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Class: Agnatha Scientific Name: Eptatretus Stouti Nickname: Hagfish Environment: Marine, underwater environment.
Favorite Food: Worms Average Size: 18 inches They have no jaw and are covered in slimy mucus. They enter inside of living or dead fish and eat away the insides.
Class: Chondricthyes Scientific Name: Manta Birostris Nickname: Giant Manta Ray Environment: Marine environment, seas where water is warm not oceans.
Average Length: 22.5 feet but record length was 31.5 long. Average Weight: 3000 pounds Favorite Food: Most fish but mostly crustaceans. Average Swimming Speed: 10 mph
Class: Osteichthyes Genus: Mustela Odour Nickname: Tiger Musky Environment: Cold, freshwater lakes.
Grow as big as 2 to 6 feet and weigh 66 pounds on average. Largest member of pike family. Will eat fish, sometimes ducklings or small birds, snakes and small mammals. Its name means “ugly pike”
Class: Amphibia Genus: Ambystoma Mavortium Nickname: Barred Tiger Salamander Environment: Found near water in forested areas where there is a lot of water.
Can reach 8 ½ inches long Eat insects, worms, fish, tadpoles and mice During the summer and winter they spend most of their time underground to protect from extreme temperatures Some fisherman use them as bait to catch fish.
Black Mamba Class: Reptilia Scientific Name: Dendroaspis polylepis Nickname: Black Mamba Environment: Settle in open areas like savannas, rocky areas, and open woodlands. Occupy empty termite mounds, rocky crevices, burrows and hollow trees.
Interesting Extras A victim will die within 30 minutes of a bite from the black mamba. Grows around 10 feet on average. Can get to speeds of up to 12 mph. Not all black mambas are black!
Peregrine Falcon Class: Aves Scientific Name: Falco Peregrinus Nickname: Peregrine Falcon Environment: Found on every continent except Antarctica, Lives anywhere: deserts, tropics, etc.
Interesting Extras Body Length is inches and a 3 ½ foot wingspan. Feed on smaller birds: Blackbirds, jays, shorebirds, and will sometimes but rarely eat mammals or reptiles. Cruising speed of flying is mph and can reach mph. Diving speeds can reach 200 mph.
Chimpanzee Class: Mammalia Scientific Name: Pan troglodytes Nickname: Chimpanzee Environment: Live in forest, woodland, and savanna
Interesting Extras Live in communities of chimps. Eat fruits, leaves, flowers, insects, an bark Can be 4 feet tall and weigh up to 175 pounds. Live about years About 7 times as strong as a man. Share 98.4% of human DNA.