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Shiloh1991

PostPosted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 9:34 pm


shigure144
when i read about that i was like eek no way a gold fish can do that?! why cant we do that it sounds sooo kewl!! ooh!! and by the waaay!!
-Male Grouper fishies are waaaaaay smaller then female grouper fishies!! but it shocks me cuz i wonder how they...if there....yeah...its been bugging me for the longest time!


Im curious too! You should find out for the both of us xp
PostPosted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 9:37 pm


yeeeah i think i will!! i must solve this mystery or ill live in agony forever. crying Lol OOOOOH and i didnt mean a groper fish i meant an angler fishieee!!! i always get those two mixed up for some strange reason..hehe sweatdrop

T r u n k -M o n k e e-

Dapper Gekko


Shiloh1991

PostPosted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 9:40 pm


shigure144
yeeeah i think i will!! i must solve this mystery or ill live in agony forever. crying Lol


xp
PostPosted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 9:45 pm


AAHHHAAAA!!! i found out but its kinda gross..but now i can live without the guilt of never knowing how they do it ^_^ Because angler fish are so sparsely populated throughout the vast millions of cubic miles of ocean, chance mating encounters between males and females would be unlikely. In fact, when deep-sea anglers were first brought up in trawls they puzzled scientists because they were all females. Then someone noticed small "growths" on the female that turned out to be males. When a tiny male meets a female he bits into her flesh and literally fuses with her body. Like the linking together of web sites on the Internet, the two blood supplies also fuse together so that the male obtains nutrients and oxygen from the female. Without any need for most of his organ systems, such as eyes and digestive organs, the male's body degenerates into essentially a pair of sperm-producing testicles. Thus the female essentially becomes a hermaphrodite with up to six or more of these tiny male parasites attached to various parts of her body. Although functionally bisexual, the eggs and sperm come from genetically distinct parents, thus providing vital genetic variability through meiosis and genetic recombination. As a functional hermaphrodite she can have sex any time or place, without worrying about meeting a male in the dark abyss of the ocean. Clinging to her body like minute, blood-sucking parasites, the males have little interaction with the female, except to fertilize her eggs with sperm. IM SORRY IF YOU DIDNT WANT TO SEE THIS BUT IT WAS FOR THE GOOD OF ME AND SHILOH WE NEEDED TO KNOO BADLY!!!

T r u n k -M o n k e e-

Dapper Gekko


Shiloh1991

PostPosted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 9:49 pm


shigure144
AAHHHAAAA!!! i found out but its kinda gross..but now i can live without the guilt of never knowing how they do it ^_^ Because angler fish are so sparsely populated throughout the vast millions of cubic miles of ocean, chance mating encounters between males and females would be unlikely. In fact, when deep-sea anglers were first brought up in trawls they puzzled scientists because they were all females. Then someone noticed small "growths" on the female that turned out to be males. When a tiny male meets a female he bits into her flesh and literally fuses with her body. Like the linking together of web sites on the Internet, the two blood supplies also fuse together so that the male obtains nutrients and oxygen from the female. Without any need for most of his organ systems, such as eyes and digestive organs, the male's body degenerates into essentially a pair of sperm-producing testicles. Thus the female essentially becomes a hermaphrodite with up to six or more of these tiny male parasites attached to various parts of her body. Although functionally bisexual, the eggs and sperm come from genetically distinct parents, thus providing vital genetic variability through meiosis and genetic recombination. As a functional hermaphrodite she can have sex any time or place, without worrying about meeting a male in the dark abyss of the ocean. Clinging to her body like minute, blood-sucking parasites, the males have little interaction with the female, except to fertilize her eggs with sperm. IM SORRY IF YOU DIDNT WANT TO SEE THIS BUT IT WAS FOR THE GOOD OF ME AND SHILOH WE NEEDED TO KNOO BADLY!!!


Haha wow that's pretty amazing!
PostPosted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 9:50 pm


i kno ^_^ now im happy and i can go on with my life now that i know that little fact mrgreen

T r u n k -M o n k e e-

Dapper Gekko


Shiloh1991

PostPosted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 3:49 pm


shigure144
i kno ^_^ now im happy and i can go on with my life now that i know that little fact mrgreen


Me too 3nodding
PostPosted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 6:30 pm


Did you know that two-towed sloths move so slow that they grow mold that helps them blended in the rain forest! Do you ever wonder why ants always show up where food is? Well, each ant has a special smell so that other ants can find food!

animallover456


Shiloh1991

PostPosted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:26 pm


animallover456
Did you know that two-towed sloths move so slow that they grow mold that helps them blended in the rain forest! Do you ever wonder why ants always show up where food is? Well, each ant has a special smell so that other ants can find food!


Moldy Sloths eek
PostPosted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 10:52 am


I have to dispel this myth! All calico cats are NOT female! Though it is true that most Calicos are female. But there have been a few male calico cats. Most of the male cats that are calico end up being sterile. This is due to the rare genetic formation of XXY instead of the normal XY(Male) or XX(Female). In XXY cats, the XX are what cause the coloration, one for tortishell and one for calico. Because of the overload of chromosomes, the male is likely sterile. That it why it is so hard to breed for tortishell coloration or calico coloration.

Did you know that many of the cats classified as "Big Cats" are not technically big cats? This includes Snow Leopards. "Big Cats" Are described as cats who can roar and not purr, whereas a snow leopard can purr and not roar.

silk n lace


embracetheanimal

Hilarious Seeker

PostPosted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 7:06 pm


sand is almost made of parrotfish poop!
PostPosted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 7:11 am


wow I myself didnt know MOST of those cool facts!! O__O

here are some dog facts...

The average dog's mouth exerts 150 to 200 pounds of pressure per square inch. Some dogs can apply up to 450 pounds.

A one-year-old dog is physically as mature as a 15 year-old human.

Dogs chew up your underwear because it smells like you.

A dog's smile runs from the depth of his eyes to the tip of his tail.

A puppy's eyes do not open until it is 10 to 15 days old. Its vision is usually not complete until it is about four weeks old.


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random_shiichan

Familiar Friend


embracetheanimal

Hilarious Seeker

PostPosted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 4:54 pm


wow thats alot of info!
rabbits are smarter than dolphins!
box jellyfish are one of the most posinous sea animals
koala`s poop is made of gold
PostPosted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 6:55 pm


AnimalFaerie

koala`s poop is made of gold

WHAT?!
scream scream scream scream
well, in that case i need more of "koala's poop"!!! XD lol if u know wut i mean razz

random_shiichan

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