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Octopuses seen hunting together with fish in rare video — and punching fish that don't cooperate

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• A new study found that some members of an octopus species hunt cooperatively in groups with fish.
• Video shows octopuses punching their companion fish to keep them on task and contributing to the hunt.
• The findings indicate that some octopuses have richer social lives than scientists previously understood.

Octopuses don’t always hunt alone — but their partners aren’t who you’d expect.

A new study shows that some members of the species Octopus cyanea maraud around the seafloor in hunting groups with fish, which sometimes include several fish species at once.

The research, published in the journal Nature on Monday, even suggests that the famously intelligent animals organized the hunting groups’ decisions, including what they should prey upon.

What’s more, the researchers witnessed the cephalopod species — often called the big blue or day octopus — punching companion fish, apparently to keep them on task and contributing to the collective effort.

Octopuses have often been thought to avoid other members of their species and prowl solo using camouflage. But the study suggests that some octopuses have surprisingly rich social lives — a finding that opens a new window into the marvels of undersea life. It’s an indication that at least one octopus species has characteristics and markers of intelligence that scientists once considered common only in vertebrates.

“I think sociality, or at least attention to social information, is way more deep-rooted in the evolutionary tree than we might think,” said Eduardo Sampaio, a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior and the lead author of the research.

“We are very similar to these animals,” he added. “In terms of sentience, they are at a very close level or closer than we think toward us.”

To understand the inner details of octopus lives, researchers dived for about a month at a reef off the coast of Eilat, Israel, and tracked 13 octopuses for a total of 120 hours using several cameras. The team followed the octopuses for 13 hunts, during which they observed groups of between two and 10 fish working with each octopus.

These hunting groups typically included several species of reef fish, such as grouper and goatfish. The octopuses did not appear to lead the groups, but they did punch at fish to enforce social order — most often at blacktip groupers.

“The ones that get more punched are the main exploiters of the group. These are the ambush predators, the ones that don’t move, don’t look for prey,” Sampaio said.

Octopuses would also punch fish to keep the group moving.

“If the group is very still and everyone is around the octopus, it starts punching, but if the group is moving along the habitat, this means that they’re looking for prey, so the octopus is happy. It doesn’t punch anyone,” Sampaio said.

The researchers think fish benefit from such hunting groups because an octopus can reach into crevices where prey hides and root out lunch. The octopus benefits, they believe, because it can simply follow the fish to food, rather than perform what the researchers call speculative hunting.

“For the octopus, it’s also an advantage because it doesn’t need to sample or go around the environment,” Sampaio said. “You can just look at the fish.”

After shooting their video, the researchers fed all of their hunting scenes into software that creates a three-dimensional representation, then used another program to track each animal and log its position in relation to others. The data allowed the researcher to measure how close the creatures remained to one another and which creatures anchored or pulled the group in one direction or another.

The data showed that a particular fish species, the blue goatfish, would roam off and lead the hunting groups in that direction, but the group of fish would linger if the octopus didn’t immediately follow.

The goatfish “are the ones exploring the environment and finding prey,” Sampaio explained. “The octopus is the decider of the group.”

The researchers did not see evidence that the creatures shared prey. All the species involved are generalists that eat crustaceans, fish and mollusks, but whoever was able to catch the prey got a meal.

Questions remain, however, including whether certain octopuses recognize or prefer to hunt with a favorite fish companion.

“Is there a recognition of the individual?” Sampaio said. “Do I want to follow the blue goatfish or do I want to follow Martha because I’ve hunted with Martha before?”

It’s also not clear if this social hunting behavior is something octopuses learn or if it’s innate.

“In my intuition, I think it’s something they learn, because the smaller octopuses seem to have a higher difficulty to collaborate with fish than the large ones,” Sampaio said.

Jonathan Birch, a professor of philosophy at the London School of Economics who studies animal sentience but was not involved in the new research, said he was impressed by the hours of video evidence the scientists collected and their careful coding of the video to quantify the relationships between the creatures.

“It’s an important step beyond what you get in nature documentaries, where individual behavior will get filmed,” Birch said.

He also appreciated that the study’s observations were made outside a laboratory setting, where a lot of animal cognition research takes place. Octopuses can be difficult to study outside their natural setting. “They just seem to be so much more expressive in the wild and be capable of so much more,” he said.

Some scientists subscribe to a theory of evolution called the social brain hypothesis, which says that primates and other animals evolved large brains to process social information and collaborate with others.

“Octopuses were seen as a problem case because they are intelligent and yet solitary, it was assumed, so researchers puzzled for a long time about what’s going on there,” Birch said.

That left two possibilities: Either octopuses indicated that there were paths to intelligence outside of social information, or scientists were missing a hidden piece of octopus lifestyles that fit the social intelligence theory.

“This study seems to shift the balance a bit towards that second theory,” Birch said. “For at least one species of octopus, there is quite a rich social life of a kind.”

Evan Bush is a science reporter for NBC News.

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13 of the world’s rarest animals.

With an estimated 10-14 million species in the world it’s not surprising there are a large number of rare animals you probably haven’t heard of. It’s usually the rarest animals that are also the most endangered species , at most at risk of becoming extinct.

Across the world, ecosystems have been damaged, depleted, and destroyed by humans for several centuries, and the rate of habitat destruction continues to increase. This habitat destruction is one of several key factors in the ongoing extinction of species all around the globe, along with poaching and climate change.

In 1964 the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) established their ‘ Red List of Threatened Species ’. The list has come to be regarded as the world’s most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of species, with species put into one of nine categories: Not Evaluated, Data Deficient, Least Concern, Near Threatened, Vulnerable, Endangered, Critically Endangered, Extinct in the Wild, and Extinct.

Whilst ‘rare animals’ is not an IUCN status, all the rare animals below are taken from species in IUCN’s ‘critically endangered’ category. Here are 13 of the most stunning rarest animals to be found anywhere, shown in descending order of the estimated numbers left in the wild.

Saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis)

Estimated population: unknown.

Saola deep in the forest

The saola is a large forest-dwelling bovine found only in the Annamite Range of Laos and Vietnam. It’s so rare it’s known as the Asian unicorn – and was only discovered by science in 1992 when remains were found in Vietnam’s Vũ Quang Nature Reserve .

The first photo of a saola was taken in 1999, captured by an automated camera trap set up by a joint WWF and the Vietnam government’s Forest Protection Department. Since then saolas have been kept in captivity for short periods, which allowed the spectacular nature of their discovery accessible to the public at large.

Because of its elusiveness, it’s difficult to put a number on exactly how many saolas there are left, but it’s safe to say that this beautiful animal is critically endangered, and one of the rarest large land animals in the world.

Ili Pika (Ochotona iliensis)

Estimated wild population: 1,000.

Chinese pika on mountain

Pika are small, mountain-dwelling mammal found in North America and Asia. There are 29 species in total, and while the North American and most of the Asia pika have healthy, stable populations, the Chinese Ili pika was thought extinct until photographed in 2014 by Weidong Li.

Only discovered in China’s Tianshan mountain range in 1983, Ila pika live on bare, sloping rocks at high elevations where they subsist on grass. Since discovery, their numbers have declined by over 70% , and stand at around 1,000 today. Their demise is due to increasing temperatures driven by climate change which forces them to retreat up to the mountain tops.

Tapanuli Orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis)

Estimated population: 800.

Fossil evidence suggests that until 10,000 years ago orangutans lived across much of Southeast Asia – from southern China to Indonesia’s Java. Today there are three species of Orangutan living on the large Southeast Asia islands of Borneo and Sumatra.

Tapanuli orangutans live in central Sumatra, and are believed to be the rarest of all great apes. Satellite imagery combined with nest counting puts the total number of Tapanuli orangutan at around 800 , of which 80% live outside protected areas.

This extremely intelligent animal is critically endangered from the loss, degradation, and fragmentation of their forest habitat.

Cuban Greater Funnel-eared Bat (Natalus primus)

Estimated population: 750.

Cuban greater funnel-eared bat

The entire population of 750 of these rare bats lives in just one cave in Cueva de la Barca on the western tip of Cuba.

The natural degradation of the cave has led researchers to believe that the Cuban greater funnel-eared bat will be an extinct species in the not too distant future. They will be survived by at least 10 other species of closely-related funnel-eared bats, including varieties from Mexico, Trinidad, and the Bahamas

Greater Bamboo Lemur (Prolemur simus)

Estimated wild population: 500.

Greater bamboo lemur

As its name suggests, the great bamboo lemur is the largest of Madagascar’s bamboo lemurs, weighing around 2.5 kilograms. They were actually thought to be extinct until the late 1980s, when a population of around 500 were discovered living in the south east of the island close to Ranomafana National Park.

This rediscovered group is critically endangered, threatened by the destruction of its habitat – specifically by the cutting of bamboo which is used as a building material by local communities.

Sumatran Rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis)

Estimated wild population: 250.

Sumatran rhino

The Sumatran rhino is the smallest of all rhinoceros species, and along with the Javan rhino is one of the most at-risk rhino species. There are thought to be only around 100 of these creatures left in the wild in Sumatra, Borneo, and the Malay Peninsula. Attempts to breed these rhinos in captivity have resulted in only two females reproducing in the last 15 years.

If you do get the chance to see one, they are easily distinguishable as they have a covering of long hair , which helps to keep mud on their body to both regulate their temperature and protect them from insects. This biological feature is one that makes researchers believe the Sumatran rhino is the most closely related rhino species to the extinct

Cross River Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla diehli)

Cross river gorilla

Although all gorilla species are vulnerable, the Cross River gorilla is the most at risk of them all – in fact, it’s the most endangered great ape in the world.

Living in the forested hills and mountains of the Cross River region, which forms a border between Cameroon and Nigeria, this gorilla now numbers less than 250 in the wild and just one in captivity.

The threats to this gorilla species are threefold: Habitat loss due to human activities, hunting by locals for bushmeat, and loss of genetic diversity due to living in small groups that rarely interact with each other.

Addax (Addax nasomaculatus)

Estimated wild population: 90.

Addax browsing in desert

The addax – or white antelope – was endemic to countries across the Sahara Desert in North Africa, but due to hunting over the years their numbers gave dwindled to under 100.

The last surviving addax are the result of breeding programs that have led to conservationists being able to reintroduce the rare animal to wildlife reserves in Tunisia and Morocco. The success of global breeding programs has resulted in thousands in captivity in zoos around the world, though they are still considered critically endangered.

Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis)

Estimated population: 60.

Amur leopard

Although there are an estimated 200 Amur leopards in zoos, there are thought to be only 60 living in the wild Originally covering much of eastern Asia, they are now found only in the Amur River basin in eastern Russia and north-east China. On the plus side, there has been a bounceback in their population in recent years, leading to hope the health of the species is improving.

As well as being one of the most endangered wild cats, these solitary animals are also one of the most beautiful. They have a thick orangy-yellow coat with long, dense hair patterned in distinctive black splodges and flecks.

The Red Wolf (Canis rufus)

Estimated wild population: 40.

Red wolf in snow

Red wolf are indigenous to the southeast USA, but now limited to a small region of eastern North Carolina where they were reintroduced to the wild in 1987 as part of an ambitious conservation project . They’re still considered a critically endangered species by the IUCN, and it’s estimated there are around 40 individuals left in the wild.

This rare animal is somewhere between a gray wolf and a coyote in size, and are known both for their shyness, and their mating for life behaviour.

Hainan Gibbon (Nomascus hainanus)

Estimated wild population: 25.

Hainan gibbon in a tree

The stunning Hainan gibbon is the rarest ape in the world – and probably the rarest mammal – with a total population of around 25 individuals . The apes were previously found across eastern China, but they have suffered badly from both hunting and habitat loss over the past hundred years.

Hainan gibbon are now found only in a single patch of forest in the Bawangling National Nature Reserve on China’s Hainan Island. There are only three social groups actively breeding, and along with its small population size, lack of population growth, and tiny range, this species has a bleak long-term outlook.

Vaquita ( Phocoena sinus )

Estimated population: 12.

Vaquita – the world’s smallest dolphin

The vaquita is an extremely rare dolphin species on the brink of extinction, with an estimated 12 living in the Gulf of California. Females are the larger of the two sexes, and grow to around 1.4 meters – making our list of the world’s smallest animals .

The biggest threat to vaquitas is from the fishing of totoaba, which uses gillnets vaquitas can get tangled in an unable to reach the surface to breathe. In 2016 gillnets were banned in the vaquita’s habitat, but illegal gillnet fishing continues, as does the incidental killing of the handful of vaquitas left in the wild.

South China Tiger (Panthera tigris amoyensis)

Estimated wild population: 0 (with approx 100 in captivity).

South China tiger

The South China Tiger (sometimes called the Amoy tiger and Xiamen tiger) possibly extinct in the wild, with no confirmed sightings for 25 years. There are thought to be around 100 in captivity in China where captive breeding programs are keeping the species alive. There is also a successful breeding program in the Laohu Valley private reserve in South Africa.

They are one of the smallest tiger species, weighing between 100 and 200 kilograms, which allowed them to move easily through the dense temperate forests of southeast China. The South China tiger has stripes that are noticeably thicker and spaced further apart than other tiger species, giving them a striking look.

Conservation in action

It’s important to remember that both the number and makeup of species classified as endangered evolves over time, usually increasing. The predominant reason for species extinction over the past few hundred years is increasing human-wildlife conflict, but there are some pockets of good news stories where species are actually removed from the endangered list.

One great example is the western South Atlantic humpback, where an estimated 2 million population were hunted to the brink of extinction in the 19th and 20th centuries for their meat, blubber, and oil. In 1986 a pause in commercial whaling due to low numbers was combined with a global ban on the trade of whale products and limits put on subsistence whaling. The result today is that western South Atlantic humpbacks are on their way back to pre-hunting numbers.

A similar story can be told for dozens of other endangered species, but by far the majority of endangered species continue to move towards extinction.

What did you think of our curation of the world’s rarest animals? Any animals that surprise you by making the list, or have you managed to see any of these creatures in the wild? Let us know in the comments section below!

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Two young eagle-eyed brothers spot rare one-in-two-million blue lobster ‘bandit’ in grocery store fish tank.

A pair of eagle-eyed upstate New York brothers are credited for saving the life of an extremely rare lobster.

The Morales boys, Parker, 4, and Zachary, 3, were shopping with their mother at Market 32 in Clifton Park in Saratoga County when they spotted a blue lobster for sale in its lobster tank.

“We were walking and we went up to the tank and Parker goes, ‘Hey! That one is blue!’ And I thought, ‘Wow. That’s weird.’ And I took a picture of it,” their mother, Danielle Morales, told CBS6Albany .

Morales sent the photo of the blue lobster — which is so rare that the chances of spotting one is said to be about one in two million — to the Via Aquarium in Schenectady via Facebook.

While she waited for the aquarium to reply, she told store employees they might want to hold off on peddling the rare crustacean, which gets its hue due to a genetic defect .

“Once we contacted the aquarium and had the momentum, I went up to the counter and was like, ‘Hey, The aquarium is going to call you. You might not want to sell that one!'” Morales told the outlet.

The siblings named the lobster, a male, Bandit, after the character on the animated kids’ series “Bluey.”

Bandit was taken to the aquarium, which is planning to debut him to the public next week.

Aquarium employees have yet to determine whether or not Bandit is a true blue lobster, since its shade is not as vibrant as it might be.

“We’re thinking it’s possibly because of diet in this case,” Cassidy Livingston of Via Aquarium told the outlet.

“There’s also a chance that he got more blue in color because of what he’s eating. Like, if they’re eating a lot of shrimp, that can cause color changes.”

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• BoA Epics: Players can loot BoA armor tokens, which can be mailed to alts and turned into ilvl 496 gear based on their loot specialization. These can be turned into ilvl 535 epics in rare circumstances, and some gear has unique transmog looks.
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• Warning Sign , Jakur of Ordon : Place a Warning Sign that lasts for 1 min. A message can be carved into the sign, causing it to last for 1 hour and making it visible to other players. (1 Hour Cooldown)
• Warped Warning Sign , Ordon Oathguard : Place a Warning Sign that lasts for 1 min. A message can be carved into the sign, causing it to last for 1 hour and making it visible to other players.
• Ashen Stone , Watcher Osu : Place an Ashen Stone that will summon an ash storm in the surrounding area for 10 min. (1 Hour Cooldown)
• Rain Stone , Zesqua : Place a Rain Stone that will summon an unnatural rain storm in the surrounding area for 10 min. (1 Hour Cooldown)
• Blizzard Stone , Blazebound Chanter : Place a Blizzard Stone that will summon an unnatural snow storm in the surrounding area for 10 min. (1 Hour Cooldown)
• Sunset Stone , Urdur the Cauterizer : Place a Sunset Stone that will change the time of day to sunset in the surrounding area for 10 min. (1 Hour Cooldown)
• Cursed Swabby Helmet , weekly Sunken Treasure : Transform into a Cursed Hozen Swabby, able to breathe underwater and swim 200% faster.
• Golden Moss , Rock Moss : May cause extra gold to drop whenever you kill a target that yields experience or honor.
• Falling Flame , Cinderfall : Launches the user far into the distance as a blazing meteor. (1 Hour Cooldown)
• Odd Polished Stone , Golganarr or Eroded Cliffdweller : Become infused with stone, granting a chance upon killing an opponent to encase them in stone. (1 Hour Cooldown)
• Blackflame Daggers , Champion of the Black Flame : Wear the Blackflame Daggers, signifying your allegiance to Ordos. (1 Hour Cooldown)
• Rime of the Time-Lost Mariner , Dread Ship Vazuvius : Sing the haunting melody of the crew lost on the Dread Ship Vazuvius. (2 Hrs Cooldown)
• Ordon Death Chime , Flintlord Gairan : Charge at an enemy, inflicting 68012 Fire damage to enemies within 8 yards and knocking them down for 3 sec. (2 Min Cooldown). With the item, you are temporarily turned into Flintlord Gairan .
• Windfeather Plume , Emerald Gander or Brilliant Windfeather : Increases speed while mounted on a ground mount by 30% for 1 hour. Only usable in Pandaria.
• Faintly-Glowing Herb , Ashleaf Sprite or Leafmender : Eat the herb, restoring 30000 health every 1 sec. for 10 sec.
• Condensed Jademist , Jademist Dancer : Surround yourself with a heavy mist, allowing you to blend into the shadows for 10 sec. (5 Min Cooldown)
• Sticky Silkworm Goo , Spotted Swarmer or Gu'chi the Swarmbringer : Coat an enemy in sticky silk, immobilizing even the strongest creatures for 20 sec. (5 Min Cooldown)
• Scuttler's Shell , Monstrous Spineclaw and Ancient Spineclaw : Cover your head with a brightly-colored shell, reducing the radius at which enemies will detect you for 1 hour. (5 Min Cooldown)
• Blazing Sigil of Ordos , Ordon Fire-Watcher and Eternal Kilnmaster : Unleash molten fury on all critters within 40 yards.
• Strange Glowing Mushroom , Damp Shambler or Rock Moss : Heals the user for 5% of maximum health and restores 5% of a class-specific power type every 2 sec for 10 sec.
• Cursed Talisman , Spelurk : Banishes the user for 20 sec. (5 Min Cooldown)
• Bubbling Pi'jiu Brew , Spectral Windwalker : Pour the brew onto the ground, summoning a Spectral Windwalker to fight for you for 10 min. (10 Min Cooldown)
• Misty Pi'jiu Brew , Spectral Mistweaver : Pour the brew onto the ground, summoning a Spectral Mistweaver to fight for you for 10 min. (10 Min Cooldown)
• Thick Pi'jiu Brew , Spectral Brewmaster : Pour the brew onto the ground, summoning a Spectral Brewmaster to fight for you for 10 min. (10 Min Cooldown)
• Glowing Green Ash , Spirit of Jadefire : same loot as Big Bag of Wonders
• Glowing Blue Ash , Foreboding Flame : same loot as Big Bag of Linens
• Glinting Pile of Stone , Golganarr or Eroded Cliffdweller : same loot as Big Bag of Jewels
• Pristine Stalker Hide , Primal Stalker or Tsavo'ka or Cranegnasher : similar contents to Big Bag of Skins
• Partially-Digested Meal , Death Adder or Imperial Python : similar contents to Big Bag of Food
• Ordon Ceremonial Robes , Watcher Osu , Urdur the Cauterizer , Blazebound Chanter , or Ordon Fire-Watcher : similar contents to Big Bag of Wonders
• Giant Purse of Timeless Coins , Karkanos : "It's a giant purse stuffed full of coins!"
• Reins of the Thundering Onyx Cloud Serpent , Huolon . This NPC spawns roughly every hour and based on comments, the mount can be gotten after your first kill of the day.
• Ash-Covered Horn , High Priest of Ordos : This is an item in your inventory, not an actual mount. Once you start riding it, you can't stop it..unless you die.
• Quivering Firestorm Egg , Crimsonscale Firestorm or Huolon : Easy way to get Order of the Cloud Serpent rep with A Time-Lost Treasure . Get the rep to use your Reins of the Thundering Onyx Cloud Serpent .
• Ashleaf Spriteling ( Ashleaf Spriteling ), from Leafmender : The Ashleaf Sprites of the Timeless Isle tirelessly protect the vegetation of the island from the burning fury of Ordos and his minions.
• Ruby Droplet ( Ruby Droplet ), from Garnia : The waters of Ruby Lake are colored a strange reddish hue, possibly due to the ruby crystals found deep within the mountains of the Timeless Isle.
• Dandelion Frolicker ( Dandelion Frolicker ), from Scary Sprite : While fascinated by flowers, the frolicker has also been known to dance with blades of grass and the occasional weed.
• Death Adder Hatchling ( Death Adder Hatchling ), from Imperial Python : Late in life, if the environmental conditions are correct, a Death Adder may shed its skin and undergo a transformation into an Imperial Python.
• Skunky Alemental ( Skunky Alemental ), from Zhu-Gon the Sour : When the village of Pi'jiu was attacked by the Ordon Yaungol generations ago, the villagers bravely erected a keg in the center of the village. The following morning, after the celebration had died down, the still-drunken Yaungol blearily agreed to a peace treaty.
• Spineclaw Crab ( Spineclaw Crab ), from Monstrous Spineclaw : Spineclaw crabs of Pandaria have existed for thousands of years and remain one of the continent's oldest creatures.
• Gulp Froglet ( Gulp Froglet ), from Bufo : Gulp frogs of the Timeless Isle can feast upon prey several times larger than themselves by slowly digesting the victim externally with a toxic slime.
• Jademist Dancer ( Jademist Dancer ), from Jademist Dancer : The Jademist Dancers of the Timeless Isle have a curious attraction to the steam vents of the northwestern shore.
• Azure Crane Chick ( Azure Crane Chick ), from Crane Nest: Crane chicks of the Timeless Isle sometimes sing a curious song that calms the nerves and soothes the soul.
• Ominous Flame ( Ominous Flame ), from Foreboding Flame : The odd blue flames found within the Cavern of Lost Spirits have led many unwary adventurers to their doom.
• Jadefire Spirit ( Jadefire Spirit ), from Foreboding Flame : The Jadefire Spirit is thought to be a living embodiment of Yu'lon's own jade breath.
• Bonkers ( Bonkers ), from Master Kukuru 's chests: Some young and rambunctious hozen are trained from an early age to use boxing gloves so they don't accidentally kill their tribe members, and more importantly, to keep them from picking their noses.
• Swarmling of Gu'chi ( Gu'chi Swarmling ), Gu'chi the Swarmbringer : Swarmlings of Gu'chi spin an ancient, and very powerful, form of silk that has not been seen in Pandaria in ages.
• Crystal of Insanity , Sulik'shor or Eerie Crystal : Increases all stats by 500 for 1 hour.  Counts as both a Battle and Guardian elixir.
• Battle Horn , Blackhoof and Ordon Candlekeeper : Blast a blaring horn, attracting enemies within 40 yards. (2 Min Cooldown)
• Elixir of Ancient Knowledge , Krol the Blade or Archiereus of Flame : Increases experience gain by 300% for 1 hour. Does not work for players above level 84.
• Forager's Gloves , Korda Torros and Burning Berserker : Allows faster gathering of resources in Pandaria.
• Huge Bag of Herbs , Lon the Bull , Champion of the Black Flame , and Champion of the Black Flame : Contains herbs.
• Wilted Lilypad , Sele'na or Gulp Frog : Grants one Druid ability based on class and combat role. Can only be used in Pandaria. (1 Hour Cooldown)
• Hardened Shell , Nessos the Oracle , Dragonmaw Bonecrusher or Great Turtle Furyshell : Throw a hard shell, dismounting the target. Unusable on targets above level 94. (15 Min Cooldown)

Rare Events

Pirate-themed content.

• The ruined Dread Ship Vazuvius lies to the south of Pi'jiu Village. It's overrun by Cursed Hozen Swabby , who are guarding a treasure chest that contains Cursed Swabby Helmet . They drop the Barnacle Encrusted Key which is needed to open the chest. This is tied to the weekly tracking quest Sunken Hozen Treasure - Tracking Quest .
• In the south-east coastal waters, players can help defend a group of spectral pirates led by Captain Zvezdan against undead enemies. If you kill the final boss, Rattleskew , you'll get a special vanity item that summons spectral pirates, Captain Zvezdan's Lost Leg .
• Located between the Alliance and Horde bases is Blackguard's Forgotten Cove . These spectral pirates are hostile and closely guard a treasure chest that can be looted once a week ( Tracking Quest - Spectral Pirate Treasure ) and contain coins and BoA items. After you loot the chests, the Rare Spawn are friendly and stand around the treasure chest cheering.
• The Rare Spawn can be farmed for Spectral Grog which creates a spectral pirate disguise. Don't loot Blackguard's Jetsam if you want to farm this item, as the pirates will turn friendly after you do.
• Evermaw is a rare spawn that swims around the Timeless Isle very quickly. He drops a Mist-Filled Spirit Lantern , which can be used to summon the Dread Ship Vazuvius at the Cursed Graveyard by the Misty Shore. It summons a ship with 170 million HP and constant cannon-fire. The ship drops Rime of the Time-Lost Mariner , which turns players into pink spectral pirates as well as their mounts.
• Stinkbraid spawns on the ship by the shores of the Croaking Hollow. He's surrounded by Southsea Firebrew that buff stats and heal you, as well as Southsea Plunderer .

New Currencies

Acquiring timeless coins.

• Looting non-elites (mobs needed for Killing Time ): 5 Timeless Coin
• Looting elise and rares (mobs needed for Timeless Champion ): 0 Timeless Coin to 0 Timeless Coin depending on difficulty.
• Looting chests, ranging from small Moss-Covered Chest and Ordon Supplies to large Kukuru chests like Timeless Chest .
• Answering the question correctly for A Timeless Question , a daily quest: 0 Timeless Coin
• Winning the Celestial Tournament weekly, The Celestial Tournament : 0 Timeless Coin
• Completing the daily battle pet quest Little Tommy Newcomer : 0 Timeless Coin
• Turning in various meat items to Great Chef Woo , at the southern part of the Celestial Court: Meaty Crane Leg , Meaty Crane Leg : 0 Timeless Coin
• Heavy Yak Flank , Heavy Yak Flank : 0 Timeless Coin
• Great Turtle Meat , Great Turtle Meat : 0 Timeless Coin
• Thick Tiger Haunch , Thick Tiger Haunch : 0 Timeless Coin
• Pristine Firestorm Egg , Pristine Firestorm Egg : 0 Timeless Coin

Timeless Coin Vendors

• Master Kukuru , surrounded by treasure chests, lets you open one with Kukuru's Cache Key for 0 Timeless Coin . These can contain Bonkers , Burden of Eternity , armor tokens, and anywhere from 1-1000 Timeless Coin inside.
• Speaker Gulan sells Censer of Eternal Agony for 0 Timeless Coin . When used, this flags you for PvP and lets you acquire Bloody Coin , which can purchase cool vanity items like Reins of the Ashhide Mushan Beast .
• A new companion pet has also been added right outside the tournament: the Sky Lantern . Ku-Mo and his father Sentinel Ku-Yao , touchingly reunited in Seeking Father , are now selling kites by the Celestial Court. Sky Lantern costs 7500 Timeless Coin , Flimsy Sky Lantern costs 500 Timeless Coin , and Golden Glider for 2500 Timeless Coin .

Bloody Coins and World PvP

• Reins of the Ashhide Mushan Beast , 0 Bloody Coin : Black Mushan mount.
• Black Ash , 1 Bloody Coin : Coats the enemy in ash, reducing healing taken by 90% for 10 sec. Only usable on the Timeless Isle.
• Pouch of White Ash . 0 Bloody Coin : Increases PvP Power and PvP Resilience by 5643 (18.20% @ L90) for 30 sec. (1 Min Cooldown)
• Fire-Watcher's Oath , 0 Bloody Coin : Transform into an Ordon Fire-Watcher. PvP kills made while transformed have a chance to grant Bloody Coins. (5 Min Cooldown)
• Vengeful Porcupette , 0 Bloody Coin : One of the beasts left on the Timeless Isle when it shifted through time, most likely sacrificed by the Ordon to their demigod, Ordos.

Timeless Isle Quest Chains

Discover the timeless isle.

• A Flash of Bronze... and A Flash of Bronze... : Speak with Chromie outside of the Seat of Knowledge in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms.
• Journey to the Timeless Isle and Journey to the Timeless Isle , Speak with Watcher Alundra (or Lara) on the Timeless Isle, off the coast of the Jade Forest.
• Time Keeper Kairoz and Time Keeper Kairoz : Speak with Kairoz on the Timeless Isle . 0 Timeless Coin
• Time In Your Hands , Gather 0 Timeless Coin and introduce yourself to Mistweaver Ai and Mistweaver Ku.

Time Worn Journal: Weekly quest Strong Enough To Survive

• Hints From The Past , Purchase a Time-Worn Journal from Mistweaver Ai: 0 Timeless Coin
• Timeless Treasures , Find a hidden treasure on the Timeless Isle: 0 Timeless Coin
• Strong Enough To Survive , Defeat five Rare or Rare Elite creatures on the Timeless Isle: 0 Timeless Coin . Weekly quest

A Vision in Time: Weekly quest Empowering the Hourglass

• A Timeless Tour , Explore the Timeless Isle. 0 Timeless Coin
• The Essence of Time , Obtain an Epoch Stone from one of the creatures on the Timeless Isle: 0 Timeless Coin and 0 Valor Points .
• Empowering the Hourglass , Collect Epoch Stone s from creatures on the Timeless Isle: 0 Timeless Coin and 0 Valor Points . Weekly quest
• A Vision in Time , Use the Vision of Time in the Siege of Orgrimmar: 0 Timeless Coin
• Refining The Vision , Use the Vision of Time in the Siege of Orgrimmar: 0 Timeless Coin
• Seeking Fate , Use the Vision of Time in the Siege of Orgrimmar: 0 Timeless Coin
• Hidden Threads , Use the Vision of Time in the Siege of Orgrimmar: 0 Timeless Coin
• Courting Destiny , Use the Vision of Time at the Temple of the White Tiger in Kun-Lai Summit: 0 Timeless Coin
• One Final Turn , Use the Vision of Time in the Caverns of Time in Tanaris: 0 Timeless Coin

Shaohao Reputation: Daily quest Path of the Mistwalker

• The Last Emperor : Speak with Emperor Shaohao. 0 Timeless Coin
• Timeless Nutriment : Consume a Ripe Crispfruit , Sand-Covered Egg , Charged Crystal , Huge Yak Roast , Roasted Seed , or Fire Poppy on the Timeless Isle . 0 Timeless Coin (If you eat all the listed food, you'll complete Timeless Nutriment .)
• Wayshrines Of The Celestials , Find an active Time-Lost Shrine and request a blessing from the Celestials. 0 Timeless Coin
• Drive Back The Flame : Earn an Honored Reputation with Shaohao.
• At this point, you will also unlock the daily quest Path of the Mistwalker to kill 20 elite creatures. It rewards 0 Timeless Coin as well as Dew of Eternal Morning , Book of the Ages , or Singing Crystal
• The Archiereus Of Flame : Summon and defeat the Archiereus of Flame . Requires Scroll of Challenge to summon at the Three-Breeze Terrace. 0 Timeless Coin and Burden of Eternity .

Legendary Questline

• The 5.4 questline starts when Wrathion sends you to the Timeless Isle in A Timeless Discovery .
• Once there, you must collect 0 Timeless Coin for Secrets of the Timeless Isle . This should go pretty quickly as killing rares can drop several hundred coins. However, this does not track your cumulative total--you need the 0 Timeless Coin on hand and unspent to complete the quest.
• If you have Honored Emperor Shaohao reputation, you can buy a Pouch of Timeless Coins for 0 Valor Points which contains 0 Timeless Coin .
• You must also defeat four new world bosses, the celestials, in The Emperor's Way . Their Dungeon Journal details are listed under the World Bosses section of this guide.
• After reporting back to Wrathion in A Pandaren Legend , you receive Timeless Essence of the Black Dragonflight which imbues your cape and turns it into a legendary one. At this point, there is also a zone-wide yell in Vale of Eternal Blossoms and the most recent players to complete the quest have their characters displayed by Mogu'shan Palace.

World Bosses

• Inspiring Song : Chi-Ji sings an inspiring song, healing for 5% of maximum health every 1 sec. for 10 sec.
• Firestorm : Summons a blazing whirlwind of fire, which inflicts 200000 Fire damage to players within 10 yards every 2 sec. and moves around.
• Beacon of Hope : Chi-Ji designates one player as a Beacon of Hope, reducing damage taken by 90% for all players within 10 yards for 20 sec. Blazing Song : After designating a Beacon of Hope, Chi-Ji sings a Blazing Song, inflicting 500000 Fire damage every 2 sec. for 10 sec.
• Child of Chi-Ji : Children of Chi-Ji flock away from Chi-Ji, casting a Blazing Nova every 1 sec Blazing Nova : Deals 300000 Fire damage to players within 4 yards.
• Jadeflame Buffet : Inflicts 30000 Fire damage to all nearby players and increases Fire damage taken by 5% for 1 min. This effect stacks.
• Jadefire Breath : Inflicts 300000 Fire damage to players within a 40 yard cone.
• Jadefire Bolt : Launches several Jadefire Bolts, creating Jadefire Blazes at the impact locations. Jadefire Blaze : Inflicts 100000 Fire damage to players within 11 yards every 1 sec.
• Jadefire Wall : Summons a massive wall of jade fire, inflicting 500000 Fire damage to players caught within the blaze.
• Headbutt : Inflicts 1000000 Physical damage, knocks the player back and removes all threat.
• Oxen Fortitude : Niuzao tests the enemy's fortitude, increasing all players' health by 20% and Niuzao's damage dealt by 10% per stack for 2 min. This effect stacks.
• Massive Quake : Inflicts 50000 Physical damage every 1 sec. for 10 sec.
• Charge : At 66% and 33% health remaining, Niuzao charges around the arena, inflicting 500000 Physical damage to enemies within 30 yards every 1 sec.
• Spectral Swipe : Xuen swipes at players in a 0 yard cone, inflicting 300000 Physical damage and reducing armor by 10% for 1 min.
• Leap : Leaps at a player, performing a Spectral Swipe upon landing.
• Crackling Lightning : Inflicts 50000 Nature damage to players every 1 sec. and jumps to up to 5 nearby targets.
• Chi Barrage : Launches a barrage of Chi at players, inflicting 500000 Nature damage to players within 3 yards of the impact locations.
• Agility : Increases haste by 300% for 1 min.
• Magma Crush – Inflicts 5000000 Fire damage, split evenly amongst all players within 20 yards of the target.
• Burning Soul – Inflicts 50000 Fire damage every 1 sec. for 10 sec. On expiration, the player explodes, inflicting 300000 Fire damage to players within 8 yards and knocking them up.
• Pool of Fire – Creates a pool of fire that inflicts 50000 Fire damage every 1 sec.
• Ancient Flame – Summons an orb that inflicts 50000 Fire damage to the nearest player every 2 sec. and increases Fire damage taken by 5% for 10 sec.
• Eternal Agony – After 5 minutes, Ordos channels all of his power into a massive ball of magma, inflicting 300000 Fire damage to all players every 1 sec.

Shaohao Reputation

• Mask of Anger : "Carved by the Monkey King for Shaohao, this mask draws the anger from its bearer when worn." 0 Timeless Coin
• Mask of Doubt : "Carved by the Monkey King for Shaohao, this mask draws the doubt from its bearer when worn." 0 Timeless Coin
• Mask of Fear : "Carved by the Monkey King for Shaohao, this mask draws the fear from its bearer when worn." 0 Timeless Coin
• Mask of Hatred : "Carved by the Monkey King for Shaohao, this mask draws the hatred from its bearer when worn." 0 Timeless Coin
• Mask of Violence : "Carved by the Monkey King for Shaohao, this mask draws the violence from its bearer when worn." 0 Timeless Coin
• Scroll of Challenge : Summons a rare or rare elite on the Three Breeze Terrace. You can get everything from soloable mobs to difficult ones like Archiereus of Flame . 0 Timeless Coin
• Pouch of Timeless Coins : Contains 0 Timeless Coin , useful if you want vanity items quickly or still have to work on Secrets of the Timeless Isle .
• Time-Lost Artifact : DPS trinket that also has an on-use teleport to the Timeless Isle, Call of the Mists . 0 Timeless Coin
• Celestial Defender's Medallion : Celestial Defender disguise. 0 Timeless Coin
• Harmonious Porcupette : Summons the battle pet Harmonious Porcupette , with the following abilities. Scratch , Celestial Blessing , Hibernate , Claw , Moonfire , Tranquility . 0 Timeless Coin
• Reins of the Heavenly Golden Cloud Serpent : Account-wide mount. 0 Timeless Coin
• Firewalker Ruins : Ordon Candlekeeper (5, drops Charred Recipe , Battle Horn ), Ordon Oathguard (10, drops Charred Recipe , Warped Warning Sign ), Ordon Fire-Watcher (10, drops Ordon Ceremonial Robes , Blazing Sigil of Ordos ).
• The Blazing Way : Burning Berserker (15, drops Big Bag of Herbs , Forager's Gloves , Charred Recipe ), Molten Guardian (20, drops Cauterizing Core ), Eternal Kilnmaster (20, drops Blazing Sigil of Ordos , Charred Recipe , Eternal Kiln ), Blazebound Chanter (20, drops Ordon Ceremonial Robes , Blizzard Stone ).
• Ordon Sanctuary : High Priest of Ordos (25, drops Ash-Covered Horn ), Blazebound Chanter (20), Eternal Kilnmaster (20), Molten Guardian (20, drops Cauterizing Core ).
• Champion of the Black Flame patrolling the Blazing Way: 30 reputation each. Also drops Blackflame Daggers .
• Watcher Osu in Firewalker Ruins: 20 reputation. Also drops Ordon Ceremonial Robes .
• Jakur of Ordon in Firewalker Ruins: 20 reputation. Also drops Technique: Glyph of the Weaponmaster and Warning Sign .
• Urdur the Cauterizer in Ordon Sanctuary: 40 reputation. Also drops Sunset Stone and Ordon Ceremonial Robes .
• Flintlord Gairan in Ordon Sanctuary: 40 reputation. Also drops Ordon Death Chime .
• Cinderfall by broken bridge: 40 reputation. Also drops Falling Flame .

Reputation Tips

• Firewalker Ruins :This area is the easiest to solo and has fast respawns in a small area, but the reputation granted per mob is low. It's pretty efficient to group up, pull everything to the center, and AoE.
• Blazing Way : This area is convenient if you are trying to also kill Leafmender , Huolon , and Cinderfall . Burning Berserker is the easiest mob to kill when soloing. The mobs in general are pretty spread out, except by Shrine of the Black Flame, which will require a party for the Eternal Kilnmaster . A neat detail is that these mobs are really into herbing--they drop herb-themed items, cast Forage , and have lots of alchemy elixirs lying around in Ordon Supplies .
• Ordon Sanctuary : The mobs here grant the most reputation but are the hardest to kill between Eternal Kilnmaster 's Blazing Blow and High Priest of Ordos using the most annoying abilities from each other Yaungol. You will need a group for this as well as a legendary cape on one character to jump across the bridge gap. There are creative ways to make it across the gap without a cape, but since the mobs are difficult to kill, it is hard to find a group while undergeared.
• Battle Standard of Coordination / Battle Standard of Coordination : Grants 15% bonus reputation for all guild members within 100 yards. Banner will despawn if you get too far away or die, so consider picking up Banner of Cooperation / Banner of Cooperation and Standard of Unity / Standard of Unity as well as backups.
• WHEE! : Grants 10% reputation gains for up to an hour if you ride the Darkmoon Carousel. Downside is that this buff can only be acquired during the Faire, and if you die, you have to return to the Faire to get it.
• Mr. Popularity : Guild perk that increases reputation from killing monsters and completing quests by 10%.
• Holiday buffs that stack with other reputation buffs, like Unburdened for Hallow's End.
• The Last Emperor : Speak with Emperor Shaohao. +250 reputation
• Timeless Nutriment : Consume a ripe crispfruit, sand-covered egg, charged crystal, huge yak roast, roasted seed, or fire poppy on the Timeless Isle. +250 reputation
• Wayshrines Of The Celestials : Find an active Time-Lost Shrine and request a blessing from the Celestials. +250 reputation
• Drive Back The Flame : Earn an Honored Reputation with Shaohao by defeating yaungol forces on the Timeless Isle. +250 reputation
• The Archiereus Of Flame : Summon and defeat the Archiereus of Flame. +250 reputation

Battle Pets

Achievements, exploration, bloody coins, maps and explanations, professions.

• Noodle Carts are added in 5.4. When a cart is crafted, the player becomes a temporary vendor that other players can buy bowls from (stacks up to 5 bowls). The player/vendor also has the following actions/emotes: Cook , Dance , Fireworks , Wave
• Players can learn the noodle bowl recipes from a questline starting on the Timeless Isle . They must also have the initial recipes learnt for the various MoP cooking specializations, which requires 530 cooking. Noodle Secrets Long Forgotten : First loot the old sign fragment at 52.5, 46.2. Then search the village, Old Pi'jiu, on the Timeless Isle, for the owner of the old sign fragment--don't look for the owner without the Sign Fragment first. You'll find Lin Chao-Wei at 41.0, 73.8.
• The Lost Secret of the Secret Ingredient : Defeat the Sha of Doubt in Temple of the Jade Serpent . Can be done in Normal mode. Finish the quest by clicking on Lin Family Scroll .
• Bad Feeling, Worse Result : Stay in the instance to defeat Ghost of Lin Da-Gu . Casts Bowls , Noodles , Boiling Broth , and Dash of Spice .
• Secrets Lost, Forever? : Speak with Sungshin Ironpaw at the Halfhill Market in the Valley of the Four Winds.
• Catch and Carry : Use the Grain Catching Sack to catch 20 Sacks of Grain being thrown down by the Granary Vandals at the Imperial Granary. Look for the mini-earthquakes on the ground, you may need your graphics turned up pretty high. When you have 5 grain sacks, you have to get back to the Wagon at 54, 60--you can't mount up, but speed boosts help. At this point, you will learn Noodle Cart Kit , which makes 250 stat food. Requires 5 each of all 250 stat food to make.
• Is That A Real Measurement? : Create a Noodle Cart Kit, head to the Stormstout Brewery , and collect 20 Slosh of Brew from slain alementals in the Stormstout Brewery . You will need to clear the first two bosses on normal or heroic, as the Alemantals are found on the way to the third boss. At this point, you will learn Deluxe Noodle Cart Kit , which makes 275 stat food. Requires 5 each of all 275 stat food to make.
• These Aren't Your Fatty Goatsteaks : Create a deluxe noodle cart kit and collect 50 Fatty Turtle Steak from the western shore of Timeless Isle .
• The Secret Ingredient Is... : Speak to Sungshin Ironpaw and complete the Finding the Secret Ingredient solo scenario. In this scenario, you feed regular, hungry, and impatient Pandaren. Click on the Panadren Waiting in Line to seat them (seat the Impatient ones first), and then toss/feed them the following bowls: Scholoars Make Noodle Soup , Merchants Make Dragon's Nest Noodle Soup , Farmers Make Pandaren Treasures Noodle Soup . Hungry Npcs will want an extra bowl Hungry

Inscription

• In the section below, we have listed the sources of each glyph unique to the Timeless Isle , next to their description.
• Check out our preview of cosmetic 5.4 glyphs here .
• New Major Glyphs Charred Glyph : If Anti-Magic Shell expires after its full duration, the cooldown is reduced by up to 50%, based on the amount of damage absorbtion remaining. Elementals inside Cavern of Lost Spirits, Timeless Isle .
• Charred Glyph : Your Horn of Winter now generates an additional 10 Runic Power, but the cooldown is increased by 100%. Ordon Candlekeeper , Timeless Isle
• Glyph of the Skeleton : Your Raise Dead spell now summons a Skeleton instead of a Ghoul. Rattleskew , Timeless Isle
• New Minor Glyphs Charred Glyph : Grants you the ability to teleport to a random natural location. Ashleaf Sprite , Timeless Isle
• New Major Glyphs Charred Glyph : Reduces the range of by 33 yards. Tigers ( Primal Stalker , Crag Stalker ) on Timeless Isle .
• New Minor Glyphs Charred Glyph : Increases the size of your Water Elemental by 40%. Zesqua , Timeless Isle .
• Glyph of Evaporation : Reduces the size of your Water Elemental by 40%. Jademist Dancer , Timeless Isle .
• New Minor Glyphs Glyph of Pillar of Light : Critical heals on other players display a small pillar of light at their location briefly. Flame elementals ( Foreboding Flame , Spirit of Jadefire ) in Cavern of Lost Spirits, Timeless Isle .
• New Minor Glyphs Glyph of Inspired Hymns : While channeling Hymns, a spirit appears above you. Windfeather Nestkeeper , Timeless Isle .
• Charred Glyph : Void Shift causes you and your target to exchange appearances for several seconds. Whizzig , 0 Timeless Coin .
• New Minor Glyphs Charred Glyph : Your Throw and Deadly Throw abilities will now throw axes regardless of your currently equipped weapon. Burning Berserker , Timeless Isle .
• New Minor Glyphs Glyph of Lingering Ancestors : Resurrecting someone with Ancestral Spirit causes a ghostly ancestor to follow them around for a short time. Spectral mobs ( Spectral Mistweaver , Spectral Windwalker , Spectral Brewmaster ), Timeless Isle .
• Charred Glyph : You summon a rain storm of frogs at your targeted location. Frogs ( Bufo , Gulp Frog ), Timeless Isle .
• New Major Glyphs Charred Glyph : Heroic Throw now leaves an axe in the target, which can be retrieved by moving within 5 yards of the target to finish the cooldown of Heroic Throw . This effect will only occur when Heroic Throw is cast from more than 10 yards away from the target. Eternal Kilnmaster , Timeless Isle .
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Creatures of the Night - 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition

The Creatures Of The Night 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe boasts 103 total tracks with 75 tracks being unreleased. Newly remastered, the original album has never sounded better. CDs 2 & 3 feature 34 demos, rarities & outtakes including unreleased gems like “Deadly Weapon (Penny Lane Demo),” “Not For The Innocent (Demo)” and “Betrayed (Outtake).” CDs 4 & 5 highlight 26 incredible, soundboard live recordings from the Creatures ‘82/’83 Tour and 7 super rare tour sound effects, all recorded and archived by the Creatures Tour sound engineer Harry Witz. The Blu-ray Audio disc showcases a first-ever Atmos and 5.1 surround mix plus the high-resolution newly remastered 1982 stereo mix of the original album.

The Super Deluxe explodes further with an extensive array of bonus kollectibles including:

•80-page Hardcover Book with Extensive Liner Notes by Ken Sharp, a Monstrous Amount of Unreleased Photos and Imagery

• Creatures Of The Night 1982 Press Kit featuring

• Creatures Band Press Bio Sheet
• Creatures Tour Band New Poster 11”x17”
• 2 Stage Drawings
• The Loudest Band In The World Poster 16”x24”
• Japanese Promo Poster 16”x22.5”
• Band Black & White Promo 8”x10”
• Gene, Paul, Eric & Vinnie Color Photos  8”x10”  
• Creatures 40th T-shirt Iron-on Transfer Sheet
• “I Love It Loud” Bumper Sticker
• Australian Creatures Sticker
• Marcanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro 6/18/83 Replica Ticket
• Creatures Tour “Detroit” VIP Cloth Sticky Backstage Pass
• 4 Killers-era Trading Cards

•Creatures 1982 Replica Tour Program

•Gene, Paul, Eric & Vinnie –Chris Hoffman Illustrations 9”x12”

•Gotham Rock City News Volume 2 Newspaper –Track-By-Track Interviews with Gene, Paul, Eric, Vinnie, Michael James Jackson, Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance, Adam Mitchell and Mikel Japp

•5 Glow-In-The-Dark Guitar Picks

•Iron-on Patch

•4 Buttons 

DISC ONE: CREATURES OF THE NIGHT

Original Album Remastered

1. Creatures Of The Night 2. Saint And Sinner 3. Keep Me Comin’ 4. Rock And Roll Hell 5. Danger 6. I Love It Loud 7. I Still Love You 8. Killer 9. War Machine

DISC TWO: DEMOS, RARITIES & OUTTAKES

1. I’m A Legend Tonight 2. Down On Your Knees 3. Nowhere To Run 4. Partners In Crime 5. Deadly Weapon (Penny Lane Demo)* 6. Feel Like Heaven (Penny Lane Demo)* 7. Nowhere To Run (Penny Lane Demo)* 8. Deadly Weapon (Original Demo)* 9. Feel Like Heaven (Original Demo)* 10. Nowhere To Run (Take 11 –Instrumental)* 11. Tell It To A Fool (Take 4 –Drums & Bass Instrumental)* 12. Chrome Goes Into Motion (Take 2 –Drums & Bass Instrumental)* 13. I’m A Legend Tonight (Mix 4 –Instrumental & Background Vocals)* 14. Don’t Leave Me Lonely (Take 8 –Drums & Guitar Instrumental)* 15. Something Seems To Happen At Night (Gene Simmons Demo) 16. It’s Gonna Be Alright (Gene Simmons Demo)

DISC THREE: DEMOS, RARITIES & OUTTAKES

1. Legends Never Die (Gene Simmons Demo) 2. It’s My Life (Gene Simmons Demo) 3. Not For The Innocent (Demo)* 4. I Still Love You (Take 1)* 5. I Still Love You (Take 2)* 6. Saint And Sinner (Take 1)* 7. Saint And Sinner (Take 2 –False Start)* 8. Saint And Sinner (Take 3)* 9. Betrayed (Outtake)* 10. Creatures Of The Night (Alternate Mix 19)* 11. Partners In Crime (Alternate Mix 16B)* 12. I Love It Loud (Alternate Mix 21)* 13. War Machine (Full-Length Version –Mix 11)* 14. Rock And Roll Hell (Take 2–9/10/1982)* 15. Rock And Roll Hell (Take 1 –Incomplete–9/15/1982)* 16. Rock And Roll Hell (Take 2–9/15/1982)* 17. I Love It Loud (Single Edit) 18. Creatures Of The Night (1985 Remix)

DISC FOUR: CREATURES TOUR LIVE ‘82/’83 –PART ONE

1. Creatures Of The Night (Rockford, Illinois–12/31/1982)* 2. Strutter (Sioux City, Iowa–12/30/1982)* 3. Calling Dr. Love (Sioux City, Iowa–12/30/1982)* 4. Firehouse (Sioux City, Iowa–12/30/1982)* 5. I Love It Loud (Rockford, Illinois–12/31/1982)* 6. Cold Gin (Sioux City, Iowa–12/30/1982)* 7. Keep Me Comin’ (Sioux City, Iowa–12/30/1982)* 8. War Machine (Sioux City, Iowa–12/30/1982)* 9. I Want You (Houston, Texas –3/10/1983)* 10. Rock And Roll Hell (Rockford, Illinois–12/31/1982)* 11. I Still Love You (Sioux City, Iowa–12/30/1982)* 12. Shout It Out Loud (Sioux City, Iowa–12/30/1982)* 13. Gene’s Bass Solo (Sioux City, Iowa–12/30/1982)* 14. God Of Thunder / Eric’s Drum Solo / God Of Thunder (Rockford, Illinois–12/31/1982)*

DISC FIVE: CREATURES TOUR LIVE ‘82/’83 –PART TWO

1. Paul’s Love Gun Rap (Rockford, Illinois–12/31/1982)* 2. Love Gun (Rockford, Illinois–12/31/1982)* 3. Paul’s Guitar Solo (Rockford, Illinois–12/31/1982)* 4. Black Diamond (Houston, Texas–3/10/1983)* 5. Detroit Rock City (Houston, Texas–3/10/1983)* 6. Rock And Roll All Nite (Houston, Texas–3/10/1983)*

BONUS LIVE PERFORMANCES

7. Rock And Roll Hell (Sioux City, Iowa–12/30/1982)* 8. I Want You (Rockford, Illinois –12/31/1982)* 9. King Of The Night Time World (Pine Bluff, Arkansas–2/11/1983)* 10. Cold Gin (Houston, Texas–3/10/1983)* 11. I Still Love You (Houston, Texas–3/10/1983)* 12. Strutter (Houston, Texas–3/10/1983)*

BONUS CREATURES TOUR SOUND EFFECTS

13. Tank Start Of Show* 14. Turbine* 15. Firehouse Siren* 16. Drum and Ending Tank* 17. Bass Solo Wind and Gargoyles* 18. Bells* 19. Flames*

BLU-RAY AUDIO: CREATURES OF THE NIGHT

*48kHz 24-bit Dolby Atmos / *48kHz 24-bit Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Surround / 96kHz 24-bit High-Resolution PCM Stereo

* Previously unreleased

Dimensions : 13 x 13 x 2.5

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Facts About Animals

10 of the Rarest Animals in the World

Animals can be rare for a variety of reasons. Sometimes they’re hard to reach because they live at the top of a very rocky mountain, or the bottom of a very deep sea.

Other times there just aren’t many left. Sometimes, it’s the preferred method of cooking.

Endemism is the state of being a species found in a single defined geographic location , such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; and many of the rarest animals are endemic species, threatened or otherwise.

Others are simply rare because they’re about to become extinct, many are both.

We’ve put together a list of some of the animals you’re least likely to encounter in the wild, for various reasons, and if it isn’t obvious, there’s no easy way to rank them, so consider these extremely rare animals listed in no particular order.

10. Fiery Dink Frog

Our first entry is named after the phenomenon of going for a pee right after chopping chillis. It’s a frog, and as the name suggests it looks a bit like a burn victim.

This frog exists only inside a tiny blob of Panama, above 1500m. They’re endemic to a volcanic cone called Cerro Santiago, and since it’s too hot and dry to climb down, they’re stuck up there, looking all sore.

This exceptionally tiny range is the only place you’re able to see them in the wild, which makes them incredibly rare already, but to make things worse, they refuse to come lower than four meters above the ground, so even if you go there, they’re hard to find.

Despite occupying the same land as indigenous tribes for millennia, this frog is now threatened by the destruction of its habitat as a conversion to agricultural land. It is unprotected and critically endangered. 1

9. Robert Paulson Spider

This ambush spider sits in hidden webs, similar to the funnel web, but built into the crevices in trunks of trees.

These are such rare spiders that there isn’t a description of the male on record, and only the female is described. She’s about 9cm long, mostly shiny, and she lives only on the largest island in the Seychelles, Mahé.

It was first discovered in 1911, and since then nobody has spent much time learning anything about it. What we know so far is that there are only about three subpopulations on the island, and the largest of them contains 12 spiders, making this one of the rarest animals on Earth.

Since there is no official common name listed for this species, we have given it one. Its name is Robert Paulson. And it should be remembered before it’s too late, as they are considered critically endangered. 2

8. Seventy-four Seabream

This species was doomed to obscurity the moment it was named, and despite its memorable moniker, it hardly shows up on a Google search at all.

This is a fairly small predator of fish and squid, found in reefs down the East coast of Southern Africa, along which it takes on spawning migrations, heading to deeper water reefs as far down as 100 meters to lay its millions of eggs.

Despite this fecundity, this fish has been ‘harvested’ almost to extinction, as the spawning aggregations were predictable to human hunters, who overfished them.

A slow rate of reproduction and growth hinders their recovery, and they’re also listed as critically endangered.

This cute little bird is a member of a curious group of endemic finches known as the Hawaiian honeycreepers. Perhaps jealous of the attention Darwin was giving to the Galapagos gang, these ones evolved even more diverse and unusual characteristics as a result of their isolation on the island.

Instead of a seed crusher or insect grabber, their frontal appendage has evolved to feed on nectar, and so is more similar to that of a hummingbird. This is a recognisable bird that occupies a space in local legend and culture, and while it’s not as rare as some of the other members of its family, it’s a good figurehead for the troubles they all face.

Its call is said to sound like balls dropping in water, the rubbing of balloons together, and the squeaking of a rusty hinge.

Once widespread across the islands, its range has been restricted to Hawaii island, with a handful left on Maui and Kauai, where they follow the seasonal flowers up and down the mountains. 3

6. Philippine Crocodile

The largest of these crocodiles ever recorded was around three meters long, but most are significantly smaller. This is a relatively petite crocodile and one that isn’t well known.

Male and female Philippine crocodiles guard their young after hatching, and the adults hunt in rivers and creeks, as well as ponds and marshes from the sea, all the way up to 850 meters.

These crocs have a larger range than many on this list, but they tend to occupy it at very low densities, so they’re rare to come across.

They’re also critically endangered, as their chosen hunting grounds are being converted by human development, and they get entangled in fishing gear. The species is critically depleted, suggesting a low chance of recovery: there may only be 100 left in the wild.

5. La Hotte Bush Frog

As if the Dink frog wasn’t hot enough, we have another entry for the amphibians, this time coming from the canopy of the Southwestern Haiti forests.

This is a treefrog, dependent on transitional pine-cloud forest, and with a deep reliance on bromeliad flowers, to which it descends for safety during the day, and into which it lays its eggs during spawning season.

This is a very sensitive animal, even by amphibian standards, and can be used as an early warning sign of things to come.

Logging and habitat conversion are destroying its habitat, and being reliant on primary forest, even recovery of the young canopy is not enough to protect the species.

The populations are severely fragmented, and this is now a rare species to see in the wild.

4. Madagascar Serpent Eagle

This is a bird that’s so hard to see, that people thought it was already extinct. Between 1930 and 1977, nobody had spotted one at all, and it wasn’t until 1993, and two more sightings, that it was reconfirmed as alive and well.

Since then, conservationists have scrambled to figure out how to secure its spot in the ecosystem. This bird has a reputation for avoiding photographs, despite being spotted several times.

It’s so elusive that we don’t know much about its range or how many of them there are. 4

3. Lord Howe Island Stick Insect

These arboreal arthropods are also known as ‘tree lobsters’, but are not actually lobsters, or indeed crustaceans at all. They’re stick insects, and some say they’re the rarest insects on Earth.

Of course, the rarest insects on Earth likely won’t be ones that we know about, but we’ll give them the benefit of the doubt for now.

This is another animal whose existence was questioned until they were rediscovered in 2001, on a 6-million-year-old chunk of rock sticking out of the ocean.

Specimens were hurriedly gathered in zoos to begin a breeding program and have become a mascots for the importance of insect conservation everywhere. 5

2. Speartooth Shark

Sharks are elusive animals at the best of times, but in environments where there’s no way to see them, they can be even harder to get to know.

The rarest shark species are likely obscure deep-ocean monsters that we’ll never discover, but the rarest that we know about is likely the Speartooth.

This shark doesn’t share the ocean with its marine cousins but occupies murky tropical rivers in Australia and New Guinea. Until recently, no mature individuals had ever been seen, and this species remains exceptionally rare and hard to find.

The IUCN believes there are no more than 2,500 adults, somewhere, but hasn’t got as much confidence around their specific location.

Recent tagging should bring in new info about this species, but the chances of you ever crossing paths with these 2.6m fish and noticing are very slim! 6

1. Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle

The Yangtze river is the tragic venue for some of the rarest and most critically endangered animals on Earth, so it’s not surprising to find our final entry here.

This is a highly camouflaged, sedentary animal that hides in the mud, so is difficult to find even if you know where it is, but the long generational time of this animal (up to 100 years) and its slow rate of reproduction have made it very vulnerable to reduction.

Almost nothing is known about the juveniles, but the adults and eggs are hunted for food, and widespread drainage has removed much of its habitat.

The IUCN suggests there may only be three mature individuals left in the wild. 7

Final Thoughts

There are many reasons for a species to be rare . Of course, we humans are responsible for a lot of them, but the isolating of a species by environmental factors is the main reason there are so many endemic species and one of the key contributors to our favourite rare and unique animals.

Being stuck on an island for tens of millions of years, or trapped at the top of a mountain where it’s too hot to come down, forces communities to adapt and to change over time until they’re the only ones of their kind anywhere in the world.

That’s why islands are sanctuaries for the rarest and most unique species on Earth, and it’s also why it’s so important to prevent invasive species from, well, invading them.

But more and more, we’re finding that rare species are becoming critically endangered through the loss of their habitats or the rampant destruction of their communities through fishing.

Rare animals are valuable, not only as a novelty item to tick off in a collection, but as a member of an intricate web of ecology that spans the globe, and without the integrity of this web, the entire system can, and will, come down.

Fact Sources & References

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• Saaristo, Michael I, (2002), “ New species and interesting new records of spiders from Seychelles (Arachnida, Araneaea) “, Treatment Bank.
• “ Birds of Hawaii: the Hawaiian Honeycreepers “, Birdfinding.info.
• Becki Robins (2023), “ Animals That Almost No One Has Ever Seen “, Grunge.
• “ San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Working to Conserve Critically Endangered Lord Howe Island Stick Insect “, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.
• “ Speartooth Shark “, Sharkwater Extinction.
• “ Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle “, IUCN.

10 Unique (But Rare) Animals To See Around The World

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These Are 10 Amazing Animals To See While Visiting The Galapagos

Tour the otago peninsula to see new zealand's only albatross colony, see european bison & more at scotland's highland wildlife park.

• Tuatara: Last surviving reptile order in New Zealand's sanctuaries, now one of the rarest wildlife in the world.
• Galápagos Penguins: Only penguin in the Northern Hemisphere, found in Galápagos Islands, and one of the world's rarest animals.
• Blue Whale: One of the largest animals in the world known to have lived, becoming increasingly rare in California, Mexico, and Sri Lanka.

There are plenty of unique and fascinating animals to see around the world. Many of these animals are intensively protected and can be seen by visitors in the wild or in sanctuaries (such as the Zealandia Wildlife Sanctuary in New Zealand ).

Some of these animals have come back from the brink of extinction (like the American Plains bison) thanks to excellent conservation efforts. Nowadays, there are even plenty of places to see bison in the wild . For wildlife lovers, here are ten of the most unique but rare animals to see around the world.

New Zealand's Tuatara may not look very remarkable, but it is one of the 'living fossils' of the world. They may look like lizards, but they are the last survivors of a completely different reptile lineage - the order Rhynchocephalia.

They were driven extinct on the main islands of New Zealand but clung on in the small offshore islands. Today, they can be seen in a number of wildlife sanctuaries.

• Where To See: New Zealand's Sanctuaries
• Remarks: Last Species of A Reptile Order

9 Galápagos Penguins

The Galápagos penguin is the only species of penguin to range north of the equator, mostly on the Galápagos Island of Fernandina Island and the west coast of Isabela Island.

They have developed ways to stay cool and have been able to range this far north thanks to the ocean currents.

• Where To See: Galápagos Islands
• Remarks: Only Penguin In The Northern Hemisphere

The Galapagos is one of the best places in the world to see wildlife that has evolved in isolation. These are among the top Galapagos species to see.

8 Blue Whale

While the most popular whales to see on whale-watching tours are humpback whales, it is possible to see the rare blue whales around the world , although they are gradually becoming one of the rarest animal species in the world.

There are thought to be only 10,000 to 25,000 blue whales left in the world, and are split into four subspecies. They have been known to reach lengths of 98 feet (or 30 meters) and weigh as much as 199 tonnes.

• Where To See: California, Mexico, Sri Lanka
• Remarks: Largest Animal Known To Have Lived

7 California Condor

The California condor was one of the rarest animals in the world, as it almost went extinct in 1987 (all the remaining wild birds were caught and bred in intensive conservation breeding programs).

They have now been successfully reintroduced to the wild, and the California Condor can be seen in the Grand Canyon and Zion National Park.

• Where To See: Grand Canyon, Zion National Park
• Remarks: Largest North American Bird

6 Royal Albatross

The royal albatross is one of the largest seabirds in the world, with an average wingspan of over 9.8 feet or 3 meters. They normally nest in far-flung subantarctic islands where they are rarely ever seen.

One of the very few accessible royal albatross colonies is on the Otago Peninsula of New Zealand, where there are wildlife tours and a visitor center.

• Where To See: Otago Peninsula, New Zealand
• Remarks: One Colony Is Visitable On The New Zealand Mainland

The Otago Peninsula is home to the world's only mainland Royal Albatross Colony as well as sea lions and penguins.

5 Leatherback Sea Turtle

The leatherback sea turtle is the largest of the turtles alive today and is the heaviest reptile that is not a crocodilian.

There are tours to see these massive 1,100 lb turtles as they haul themselves onto beaches to lay their eggs. One of the places to see them is in Costa Rica .

• Where To See: Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica
• Remarks: Largest Turtle

4 Sumatran Rhinoceros

The Sumatran rhinoceros (related to the Indian rhino above) is the smallest of the living rhinos (one of five living species of rhinos). They are now critically endangered, with only a few hundred of them left (perhaps less than 100), making them one of the rarest species in the world.

They once lived in the rainforests, swamps, and cloud forests of Southeast Asia.

• Where To See: Indonesia
• Remarks: Few Rhinos Left in Borneo and Sumatra

3 European Bison

The American Plains bison get most of the attention, but the lesser-known European bison are their even larger cousins.

They were driven to extinction in the wild during the 20th century, but they have now been released back into the wild in Poland, Belarus, and elsewhere (even in Scotland).

• Where To See: Eastern Europe, Scotland
• Remarks: Largest European Animal

See European Bison and the best of European wildlife at Scotland's superb Highland Wildlife Park.

2 Przewalski's Horse

Przewalski's horse is the only wild horse species to survive today (all other horses are domesticated). They ranged on the steppes of Central Asia and can now be seen at a distance in the Khustain Nuruu National Park in Mongolia.

They were once extinct in the wild, and now they have been reintroduced.

• Where To See: Mongolia
• Remarks: Only Surviving Wild Horse

1 Giant Panda

The giant panda is often seen as the cuddliest bear in the world and one of the symbols of China. They are found in the Sichuan province of China, living on an almost exclusively bamboo diet.

The wild population of the Giant Panda is in the low thousands, and pandas are a popular attraction in Sichuan.

• Where To See: Sichuan, China
• Remarks: Most Famous Animal In China

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This much-loved fan favorite and cult classic will be reissued in a variety of formats through UMe on November 18.

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Celebrating its 40th anniversary, Creatures Of The Night from 1982 is a seminal album in the KISS catalog . It crushed fans’ expectations with a huge, back-to-rock sound and has become a fan favorite and cult classic.

On November 18, 2022, UMe will release Creatures Of The Night 40 as a 5-CD + Blu-ray Audio Super Deluxe Edition, 3-LP Deluxe, 2-CD Deluxe, 1-LP Half-Speed Master 180gm, 1-CD Remaster, as well as a 5-CD Super Deluxe Edition Digital Download + Streaming and 2-CD Digital Download-only version plus a color Vinyl exclusive.

Having rechanneled their efforts into consciously making a return to the hard rock that they were known for, KISS – Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, and Eric Carr – unleashed Creatures Of The Nigh t in October of 1982. In addition to a harder sound, the album is also noted for its heavier, darker mood.

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The single “I Love It Loud” has been performed on nearly every subsequent KISS tour, while “War Machine,” the ballad “I Still Love You,” and the title song also featured heavily in their live sets for a number of years. Also of note is “Killer,” which featured the group’s first songwriting collaboration with their soon-to-be-guitarist Vinnie Vincent. Creatures Of The Night received accolades in magazines such as Kerrang! and Guitar Player – which both placed the album in their top five end of year chart for 1982 – and has attained Gold Album status (sales of 500,000+).

The Creatures Of The Night 40 Super Deluxe boasts 103 total tracks with 75 tracks being unreleased. Newly remastered on CD 1, the original album has never sounded better. CDs 2 & 3 feature 34 demos, rarities & outtakes including unreleased gems such as “Deadly Weapon (Penny Lane Demo),” “Not For The Innocent (Demo)” and “Betrayed (Outtake).” CDs 4 & 5 highlight 26 incredible, soundboard live recordings from the Creatures ‘82/’83 Tour and seven super rare tour sound effects, all recorded and archived by the Creatures Tour sound engineer Harry Witz. The Blu-ray Audio disc showcases a first-ever Atmos and 5.1 surround mix from the original album multi-tracks plus the high-resolution newly remastered 1982 stereo mix of the original album.

Additionally, the Super Deluxe box features an extensive array of bonus KISS memorabilia and ephemera, including: 80-page Hardcover Book with Extensive Liner Notes by Ken Sharp and a treasure trove of unreleased photos and imagery and a Creatures Of The Night 1982 Press Kit.

This extensive latter includes a breathtaking selection of memorabilia: a Creatures Band Press Bio Sheet; Creatures Tour Band New Poster 11”x17”, 2 Stage Drawings, The Loudest Band In The World Poster 16”x24”, a Japanese Promo Poster 16”x22.5”, Band Black & White Promo 8”x10”, Gene, Paul, Eric & Vinnie Color Photos 8”x10”; Creatures 40th T-shirt Iron-on Transfer Sheet , “I Love It Loud” Bumper Sticker Australian Creatures Sticker, Marcanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro 6/18/83 Replica Ticket, Creatures Tour “Detroit” VIP Cloth Sticky Backstage Pass, 4 Killers-era Trading Cards, Creatures 1982 Replica Tour Program, Gene, Paul, Eric & Vinnie – Chris Hoffman Illustrations 9”x12”, Gotham Rock City News Volume 2 Newspaper – Track-By-Track Interviews with Gene, Paul, Eric, Vinnie, Michael James Jackson, Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance, Adam Mitchell and Mikel Japp, 4 Glow-In-The-Dark Guitar Picks, Iron-on Patch and 4 Buttons.

KISS are America’s No.1 Gold Record Award winning Rock group of all time and have sold over 100 million records worldwide. Peerless as a live act, the band’s illustrious legacy is marked by record breaking global tours. Now, after an astonishing 49-year career, KISS – Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer – are currently in the midst of their ‘End Of The Road’ tour .

Pre-order Creatures Of The Night .

Creatures Of The Night : 5-CD Super Deluxe Tracklisting:

DISC ONE: Creatures Of The Night (Original Album Remastered) “Creatures Of The Night” “Saint And Sinner” “Keep Me Comin’” “Rock And Roll Hell” “Danger” “I Love It Loud” “I Still Love You” “Killer” “War Machine”

DISC TWO: Demos, Rarities & Outtakes “I’m A Legend Tonight” “Down On Your Knees” “Nowhere To Run” “Partners In Crime” “Deadly Weapon” (Penny Lane Demo)* “Feel Like Heaven” (Penny Lane Demo)* “Nowhere To Run” (Penny Lane Demo)* “Deadly Weapon” (Original Demo)* “Feel Like Heaven” (Original Demo)* “Nowhere To Run” (Take 11 – Instrumental)* “Tell It To A Fool” (Take 4 – Drums & Bass Instrumental)* “Chrome Goes Into Motion” (Take 2 – Drums & Bass Instrumental)* “I’m A Legend Tonight” (Mix 4 – Instrumental & Background Vocals)* “Don’t Leave Me Lonely” (Take 8 – Drums & Guitar Instrumental)* “Something Seems To Happen At Night “(Gene Simmons Demo) “It’s Gonna Be Alright (Gene Simmons Demo)”

DISC THREE: Demos, Rarities and Outtakes “Legends Never Die“ (Gene Simmons Demo) “It’s My Life” (Gene Simmons Demo) “Not For The Innocent” (Demo)* “I Still Love You” (Take 1)* “I Still Love You” (Take 2)* “Saint And Sinner” (Take 1)* “Saint And Sinner” (Take 2 – False Start)* “Saint And Sinner” (Take 3)* “Betrayed” (Outtake)* “Creatures Of The Night” (Alternate Mix 19)* “Partners In Crime” (Alternate Mix 16B)* “I Love It Loud” (Alternate Mix 21)* “War Machine” (Full-Length Version – Mix 11)* “Rock And Roll Hell” (Take 2 – 9/10/1982)* “Rock And Roll Hell” (Take 1 – Incomplete – 9/15/1982)* “Rock And Roll Hell” (Take 2 – 9/15/1982)* “I Love It Loud” (Single Edit) “Creatures Of The Night” (1985 Remix)

DISC FOUR: Creatures Tour Live ‘82/’83 – Part One: “Creatures Of The Night” (Rockford, Illinois – 12/31/1982)* “Strutter” (Sioux City, Iowa – 12/30/1982)* “Calling Dr. Love” (Sioux City, Iowa – 12/30/1982)* “Firehouse” (Sioux City, Iowa – 12/30/1982)* “I Love It Loud” (Rockford, Illinois – 12/31/1982)* “Cold Gin” (Sioux City, Iowa – 12/30/1982)* “Keep Me Comin’” (Sioux City, Iowa – 12/30/1982)* “War Machine” (Sioux City, Iowa – 12/30/1982)* “I Want You” (Houston, Texas – 3/10/1983)* “Rock And Roll Hell” (Rockford, Illinois – 12/31/1982)* “I Still Love You” (Sioux City, Iowa – 12/30/1982)* “Shout It Out Loud” (Sioux City, Iowa – 12/30/1982)* “Gene’s Bass Solo” (Sioux City, Iowa – 12/30/1982)* “God Of Thunder / Eric’s Drum Solo / God Of Thunder” (Rockford, Illinois – 12/31/1982)*

DISC FIVE: Creatures Tour Live ‘82/’83 – Part Two: “Paul’s Love Gun Rap” (Rockford, Illinois – 12/31/1982)* “Love Gun” (Rockford, Illinois – 12/31/1982)* “Paul’s Guitar Solo” (Rockford, Illinois – 12/31/1982)* “Black Diamond” (Houston, Texas – 3/10/1983)* “Detroit Rock City” (Houston, Texas – 3/10/1983)* “Rock And Roll All Nite” (Houston, Texas – 3/10/1983)*

Bonus Live Performances: “Rock And Roll Hell” (Sioux City, Iowa – 12/30/1982)* “I Want You” (Rockford, Illinois – 12/31/1982)* “King Of The Night Time World” (Pine Bluff, Arkansas – 2/11/1983)* “Cold Gin” (Houston, Texas – 3/10/1983)* “I Still Love You” (Houston, Texas – 3/10/1983)* “Strutter” (Houston, Texas – 3/10/1983)*

Bonus Creatures Tour Sound Effects: Tank Start Of Show* Turbine* Firehouse Siren* Drum and Ending Tank* Bass Solo Wind and Gargoyles* Bells* Flames*

(*previously unreleased)

April 17, 2023 at 7:52 am

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