
Angel Shark
Squatina squatina


The angel shark can camoflage itself at the bottom of the ocean floor and when an unsuspecting squid or fish comes by, dinner is served. Most sharks must swim to breathe, but an angel shark has special muscles that pump water over its gills and through spiracles (holes) in its head. Angel sharks look like sting rays, but can bite with very sharp teeth.

Common Cuttlefish



Cuttlefish can change their color and pattern.

Warthog
Phacochoerus africanus


The warthog’s average life span in the wild is about 15 years. Warthogs flee rather than fight. A group of warthogs is called a sounder. Their average length is 30 inches, and their average weight is 120-250 pounds. Warthogs have four tusks and they get their name from bumps on their face that look like warts.

Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus


The bottlenose dolphin is the smartest dolphin. Sometimes they play with their prey. Two dolphins will lift an injured dolphin to the surface to let it breathe.

Eastern Chipmunk
Tamius striatus


Chipmunks may have to dig through a meter(39 inches) of snow to leave their burrows in the spring.

Sea Cucumber
Holothuria pardalis


Sea cucumbers can spit their guts out at attackers.

Gerbil
Meriones unguiculatus


Mongolian gerbils burrow in sand to keep away from predators. Pet store gerbils are descended from 20 pairs of captured gerbils.

Sand Tigershark
Carcharias C. Tauras


Sand Tigersharks are quite docile and don’t want to hurt people.