Master Class: AGNATHAScientific Name: Lampetra fluviatilis

Common Name: River Lamprey

About the River Lamprey

•Found in coastal waters throughout Europe

•Commonly live in areas of strong currents

•Found in freshwater; never found in

saltwater

•Considered a parasite

•Word for the wise: Never date one, the

hickeys are dreadful

•Ideal Halloween Costume: Suction Cup

•Favorite Movie: The Philadelphia Story

MASTER CLASS: ChondricthyesSCIENTIFIC NAME: Isistius brasiliensisCOMMON NAME: Cookie Cutter

Shark

About the Cookie Cutter Shark

•Live in deep ocean

•Adults are about 20 inches long

•Named for the precise circular bites they leave on

their victims

•Considered a parasite

•Often pursue careers in the baking industry, but

are held back by their insufficient limbs

•Favorite food: Homemade Cookies

•Favorite Movie: Saw III

MASTER CLASS: OsteichthyesSCIENTIFIC NAME: Acipenser ruthenus    

COMMON NAME: Sterlet

About the Starlet

•A freshwater fish

• Prefers to be in cold water

•Can grow to be up to fifty inches

•Is an endangered species

•Prefers its food to be living

•Favorite Movie: Rush Hour

•Favorite Actor: Chia Hui Liu

•Never ask one to trim its mustache. It will be

very upset

MASTER CLASS: AmphibiaSCIENTIFIC NAME: Ceratophrys

COMMON NAME: Pacman Frog

About the Pacman Frog

•Known for their large abdomen and wide mouth,

which make them resemble the famous video game

character Pacman

•Can live between 12 and 20 years

•A fully grown female (the larger sex) can eat an

entire rat

•Favorite food is not cherries

•Has a chronic fear of ghosts

•Despite their name, they prefer to play Pong than

Pacman

MASTER CLASS: ReptiliaSCIENTIFIC NAME: Dendroaspis

polylepis

COMMON NAME: Black Mamba

About the Black Mamba

•In Africa, there is a saying “In the bush,

an elephant can kill you, a leopard can kill

you, and a black mamba can kill you. But

only with the mamba is death sure”

•Can grow to be 15 feet long

•Are the most notorious snakes in all of

Africa

•The snakes are not black, except inside

the mouth

•Its favorite movie is Kill Bill Volume 2

•Favorite Actress: Uma Thurman

•Favorite color: Black

MASTER CLASS: AvesSCIENTIFIC NAME: Dendroaspis polylepis

COMMON NAME: DoDo Bird

About the DoDo

•Went extinct in the late 1600’s

•A close relative to doves and pigeons

•Weighed about 44 pounds

•Was wiped out by Dutch settlers, despite the fact

that it tasted terrible

•Beak often got caught on branches

•Hated its name

•Had a fear of heights

Master Class: MammaliaScientific Name:Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Common Name: Platypus

About the Platypus

•One of only five species of mammal to lay eggs,

as opposed to live birth

•Born with ankle spurs, males have a venom

strong enough to kill a small animal, and cause

extreme pain to any human

•Baffled its first discoverers

•Favorite movie: Dogma

•Favorite actress: Julia Roberts

•Favorite color: Purple