There are no known limbless species of mammal or bird, although partial limb-loss and reduction has occurred in several groups, including
whales and dolphins
, sirenians, kiwis, and the extinct moa and elephant birds.
Do all animals have bone?
Very few animals have bones! Of all species discovered and described scientifically,
only about 4 percent have bones
. Vertebrates (named for their backbones) are overwhelmingly outnumbered by the other 96 percent — the boneless invertebrates.
Which insects have no legs?
Mosquito larvae
have neither wings nor legs, surviving in aquatic environments. Grubs, such as the larvae of weevils, look like fat worms with no legs and live in the top layer of soil. Gnat larvae are called midges; they are small and thin, and they live in water or in damp organic matter such as fallen leaves.
What animal has the most legs?
The anatomical secrets of the world’s leggiest creature,
a millipede with 750
legs, have been revealed by scientists. The species, called Illacme plenipes, was first seen 80 years ago but was recently rediscovered in California.
What animal has 32 brains?
2.
Leeches
have 32 brains. A leech’s internal structure is divided into 32 separate segments, and each of these segments has its own brain. In addition to that, every leech has nine pairs of testes — but that’s another post for another day.
What animal has no brain?
Cassiopea
has no brain to speak of—just a diffuse “net” of nerve cells distributed across their small, squishy bodies. These jellyfish barely even behave like animals. Instead of mouths, they suck in food through pores in their tentacles.
What is a person with no legs?
: a person who has lost all or part of both legs and both arms.
Are there any animals that don’t have hearts?
There are also numerous animals with no hearts at all, including
starfish, sea cucumbers and coral
. Jellyfish can grow quite large, but they also don’t have hearts. Or brains.
What animal have no eyes?
Researchers said on Thursday that the red brittle star, called
Ophiocoma wendtii
, is only the second creature known to be able to see without having eyes – known as extraocular vision – joining a single species of sea urchin.
What animal has 800 stomachs?
| Etruscan shrew | Phylum: Chordata | Class: Mammalia | Order: Eulipotyphla | Family: Soricidae |
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What animal has green blood?
BATON ROUGE – Green blood is one of the most unusual characteristics in the animal kingdom, but it’s the hallmark of a group of lizards in New Guinea. Prasinohaema are
green-blooded skinks
, or a type of lizard.
What animal has 8 hearts?
Explanation: Currently, there is no animal with that amount of hearts. But
Barosaurus
was a huge dinosaur which needed 8 hearts to circulate blood upto it’s head. Now, the maximum number of hearts is 3 and they belong to the Octopus.
What animal has 3000 teeth?
Great White Shark
– Great white sharks are the largest predatory fish on earth and they have around 3,000 teeth in their mouths at any one time! These teeth are arranged in multiple rows in their mouths and lost teeth are easily grown back in.
What animal has 9 hearts?
BOSTON (AP) — Mythology and superstition have portrayed octopuses as alien beings or evil creatures dwelling in the terrifying dark depths of oceans. Little wonder, considering they are a bit unusual.
What animal has 300 teeth and 32 brains?
Leech
has 32 brains. A leech’s internal structure is segregated into 32 separate segments, and each of these segments has its own brain.
Which animal has no red blood?
Crocodile icefish
take this to the extreme. Unlike every other known type of backboned animal, they don’t have any red blood cells — or hemoglobin — at all. It’s astonishing!
