Extinct Animals
This king of the dinosaurs features heavily in the movie “Jurassic Park”
T-rex
This fish is one of the most common fish kept as pets and can sometimes be won at fairs!
Gold fish
The Washington state bird
American Goldfinch
Despite the popular phrase, these pink farm animals can’t sweat and instead use mud to cool down.
Pigs
These very slimey fish lack a jaw, scales, and spine, and have changed very little since prehistoric times. In 2017 a truck carrying these fish got into an accident and covered the entire road in slime
Hag fish
This flightless bird was once thought to be so dumb that it went extinct, and now it’s name is used as an insult.
Dodo Bird
These smart marine mammals have been known to help shipwrecked sailors find their way back to land.
Dolphins
A very popular bird, the females have bright red plumage!
Cardinals
These fuzzy animals were among the first domesticated And have nearly 360 degree vision Thanks to their square pupils!
Sheep!
These unique sharks are very interesting looking, but their broad heads help them to detect their prey even when hidden in the sand. They are also particularly shy and tend to avoid humans where possible
Hammerhead sharks
With fur reaching up to 3 feet long, this extinct pachyderm lived in North America and Asia until about 4,000 years ago
Wooly mammoth
This behemoth is the biggest fish in the ocean, and sports both spots and stripes. At nearly 60 feet long, be happy it’s a filter feeder!
Whale Shark
These pests can be found in our very own garden during the later summer months and into the fall
Slugs
These friendly creatures come in many different varieties, including Holstein, Jersey, and the Milking shorthorn!
Cows
These tiny cuties are the smallest species of armadillo, and only grow up to be 6 inches long! Known for their distinctive pink plates and diminutive size, these little creatures rarely come above ground, so little is known about these adorable cuties. Unlike their larger cousins, they are unable to roll into a ball, and their plates are used for temperature regulation, not protectio.
Pink fairy armidillo
This fascinating creature is believed to be the world’s first apex predator. Living during the Cambrian explosion, it’s name means “unlike other shrimp” Hint: Kelsey loves this little cutie!
Anomalocaris
this reef triggerfish is the state fish of Hawai’i, but it also has a rather long and fun to say name in Hawaiian. What is this fish called?
Humuhumunukunukuāpua’a OR the Picasso triggerfish
These terrestrial crustaceans are a staple of American childhood bug hunting, despite the fact that they’re not really bugs. In the UK they are known as cheesybugs, chiggypigs, and penny sows!
Roly-poly, also known as pill bugs
These common farm animals outnumber humans 3 to 1, and will eat anything smaller than themselves!
Chickens
Less than an inch long, these ethereal sea snails are known for their beauty and ferocity. They are skilled hunters that live deep in the ocean, and their wing like fins give them their name!
Sea angels
In the early 1860s, two paleontologists held a competition to see who could find the most dinosaurs. During the rush, Othniel Charles Marsh created this fake long-necked dinosaur to inflate his numbers.
Brontosaurus
This fish is one of the most deadly in the world, with 13 sharp spines along its back filled with a deadly poison and the ability to survive out of water for 24 hours, these deadly creatures can measure up to 16 inches long
Stonefish
This slimey creature lives in most places on earth and has more than 6000 different types! The largest one of these was found in South Africa and measured 22 feet long!
Earth worm
These animals can live up to 20 years in human care and thrive in high elevations. They have very large hearts and lungs to help circulate oxygen throughout the bod.
Alpaca
these creepy fish live in the deep ocean, where food is scarce. Because of this, this creature evolved a mouth so big that it is able to eat anything, big or small, that it comes across. This ability to gulp down even fish larger than itself gives this fish its name
Gulper Eel