He said he had no choice but to defend himself from the bear.įortunately he claims to have had some martial arts training to fend off the animal. After death, they have a brown or grey tint.His blood-curdling screams can be heard on the recording as he tries to shout down the animal.įor his part, the tourist says he was in the wrong as the one invading the bear's territory.
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However, their skin is translucent and lacks pigment, and the faint trace of their bloodstream that can be seen gives them a pink tint. Until 1976, it was believed that goblin sharks were grey. They can get very big, with the largest recorded at 3.8-metres long and weighing 210 kilogrammes but have never been known to attack humans. Goblin sharks are found in very deep water, normally swimming at depths of 274-1,310 metres. Fishermen began to refer to the shark as tengu-zame, which translates directly into English as goblin shark. The goblin part of its name comes from its similarity to a long-nosed, red-faced tengu from Japanese folklore. Its scientific name 'owstoni' was used in honour of Alan Owston, an English collector of Asian wildlife. This shark can be found in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, but is mainly found near the Japanese coast. They have a long, flattened snout, exposed teeth and a moveable mouth that can shoot forward to seize prey. The goblin shark ( Mitsukurina owstoni) is one of the ocean's oddest-looking creatures. It is not clear why the vampire squirrel has so much tail, but one theory suggests that it may confuse predators, such as clouded leopards, preventing them from grabbing hold of the body of the squirrel when they attack. In addition to its fluffy tail, it also has very hairy ears. The head and body length of a vampire squirrel can be about 35 centimetres long, with a tail 30% larger than its body. Sightings of this species are very rare and it has only recently been caught on film. Scientists who study them report that their diet is mostly fruits, canarium nuts and seeds. While this behaviour has never been proven, locals believe that if they find a dead deer with only the gut removed, it is a sign of a squirrel attack. Once the deer is dead and they eat only their organs. According to a Dayak hunters, it jumps onto deer from a low branch before using its sharp teeth to bite their jugular, and then lets the deer bleed to death. The vampire squirrel, also known as the tufted ground squirrel, has only been found in the primary forests of Borneo.
The vampire squirrel ( Rheithrosciurus macrotis) is remarkable in several aspects, but has recently become famous for two things: being reported as the mammal with the largest tail to body size ratio and according to local hunters in northern Central Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo) for its ability to disembowel deer. They can be up to 13 centimetres in length and have a wingspan of up to 50 centimetres when stretched. But in addition to their large ears and nose leaf, they also have large eyes to help them find prey. Like many other bats species, they use echolocation to find their way around. Ghost bats drop on animals from above, enveloping them with their flight membranes, and killing them with bites about the head and neck. Much of the prey is captured on the ground. They are the only species of carnivorous bat in Australia. It probably gets its spooky common name from its pale grey or light brown fur with some populations tending to be almost white which makes it appear ghostly at night.ĭue to their large size and sharp teeth, false vampire bats were assumed to drink blood, however they actually eat large insects, lizards, birds, rodents and even other bats.
The ghost bat ( Macroderma gigas), also known as the Australian false vampire bat, is native to Australia.
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