Top 10 impressive stories about animals 2014

National Geographic Magazine (USA) selected 10 impressive stories about animals in 2014.

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1. The most impressive animal story 2014 by National Geographic is the case of the 11-year-old Thelma python at Louisville Zoo, Kentucky, USA gave birth to six pythons without mating. DNA test results published in the biology magazine of Linnean Association, London (UK) prove Thelma is the only 'parent' of six pythons. They are also children. The phenomenon of mating without birth is recorded in invertebrates, Komodo dragons, hammerhead sharks and some other snakes. However, this is the first case to appear in pythons - (Photo: Kyle Shepherd, Louisville Zoo)

2. Individual Capreolus capreolus males have skulls with only one horn hunted by hunters in the Celje forest area, Slovenia very similar to the unicorn described in the legend. Zoological experts say adult males in deer Capreolus capreolus have antlers with symmetrical structures on both sides of the skull. However, in the above case it is very likely that the new gauze process has encountered an accident or trauma in the head, leading to mutated birth cells, two gauze structures combined to form one single horn - (Photo: Eva Klevska, National Geographic - Slovenia)

3. For the first time, scientists at Monterey Bay Institute of Marine Research, California (USA) recorded foot fin fish with a body length of about 8.9 cm swimming under 580m deep water in Monterey Bay. .
It is the Black Seadevil pompano belonging to the Melanocetus family of deep-sea fin pelagic, rarely caught by living in dark deep water. Black Seadevil fish has dark skin, wide mouth with sharp teeth and especially glowing 'fishing rod' on the head swinging to lure prey like squid or small fish close - (Photo: Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute)

4. Scientists warn people who have to go to the emergency room if they encounter the poisonous fur of Megalopyge opercularis in the eastern United States. Common symptoms when tiny hairs are pinned to the skin are severe pain, the pain can spread to the shoulder and last for 12 hours - (Photo: Donald W. Hall, University of Florida)

5. Scientists discovered 14 new frog species that have a strange 'chi dance' during mating season in Western Ghats (India). The male performed the two front limbs and one posterior limb rested on the rock surface near the streams, the remaining limb slowly stretched, expanding the curtain to combine the 'turning stone' to the back and shrinking. The 'stone chi' behavior is repeated, while the palate emits a continuous cry to attract the females. Larger male frogs will have a more powerful and attractive rock dance - (Photo: SD Biju, Systematics Lab)

6. Research data by scientists shows that coyotes are increasingly adapting to urban life. Specifically, they reported that about 2,000 children are living in certain groups and 'human-friendly' in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois (USA) - (Photo: Screengrab of CritterCam video)

7. The world's smallest Tatu species Chlamyphorus truncatus living in Agrentina has only body length (84-117mm). This mammal has apricot - 'armor' that protects the body in pink and thick, smooth fur. In addition, its claws are said to be the longest in the tatu family, about 1/6 of the body length - (Photo: Nicholas Smythe via Getty)

8. Black-striped patterned lobster weighs 0.6kg due to fishermen in New Hampshire state (USA) catching 'fever' of online community. Scientists identified the appearance of this lobster's distinctive color due to its genetic variation with a probability of 30-50 million new lobsters to have one - (Photo by Ellen Goethel, Explore the Ocean World)

9. Talking about unique courtship rituals that can't help but mention the Otis tarda bird that lives mostly in Africa. For the first time, research by American scientists showed the 'relationship' between the Otis tarda drum bird and the poisonous bug Berberomeloe majalis. The males eat more bugs during the mating season, scientists believe that the toxin of the bug helps the acupoints - the reproductive organs of birds become healthier, which helps them become more confident in mating rituals - ( Photo: Franz-Josef Kovacs)

10. Indian purple frog with a strange nose like a pig's nose, can dig underground burrows up to 3.7m and live mostly in the cave. In the rainy season, the males can store the love songs that attract their partners - (Photo: SD Biju, University of Delhi)