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Interesting Facts:
•Only existing jawless fish
•Digestive system has no stomach
•Body does not have scales
Class: Agnatha
Scientific Name:
Myxine glutinosa
Nickname: Hagfish or
“slime eels,” though they
are not eels at all
Favorite Food: dead or
dying animals that have
sunk to the bottom of the
ocean
Special Characteristic:
no true jaws or teeth
Defensive technique:
secrete a mucous-like
slime that helps them
escape an enemy that
wraps itself around the
fish
Class: Chondricthyes
Scientific Name:
Sphyrna Zygaena
Nickname: Smooth
Hammerhead Shark
Greatest Achievement:
out-swimming a Great White
in the Annual Shark-a-thon
Biggest Fear: Any Great
White or Whale shark; the
hammerhead will do it’s best
to avoid any animals bigger
than it
Defensive technique:
mucous glands coating
body make skin rough and
hard to break through,
making it easy to escape
predators
Interesting Facts:
•Can grow to be up to 12 to 13 feet long
•Skeleton is cartilaginous
•Teeth are triangular shaped and serrated
Class: Osteichthyes
Scientific Name:
Pylodictis Olivaris
Nickname: Flathead Catfish
Popularity: 95% of all fish; 50%
of all vertebrates
- There are over 20,000
different species of
Osteichthyes
Special Characteristic: has a
long, thin body and thick
scales to allow quick body
movement and ability to swim
faster than most fish
Preferred Living Conditions:
large streams/rivers, lakes,
back waters; near vegetation
Interesting facts:
•Mucous glands coat body to make skin
slick and slippery; causes for an easy
escape from enemies
•Can see in color
•Paired fins all over body
Interesting Facts:
•Amphibians lay eggs in water
•Can breathe both in water and on
land
•Have both lungs and gills
Class: Amphibia
Scientific Name:
Dendrobates azureus
Nickname: Blue Poison Dart Frog
Special Characteristic: some
amphibians are metamorphose,
meaning that they can change
their outward appearance or
nature
Ideal Date: includes a trip to a
pond (preferably fresh water) and
a night away from the heat and
dryness of their surroundings
Defensive Technique: poison dart
frogs are able to release poison
from their skin that is distasteful
and potentially lethal to would-be
predators and attackers
Class: Reptilia
Scientific Name:
Kinosternon subroubrum
Nickname: Striped Mud Turtle
Helpful Body Feature: has
watertight skin to exchange
gasses through skin, while still
being flexible enough to move
easily through water
Special Characteristic:
amphibians inhabit every
continent
Evolutionary Advantage: turtles
have been on the earth for
Interesting Facts:
•The body of every amphibian is coated in more than 200 million years,
and have evolved faster than
either scales or hard shells
mammals, birds, crocodiles,
•The striped mud turtle is able to survive in
very diverse habitats (desert, rainforest, etc. snakes, and even lizards
Class: Aves
Scientific Name:
Tanygnthus lucionensis
Nickname: Blue-naped Parrot
Unique Characteristics:
•Ablity to fly
Wings
Light-weight skeleton
•Body coated in feathers
Help regulate body temp.
Provide camouflage
Play crucial role in flight
•Have a beak, but no teeth
Special Characteristic:
Birds that are in good health are
able to produce brighter
colored and sturdier feathers all
over their bodies
Interesting Facts:
•Communicate through songs/calls
•Can live in a wide range of
environments including tall trees, cliff
tops; dry to wet climates
Class: Mamalia
Scientific Name:
Loxodonta Africana
Nickname: African Elephant
Distinguishing Fact: African elephant
ears average over three times the size
of Asian elephant ears
Ears help regulate body temperature
When a threat is introduced, ears
expand to intimidate attacker
Special Characteristic: Mammals
have hair all over their bodies to help
regulate body temperature
Interesting Facts:
•Specialized teeth to help eat
different types of food
•Mammals are only animals to
produce milk