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Hi, I'm Andrew and I’m just a simple 18 year old guy and zoology student that posts random factoids about obscure animals and general animal science/zoology/biology stuff so if you like animals this is the place for you, if you only like cute animals this is not the place for you… I also like astronomy and some weirdos from youtube called the creatures so I’m prone to reblog stuff about that too. Also I track the 'astronomy-to-zoology' tag so yeah.

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Order Doliolida: an order of thaliaceans found in tropical waters. Unlike their salp cousins doliolids have 8-9 bands of muscle lining their bodies, making them look similar to a barrel.

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Radiated Tortoise

(Astrochelys radiata) 

is a species of tortoise native to Southern Madagascar, along with populations introduced on the islands of Reunion and Mauritius. They get the name radiated from the yellow lines that radiate from the center of each dark plate on the shell these lines are far more detailed than any other species of star patterned tortoises alive today. these tortoises like most are grazers and eat fruit and plants in dry brush and scrub lands. Unfortunately this species is critically endangered due to habitat destruction and poaching and several conservation projects are currently trying to save the species from extinction.

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