Ten species of animals with strange sexual behavior

1. After mating, the male sex tape seals the snake hole female secretions from their kidneys. This stamp serves as a sort of "chastity belt" which prevents the pairing of the other males and guarantee fertilization by the first male to the female draws near.

2. Male rinodermy Darwin - a frog, living along the southern coast of Chile, - after the fertilization of eggs and swallows it holds in its voice bag. When the tadpoles are growing up, he opens his mouth and lets them out.

3. Seahorse - the only animal species, males who become pregnant and give birth. During the breeding season the female seahorse swims up to the male and with nipple-like appendage introduces the eggs in a special chamber in the form of the bag on the abdomen of male. The male then fertilizes them and for some time bears little seahorses in his stomach.

4. In the Mozambican catfish process of fertilization occurs in females in the mouth. Postponing eggs, she turns to swallow it. Then it swims up to the male, spots on the anal fin is very much like eggs. Female, bewildered, opens her mouth to swallow these eggs, and then allocate the male sperm fertilizing eggs already present in the female in the mouth. There fries are developed until, until they grow up. Even after small fish begin to search independently for food, at the slightest danger, they rush into a safe shelter - the mouth of his mother.

5. Females bedbug no holes for mating, and males have their own drilled him with the help of his curved and sharp penis. Then he introduces the sperm into the female, which (with a deficiency of blood) and the female sometimes eats.

6. During mating, the female praying mantis eats her partner. For the duration of copulation, the female, have greater size, the male keeps the front paws and begins to devour his head. Sexual desire in males is so large that it does not stop mating even when he is at risk. Some scientists believe that the process of eating even enhances sexual desire male.

7. Male akarimorfnogo tick born fully formed insects and helps her mother in childbirth, acting like a midwife. Hind legs, he lacks her sisters, emerging from the sexual openings, and pulls them out. What's even more strange, he copulates with them and continues to be nearby, ready at any time again come to the aid of the mother.

8. Legs of male water mite sometimes serve it with additional sexual organs, which it penetrates into the female. During pairing it so strongly presses the female to the ground with tiny hooks that it barely moves. However, he still adheres to it with a special substance, so she has of him not to leave.

9. Short-eared marsupial mouse - similar to normal mice, the Australian marsupial, the only among all mammals die after mating. During the breeding season males are exclusively engaged in pairing up until not drop dead in a literal sense. Most of them die of hunger because they do not find time for it to seek food or absorb it.

10. The male mite is not the penis, and he introduces the female sex hole his nose. Enough to expand it, he turns his back and releases the sperm out of his rear hole. Then again, turns around and again pushes the nose of the sperm deeper.

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Unique Wildlife In British Overseas Territories‏

Discover the world's most endangered species

Anguilla, in the Leeward Islands, plays host to the Leeward Island racer (alsophis rijersmai), one of the most endangered and rare snakes in the Lesser Antilles.

The king penguin (aptenodytes patagonicus) is found in the sub-Antarctic, on islands including South Georgia and the South Sandwich islands.

The Anegada ground iguana (cyclura pinguis) is only found on the island of Anegada in the British Virgin Islands. It is a critically endangered species, with no more than 200 thought to be alive.

The black cabbage tree (melanodendron integrifolium) is found on the South Atlantic island of St Helena. Only around 1000 trees are said to remain.

The Cayman Island blue iguana (cyclura lewisi) is one of the most endangered lizards on the globe. There are believed to be no more than 25 in the wild.

The West Indian whistling duck (dendrocygna arborea) is found throughout the Caribbean, particularly in the wetlands of the Turks and Caicos. Often hunted for sport, or for its eggs, it is extremely endangered.

ARKive, an initiative of the UK charity Wildscreen, aims to create an audio-visual library of all animal and plant species on earth. This year, with support from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, it is focusing on species found in the British Overseas Territories, many of which are endangered. Pictured is the beautiful queen triggerfish (balistes vetula) which lives in the coral reefs of Bermuda.

The endangered Barbary macaque (macaca sylvanus) is the only primate, humans excepted, to live in Europe, and the only macaque which lives outside Asia. 200 of them live on the Rock of Gibraltar.

The ctenella coral (ctenella chagius) is found in the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian ocean. The coral reefs of the British Indian Ocean Territory cover around 4,000 square kilometres, one and a half per cent of the total global area of coral reefs.

This curious-looking creature is definitely not endangered. The Antarctic krill (euphausia superba) is one the most abundant organisms to be found in the Antarctic, playing a central role in the food chain as prey for penguins, whales and seals.

The "mountain chicken" (leptodactylus fallax), also known as the giant ditch frog, is a critically endangered species native only to the Caribbean islands of Dominica and Montserrat. Hunting, habitat loss, and outbreaks of fungal disease have wiped out much of the population.

The black-browed albatross (thalassarche melanophrys) is also an endangered species. 60 per cent of the population is found on the Falkland islands in the South Atlantic.

The Akrotiri salt lake in the British Sovereign Base Area of Cyprus is home in winter to around 30,000 greater flamingos (phoenicopterus roseus). They are also found in Gibraltar. For more information on ARKive, visit the website here.

The endangered Henderson petrel (pterodroma atrata) breeds only on Henderson island, one of the four Pitcairn Islands in the South Pacific Ocean.

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Unique Wildlife In British Overseas Territories‏

Discover the world's most endangered species

Anguilla, in the Leeward Islands, plays host to the Leeward Island racer (alsophis rijersmai), one of the most endangered and rare snakes in the Lesser Antilles.

The king penguin (aptenodytes patagonicus) is found in the sub-Antarctic, on islands including South Georgia and the South Sandwich islands.

The Anegada ground iguana (cyclura pinguis) is only found on the island of Anegada in the British Virgin Islands. It is a critically endangered species, with no more than 200 thought to be alive.

The black cabbage tree (melanodendron integrifolium) is found on the South Atlantic island of St Helena. Only around 1000 trees are said to remain.

The Cayman Island blue iguana (cyclura lewisi) is one of the most endangered lizards on the globe. There are believed to be no more than 25 in the wild.

The West Indian whistling duck (dendrocygna arborea) is found throughout the Caribbean, particularly in the wetlands of the Turks and Caicos. Often hunted for sport, or for its eggs, it is extremely endangered.

ARKive, an initiative of the UK charity Wildscreen, aims to create an audio-visual library of all animal and plant species on earth. This year, with support from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, it is focusing on species found in the British Overseas Territories, many of which are endangered. Pictured is the beautiful queen triggerfish (balistes vetula) which lives in the coral reefs of Bermuda.

The endangered Barbary macaque (macaca sylvanus) is the only primate, humans excepted, to live in Europe, and the only macaque which lives outside Asia. 200 of them live on the Rock of Gibraltar.

The ctenella coral (ctenella chagius) is found in the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian ocean. The coral reefs of the British Indian Ocean Territory cover around 4,000 square kilometres, one and a half per cent of the total global area of coral reefs.

This curious-looking creature is definitely not endangered. The Antarctic krill (euphausia superba) is one the most abundant organisms to be found in the Antarctic, playing a central role in the food chain as prey for penguins, whales and seals.

The "mountain chicken" (leptodactylus fallax), also known as the giant ditch frog, is a critically endangered species native only to the Caribbean islands of Dominica and Montserrat. Hunting, habitat loss, and outbreaks of fungal disease have wiped out much of the population.

The black-browed albatross (thalassarche melanophrys) is also an endangered species. 60 per cent of the population is found on the Falkland islands in the South Atlantic.

The Akrotiri salt lake in the British Sovereign Base Area of Cyprus is home in winter to around 30,000 greater flamingos (phoenicopterus roseus). They are also found in Gibraltar. For more information on ARKive, visit the website here.

The endangered Henderson petrel (pterodroma atrata) breeds only on Henderson island, one of the four Pitcairn Islands in the South Pacific Ocean.

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Spectacular Unknown Species Discovered in Amazon

NAGOYA, Japan (AFP) – Spectacular species previously unknown to the outside world are being discovered in the Amazon rainforest at a rate of one every three days, environment group WWF said in a report published Tuesday.
An anaconda as long as a limousine, a giant catfish that eats monkeys, a blue fanged spider and poisoned dart frogs are among the 1,220 animals and plants to have been found from 1999 to 2009, according to the study.
The report was released on the sidelines of a United Nations summit in Japan that is being held to try to stem the mass extinction of species around the world, and the WWF said it highlighted why protecting the Amazon was so vital.
"This report clearly shows the incredible, amazing diversity of life in the Amazon," Francisco Ruiz, head of WWF's Living Amazon Initiative, told reporters at the launch.

Ranitomeya amazonica

"Ranitomeya amazonica", a frog with an incredible burst of flames on its head, and contrasting water-patterned legs. Spectacular species previously unknown to the outside world are being discovered in the Amazon rainforest at a rate of one every three days, environment group WWF said in a report

Apistogramma baenschi,

'Apistogramma baenschi,' a new fish species is seen here. New species previously unknown to the outside world are being discovered in the Amazon rainforest at a rate of one every three days, environment group WWF said in a report

Ephebopus cyanognathus,

'Ephebopus cyanognathus,' a new spider species is seen here. New species previously unknown to the outside world are being discovered in the Amazon rainforest at a rate of one every three days, environment group WWF said in a report.

Nymphargus wileyi,

'Nymphargus wileyi,' a new frog species is seen here. New species previously unknown to the outside world are being discovered in the Amazon rainforest at a rate of one every three days, environment group WWF said in a report.

Anaconda boliviana,

'Anaconda boliviana (Eunectes beniensis),' a new snake species is seen here. New species previously unknown to the outside world are being discovered in the Amazon rainforest at a rate of one every three days, environment group WWF said in a report.

Anolis cuscoensis,

'Anolis cuscoensis,' a new lizard species is seen here. New species previously unknown to the outside world are being discovered in the Amazon rainforest at a rate of one every three days, environment group WWF said in a report.

Pyrilia aurantiocephala i,

'Pyrilia aurantiocephala i,' a new bird species is seen here. New species previously unknown to the outside world are being discovered in the Amazon rainforest at a rate of one every three days, environment group WWF said in a report.

Inia boliviensis, '' pictured in Bolivia

"Inia boliviensis," pictured in Bolivia. Spectacular species previously unknown to the outside world are being discovered in the Amazon rainforest at a rate of one every three days, environment group WWF said in a report.

First new anaconda species identified

The first new anaconda species identified since 1936, the "Eunectes beniensis". Spectacular species previously unknown to the outside world are being discovered in the Amazon rainforest at a rate of one every three days, environment group WWF said in a report.

View of deforested area

A view of a deforested area on the border of Xingu river in the Amazon rainforest, northern Brazil in 2005. Japan plans to give about 60 million dollars to help developing countries protect species and habitats at a UN conference on biodiversity it is hosting.

Photo provided by Conservation International

A Photo provided by Conservation International shows a newly discovered frog in Papua New Guinea. It was discovered during Conservation International's two Rapid Assessment Program surveys. The frog is a striking, yellow-spotted species that belongs to a group of frogs that lay their eggs on land or in the trees where they hatch directly into little froglets, and they have no tadpole stage

A photo provided by Conservation International shows a newly discovered katydid in Papua New Guinea in the Muller Range mountains, Rapid Assessment Program scientists Piotr Naskrecki and David Rentz found at least 20 new species. This pink-eyed Caedicia probably feeds on flowers of the forest’s tall trees.

A photo provided by Conservation International shows a newly discovered frog in Papua New Guinea. It is a member of the Litoria genimaculata group and has extremely variable colour patterns and distinct yellow spots in the groin. It was found in the lush foliage along small rain forest streams in the Muller Range mountains

Species of montane mouse documented

A species of montane mouse documented during the Rapid Assessment Program biodiversity survey in the Nakanai Mountains, Papua New Guinea in April 2009. The beautiful long-tailed mouse was captured at a high elevation site (1,590m above sea level). Scientists on October 6, 2010 unveiled a spectacular array of more than 200 new species discovered in the Pacific highlands of Papua New Guinea

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