Sea lilies, better known as "feathered stars"
Long flexible "hands" are needed by crinoids not only for movement: with their help, echinoderms can easily catch gaping prey.
West Papua
Surrounded by reefs, limestone-karst islets protrude from the sea like medieval fortresses shrouded in ancient deciduous forests, and beyond them are huge mountain ranges covered with virgin tropical forests.
Dolphins are mammals, and all mammals have hair. Dolphins, too — at least, the cubs
They grow "tendrils", which initially help the baby to find the mother. However, after a while these hairs disappear.
Blue - ringed octopuses
Despite their small size, they have a rather aggressive character and are recognized as one of the most poisonous animals in the world.
Glass Octopus 🐙
This cephalopod lives at depths of more than 200 meters, so it is not easy to study it.
The herring king is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest living bony fish.
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