Psychedelic bouncing fish discovered in Indonesia
Written by TheNark admin on February 28th, 2009 | 0 CommentsA psychedelic fish that bounces on the ocean floor like a rubber ball has been classified as a new species.
The frogfish — which has a swirl of tan and peach zebra stripes that extend from its aqua eyes to its tail — was initially discovered by scuba diving instructors working for a tour operator a [...]
World’s Smallest Fish
Written by TheNark admin on January 31st, 2009 | 0 Comments“This is one of the strangest fish that I’ve seen in my whole career”, said Ralf Britz, zoologist at the Natural History Museum. No wonder—it’s the smallest fish ever discovered. Measuring 7.9mm long and a member of the Carp family, Paedocypris progenetica is the world’s tiniest vertebrate.
Found living in a forest swamp on the Indonesian [...]
The Strongest Bite Ever
Written by TheNark admin on January 31st, 2009 | 1 CommentPlacoderm fishes were the first group of jawed vertebrates, and dominated aquatic ecosystems between 430 and 360 million years ago.
These early fishes were covered in a bonny armor that protected them (placoderm = “armored skin”). The biggest placoderm ever found is Dunkleosteus terrelli, which, with its 33 feet (10 m) length and 4 tons must [...]
Tasmanian Devil – snap eight times stronger than dobermans
Written by TheNark admin on January 31st, 2009 | 0 CommentsThe Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) is a carnivorous marsupial now found in the wild only in the Australian island state of Tasmania. The Tasmanian Devil is the only extant member of the genus Sarcophilus. The size of a small dog, but stocky and muscular, the Tasmanian Devil is now the largest carnivorous marsupial in the [...]
Don’t forget your pet
Written by TheNark admin on January 23rd, 2009 | 0 CommentsHow will you remember your pet? As we all know, we are all short-lived and nobody of us doesn’t want to be forgotten, even pets. The solution of this problem is given by Kim Graham Studios. They provide beautiful and elegant one-of-a-kind memorials. Each piece is individually sculpted by hand to achieve a genuine likeness.
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