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Scary Animals Pictures & Facts With FREE Printable Quiz

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A list of the world’s scariest animals! On this page, you’ll find pictures and information on creepy creatures from around the world, including mammals that drink blood, reptiles with venomous saliva, birds with terrifying calls, lizards that squirt blood from their eyes, and arachnids with freakishly large mouthparts!

Free Printable Halloween Animals Quiz To Download

FREE Halloween Animals Quiz: Click Image To Download

Test your knowledge of dangerous, creepy and scary animals with this FREE quiz!

Click here to download your copy. All of the answers can be found on this page!

What’s your favorite scary animal? Have we missed any out? Let us know in the comments at the bottom of the page!

Halloween Animals Video

In the video above, you’ll meet ten terrifying animals associated with Halloween!

Scary Animals Page Index

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Cool Dinosaurs Pictures And Interesting Facts: The Coolest Dinosaurs

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List of cool dinosaurs with pictures and facts. Discover the coolest dinosaurs of the Mesozoic Era!

Watch the video below to meet the world’s coolest dinosaurs!

Cool Dinosaurs

Cool dinosaurs are dinosaurs that have abilities, physical characteristics or lifestyles that are a little out of the ordinary. Chasmosaurus, for example, has a huge bony frill behind its head; Tarbosaurus had even smaller arms than T. rex; and Carnotaurus is a unique predatory dinosaur with horns.

We’re not saying that famous dinosaurs such as T. rex are boring – far from it – but on this page we’ve concentrated on lesser-known dinosaurs that true dinosaur fans will appreciate.

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Prehistoric Sea Creatures With Pictures & Interesting Facts

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A list of prehistoric sea creatures that inhabited the world’s oceans before, during, and after the age of the dinosaurs. Read on to discover amazing prehistoric ocean animals such as plesiosaurs, ichthyosaurs, pliosaurs, mosasaurs and ammonites.

Index

You can see a list of books on prehistoric animals on this page: Prehistoric Animal Books

Introduction

Dinosaurs may be the best-known prehistoric animals, but despite dominating the land during the Mesozoic Era, they never adapted to life in the ocean.

Visit our main dinosaur page to discover everything you ever wanted to know about dinosaurs: Dinosaurs – The Complete Guide

So-called “sea-dinosaurs” such as plesiosaurs …

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Texas Butterflies – List Of Species With Pictures & Interesting Facts

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Texas butterflies pictures and facts – a list of common and notable butterfly species found in Texas.

With habitats ranging from deserts to forests, Texas is home to a vast number of different butterfly types – the state is home to an estimated 450-plus butterfly species. On this page, we list 25 common and / or noteworthy Texan butterflies.

Texas Butterflies Index

American Snout

American Snout
  • Scientific name: Libytheana carinenta
  • Family: Nymphalidae
  • Wingspan: 1.5 to 2 inches (3.8 to 5
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Camptosaurus Facts & Pictures: Meet A Jurassic Ornithopod Dinosaur

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Camptosaurus was an ornithopod dinosaur that roamed North America during the Late Jurassic period, approximately 157 to 145 million years ago.

Camptosaurus Facts

  • Type of Dinosaur: Ornithopod
  • Diet: herbivore.
  • Continent(s) Found: North America, (possibly) Europe.
  • Length: Approximately 5 to 7 meters (16 to 23 feet)
  • Height: Around 2 meters (6.5 feet) at the hips
  • Weight: Estimated to be between 500 to 1,000 kilograms (1,100 to 2,200 pounds)
  • Period: Camptosaurus lived during the Late Jurassic period, approximately 157 to 145 million years ago.

What Did Camptosaurus Look Like?

Camptosaurus

Camptosaurus was a medium-sized ornithopod dinosaur, characterized by its …

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Compsognathus Facts & Pictures, A Small Jurassic Predatory Dinosaur

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Compsognathus, a small but fascinating dinosaur from the Late Jurassic period, has captivated dinosaur enthusiasts since its discovery in the mid-19th century.

Compsognathus is primarily known for its small size; for many years it was the smallest-known dinosaur, and is often compared to a modern chicken in size (smaller dinosaurs, such as Microraptor and Parvicursor have subsequently been discovered).

All that is known about Compsognathus comes from two well-preserved fossils, one of which was found in the Solnhofen limestone of Germany; the other in the Portland limestone of France.

Read on to find out more facts about this diminutive dinosaur…

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Deinonychus Facts & Pictures – Complete Guide To The Cretaceous Predator

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Deinonychus was a predatory dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous Period. Its name, which means “terrible claw”, refers to the large, sickle-shaped claws on each hind foot.

The “Velociraptors” depicted in Jurassic Park were actually modelled on Deinonychus, rather than the true Velociraptor, which was significantly smaller.

Read on to find out more about the “true” hero of Jurassic Park…

Deinonychus Facts

  • Type of Dinosaur: Theropod
  • Diet: Carnivore
  • Continent(s) Found: North America (specifically in the United States, in states like Montana, Wyoming, and
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Keystone Species Examples; List With Pictures & Interesting Facts

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Keystone species are species that hold an ecosystem together; without them, the ecosystem wouldn’t function. Some keystone species are predators, some are herbivores, but whatever their place in the food chain, all of the other species in the ecosystem rely on them.

On this page are examples of keystone species from ecosystems in different parts of the world.

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Listed below are examples of keystone species. Scroll down to browse all of the animals, or use the index below to see information on a particular species.

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