily on zooplankton and other tiny animals. Despite their similarities to the whale shark, they are not closely related (as far as sharks go).
Alligator Gar
weirdanimals:
North America // Conservation Status Unknown // Osteicthyes // photo source
The Alligator Gar can live to be over 50 years old, but the average lifespan in the wild is closer to 20 years. Unusually for a fish, it can survive out of water for up to two hours.
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Tasseled Wobbegong
weirdanimals:
Western Pacific Ocean // Near Threatened // Chondrichthyes // image source
Fun Fact: This shark’s name comes from an Aboriginal word meaning “shaggy beard”.
