Metazoa info

[Duke Guilmon]

Common Raven(requested by Teen-skeptic-go!)



Corvus Corax

Size: 25in

Weight: 2.6lbs

Life expectancy: 10-15 years, longest being 23 years

When it First Appeared: In the late piacenzain 2 million years ago

Location: This animal can be found in cities, towns, mountains, forest, and grasslands. They live across north america, Europe, and Asia



Taxonomy:

Class:Aves
Cladeygostylia
Cladernithothoraces
Clade:Euornithes
Cladernithurae
Clade:Carinatae
Subclass:Neornithes
Infraclass:Neognathae
Clade:Neoaves
Division:Terrestrorniths
Cladeendrotinithes
Clade:Australavis
Clade:Eufalcoimorphae
Cladesittocopasserae
Orderasseriformes
Suborderasseri
Infraorder:Corvida
Superfamily:Corovoidea
Family:Corovidae
Genus:Corvus
Species:Corvus Corax

Diet: This animal is an omnivore. Everything is on its menu.

Anatomy: The common raven has the largest brain of all aves. This is because of their large hyperpallium in which helps them with their intelligence.

Behavior: This animal is cunning and sneaky. Ravens will use wits and tools in order to get by in the world. Common ravens are more social when young then older, as adults are mostly solitary. Adult common ravens will often argue when they meet, but they will socialize from time to time.

Reproduction: Common ravens begin to mate while still juveniles, however they may not bond for three years. When together commmon ravens mate for life. To court a mate common ravens use intelligence, food, and acrobatic shows. Before nesting common ravens find territory base on resources. They make a deep bowl nest made from different materials, like twigs and deer fur. Their mating season depends on where they live. The common raven lays eggs in cold regions in April but December in warmer regions. Incubation last 18-21 days and young stay with their parents for six months.

Relationship with other animals: Ravens have few predators. Owls, martens, other ravens, humans, lynxes, coyotes, wolves, cougars, and eagles are a few and most eat their eggs.



A common raven sending a subtle message

Other sources:

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/commo...ifehistory

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/an...mon-raven/

http://www.birdweb.org/birdweb/bird/common_raven

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Tripod Fish(requested by Free Thought)



Bathypterois Grallator

Size: 3ft long and 4ft tall

Weight:Not known

Life expectancy: Not known

When if First Appeared: Not known

Location: The ripod fish lives in deep oceans, around 2,881 to 15,486 ft deep. They live in oceans between 40 degrees north and 40 degrees south.

Taxonomy:

Class: Actinopterygii
(unranked): Actinopteri
Subclass:Neopterygii
Infraclass:Teleostei
Superorder:Cyclosquamata
Order:Aulopiformes
Family:Ipnopidae
Genus:Bathypterois
Species:Bathypterois Grallator

Diet: Shrimp, tiny fish, and small Crustaceans

Anatomy: The tripod fish has tree fins that help it stand in place, two are the pelvic fins, and the other is on the caudal fin. This fish can still swim despite these fins and can even pull the front two back.

Behavior: The animal is solitary. It stays place in one spot and catches food that passes by.

Reproduction: All tripod fish have male and female genitalia. If one does not find a mate, it produces offspring by itself.

Relationship with other animals: Not known



Time for some exercise

Other sources:

http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/b...-with-legs

http://www.realmonstrosities.com/2011/10...-fish.html

http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/co...p?sid=3456

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Silver Pearl Fish (requested by Revenant 77x)



Encheliophis Homei

Size:7.5in

Weight: Not known

Life expectancy: Not known

When if first appeared: Not known

Location: Live in areas like the read sea, the indo-pacific ocean, east african coast, society islands, taiwan, and northern and eastern australia, and it occurs in depths of 98ft



Taxonomy:
Class:Actinopteygii
Superorderaracanthopterygii
Orderphidiiformes
Family:Carapidae
Genus:Encheliophis
Species:Enchelophis Homei

Diet: This animal eats amphipods, shrimp, and small fishes.

Anatomy: This fish has a transparent body and has melanophores on its abdomen. It also has a large swim bladder relative to its size.

Behavior: This animal is solitary. It finds a home in sea cucumbers. The silver pearl fish will however change its host once it leaves one sea cumber.

Reproduction: The young of the silver pearl fish will swim to the sea bottom and immediately find a sea cucumber to live in.

Relationships with other animals: The sea cucumber reaming the home of this animal. It exits and enters the sea cucumber through its anus. Its rivals include other pearl fish like other silver pearl fish and the pinhead pearl fish.



Making sure that those kids stay off its lawn

http://www.fishbase.org/summary/4832

http://www.seascapestudio.net/reference/fish.php?id=369

http://eol.org/pages/1012871/details