Hello my Science Brothers! Today I will be sharing with you what I think are the 5 coolest animals alive. This list will show some of the extremes in the animals kingdom because I personally believe that is what makes an animals truly cool.
5. Aye Aye
The aye aye is a really unique primate, it is on the smaller side as lemurs go and it has a very unique way of finding and gathering food. The Aye Aye has a seriously long and very thin middle finger that they tap on a tree with to listen to the sound and look for hollow holes burrowed in trees likely to contain nice juicy grubs. The aye aye will then reach its long middle finger down the hollow hole to hook the grub out and eat it. The aye aye are very freaky but are also extremely awesome so they make it in on the list at number five. I really recommend you watch this short video about the aye aye and you will surely not forget about it!
4. Basking Shark
The basking shark is the second largest living fish, coming in right behind the whale shark, and it is one of the three plankton eating sharks, so you don't have to fear them eating you however they are quite scary! Basking sharks are very slow swimmers and are listed as vulnerable due to easily being able to fish them. Basking sharks feed on plankton by opening their mouths to enormous sizes to filter the water and eat plankton. They evolved these huge mouths so that they can take in enough nutrients to support their huge body, sharks are one of my favorite types of animals and basking sharks are just amazingly cool.
3. Cuckoo
Cuckoos are known for their relation for their relations with reed warblers. When a reed warbler makes a nest for its eggs, the cuckoo will then at a later time when the warbler is away it will lay its egg in the nest. The warbler does not notice the difference between the cuckoo egg and its egg so therefore it incubates the egg until it hatches. The cuckoo will then hatch before all the warbler babies, and will push remaining eggs off then nest. The warbler then ends up feeding this massive cuckoo chick that is way bigger than it despite being newly hatched.
2. Narwhal
Narwhals are a unique animal, they are the closest thing we will get to unicorns that is found in nature, they are a medium sized toothed whale that has its upper left canine jut out of its face looking like a horn. Yes, its often misunderstood that narwhals are actually horned animals, while it is just an elongated spiral tusks found only in male narwhals. But alas narwhals are still very awesome and earn their spot at number two in my list.
1. Sun Bear
Sun bears are my favorite animal, they are the smallest bear, nicknames the "dog bear" for its small size, they however take a up a big place in my heart. They are also commonly referred to as "honey bears" due to their voracious appetite for honey and honeycombs. Sun bears are easily recognized with their black fur and their crescent shaped pale fur on their chest and muzzle. They however can be mixed up with Sloth bears who have a similar marking on their chest, however sun bears are much cooler because they don't have that doofus mane Sun bears are just awesome they are smart, cool, and super cute as babies. They automatically win first place for being not only my favorite animal but also being super cool.
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