1. Scientific Name: Lampetra fluviatilis Common Name: River Lamprey
Master Class: AGNATHA
Scientific Name: Lampetra fluviatilis
Common Name: River Lamprey

2. About the River Lamprey
Found in coastal waters throughout Europe
Commonly live in areas of strong currents
Found in freshwater; never found in saltwater
Considered a parasite
Word for the wise: Never date one, the hickeys are dreadful
Ideal Halloween Costume: Suction Cup
Favorite Movie: The Philadelphia Story

3. MASTER CLASS: Chondricthyes
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Isistius brasiliensis COMMON NAME: Cookie Cutter Shark

4. About the Cookie Cutter Shark
Live in deep ocean
Adults are about 20 inches long
Named for the precise circular bites they leave on their victims
Considered a parasite
Often pursue careers in the baking industry, but are held back by their insufficient limbs
Favorite food: Homemade Cookies
Favorite Movie: Saw III

5. SCIENTIFIC NAME: Acipenser ruthenus COMMON NAME: Sterlet
MASTER CLASS: Osteichthyes
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Acipenser ruthenus     COMMON NAME: Sterlet

6. About the Starlet A freshwater fish Prefers to be in cold water
Can grow to be up to fifty inches
Is an endangered species
Prefers its food to be living
Favorite Movie: Rush Hour
Favorite Actor: Chia Hui Liu
Never ask one to trim its mustache. It will be very upset

7. COMMON NAME: Pacman Frog
MASTER CLASS: Amphibia
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Ceratophrys
COMMON NAME: Pacman Frog

8. About the Pacman Frog
Known for their large abdomen and wide mouth, which make them resemble the famous video game character Pacman
Can live between 12 and 20 years
A fully grown female (the larger sex) can eat an entire rat
Favorite food is not cherries
Has a chronic fear of ghosts
Despite their name, they prefer to play Pong than Pacman

9. COMMON NAME: Black Mamba
MASTER CLASS: Reptilia
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Dendroaspis polylepis
COMMON NAME: Black Mamba

10. About the Black Mamba
In Africa, there is a saying “In the bush, an elephant can kill you, a leopard can kill you, and a black mamba can kill you. But only with the mamba is death sure”
Can grow to be 15 feet long
Are the most notorious snakes in all of Africa
The snakes are not black, except inside the mouth
Its favorite movie is Kill Bill Volume 2
Favorite Actress: Uma Thurman
Favorite color: Black

11. SCIENTIFIC NAME: Dendroaspis polylepis
MASTER CLASS: Aves
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Dendroaspis polylepis
COMMON NAME: DoDo Bird

12. About the DoDo Went extinct in the late 1600’s
A close relative to doves and pigeons
Weighed about 44 pounds
Was wiped out by Dutch settlers, despite the fact that it tasted terrible
Beak often got caught on branches
Hated its name
Had a fear of heights

13. Common Name: Platypus Scientific Name:Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Master Class: Mammalia
Scientific Name:Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Common Name: Platypus

14. About the Platypus
One of only five species of mammal to lay eggs, as opposed to live birth
Born with ankle spurs, males have a venom strong enough to kill a small animal, and cause extreme pain to any human
Baffled its first discoverers
Favorite movie: Dogma
Favorite actress: Julia Roberts
Favorite color: Purple