Creatures of the Month                                 By Josh                                                         

         Peculiar Predator

This is probably the first thing you'll notice about the Tarsius various.  Their eyes are gigantic!  And...they never blink, ever!!                 Philippine Tarsier (Tarsius syrichta)

The tarsier is of the Tarsius genus of prosimian primates, although it is not considered a monkey.

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Tarsiers have very peculiar traits. The tarsiers can turn its head about 360 degrees as an owl does, jumps approximately 13 feet in a single bound, and grabs branches like a flying squirrel.  Its body length is up to 6 inches, but their tail can be up to one foot. 

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resources:  Images from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarsier

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         Underwater Wonder

Hagfish are of the Mixinidae family.  It's really not very disgusting at all...besides the facts that it can release up to 8 gallons of slime.  It eats its prey from the inside out.  Also, it has to sneeze just to keep the slime from clogging up its own system.  (All this...and some people find it quite tasty!)

       

When this primitive boneless fish is born it is both male and female.  That way, if the number of males or females start to dwindle out, it can turn into that sex to increase breeding chances.  This underwater wonder can lay up to 30 hard shell eggs at a time.

This is one of the most disgusting fish anyone could imagine, but it is vastly useful.  You can make boots, purses and other products from its skin. 

Knotted Hag 

resources:  http://oceanlink.island.net/oinfo/hagfish/hagfish.html

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            Mental Monsters

 

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