African Painted Dog Pup by perthzoo.wa.gov.au: "Suddenly they were there, lean, ghost like shapes in the moonlight with Mickey Mouse ears; wearing their dappled coats of black, tan and gold, like ink spots on blotting paper. Only a new day would reveal their full beauty. Only Man could hope to prevent their extinction." http://www.painteddog.org/the-dogs/ #Animals #Painted_Dog
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Mantis Shrimp by life-sea.blogspot.com: Solitary and violent with powerful claws which it uses to spear, dismember and kill prey the Mantis shrimp has been known to break aquarium glass with a single blow. It has enormous and astonishing eyes with 16 types of cones for color vision (Humans have three.), is able to see polarized light, has independently moving eye stalks, and trinocular vision and depth perception. via http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantis_shrimp #Mantis_Shrimp #life_sea_blogspot
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