Black RhinocerosDiceros bicornis

Environment: Prefer densely wooded area’s, also live in savannah and open planes

Hobbies: Hanging out with their Crash(group of Rhino’s) and eating

Fun Fact: Rhino horns aren't part of the bone structure. Its made up of thickly matted hair. It has no skeletal support

Superb Bird of Paradise Lophorina superba

Environment: Rainforests of New GuineaInspiration: Steve and Doug Butabi from Night at

the RoxburyHow they spend time: Male’s spend time at

their dance floor, clearing it of leaves and twigs. Then they spend the rest of their time practicing their dance routine for the ladies. The girls on the other hand, fly around checking out the dances of the guys.

Indian Gharial

Gavialis gangeticus

Environment: Southeast Asia, lives in deep fast moving rivers. Only leaves the water to sunbath and nest

About: On the critically endangered list after being on the brink of extinction. Third largest on the Crocodilia, next to the Salt water and Nile Crocodiles, and its snout gets longer and thinner with age.

Blue Poison Dart FrogDendrobates azureus

Environment: Few isolated rainforest islands in the Sipaliwini savanna of southern Suriname.

Defense: The adult dart frogs release poison as a defense to predators. Only a couple species of spiders and snakes are not effected by the poison. Tadpoles however, do not have the poison and fall prey to snakes and Dragonfly larvae.

Barreleye(Spookfish)Opisthoproctus soleatus

Environment: Deep sea, just under where the light penetrates.

Luminescence: Has special luminescent organs across the length of its body

Childhood: The barreleye had hard times in school. They were smart but sometimes they got in trouble. It was all due to there transparent head. Everybody could see what they were thinking. That’s why there solitary animals when their older.

Whale SharkRhincodon typus

Environment: Tropical, warm ocean, travels large areas

Eating habits: Largest fish in the world but eats the smallest. Like whales, the Whale shark filter feeds on small organisms like plankton

Likes: Swimming with divers and eatingAbout: Discovered in 1800’s and named after its

characteristics it shares with whales, like their size and feeding habits.

Pouched LampreyGeotria australis

Environment: Southern Pacific, lives in open sea About: They spend their life swimming the open

ocean of the Southern Pacific. They travel to freshwater to lay eggs. They latch on and feed of fish. Lamprey dedicate their life's to traveling the open sea’s, laying eggs and scaring little children whenever they have the time to.