to enter this relm since 8/7/98.
Common Name: Victoria Crowned Piegeon
Scientific Name: Goura victoriae
Phylum: Vertebrata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Goura
Species: victoriae
Length: 75-85cm(30 to 34in)
Height: ?
Adult Weight: Up to 3.4kg(7 1/2lbs)
Number of Young: 1 egg
Gestation/Incubation: 28-29 days
Life-Span: ?
Location: New Guinea
Habbitat: Jungle floor, low branches
Appearance: Purple and/or blue in coloring, crest adorns heads of all three know species
Points of Intrest/Comments: Rare due to to hunting, hard to observe. / I love their hair dos!
Common Name: Linsang
Scientific Name: Priondon pardicolor
Phylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Viverridae
Genus: Prionodon
Species: pardicolor
Length: body-37 to 43cm (14 1/2 to 17in) tail-30 to 35cm (12 to 14in)
Height:?
Adult Weight:500 to 750g (1 to 1 1/2lbs)
Number of Young: 2 or 3
Gestation/Incubation: Unknown
Life-Span: ?
Location: South-East Aisa
Habbitat: In lower branches of trees in jungle enviromant
Appearance: Two known kinds, one is striped the other spotted(as pictured)
Points of Intrest/Comments: Hunts largely in trees. When hunting on the ground it drops its body between its shoulder blades so its running with its belly almost touching the ground due to its short legs. / I think its cool they climb and nest in trees.
Common Name: Matamata
Scientific Name: Chelys fimbriata
Phylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Chelonia
Family: Chelyidae
Genus: Chelys
Species: fimbriata
Length: 45cm (18in)
Height: No information available
Adult Weight: Up to 8kg (18lbs)
Number of Young: Unknown
Gestation/Incubation: Unknown
Life-Span: Unknown
Location: Tropical South America
Habbitat: Small lakes, swamps, and tropical waterways
Appearance: Flat shell with rough surface, skin shrunken and wrinkled, and nostrils at the end of its snout which allow it to breath or "snorkel" while under water.
Points of Intrest/Comments: Heavaly hunted for private aquariums and scientific curiosity. / I still have trouble believeing its a turtle!
Common Name: Scorpionfish
Scientific Name: Pterois antennata
Phylum: Vertebrata
Class: Osteichthyes
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Scorpaenidae
Genus: Pterois
Species: antennata
Length: Up to 35cm (14in)
Height: Unknown
Adult Weight: Unknown
Number of Young: Unknown
Gestation/Incubation: Unknown
Life-Span: Unknown
Location: Warm seas and coral reefs
Habbitat: Coral reefs near the surface
Appearance: Striped, covered with spines, the dorsal ones being poisonous
Point of Intrest/Comments: Highly poisonous, repeated stings could be deadly. Little is know about the fish. / If you ever watched Star Trek: Next Generation you would know Captain Picard had one of these fish in his quarters.
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