9 discover interesting surprises about the animal world in 2016

The vast natural world always contains mysteries that surprise people. In 2016, it was supposed to be a year with many interesting discoveries and discoveries about the animal world such as two-headed shark, giraffe with white skin, new spider with rhythmic belly. beat .

Let's take a look at the new, bizarre animals that surprised us in the natural world that has been discovered in the past year.

1. For the first time observe the deep sea shark

A video of the first images of the long-nosed green Chimaera (Hydrolagus trolli) off the California coast was announced in December 2016. Chimaera fish was previously thought to live only in the Southern hemisphere. Although known for a long time, scientists still haven't learned much about this strange fish.

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Unlike other fat species, Chimaera fish do not have sharp teeth but only dentures are mineralized, so their food is mollusks, deep sea and other seabed animals. In particular, this fish has a genitals that can contract on the forehead.

2. New spiders are like the classified hats in Harry Potter movies

This strange shaped spider is found by Indian scientists in the Kans forest, belonging to the Western Ghats, Karnataka state, India. This tiny spider is only 7mm long but has the same appearance as the classification hat of Godric Gryffindor, one of the founding witches of Hogwart in Harry Potter films, so it was named Eriovixia gryffindori .

3. Spiders camouflage into leaves

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Scientists have discovered a special species of spider-shaped spider in tropical rainforests in China's Yunnan province. The special appearance of this spider can perfectly camouflage in the forest, it can even use silk to attach leaves to tree branches to hide. This is the first time a spider disguised as a leaf was found.

4. The Arctic fox builds its own garden

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With the number of foxes around 8-10, sometimes up to 16, the foxes are discharging into the area around their dung, urine and even the prey. This is the nutrient for the grass, willow leaves and wild plants to grow, making this Arctic fox's cave look like a green oasis in the gray and white desert.

5. Urine of the civet has a smell of popcorn

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A species of civet called binturong living in Southeast Asia emits a fragrance similar to that of popcorn. The reason binturong has such a special scent is that their urine contains 2-AP chemical compound (this compound makes popcorn with a distinctly sweet aroma). Whenever "solving sadness", the civet will leave a characteristic scent where it passes.

6. Shark two heads

Double-headed sharks are no longer products of cinema but have appeared more and more in real life in the world. There are a lot of two-headed mutant sharks discovered. The most recent is the embryonic case of an Atlantic saw cat shark that has two heads discovered by Spanish scientists.

The reason for the surge in shark mutations is still a mystery that causes scientists a headache. The hypothesis is that due to overfishing of humans, the number of sharks decreases, their genome also narrows leading to inbreeding and an increased risk of genetic abnormalities.

7. The new spider has a beating belly

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A strange spider species with a recently discovered internal beats structure in Singapore makes scientists headaches. They could not explain how the spider could create movements within such organs and what purpose was it for?

8. Very rare white giraffe

A white giraffe was discovered in the Tarangire National Park in Tanzania by ecologist Derek Lee. This rare deer is named Omo, after the name of a washing powder company. According to experts, Omo is not albino but suffers from lack of skin pigmentation so its skin has no color but only soft tissues.

9. Find out the longest living vertebrate in the world

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Scientists at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, published a study in August that showed that Greenland sharks have a lifespan of up to 400 years, becoming the longest living vertebrate in the world.

According to scientists, Greenland sharks can live up to at least 272 years, the highest being up to 500 years with mature individuals.

Greenlad sharks are deepwater fish in the Arctic, 4m to 7m long, weigh about 1 ton, females are bigger than males. This fish is almost blind due to many parasites attaching to the eyes, they rely on the sense of smell to hunt.