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    Worlds Ugliest Dog

    Worlds Ugliest Dog Sam, a blind Chinese Crested dog, was voted the worlds ugliest dog three times in a row, from 2003 through 2005. He died in November 2005, causing an end to his three-year reign. With a long history, the contest was already very popular, but with the 3 consecutive wins (2003-2005) by Sam [...]

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    Eight Legged Cat

    Eight Legged Cat The Gainsborough News (UK) of 4th April 1947, mentioned an article it had run on 31st March 1922; this being a report of a kitten born with 8 legs and 2 heads. The Eight Legged Cat (kitten) had lived for only an hour. There is not much information about this unique Eight Legged [...]

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    Wolphin

    Wolphin A Wholphin or Wolphin is a rare hybrid, born from a mating of a male false killer whale Pseudorca crassidens (actually another dolphin species, taxonomically speaking) and female Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus. Although they have been reported to exist in the wild, there are currently only two in captivity, both at Sea Life Park [...]

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    Dobsonfly

    Dobsonfly This is a Dobsonfly magnified 10 to 500 times The Dobsonfly, also known as “The King Bug” for its kingly features and intimidating tusks, is an insect of the subfamily Corydalinae, part of the megalopteran family Corydalidae. The most well-known species is Corydalus cornutus, the Eastern Dobsonfly. This is a long, dark-colored insect found [...]

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    Aye-Aye

    Aye-Aye The Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) is a lemur, a strepsirrhine primate native to Madagascar that combines rodent-like teeth a special thin middle finger to fill the same ecological niche as a woodpecker. The Aye-aye is the world’s largest nocturnal primate, and is characterized by its unusual method of finding food; it taps on trees to find [...]

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    Oreo Dory

    Oreo Dory Oreo Dorys have a deep, laterally compressed body and a moderate to large head which is thicker than the body.  Their eyes are large to very large and their bodies are greyish black. Oreo Dory description They inhabit New Zealand and Australian waters south of latitude 43° S.   Australian catches of Black Oreos [...]

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