The amazing animal kingdom

A member of the class Asteroidea, this echinoderm has no brain.

This member of the Ursidae family surprisingly has black skin.

If you grind this animal through a sieve into tiny bits, they can reform into several living animals.

This gastropod has four noses.

This sea creature has 24 eyes.

The only mammal whose eyes are known to change colour; they turn blue in winter to help them see in low light.

Most of these creatures are in the Gorgonocephalidae family; some look like ferns or seaweed rather than animals.

This invertebrate's silk is five times stronger than steel of the same width.

The claws of this punchy crustacean can accelerate as quickly as a bullet.

This micro-beastie can survive at temperatures up to 149 or down to -272 C, in a vacuum, or without food for a decade.

This mammal has a specific alarm call that means "Human!"

Some of these vertebrates eat parts of live whales at sea (at least, they have a nibble).

It takes this animal up to a month to digest a leaf.

This beach-dweller has teeth in its stomach.