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Monkey Puzzle Tree / Monkey Tail Tree / Araucaria

Monkey Puzzle Tree / Monkey Tail Tree / Araucaria - Valdivian temperate rainforest consisting mainly of Southern Beeches and some Monkey Puzzle Trees (Araucaria araucana)

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Araucana, Araucaria, Beeches, Consisting, Monkey, Puzzle, Rainforest, Southern, Tail, Temperate, Tree, Trees, Valdivian

Mimic Octopus, Wonderpus - Found in sandy areas, Ability to change shape and mimic other sand dwelling creatures

KA-599
Thresher / Foxtail Shark
Distribution: Eastern & Western Atlantic / Central Pacific / Indo-west Pacific
Alopias vulpinus
Usually lives at depths over 200m & only sighted rarely - The Common Thresher Shark ranges in size from 16.5 to 20ft long - Feeds on Squid & Fish corraling them with its elongated tail / stunning them with slaps from it and catching them with its very sharp but small teeth - Decreasing in numbers because of overfishing (it is hunted for meat and its fins)
Kurt Amsler
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Fossil - Crinoid - Encrinus liliformis - Triassic

Fossil - Crinoid - Encrinus liliformis - Triassic - Alverdissen

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Alverdissen, Crinoid, Encrinus, Fossil, Liliformis, Triassic