Who am I ?

1. Who am I ? Which group do I belong to? 我是誰？

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3. Peacock Birds Male will display his elongated upper tail with green blue “eyes” before the female during courtship.

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5. Clownfish Fish  Its name comes from its wadding way of swimming and the clown-like marking. It lives with anemone, benefiting from each other.

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7. Amazon horned frog Amphibians • It is often called “mouth with legs” because its mouth size is about half of the body. • Amazon horned frogs are indiscriminate about what they eat. When anything smaller than their own bodies happens by, they spring from the mud and swallow their prey whole.

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9. Chameleon Reptiles It can change its body colour when it moves from one colour environment to another.

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11. Starfish Invertebrate Echinoderms • It has no front or back, that’s why it can move in any direction without turning. • Often exhibit a five-armed symmetry

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13. Shark Fish – cartilaginous fish • No bones, just cartilage. • No swim bladder, it has to swim all the time to make them buoyant because unlike bony fish, it has no swim bladder.

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15. Penguin Birds • It has a thick layer of blubber (fat) below its skin to keep warm.\ • The ‘wing ‘ is modified for swimming rather than flying

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17. Moth caterpillar Invertebrate Arthropods This catepillar is well camouflaged.

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19. Gorilla Mammals They are on the verge of extinction and only about 600 gorillas are left.

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21. Lionfish Fish Its spines are poisonous and its body is crossed with red bands which can frighten the enemies away.

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23. Leopard Mammals It climb trees very well.

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25. Hong Kong Newt Invertebrates Amphibian This interesting freshwater vertebrate looks like a reptile but in fact it is an Amphibian. It is the only local Amphibian that keep itstail in the adult stage. Striking warning colour pattern is seen on the ventral surface, but the dorsal side looks dark brown, a camouflaged colour that blends well with the substratum.

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27. Polar bear Mammals It paddles with the front feet only, hind feet are held flat and are used as rudders. It is a unique feature of four-footed land animals. Oxford University Press

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29. Puffer fish Fish  When frightened, it spines become visible as it swells its body.

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31. Bat-eared fox Mammals  It uses the big ears to help release heat from the body during the daytime. Oxford University Press

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33. Crocodile Reptiles  Females are gentle mothers which build nests for their young. They will protect them against enemies, including their father.

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35. Sea anemone Invertebrate Coelenterates  It looks like plants but it is an animal. It can sting the prey with its tentacles and then put it into the mouth.

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37. Coral Invertebrate Coelenterates  They look like sea anemones, except that sea anemones are entirely soft-bodied while corals can build up hard skeleton.

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39. Sea slug Invertebrate Molluscs • Soft-bodied, marine molluscs which shed their shell after their larval stage. • They are noted for their often extraordinary colors and striking forms.

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41. Sea snake Reptiles Sea-snakes are cold-blooded reptiles, so they live mostly in warm tropical waters. Sea-snakes are fully adapted to breathe, feed, breed and grow in the sea. For air-breathing animals, sea-snakes are remarkable divers. Some species can dive to 100 metres or more, and remain submerged for up to 80 minutes. 

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43. Green turtle 綠海龜 Reptiles  After hatching, it is carried by current to an unknown place, then returns to the birth place, having travelled as far as 3000 km.

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45. Killer whale 殺人鯨 Mammals  It is an intelligent killer. Fortunately it does not have a taste for humans -- there are no records of humans attacked by them. 。

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47. Dolphin Mammals  They are highly intelligent and curious. They locate prey by using the echo of ultrasound emitted from their head. 

49. Whale shark Fishes • The largest of all fishes. • These gentle giants feed on planktons only.

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