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Animals Animals Animal Facts Habitat Facts Animal Pictures From Laura Klappenbach, your Guide to Animals Welcome to the Animals / Wildlife Newsletter, a weekly newsletter published every Thursday by About.com's Animals / Wildlife website. For more about animals and wildlife, be sure to stop by the blog, participate in forum discussions, and browse the growing library of animal profiles. Sea Cucumbers - The Sausage-Like Echinoderms Sea cucumbers are sausage-shaped echinoderms that include about 1250 species. Sea cucumbers have a reduced endoskeleton that consists of tiny ossicles (made of calcium carbonate) embedded in the body wall.... Read more See More About:  invertebrates  echinoderms  sea cucumbers Echinoderm Pictures You can view pictures of echinoderms, including sea stars, sea cucumbers, brittle stars, sea daisies, sand dollars, sea urchins and more here.... Read more See More About:  animal pictures  echinoderms  Gharial Pictures Gharials are a critically endangered species of crocodilian most notable for their long, slender snout. View pictures of gharials in this photo gallery.... Read more See More About:  reptiles  gharials  Habitat Facts Habitat Facts Animals / Wildlife Ads Animals Endangered Animals Rainforest Animals Animals Rainforest Wildlife Animals Featured Articles Zoology Basics Zoology Glossary Amphibians Birds Fishes Invertebrates   More from About.com Free Children's Books How would you like to have access to a free online public library of books from around the world for kids 3 to 13? Read more...> Best Water Parks Better pack your bathing suit -- here are our recommendations for the funnest, wettest, splashiest water parks around. Read more...> This newsletter is written by: Laura Klappenbach Animals Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Animals newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2012 About.com   Must Reads Animals A to Z What is Evolution? Basic Animal Groups Facts About Animals Animal Characteristics   Follow me on: Advertisement