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.
Disclamer: none of the pictures are mine unless stated
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.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Spangled Cotinga (Cotinga cayana)
is a species of passerine bird found in the high trees of Amazon Rainforest in South America. Like most South American birds it is sexually dimorphic with the males being a bright blue color with a wine colored throat, females are the usually grayish-brown. Like most Cotingas they eat mostly fruit but are known to eat insects given the chance.
Phylogeny
Animalia-Chordata-Aves-Passeriformes-Cotingidae-Cotinga-cayana
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