Anglerfish – World’s Most Hideous Fish
Fact Files
Ring-Tailed Lemur – Bright-Eyed Sun Bather
The ring-tailed lemur has big triangle-shaped ears, black eye patches, wide-open orange brown eyes and very thick, soft fur. It has a long bushy black and white ringed tail which on a larger adult is about 23 inches (58 cm) long if stretched out straight, which can be longer than the body itself.
Kingfishers – Big-Headed Swooping Hunters
The kingfishers are scattered throughout the world but live mostly in Asia and Africa. There is no shortage of them, there are 86 different species. The length of a kingfisher’s body ranges from 4 to 18 inches (10 – 46 cm) long. They have large heads, a stocky body, and a short neck. The kingfisher also has a long pointy, straight beak, and its wings are round and short.
Brown Hyena – Shaggy Scavenger
The brown hyena differs from the other hyenas with its longer shaggy brown coat and mane. They have black stripes on their legs. They can often be found living alone or within a family setting. During the day they can be found sleeping in burrows which has been left unattended by another animal or else tucked away in the tall grasses.
Smalltooth Sawfish – Ocean Chainsaw with Fins
The smalltooth sawfish can be found lurking around in temperate to tropical shallow coastal waters, in the Atlantic coast of the US and in East Africa. Of the six species of sawfish, the smalltooth is the largest.
