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    Great White Shark

    Carcharodon carcharias
    8 carnivore4
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    8 POINTS


    • Carcharodon carcharias has a MOVE of 2.


    • Carcharodon carcharias can weigh up to 2,268 kilograms (5,000 lb)!

    Cool, Warm
    Image by Martha Iserman www.bigredsharks.com
    Terry Gross en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Pterantula

    The great white shark, scientific name Carcharodon carcharias, also known as the great white, white pointer, white shark, or white death, is a large lamniform shark found in coastal surface waters in all major oceans. The great white shark is known for its size, with the largest individuals known to have approached or exceeded 6 [...]

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    Unscented Dendrobium

    Dendrobium anosmum
    5 photosynthetic1
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    2 POINTS


    • Dendrobium anosmum has a SPREAD of 2.


    • Dendrobium anosmum is epiphytic: it grows on top of other plants.

    Warm, Hot
    Image by Pat Knorpp p-e-a-k.deviantart.com/
    Stemman, Sebastian www.flora33.com/en/index.php

    Dendrobium is a huge genus of orchids. It was established by Olof Swartz in 1799 and today contains about 1,200 species. The genus occurs in diverse habitats throughout much of south, east and southeast Asia, including the Philippines, Borneo, Australia, New Guinea, Solomon Islands and New Zealand. The name is from the Greek dendron (“tree”) and bios (“life”); it means “one who lives on trees”, or, essentially, [...]

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    Orange Ball Buddleja

    Buddleja globosa
    7 photosynthetic1
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    2 POINTS


    • Buddleja globosa has a SPREAD of 2.


    • Buddleja globosa flowers smell like honey.

    Cool, Warm
    Image by Teh-Aguará teh-aguara.deviantart.com/
    Leonora Enking www.flickr.com/photos/33037982@N04/

    Buddleja globosa, also known as the Orange Ball Buddleja, is a species native to Chile and Argentina, where it grows in dry and moist forest, from sea level to 2,000 m.[1] It forms a large shrub, with hairy leaves and yellow or orange flowers borne in globose heads. The species was first described and named by [...]

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    Common Raven

    Corvus corax
    6 omnivore3
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    1 POINT


    • Corvus corax has a FLIGHT of 2.


    • Corvus corax juveniles are among the most playful of all birds.

    Cool, Warm, Hot
    Image by Michelle Davison www.etsy.com/shop/arteriole
    Jude www.flickr.com/photos/jude_the_obscure/

    The Common Raven (Corvus corax), also known as the Northern Raven, is a large, all-black passerine bird. Found across the northern hemisphere, it is the most widely distributed of all corvids. There are at least eight subspecies with little variation in appearance— although recent research has demonstrated significant genetic differences among populations from various regions. [...]

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    Super Red Arowana

    Scleropages formosus
    5 carnivore3
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    9 POINTS


    • Scleropages formosus has a MOVE of 2.


    • Scleropages formosus is sometimes called a dragon fish.

    Warm
    Image by Heather E. Harlow forbidding.deviantart.com
    Marcel Burkhard commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Cele4

    The Asian arowana comprises several varieties of freshwater fish in the genus Scleropages. Some sources differentiate these varieties into multiple species,[1][2] while others consider the different strains to belong to a single species, Scleropages formosus.[3] They have several other common names, including Asian bonytongue, dragon fish, and a number of names specific to different varieties. [...]

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    Grunt Sculpin

    Rhamphocottus richardsonii
    5 carnivore3
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    8 POINTS


    • Rhamphocottus richardsonii has a MOVE of 2.


    • Rhamphocottus richardsonii can often be found living in bottles, cans, and barnacle shells.

    Cool, Warm
    Image by Derek Tan botany.ubc.ca/derek
    Brian Gratwicke www.flickr.com/photos/briangratwicke/

    The grunt sculpin or grunt-fish, Rhamphocottus richardsonii, is the only member of the fish family Rhamphocottidae. It is native to temperate coastal waters of the North Pacific, from Japan to Alaska and south to California where it inhabits tide pools, rocky areas, and sandy bottoms at depths of up to 165 metres.     It [...]

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