Monkey Made Charmian Chen Famous

Kompas.com | Wed, 30 Nov 2011 | A student has been left feeling a little red-faced after an embarrassing incident with a monkey made her a global star.

Charmian Chen, who just happens to be a model, was visiting the Sacred Monkey Forest Ubud in Bali last month when two of the primates decided she was a little overdressed.

Is This a Frog Or a Mouse?

Wikipedia.com | Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis is a frog species belonging to the family Sooglossidae. It can be found in the Western Ghats in India.

Common names for this species are Purple Frog, Pignose Frog or Doughnut Frog. It was discovered in October 2003 and was found to be unique for the geographic region.

Lulu, Pretty Little Dog With Diva Attitude

Animalslook.com | Thu, 4 Nov 2010 | Lu Lu has come to the conclusion that four legs are terribly passé.
She can be found on many a morning walking purposefully through the Chinese city of Zhumadian on her hind legs.

Elena Martynenko: I Saw Killer Shark Tear Mum Apart!

Thesun.co.uk | 9 Des 2010 | A TREMBLING teenager told yesterday how she saw her mother being savaged by the killer shark stalking an Egyptian holiday resort.

Joe Guiso, Australian Who Marries His Pet Dog

Telegraph.co.uk | 3 Dec 2010 | Joe Guiso, 20, married his 5-year-old pet, who was dressed in a white cape, in an elaborate ceremony in his local park in the Queensland town of Toowoomba.

FROGFISH, Weirdest Fish In the Ocean

Frogfishes, family Antennariidae, are a type of anglerfish in the order Lophiiformes. They are known as anglerfishes in Australia, where 'frogfish' refers to a different type of fish.

Frogfishes are found in almost all tropical and subtropical oceans and seas around the world, the primary exception being the Mediterranean Sea.

Smallest Kind Of Elephant In The World!

Borneodream.com | Bornean Pygmy Elephant, Kinabatangan Wildlife SanctuaryThe Bornean Pygmy Elephant is the smallest elephant in the world. The males rarely exceed 2.5m in height while a large female measures around 2m. Today they are only found in the North East of Borneo.

The Bornean Pygmy Elephant has other peculiar features when compared to other elephant species - they have long tails and straight tusks (only possessed by males). It is assumed that these features, including their small size, are adaptions to a dense forest environment.

African Lungfish (Protopterus Annectens), Survive For Years Without Water!

The African Lungfish or Protopterus annectens is a fish that can literally survive for years without water! This fish has a special organs that are as close to lungs as any fish in the world.

During the dry season the African Lungfish will burrow in the moist ground and then secrete a mucus that covers all of its body except its mouth. This serves as a cocoon of sorts.

Chilli, World's Biggest Cow

Dailymail.co.uk | 12 May 2008 | His name is Chilli and he's described as a gentle giant. Which is just as well for his handler, Tara Nirula, pictured by his side. His owners have contacted the Guinness Book of Records who are currently assessing his credentials and comparing them to other big bovines.

The black and white Friesian bullock weighs well over a ton and at the same height as a small elephant, casts a shadow over his cattle companions who are about 5ft.
Chilli the giant bullock stands at 6ft 6ins and weighs well over a ton

Dracula Fish From Burma

Fishindex.blogspot.com | March 2009 | The Dracula Fish or Danionella dracula was recently discovered by researchers at London's Natural History Museum. As you can see in the pictures above and below, this odd looking freshwater fish gets its name from the sharp fangs that protrude out of their mouth. As if that weren't weird enough, the Dracula Fish has a transparent body much like the babies or frys of other fish species! Don't worry though the Dracula Fish is quite small growing only to about 1" in length.

Discovered in stream in Burma or Myanmar their sharp fangs are thought to be used for fighting other male Dracula Fish and not for feeding purposes. The fangs in the female Dracula Fish are much smaller than those of their male counterparts. Dracula fish feed on very small invertebrates and crustaceans and even are said to accept flake food in an aquarium setting.

Alien Predator Shrimp Found

Bbc.co.uk | 9 September 2010 | The Environment Agency describes this species as 'particularly vicious and destructive'

An invasive species of predatory shrimp has been found in the UK for the first time.

The animal was spotted by anglers at the Grafham Water reservoir in Cambridgeshire and sent to the Environment Agency for identification.

Beautiful And Venomous Red Bellied Black Snake (Paeudechis porphriacus)

Australianfauna.com | The Red Bellied Black Snake is a dangerous snake species found in Australia. It is a red bellied snake, and black on top, hence the name. It inhabits mainly the east coast of Australia, close to a source of water. They can grow up to 1.5 metres in length. This snake usually gives birth to about 20 live snakes at one time.

The bite of a Red Bellied Black Snake is very dangerous and requires immediate medical attention.

Animal Cruelty: Eaten Alive! A Fried Fish.

Youtube.com | 17 Nov 2009 | Eating "rare" delicacies just got to a new level. In China, chefs have figured out a way to keep a fish alive as it gets deep fried and then waits to be eaten.

Below is the shocking video of a deep-fried fish that's still living and moving on a plate. Warning, this may be too graphic for some readers.

Venomous Six-eyed Sand Spider

Gomestic.com | 3 May 2009 | The Six-eyed Sand Spider whose binomial is Sicarius hahni means Hahn’s assassin or murderer. It is a medium-sized spider found in deserts and other sandy places in southern Africa and close relatives may be found in both Africa and in South America.

It is also distantly related to the recluses (Loxosceles) which are found worldwide. Studies of its venom have led some to recognize this spider’s bite as the most dangerous on record.

Almost Invisible: The Incredible Glasswing (Greta oto) Butterfly

Scienceray.com | 6 April 2010 | A butterfly with transparent wings? Surely not. Yet there is a species that exhibits this trait. Take a close look at the incredible Glasswing, an enchanting species that confounds science.

Greta oto may sound like the name of a silent movie star from Eastern Europe but is, in fact, the scientific name for one of the most exquisite – and little known – species of butterfly on the planet. This butterfly’s claim to fame is that its wings, spanning up to six centimeters, are almost completely transparent. That’s right, you can see just about right through them.

Belgium Lionhead Rabbit

Gomestic.com | 3 May 2009 | This animal, originally from Belgium, is certainly unique. It is called Lionhead Rabbit, one of the newest breed of domesticated rabbits that has a normally furred body but with Angora-like wool surrounding the face, reminiscent of the mane of a male lion, hence the name. Lionheads come in many colors as other breeds. However, the wool on the mane and flanks diffuses the color, so that black rabbits will often have gray-looking manes and flank wool.

Cyclopteropsis Jordani, The Smooth Lumpfish

Arctic.uoguelph.ca | 13 April 2002 | The smooth lumpfish is a mysterious species of which very little is known. Only a few specimens have ever been caught and so nothing is known of its biology.

This species can be distinguished from other lumpfish by the gill opening above its pectoral fin, and by the five blunt tubercles found on the anterior part of its body. Its first dorsal fin is rounded and fleshy with 6 spines while the second has 12–13 soft rays. The caudal and anal fins are rounded, with the anal fin containing 10–12 rays. Its pectoral fins are large and fan-like with 23–24 rays. Its body is shaped much like a tennis ball with fins, mouth and eyes. Its overall body colour is likely brownish-grey, and it grows to a length of just 6.1 cm

Handfish, Australian's New Species

Nationalgeographic.com | 24 May 2010 | Using its fins to walk, rather than swim, along the ocean floor in an undated picture, the pink handfish is one of nine newly named species described in a recent scientific review of the handfish family.

Only four specimens of the elusive four-inch (ten-centimeter) pink handfish have ever been found, and all of those were collected from areas around the city of Hobart (map), on the Australian island of Tasmania.

Sugar Glider, The Flying Squirrel

Australian-animals.net | Sugar Glider, scientifically called Petaurus breviceps "short-headed rope-dancer" is a small arboreal gliding possum, and a type of marsupial mammal.
Their name came from early bushman who found they liked sweet things like honey and sugar and from their ability to glide between trees

DESCRIPTION
They are silvery blue grey in colour (dark stripe on back) , very light (100 to 160g), their body length is around 200mm long with a similar length tail
It is thought that Sugar gliders live for 9 years in their natural habitat
The sugar glider makes a variety of noises ranging from shrill yapping ( predator is near), a sharp shriek (when fighting)to a "gurgling chatter" when in their nest.

Tasmanian DEVIL, Largest Carnivorous Marsupial

Australian-animals.net | The Tasmanian Devil is the largest carnivorous (eats meat) marsupial (a mammal that has its babies in a pouch) in Australia. Tasmanian Devils are a nocturnal (active at night) animal. lives alone and prefers its own company hence it is a relatively shy animal

Tassie devil on the move DESCRIPTION
The Tasmanian Devil is usually black with a white "collar" or patch around its neck. It is the size of a small terrier dog very solid and "stout" and weighs in between 6 and 8 kgs It has a tail of between 9 to 12" long. Tasmanian Devils have an extremely