Tag: animals

anatomicdeadspace:

The Marabous Stork, also known as the Undertaker Bird for its appearance, is a large wading bird that is predominantly a scavenger. It’s bald head is an adaptation to prevent blood clotting in it’s feathers while it is feeding on corpses. While the Marabous stork consumes mostly decaying flesh, scraps, and faecal matter it is also known to feed on any animal that it can swallow when the opportunity presents itself, even eating other birds such as flamingos.

Source: anatomicdeadspace

anatomicdeadspace:

The Sheepshead fish has bizarre teeth that have a distinct human appearance. A fully-grown adult sheepshead will have well-defined incisors sitting at the front of the jaw, and molars set in three rows in the upper jaw and two rows in the lower jaw. It has strong, heavy grinders set in the rear of the jaw too, which are particularly important for crushing the shells of its prey. As with humans, this unique combination of teeth helps the sheepshead process a wide-ranging, omnivorous diet consisting of a variety of vertebrates, invertebrates and some plant material.

Source: anatomicdeadspace

giffingsharks:

The Chimaera, known informally as the “ghost shark” or “rat fish”, is a deep sea cartilaginous fish in the order Chimaeriformes. Living at over 8,000 ft below the surface, the Chimaera is well adapted to the deep, dark sea. The dots on its nose are sensory organs that detect electrical fields in the water – helping the Chimera find its prey. While little is known about the Chimaera’s diet, it’s speculated that it feeds on molluscs and crustaceans that it crushes open with the grinding plates in its mouth. The spines on the top of its body are loaded with venom; the Chimaera uses these spines to defend itself.

Source: gentlesharks