World’s Ten Most Colorful Faces (10 Pics)

Hey, Have You Seen the Animals with the Most Colorful Faces in the World?

Clowns’ faces are colorful in order to be attractive to children. Many festivals worldwide are celebrated with participants wearing colorful masks. But those are only artificial.

If there is a worldwide search for the most colorful face in the world, these animals on the list will be the best candidates.

1.) Panther Chameleon

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2.) Argentine Horned Frog

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3.) Furcifer minor

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4.) Keel-billed Toucan

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5.) Mandrill

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6.) Bald Uakari

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7.) Blue and Yellow Macaw

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8.) Mandarinfish

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9.) Leopard Moray Eel

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10.) Puss Moth Caterpillar

Source: http://socyberty.com/society/worlds-ten-most-colorful-faces/

This post is dedicated to N.G.

Amazing Pictures of the Mantis. (10 Pics)

The English common name for any species in the order is "praying mantis",because of the typical "prayer-like" posture with folded fore-limbs, although the eggcorn "preying mantis" is sometimes used in reference to their predatory habits Most mantises are exclusively predatory and exceptions are predominantly so. Insects form their primary prey, but the diet of a mantis changes as it grows larger. In its first instar a mantis will eat small insects such as tiny flies or its own siblings. In later instars it does not or cannot profitably pursue such small prey.

from:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantis

The delightfully elegant Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) (10 Pics)

Great Crested Grebe its a delightfully elegant waterbird with ornate head plumes which led to its being hunted for its feathers, almost leading to its extermination from the UK. They dive to feed and also to escape, preferring this to flying. On land they are clumsy because their feet are placed so far back on their bodies. They have an elaborate courtship display in which they rise out of the water and shake their heads. Very young grebes often ride on their parents' backs.

Source: http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/g/greatcrestedgrebe/index.aspx

A Beautiful and Giant Bird of New Zealand,Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus). (10 Pics)

The Kakapo (Māori: kākāpō, meaning night parrot), Strigops habroptilus (Gray, 1845), also called owl parrot, is a species of large, flightless, nocturnal, ground dwelling parrot of the super-family Strigopoidea endemic to New Zealand. It has finely blotched yellow-green plumage, a distinct facial disc of sensory, vibrissa-like feathers, a large grey beak, short legs, large feet, and wings and a tail of relatively short length. A certain combination of traits makes it unique among its kind—it is the world's only flightless parrot, the heaviest parrot, nocturnal, herbivorous, visibly sexually dimorphic in body size, has a low basal metabolic rate, no male parental care, and is the only parrot to have a polygynous lek breeding system. It is also possibly one of the world's longest-living birds.

from:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakapo

Comes stomping the Mediterranean Centipede (Scolopendra cingulata) (10 Pics)

Scolopendra cingulata, also known as the Megarian banded centipede,and the Mediterranean banded centipede is "the most common scolopendromorph species in the Mediterranean area.  is a burrowing animal, preferring dark, damp environments such as beneath logs and in leaf litter. 

This species is fast and aggressive. Scolopendra cingulata is an opportunistic carnivore. It will attack and consume almost any animal that is not larger than itself. These include insects and small lizards.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scolopendra_cingulata