Lionfish

What is a lionfish?
Lionfish are a grumpy looking type of fish with long dorsal fins that warns you to keep away from them- and for good reason. If anything gets to close to a lionfish, it will inject a poison into the animal/human.

While the venom is fatal to most small animals, it is not to humans, but will cause nausea and breathing difficulties. Lionfish are red and white striped, and look very pretty. Their fins also have these stripes, and are always very long. They are nicknamed the "turkey fish".

Where can lionfish be found?
Well, lionfish can be found in the water, of course. But to be more specific, lionfish are native to the reefs and rocky crevices of the Indo-Pacific. However, over time lionfish have spread their population and have moved into warmer reefs. In some parts of the world, lionfish are valued as food, but are more prized as aquarium trade.

They are easy to find, and they are always growing in population, and have started moving into the US. This causes some concern among people who worry that these dangerous fish pose environmental dangers. I wouldn't be too scared- these fish stay in the water and can only grow up to be 1 foot long.

The Silky Anteater

Silky Anteaters are exactly their name- ant eaters! These slow, slothlike creatures' main and only source of food are ants. Normal Anteaters use their long, trunklike nose to consume the ants and suck them out of their hills, but the silky anteater has a short snout, and nibbles on ants instead.

Anteaters are very slow creatures, as I mentioned above- luckily their food is NOT very fast and is usually found in swarms. Your average anteater consumes about 5,000 ants every day.

Silky anteaters can be found in Central and South America. They are the smallest member of the anteater family, and are very hard to spot. In fact, it is very rare that you see them, as they are an endangered species, very small, and are nocturnal.

These tiny creatures can only grow up to be 1 foot long and typically weigh 14 oz- smaller than your average bottle of soda. Their small size definitely adds to their cuteness factor- but they have other cute points too, such as their gorgeous gold/tan colored fur and tiny snout. They have the tail of a monkey and live in the canopy of rainforests. This is another one of the things that makes this animal so unique- most anteaters live on the ground.