{"id":55141,"date":"2019-06-04T11:15:43","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T15:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/wildwire\/?page_id=55141"},"modified":"2026-03-31T14:40:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T18:40:02","slug":"s2e11","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/s2e11\/","title":{"rendered":"Hovering Hummingbirds and the World&#8217;s Most Extreme Animals!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Earth Rangers, Emma is going to take you on an adventure to learn about some EXTREME animals &#8211; extremely cute, extremely good fliers, extremely interesting sea creatures AND some actual extremophiles. You&#8217;re going to be EXTREMELY glad you joined us!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/7619e4c6-5de6-4851-af07-0e3d42e75f7d\/episodes\/42c65df6-397b-467e-8d77-fe6d7cbb478b\/embed?theme=light-gray-blue\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Top 5 Extremely Interesting Sea Creatures<\/b><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dive into the sea with us and take a look at these fascinating animals:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"SlideDeck-55145-frame\" class=\"slidedeck-frame slidedeck_frame slidedeck-frame-55145 lens-tool-kit show-overlay-hover display-nav-always content-source-custom sd2-hideSpines sd2-show-author sd2-show-author-avatar sd2-show-title sd2-show-excerpt sd2-show-readmore sd2-medium sd2-light default-nav-styles sd2-nav-dots sd2-none sd2-nav-default sd2-nav-pos-top sd2-title-pos-bottom sd2-title-dark sd2-1 sd2-nav-arrow-style-2 sd2-arrowstyle-5\" style=\"width:600px;height:400px;max-width:100%;\" data-sd2-lazy-load-padding=\"1\" data-sd3-image_protection=\"0\"><div class=\"sd-wrapper\"><dl id=\"SlideDeck-55145\" class=\"slidedeck slidedeck-55145\" style=\"width:600px;height:400px;\"><dd itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" style=\"\" class=\"has-image has-excerpt has-title custom-layout-caption custom-caption-position-bottom sd2-image-scaling-contain slide-type-image slide-source-custom slide\" data-thumbnail-src=\"\/public\/content\/wildwire\/mantis-shrimp.jpg\" data-slide-id=\"55146\" ><div class=\"sd2-content-wrapper\">\n    <div class=\"sd2-node-caption\" itemprop=\"name headline\">\n        <div class=\"sd2-vertical-center-outer\">\n            <div class=\"sd2-vertical-center-middle\">\n                <div class=\"sd2-vertical-center-inner\"> \n                    \n                    <div class=\"sd2-slide-title accent-color\">\n                        <div class=\"sd2-slide-title-inner \" >\n                            \t\n                                3. Mantis shrimp                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"sd2-slide-text\"><p>These exotic rainbow warriors may be small but they\u2019re extra mighty crustaceans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                    \n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <meta class=\"hidden\" itemprop=\"caption\" content=\"3. Mantis shrimp\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl image\" data-fullsrc=\"\/public\/content\/wildwire\/mantis-shrimp.jpg\" class=\"sd2-is-first-slide sd2-slide-background\" src=\"\/public\/content\/wildwire\/mantis-shrimp.jpg\" alt=\"3. Mantis shrimp\" \/>\n<\/dd><dd itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" style=\"\" class=\"has-image has-excerpt has-title custom-layout-caption custom-caption-position-bottom sd2-image-scaling-contain slide-type-image slide-source-custom slide\" data-thumbnail-src=\"\/public\/content\/wildwire\/Scotoplanes_globosa_and_cra.jpg\" data-slide-id=\"55147\" ><div class=\"sd2-content-wrapper\">\n    <div class=\"sd2-node-caption\" itemprop=\"name headline\">\n        <div class=\"sd2-vertical-center-outer\">\n            <div class=\"sd2-vertical-center-middle\">\n                <div class=\"sd2-vertical-center-inner\"> \n                    \n                    <div class=\"sd2-slide-title accent-color\">\n                        <div class=\"sd2-slide-title-inner \" >\n                            \t\n                                Scotoplanes                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"sd2-slide-text\"><p>Also known as the sea pig, these jelly-like creatures are actually a type of sea cucumber!<i>Photo Credit NOAA\/Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                    \n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <meta class=\"hidden\" itemprop=\"caption\" content=\"Scotoplanes\" \/>\n<\/div>\n     \n    <img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl image\" data-fullsrc=\"\/public\/content\/wildwire\/Scotoplanes_globosa_and_cra.jpg\" class=\"slide-deck-lazy sd2-slide-background\" data-src=\"\/public\/content\/wildwire\/Scotoplanes_globosa_and_cra.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/plugins\/slidedeck_Disabled\/lib\/..\/images\/blank.gif\" alt=\"Scotoplanes\" \/>\n    <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"nolazy sd2-slide-background\" src=\"\/public\/content\/wildwire\/Scotoplanes_globosa_and_cra.jpg\" alt=\"Scotoplanes\" \/><\/noscript>\n    <\/dd><dd itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" style=\"\" class=\"has-image has-excerpt has-title custom-layout-caption custom-caption-position-bottom sd2-image-scaling-contain slide-type-image slide-source-custom slide\" data-thumbnail-src=\"\/public\/content\/wildwire\/Dumbo-hires_cropped-pho.jpg\" data-slide-id=\"55148\" ><div class=\"sd2-content-wrapper\">\n    <div class=\"sd2-node-caption\" itemprop=\"name headline\">\n        <div class=\"sd2-vertical-center-outer\">\n            <div class=\"sd2-vertical-center-middle\">\n                <div class=\"sd2-vertical-center-inner\"> \n                    \n                    <div class=\"sd2-slide-title accent-color\">\n                        <div class=\"sd2-slide-title-inner \" >\n                            \t\n                                Dumbo Octopus                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"sd2-slide-text\"><p>What do you call an octopus wearing socks? A Sock-topus of course! What do you call an octopus with flapping ear-fins? Hm&#8230;<i>Photo Credit: NOAA Okeanos Explorer<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                    \n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <meta class=\"hidden\" itemprop=\"caption\" content=\"Dumbo Octopus\" \/>\n<\/div>\n     \n    <img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl image\" data-fullsrc=\"\/public\/content\/wildwire\/Dumbo-hires_cropped-pho.jpg\" class=\"slide-deck-lazy sd2-slide-background\" data-src=\"\/public\/content\/wildwire\/Dumbo-hires_cropped-pho.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/plugins\/slidedeck_Disabled\/lib\/..\/images\/blank.gif\" alt=\"Dumbo Octopus\" \/>\n    <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"nolazy sd2-slide-background\" src=\"\/public\/content\/wildwire\/Dumbo-hires_cropped-pho.jpg\" alt=\"Dumbo Octopus\" \/><\/noscript>\n    <\/dd><dd itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" style=\"\" class=\"has-image has-excerpt has-title custom-layout-caption custom-caption-position-bottom sd2-image-scaling-contain slide-type-image slide-source-custom slide\" data-thumbnail-src=\"\/public\/content\/wildwire\/leafy-sea-dragon.jpg\" data-slide-id=\"55149\" ><div class=\"sd2-content-wrapper\">\n    <div class=\"sd2-node-caption\" itemprop=\"name headline\">\n        <div class=\"sd2-vertical-center-outer\">\n            <div class=\"sd2-vertical-center-middle\">\n                <div class=\"sd2-vertical-center-inner\"> \n                    \n                    <div class=\"sd2-slide-title accent-color\">\n                        <div class=\"sd2-slide-title-inner \" >\n                            \t\n                                Leafy Sea Dragon                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"sd2-slide-text\"><p>You may find this hard to believe, but the leafy sea dragon is actually a type of fish! 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