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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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Spotted Eagle Ray (Aetobatus narinari)

is a species of stingray found in most tropical waters around the world. This ray gets its name from the bright spots/rings that line the animals back. they can get fairly big with mature adults growing up to 16ft long and can have a wingspan of up to 10 feet. Spotted eagle rays are usually found near the bottom where they dig through the sand with their snout to find small crustaceans and burrowing fish, they are also known to jump out of the water and there has been one instance of one striking and killing someone in a boat…..

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