The "Educational" Thread

[ferret]

This is a thread for random (and maybe not so well known) information about any subject possible.



Aye-Aye



The Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) is a strepsirrhine native to Madagascar that combines rodent-like teeth with a long, thin middle finger* to fill the same ecological niche as a woodpecker. It is the world's largest nocturnal primate, and is characterized by its unique method of finding food**; it taps on trees to find grubs, then gnaws holes in the wood and inserts its elongated middle finger to pull the grubs out. (extract from Wiki article)



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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyssdG9mK0c[/youtube]

[Sirimono]

I love crazy animals!

Axolotl



The Axolotl (or ajolote) (Ambystoma mexicanum) is the best-known of the Mexican neotenic mole salamanders belonging to the Tiger Salamander complex. Larvae of this species fail to undergo metamorphosis, so the adults remain aquatic and gilled. The species originates from the lake underlying Mexico City. Axolotls are used extensively in scientific research due to their ability to regenerate most body parts,* ease of breeding, and large embryos. They are commonly kept as pets in the United States, Great Britain (under the spelling Axlotl), Australia, Japan (where they are sold under the name Wooper Rooper (ウーパールーパー, Ūpā Rūpā?)), and other countries. (Wiki Introduction)


* if you let them get on land, they will grow legs

[xkurokei]

:shock:
My sister screamed when she saw that Axolotl thing.
"ARGH I'M GETTING NIGHTMARES FROM IT!!!!!" she screamed. =x
Weird creature.  :?

[Sirimono]

:shock:
My sister screamed when she saw that Axolotl thing.
"ARGH I'M GETTING NIGHTMARES FROM IT!!!!!" she screamed. =x
Weird creature.  :?

it's so endless cute!!! but well... I thinkt eh Predator from the ALIEN series are cute too... especially without mask

[TG]

Axolotl! i remember reading about it a few months ago. I recall a headline of 'Real life Pokemon discovered'. :lol: