Strange Creatures - Blog Posts
The Kakapo
Fun Fact: The Kakapo, (also known as the Owl Parrot) are the only flightless parrot in the world, along with being the heaviest living species of parrot, with the males weighing in at 4.4 - 8.8 lbs on average. They can live up to 95 years of age.
Unfortunately, this species is critically endangered, with there only being 142 living Kakapo in sanctuaries. Fortunately, conservation efforts have been raising their population, but they’re still short of numbers. Every Kakapo though has a name, which can be seen here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_kakapo
Nudibranchs, The colorful slugs of the sea!
I’m going to try and draw strange, or at least relatively less known animals regularly, then give a fun fact about them. Please tell me if there are any strange creatures you would like me to do : )
Fun Fact: They are carnivorous with very specific diets, most species focusing on only a single prey. The blue dragon nudibranch (center blue) consumes the venomous harpoon-like cells from the Portuguese man o’ war, than incorporates them into their own skin. Many other species of nudibranchs do the same with other highly toxic oceanic wildlife