Tarantula
Tarantula’s moult! The female moults throughout her lifetime, while the male stops moulting when he matures. He is then easily distinguished from the female spider.
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Tarantula’s moult! The female moults throughout her lifetime, while the male stops moulting when he matures. He is then easily distinguished from the female spider.
Now extinct, examples of Tasmanian Tigers have been found in engravings and rock art dating back to 1000BC, although they were already extinct on the Australian Mainland before the first European Settlers had even arrived.
Tigers are the largest members of the cat family and are renowned for their power and strength.
Turkeys are intelligent and sensitive animals that are highly social. They create lasting social bonds with each other and are very affectionate; rather similar to dogs.