The Spiny Dogfish is in the shark family, and is distinguished from other sharks in that it has 2 spinal fins and no anal fin, unique to this family of shark.
Spiny dogfish can grow to be 3.25 – 5.25 feet long
They are counter-shaded, are greyish-brown in coloration and have white spots on their back with 2 spines.
Counter-shaded means they are white on the bottom and their darker color on the top.
Why are fish often colored this way?
Well, it’s an evolutionary survival attribute.
How?
Good question! If predators are underneath them, what will they see? They’ll see their underbelly that’s white or whitish [ ... ]
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The Spiny Dogfish is in the shark family, and is distinguished from other sharks in that it has 2 spinal fins and no anal fin, unique to this family of shark.
Spiny dogfish can grow to be 3.25 – 5.25 feet long
They are counter-shaded, are greyish-brown in coloration and have white spots on their back with 2 spines.
Counter-shaded means they are white on the bottom and their darker color on the top.
Why are fish often colored this way?
Well, it’s an evolutionary survival attribute.
How?
Good question! If predators are underneath them, what will they see? They’ll see their underbelly that’s white or whitish [ ... ]
Category: Animals of the World, Fish, Marine Animals, Sharks
Tags: dogfish, dogfish shark, Fish, marine animals, Sharks, sharks, spiny dogfish One Comment
The moon bear can also be called the Asian black bear, Tibetan black bear or Himalayan black bear.
The reason for it’s nickname is that it is a black bear with a cream or white colored “V” on it’s chest in the shape of a crescent moon facing up.
They are a medium sized bear and a close relative to the American black bear.
Adult females are typically half the size of the adult male, the latter weighing in at 220-480 lbs. Their lifespan is about 25 years.
They inhabit high elevations and lowlands alike, often sharing habitat with the larger and stronger brown [ ... ]
My hedgehog loves treats!
I feed her 2 different staple foods, and then supplement her diet with different fruit, vegetables, nuts and seeds.
Sometimes, I consider those supplements as treats, but when I really want to treat her, and give her some great nutrition while I’m at it, I give her meal worms and crickets.
I know, I know…For many of you, that sounds disgusting, but she LOVES them!
Mind you, they are not alive and you don’t have to touch them…just shake a few into the bowl!
I don’t keep Kokonut in a closed cage or aquarium, so live crickets are out of the [ ... ]