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A lot of people out there have debates on what is the cleverest animal out there but you never see talk about the stupid ones. Are the below animals actually stupid or is this just a human opinion on the matter?

Dodo

Okay so I know that this animal is no longer around anymore but it is still constantly being ridiculed for being one of the most stupid of creatures ever to come into existence but is this true? Well in actual fact it wasn’t the Dodo’s stupidity that put it into extinction it was us hunting them all of the time. Dodos were very friendly creatures and if you think this is stupid then think about the Dolphin, it is one of the cleverest on the planet!

Stegosaurus

If you are going on body to brain size then the Stegosaurus wins hands down against everything else that has ever lived. This massive reptile weighed a massive 13,000 pounds that the brain only came in at 2.5 ounces which is minuscule! it would take 15 of these animals to match the brain size of a single human being, pretty amazing figure really. At the other end of the spectrum a sperm whale at 50 feet long would have a brain around 20 pounds in size.

Chicken

Nowadays it would seem that many people out there are in agreement that one of the stupidest animals out there is the chicken and this is because they cannot fly, have been known to drown in heavy rain and are mostly kept for eggs and meat by humans. Surely this makes us the stupid ones.

Of course if you want to see some really clever animals why not try shark diving by going diving in Egypt or Maldives diving.

Reptiles and amphibians are unbelievable creatures. A reptile may be a cold-blooded species that lays eggs and typically has skin with scans. An example of a reptile is a snake. An amphibian also lays eggs but can breathe both underwater and in air. An example of an amphibian could be a frog. It can sometimes be tough to tell the difference between a reptile and an amphibian.

Nowadays, there are more than 5000 different species of amphibians around the world. There are also additional than 8000 species of known reptiles around the world. Amphibians are classified into three groups: newts and salamanders, frogs and toads, and caecilians. Reptiles are classified into four orders: turtles, lizards and snakes, crocodiles, and tuataras.

A good means to spot an amphibian from a reptile is by trying at the animal’s skin. A reptile will sometimes have exhausting and scaly skin that has scutes or bony plates. In distinction, an amphibian can sometimes have soft and smooth skin that’s moist and sometimes has warts.

Once you’ve got checked out the skin, you ought to confirm whether or not that animal has legs. Many reptiles, like lizards, turtles, or crocodiles, do have legs, however different reptiles, like snakes, do not. Amphibians also could or might not have legs. Animals like frogs, toads, salamanders, and newts do have legs, however amphibians like the caecilian do not. Moreover, some amphibians have tails, while others do not. Salamanders and newts are amphibians that have tails, whereas frogs and toads are amphibians that don’t have tails.

Amphibians that have legs but no tails are either frogs or toads. But, it can generally be difficult to work out a frog from a toad. A toad has rough, dry skin with warts, while a frog has swish, moist skin with no warts.

Learning to spot amphibians from reptiles can be a fun and exciting hobby for people of all ages.

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With the exception of Antarctica, snakes are everywhere on the globe in warm and temperate geographical areas. The diversity of the 2,700 snakes species is relevant in the size differences too: there are some only a few centimeters long while others reach the impressive length of nine meters like the anacondas or the pythons. Poisonous snakes are far less numerous in this incredibly large reptile family, but their toxic poison is so powerful that it could cause the death of a human being within a few minutes. Chronological research indicates that, the history and origins of snakes are lost in the Cretaceous period, some 150 million years ago, when snakes are assumed to have evolved from a lizard and adapted to a different living habitat.

Some modern species still carry primitive distinctive marks, this is the case with pythons and boas that still carry hind limbs remains, which only point to a past when snakes were more lizard-like than they are today. Snakes or serpents are present in all cultures, carrying symbolic meanings and being widely represented in artistic form. Worshiped or hunted down as evil creatures, snakes surely have a fascination on human mind; yet, modern attitudes are partly different towards snakes under the pressure of ecologist organization that stress out the importance of these creatures for the balance of ecosystems. And many factors confirm such opinions.

There are many aspects in the life of snakes that fascinate scientists and indicate that there are more things to learn about the many existing species. Thus, a study of the colored patterns on the body of snakes indicates incredible differentiation details between individuals belonging to the same family. Then, snakes’ sensitivity to vibrations, the incredible sense of smell and even the reception of low frequency sounds make them pretty out of the ordinary. The same amount of scientific respect is due in terms of anatomical programing by the presence of the infrared sensitive receptors that allow pit vipers for instance to detect the warmth of the prey’s body.

Common habitats for humans and snakes are a reality, and people living in areas with a higher density of snake groups and sub-groups should learn to distinguish between the dangerous or harmless specimens, and thus they reduce the risk of snakebites. Non-venomous snakes could also bite and injure one seriously when sensing danger, therefore, a avoidance and respect of the snakes’ habitat remain the most effective prevention means. Do not try to catch, hunt or kill snakes: they will never come after you for the sake of just biting. Be extremely cautious when keeping snakes as pets.