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Hello once again. Today, I am going to talk about some amazing animals which I saw on some of the webs.

The Mimic Octopus

The Mimic Octopus (as you know from the header ) is a master of mimicry. It can appear to be a sea snake, a lion fish, a jellyfish, a sea anemone, etc. It measures about 2 feet in length and has white and brown stripes.

Chimpanzees

Chimpanzees are our closest relatives and, like gorillas and orang-utans, they belong to the ape family. Although they have hands and feet similar to humans, chimps move around on all fours and it is quite unusual for them to walk upright. They have long powerful arms, with elongated thumbs on their hands. Chimpanzees are very clean animals, and will often groom one other - carefully picking out small ticks from each other's fur.

The Blue Whale

Did you think that dinosaurs were the largest animals ever? Even dinosaurs were not as huge as the blue whale. These mega mammals are about 30 metres long and can tip the scales at over 150 tonnes. A blue whale's heart alone weighs as much as a car and its tail can be the same width as the wings on a small aeroplane. Blue whales may be big, but they feed on tiny organisms called krill. They can get through four tonnes in a day, that’s the same as eating an elephant! The call of the blue whale is the loudest of any animal.

Jellyfish

Jellyfish are probably best known and feared for their sting which in some species can be deadly. The stings are caused by cells called nematocysts which shoot out like miniature harpoons into their prey. Despite their stinging cells, animals such as ocean sunfish and leatherback turtles feed mainly on jellyfish. In some countries they are even considered a delicacy by humans. Most jellyfish are actually harmless to man. In fact, it's hoped that some of the chemicals they produce may provide treatments for cancer and heart disease. ( Aren't they useful? )

Tasmanian Devil

Tasmanian devils have a fearsome reputation. Thanks largely to the manic cartoon character Taz ( in Lunatics Unleashed ), they're often seen as the vacuum cleaners of the animal world, gobbling up anything and everything in their path. Because Tasmanian devils are quite slow movers, they hunt at night. They eat anything from newborn lambs to insects, etc. Their teeth and jaw muscles are so well developed that they can eat every last part of their prey. By eating dead animals they prevent the spread of disease. >.<