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Typhoid
11-16-2009, 10:43 PM
Amazon River Dolphin:

http://www.amersol.edu.pe/ms/7th/7block/jungle_research/new_cards/14/57303.jpg

Because they are unfused, the neck vertebrae of the Amazon River Dolphin are able to turn 180 degrees. The pink dolphin lives in the freshwater of the Amazon River. This species looks like the grey dolphin, but individuals are bigger, and instead of a dorsal fin they have a hump on their back.

In a traditional Amazon River myth, at night an Amazon River Dolphin becomes a handsome young man who seduces girls,[5] impregnates them, then returns to the river in the morning to become an Amazon River Dolphin again.


Axolotl:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/Ambystoma_mexicanum.jpg

Axolotls are used extensively in scientific research due to their ability to regenerate most body parts, ease of breeding, and large embryos. They are commonly kept as pets in the United States, Great Britain, Australia, Japan (sold under the name wooper looper) and other countries.

As of 2008[update], wild axolotls are near extinction due to urbanization in Mexico City and polluted waters.

Bube
11-17-2009, 11:44 AM
I was going to vote for the dolphin, then I saw that photo of the axolotl. Had to vote for the axolotl :)