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In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups. The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans , an essay on hunting published in 1486 and attributed to Juliana Berners . [ 1 ]
Name Other Names Description Purported Location Depiction Anguila peluda [10] Hairy Eel Pond animal Pamital ravine, Canary Islands: Bunyip [11] Bahnyip Amphibious creature Australia Cadborosaurus [12] Caddy Sea animal Pacific Coast of North America Champ [13] Champy Lake monster Lake Champlain, North America Cryptid Whales [14] [15]
This is a list of extant snakes, given by their common names. Note that the snakes are grouped by name, and in some cases the grouping may have no scientific basis. Contents:
Its genus name Ufo comes from the common phrase "unidentified flying object", in this case applied because the researchers did not know what the wasp was when they first saw it. The specific name abei honors Japanese entomologist Yoshihisa Abe. [79] Una usta (Distant, 1886) – family Lycaenidae. A small butterfly found in India and Southeast Asia.
Over 1.5 million living animal species have been described—of which around 1 million are insects—but it has been estimated there are over 7 million in total. Animals range in size from 8.5 millionths of a metre to 33.6 metres (110 ft) long and have complex interactions with each other and their environments, forming intricate food webs .
List of animal names; List of nematode families; List of New World barbets; List of nocturnal animals; List of animals by number of neurons; P. List of poisonous animals;
This list deals exclusively with venomous animals. Venoms have adapted to serve a wide variety of purposes. Their intended effects can range from mild fleeting discomfort to paralysis and death, and they may be highly selective in which species they target, often making them harmless to all but a few specific organisms; what may be fatal to one ...
Virginia striatula is a small, harmless, secretive, fairly slender snake, 7–10 inches (18–25 cm) in total length (including tail). It has a round pupil, weakly keeled dorsal scales, and usually a divided anal plate.