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[edit] most extreme living dead

my favorite living dead animal is the hognose snake. it is number 5 in the countdown.

I didn't actually watch this episode, but I heard that some rattlesnakes can still attack you after they died about 2 hours ago.

When I first read that post I thought: "If the hognose snake is only number 5, I did't know what to think! They're the best at playing dead!" Well, I frogot about the water bear! I know about rattlesnakes, I've heard caimans and sharks can do that too... I wonder if the rattlesnake made it into the countdown. Dora Nichov 01:32, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

Don't you agree the results can be surprising? Take Loudmouths for example, who'd thought number one was this puny shrimp! Dora Nichov 01:34, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, I thought the blue whale would be number 1 And for the living dead, opposums can play dead for as long as they want. Radical3 19:16, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

According to tv.com, the hognose snake was actually No 10, while the opossum was No 9. Dora Nichov 12:29, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Special

Best of the Best Special isn't on there, is it? I don't think so... I don't know where to add it, or else I would.-Babylon pride 00:49, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

By the way, who won for the special? I missed it. Dora Nichov 05:22, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

I think Killer Whales are pretty cool!!! Radical3

Hmm... Does that mean...? Dora Nichov 23:01, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

Radical3 22:34, 4 October 2006 (UTC)==Revealing Results== Maybe we should reveal the results (of course with a spoiler warning). Eg:

  • Disguises (snow leopard, lyrebird, Arctic fox, sea snake, decorator crab, hognose snake, caterpillar, weedy sea dragon, walkingstick, mimic octopus)

Or just reveal number one. Eg:

  • Disguises (mimic octopus)

Dora Nichov 02:13, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Oh, thanks! Radical3

No problem. I simply thought his article could do with more information. Dora Nichov 23:02, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

By the way, nobody seems to have watched episodes from the fourth season... Dora Nichov 11:05, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

I don't get it! I love animals too and I know many interesting things about them, but where does "The Most Extreme" get all this cool information? Some animals, I haven't even heard of. I've been searching for websites, watching other animal TV shows and DVDs and even read books. If anyone knows, could you please tell me? I wanna be as smart as them when its comes to animals. Thx! Radical3 19:16, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

Oh, by the way, Dora, is it you who wrote the No.1 answers on the page? cuz i wrote some 2. Radical3 19:16, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

Also, for Lovers episode, if you have the chance to see it, you could check if the spider was #1 cuz im not sure, i think someone told me! thx! Radical3 19:16, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

Shouldn't the chameleon also be in Disguises? Radical3 Radical3 19:16, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

I wrote some of the No 1s. (But only some). I don't get the spider either, but both the official site and tv.com say so. I've always wondered why the chameleon isn't in disguises... Dora Nichov 12:27, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

Oh! I read somewhere that the chameleon doesn't change colour for camouflage (surprisingly). It changes the colour of the skin to express how it feels. For example, it turns red when angry and black when frightened. Radical3 22:35, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

It's both for camouflage and for showing it's emotions. Dora Nichov 06:57, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Smarts or Thinkers

Who else though the selection of the parrot as the most extrme smarts was a terrible selection? Ive never really trusted them since. VT?! 21:10, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Actually, parrots can be as smart as a three-year old. Some parrots do understand what they're mimicking. Dora Nichov 00:12, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

But suppose it's still over the top for a parrot to be number one. Dora Nichov 03:30, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

I thought the dolphin was number 1. Radical3

Well, I didn't watch that one... Dora Nichov 23:01, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

If I recall correctly the dolphin was number 2 and the chimp was 3 or 4. As I said before a parrot should not be number one just because they can talk like us. The flaw of humans is we look at inttelligence to resemblance towards humans even though we should actually be looking at there capapbilitys in the wild and such. --VT?! 00:03, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if the parrot made it into the countdown, but I'd have expected a chimpanzee or dolphin to be number one. Dora Nichov 01:29, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

Tv.com says the kea (which is a kind of parrot anyway) is No 1, the chimpanzee is No 2, and the dolphin is No 3. Dora Nichov 09:20, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Speed

I would've thought the peregrine falcon was number 1, but actually it was the tiger beetle because if they were as large as a human, they could run at 309 mph. That's about as fast as a racecar!!! Radical3

Cool! I thought the falcon too. Dora Nichov 23:01, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Moms

A sea lice is #1 mom? Could someone please explain because I don't get it! I thought the earwig was a good mom. Maybe it was number 2 or 3 or 4, maybe 5. Also, could Dora or someone else write the 10 in order if you saw the episode? Radical3 19:15, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

I agree about writing the whole countdown. I don't get the sea louse, for I haven't seen that episode. Dora Nichov 12:28, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

Hmmm... well, thanks anyways!Radical3 14:11, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

The earwig didn't even get into the countdown! *gasp!* Dora Nichov 10:19, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

So, if it didn't then how did you figure that out? Did you watch the show or someone told you or something. Radical3 22:32, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

Tv.com... Dora Nichov 06:57, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

Spoiler Warning

Moms (from 10 to 1) - Elephant - Koala - Alligator - Polar Bear - Cheetah - Orangutan - Red-knobbed Hornbill - Elephant Seal - Octopus - Sea louse

[edit] Odd Couples

Radical3 23:38, 28 October 2006 (UTC)==Odd Couples== What are odd couples? Are they like animal buddies? Radical3 19:14, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

It's about symbiosis. Dora Nichov 12:24, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

Yep, it's animal buddies like friends, you know. Radical3 14:12, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

Well, sort of... But you wouldn't count parasites as "friends" would you? The episodes I don't understand are Wild Parties and Ancestors. Is't Wild Parties kinda like Swarms? And what the heck do they mean by "Ancestors"? Dora Nichov 09:19, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Wild Parties, like ever heard of the garter snake which has the wildest mating party and ancestors, I think like the most baddest, or biggest, or stuff like that. Take the Komodo Dragon. It's ancestor was Megaladon, a lizard the size of a bus. Radical3 23:32, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Ahem, Megalodon was a shark... Dora Nichov 10:18, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

Oops! Well, I forgot the name of the thing, but still... Radical3 22:31, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, it's called Megalania. Radical3 23:47, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

Maybe "Ancestors" mean living fossils. Dora Nichov 08:58, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

Living fossils? What do u mean? 199.185.87.90 16:46, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

Like the most ancient life form still living today. But Radical3 turned out to be right. It IS about the ancestors of modern animals. Dora Nichov 10:30, 25 October 2006

Yeah...

But TV.com says Tyrannosaurus also got into that countdown. I don't think it has any descendants. Sure, some dinosaurs turned into birds, but they would be smaller predators like Velociraptor or Coelophysis. Dora Nichov 00:14, 29 October 2006 (U

The Tyrannosaurus's closest modern-day relative is actually the collared lizard. Although it's 100 times smaller, they both have scaly skin and run on two legs. Birds might be related to dinosaurs, but Tyrannosaurus didn't have feathers (at least we don't think so). Velociraptor probably had feathers. Crocodiles, also are related to the T. Rex, but crocodiles don't travel on two legs. In my opinion, if you are looking for a modern-day relative, find an animal that has almost the closest amount of characteristics. 199.185.87.90 21:33, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

WRONG! Lizards were diapsids, while dinosaurs were archosaurs. The collared lizard looks and acts like a small Tyrannosaurus, but it's not closely related. Birds are even closer relatives, I mean, Velociraptor was a theropod like Tyrannosaurus. Just because something looks like something doesn't mean they're related. I bet you think Triceratops is related to the rhinoceros, right? Dora Nichov 11:19, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

????? 199.185.87.90 21:56, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

What do you mean by that? Or was it that you couldn't understand what I said? Dora Nichov 05:45, 4 November 2006 (UTC)


Never mind. Oh, I found out why the sea louse is the number 1 mom. It's because the young consume so much energy from their mother, that she dies right after birth.

Cool! I hope you understood what I was saying... Dora Nichov 12:54, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

O.K.? Radical3 23:36, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Amazing Facts

I've recently seen the Odd Couples episode. (The back half only). It's cool, especially no. 3: the tarantula and frog. You see, tarantulas love to eat frogs, but there is a particular species that they don't eat, as this frog protects the eggs of tarantulas from ants. In return, the tarantula protects the frog from it's predators. The tarantula burrow also provides an excellent hiding place. Dora Nichov 02:15, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

That's really interesting!!!Radical3 20:29, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

Yup. The Most Extreme is one of the few things that can provide me any new information. (In other words, stuff about animals I don't know yet). Not that I'm boasting, I just know a lot about animals. Dora Nichov 09:13, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

I love animals too and I know lots of stuff, but I defenitily don't know as much as you. If you do, have anything quite interesting, do share!Radical3 03:48, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

I'd be happy to! Here's one: yak milk is pink. And did you know that ravens can live up to 50 years!? Really smart, those ravens. They especially like playing with golf balls, and can hide food so well you cannot tell where they'd buried it even if you had watched a raven bury the food! They are rather good mimics, too, and one was even heard mimcking "Three, two, one..." followed by a realistic mimic of a dynamite explosion!! Dora Nichov 13:00, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Lol! Yeah, I heard that CROWS can live for quite a long time. But I think it's the raven that can. I heard one of my friends say that crows can live for 100 years. (Quite hard to believe!) Radical3 18:38, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

I'm afraid that's not true... Turtles, though, can easily live to 300 years, maybe even longer. One tortoise lived through both the first and second world wars... Did you know the tarsier's (a small primate) brain is smaller than its eyes? Dora Nichov 01:00, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

300 years???????????? Whoa!!!! I thought they can live for like 150-200 years. However, I believe the animal that can live the longest is the quahog (small clam-like thing). They can live for almost 220 years. And, yes I heard about the tarsier. Isn't it also true with the ostrich? But, I think the giant squid has the largest eye. Radical3 17:15, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, I think you're right. Did you know (I suppose you do, it's rather well known) that cassowaries kill more people than polar bears? They can slice you in half with one kick. Scary. The aye-aye (a kind of lemur, some think they're bad luck, I don't know why, I like them) can gnaw right through a concrete block with it's rodent-like teeth. It's such a strange animal that when it was first discovered scientists grouped it with squirrels or even kangaroos (LOL). Dora Nichov 11:13, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

Wow! Very interesting! Oh, and I did hear of the aye-aye. I think they're pretty cool. And with the grouping it with the squirrels and kangaroo, part ... well, I'm kinda speechless. Lol.

More: The phascogale (a small tree-dwelling marsupial) has a bushy tail. For years scientists wondered what it was for. Then it was found that when confronted by a larger predator, the phascogale waves its tail and hides behind it like a shield. The predator only gets a mouthful of fur, and the phascogale makes its escape and waits for the hair to grow back. Speaking of autotomy... Starfish can lose their arms and regrow them, and if the lost arms (or any other body part) don't get eaten, they can grow into new starfish. A long time ago, shellfish fishermen disliked starfish because starfish eat shellfish, so whenever the fishermen saw one, they chopped it into pieces and threw it into the sea. Well... you can guess what happened. Serves the fishermen right for being "shellfish" (selfish, get it?) LOL. And salamanders can regrow lost tails, legs, eyes, nerves... Now, this last bit is not about autotomy, but it's cool just the same: the wood frog freezes itself completely in winter, allowing it to live in the arctic. In fact, its heart stops beating, and it stops breathing... only to "come back to life" in spring! Dora Nichov 14:24, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

Wierd. I really like the narrator's voice. If I had a show like Most Extreme, I would tottaly hire him. I think his name is Norm Harrington, I think. Radical3

Wait! No! It's Adam Harrington. (How did I get Norm?) Radical3

[edit] Movers

Are movers like the length of how much animal migrate or travel? Radical3 19:14, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

I've watched the back half of THAT episode. I think it's more about strange ways of locomotion. Dora Nichov 12:25, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

Hmmm... I can't think of ANY animal like that. Radical3 14:13, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

No 1 was the scallop. Dora Nichov 12:47, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Results

Movers

  1. Scallop
  2. Flying Snake
  3. Sailfish
  4. Peregrine Falcon
  5. Kangaroo
  6. Emperor Penguin
  7. Cheetah
  8. Gibbon
  9. Gecko
  10. Fishing Spider

Odd Couples

  1. Greenland Shark and Copepod
  2. Tree Ant and Caterpillar
  3. Tarantula and Frog
  4. Coyote and Badger
  5. Honey guide and Honey Badger
  6. Pistol Shrimp and Goby
  7. Giraffe and Oxpecker
  8. Hermit Crab and Sea Anemone
  9. Mussel and Bitterling
  10. Snapper and Tounge louse
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