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Class: Agnatha

Scientific Name: Eptatretus Stouti

Nickname: Hagfish

Environment: Marine, underwater environment.

Favorite Food: Worms

Average Size: 18 inches

They have no jaw and are covered in slimy mucus.

They enter inside of living or dead fish and eat away the insides.

Class: Chondricthyes

Scientific Name: Manta Birostris

Nickname: Giant Manta Ray

Environment: Marine environment, seas where water is warm not oceans.

Average Length: 22.5 feet but record length was 31.5 long.

Average Weight: 3000 pounds

Favorite Food: Most fish but mostly crustaceans.

Average Swimming Speed: 10 mph

Class: Osteichthyes

Genus: Mustela Odour

Nickname: Tiger Musky

Environment: Cold, freshwater lakes.

Grow as big as 2 to 6 feet and weigh 66 pounds on average.

Largest member of pike family.

Will eat fish, sometimes ducklings or small birds, snakes and small mammals.

Its name means “ugly pike”

Class: Amphibia

Genus: Ambystoma Mavortium

Nickname: Barred Tiger Salamander

Environment: Found near water in forested areas where there is a lot of water.

Can reach 8 ½ inches long

Eat insects, worms, fish , tadpoles and mice

During the summer and winter they spend most of their time underground to protect from extreme temperatures

Some fisherman use them as bait to catch fish.

Black Mamba Class: Reptilia

Scientific Name: Dendroaspis polylepis

Nickname: Black Mamba

Environment: Settle in open areas like savannas, rocky areas, and open woodlands. Occupy empty termite mounds, rocky crevices, burrows and hollow trees.

Interesting Extras A victim will die within 30

minutes of a bite from the black mamba.

Grows around 10 feet on average.

Can get to speeds of up to 12 mph.

Not all black mambas are black!

Peregrine Falcon Class: Aves

Scientific Name: Falco Peregrinus

Nickname: Peregrine Falcon

Environment: Found on every continent except Antarctica, Lives anywhere: deserts, tropics, etc.

Interesting Extras Body Length is 15-20

inches and a 3 ½ foot wingspan.

Feed on smaller birds: Blackbirds, jays, shorebirds, and will sometimes but rarely eat mammals or reptiles.

Cruising speed of flying is 40-55 mph and can reach 105-110 mph. Diving speeds can reach 200 mph.

Chimpanzee Class: Mammalia

Scientific Name: Pan troglodytes

Nickname: Chimpanzee

Environment: Live in forest, woodland, and savanna

Interesting Extras Live in communities of 16-120

chimps.

Eat fruits, leaves, flowers, insects, an bark

Can be 4 feet tall and weigh up to 175 pounds.

Live about 40-45 years

About 7 times as strong as a man.

Share 98.4% of human DNA.