10 interesting animals that you probably didn't know existed, by Kara and Iris

1.Patagonian Mara
Here are some fun facts about the Patagonian Mara. The Patagonian Mara is the world's third largest rodent only to capybara and beaver. Maras are capable of moving around by various ways: they can gallop, walk, hop like rabbits. Their front legs are shorter than the hind legs. They are known to bounce on all of their 4 legs, making a movement called 'stotting'. This is how you say it  Pat-a-go-ne-in  ma-ra. Here is a picture of it

2.The panda ant
On the female panda ant is a dagger strong tube she uses to drill wood and causes such a powerful sting that several can knock over a large animal. The females are nick-named cow killers and they can kill their enemies with their powerful sting. They are black and white like a panda and very sweet looking but really they're not!!! Here is a picture of it.

3.Glaucus Atlanticus
Here are some fun facts about blue glaucuses
Blue glaucus can grow up to 1.2 inches (3 cm) long.
Blue glaucus eat large, venomous prey, such as the Portuguese man o' war and the blue button jelly, and store their prey's stinging cells in their bodies to later use against predators.
Glaucus Atlanticus live in warm temperature climates in the southern Pacific
How to pronouce it Glaw-kuss at-lan-tee-kuss. Here is a picture of it.

4.Mantis shrimp
Here are some fun facts about the mantis shrimp
The eyes of mantis shrimp are located on the long stalks that can move independently.
They have exceptional eyesight that is used for the detection of the prey and predators
Mantis shrimps have the most complex eyes in the animal kingdom.  They can see ultraviolet and polarised light. Here is a picture of it.

5.Blue parrotfish
Here are some fun facts about the blue parrotfish
The blue parrotfish likes eating algae and coral.
It can live up to 7 years of age. Here is a picture of it.

 6. Irrawaddy dolphin
Here are some fun facts about the Irrawaddy dolphin
The Irrawaddy dolphin is a marine mammal which means it's warm-blooded, gives birth, produces milk (to feed its children) and breathes air.
The Irrawaddy dolphin gets its name from the river that it is found swimming in, “the Irrawaddy river”.
How to pronounce Irrawaddy dolphin I-rra-wa-dy doll-fin. Here is a picture.

7. Star faced mole
The star faced mole has 22 tentecals.
They have 25,000 sencers in their tenteclas.
It eats small insects, fish, worms and other things too.
this is a pic of the star faced mole. Here is a picture.

8. Dumbo octopus
Fun facts about the Dumbo octopus
They can change into diffrent colors
They get their name from their “ears”
The females can lay their eggs anytime they want
They do not produce ink. Here is a picture of the dumbo octopus.

9. Lamprey
The lamprey is a little fish that is an eel shape and is super slimy.
They are jawless but can still eat fish like Lake trout, Salmon, Rainbow trout and many more.
Just like other fish, sea lamprey breathes using the gills. It has seven gill openings that are located behind the eyes. Here is a picture of it.


10. Flying squid
They are at least 50 cm long.
They can fly for about 30 metres at a time.
They mainly eat small fish but also eat small squid
They only live for a little over a year, Just enough time to grow into adults and breed. That is a picture of the flying squid.