8203 best r/awwducational images on Pholder | Elusive and rare, the otter civet lives in the swampy wetlands of Southeast Asia. Little is known about this nocturnal mammal — experts don't even agree on whether it is a skilled swimmer or a slow one. It is hypothesised that it lays in wait underwater, like a crocodile, to ambush drinking prey.

Elusive and rare, the otter civet lives in the swampy wetlands of Southeast Asia. Little is known about this nocturnal mammal — experts don't even agree on whether it is a skilled swimmer or a slow one. It is hypothesised that it lays in wait underwater, like a crocodile, to ambush drinking prey.

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The male Resplendent Quetzal has a shimmering emerald-green back & head but is scarlet below. His outstanding features are the upper tail feathers which, longer than his entire body, extend into a train almost a metre in length, twisting like metallic ribbons as he flies through the tree canopy.

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Common Yellowthroats spend much of their time skulking low to the ground in dense thickets and fields, searching for small insects and spiders. Males sing a very distinctive, rolling wichety-wichety-wichety song.

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This is a Fennec Fox. These adorable little guys hail from the arid deserts of north Africa. They live in dens of 10 usually and have the largest ear to body ratio of any other canid. They are know to eat insects, birds, lizards and eggs. How cute 🤗

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Superb fairywren (Malurus cyaneus) males gain a dazzling plumage during breeding season. Male wrens pluck yellow petals and display them to females as part of a courtship display.

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Both male and female Inca terns sport a stylish moustache of white satiny feathers that sprout from the base of the beak. The individuals with the longest moustaches are also generally the healthiest and most productive birds.

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Sand cats are well adapted to life in the desert, with thick fur on its paws to protect against hot sand and a body that can conserve water. It is also known for its ability to survive without drinking water for long periods of time, getting most of its moisture from the food it eats.

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Sloth hands work opposite to ours. They exert energy to open their fist and relax to close it. This is how they can hang from trees while they're sleeping and not fall off

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The Green Junglefowl(Gallus varius) is a close relative of the Red Junglefowl(Gallus gallus) which is the main ancestor of the domestic chicken(Gallus gallus domesticus). It is endemic to Indonesian islands. This individual is a male, which tend to be brighter and larger than females.

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The common starling is largely insectivorous and feeds on both pest and other arthropods. The food range includes spiders, crane flies, moths, mayflies, dragonflies, damsel flies, grasshoppers, earwigs, lacewings, caddisflies, flies, beetles, sawflies, bees, wasps and ants.

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The Corvid Family (not to be confused with Covid) is a diverse family of birds that includes magpies, crows, ravens, jackdaws, and even colorful jays.

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Eurasian pygmy owl is the smallest owl in Europe but in order to carry larger prey it has evolved disproportionately large feet.

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The shima enaga is a small fluffy white bird which is often described as a bouncy cotton ball. This bird is native to Hokkaido where it lives among the tree branches eating seeds. Shima enagas typically move around in flocks of 20 to 30, and they are sometimes seen performing acrobatic tricks.

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Kiwi are the only birds with external nostrils at the ends of their beaks. Their beaks are long and tipped with many sensor pits to detect worms and other invertebrates underground and in vegetation. Consequently, Kiwi can often be heard loudly snuffling and snorting to clear out their nostrils.

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The spectacled bear is the only bear native to South America and is technically the largest land carnivore on that part of the continent, although as little as 5% of its diet is composed of meat.

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Adult giraffes only sleep for a couple of minutes at a time. Baby giraffes will sleep for much longer periods of time with their head resting on their rump.

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This is Mosha, the first elephant to get a prosthetic leg after stepping on a landmine in Thailand.

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If cornered by a threat, the green iguana will extend and display the dewlap under its neck, stiffen and puff up its body, hiss, and bob its head at the aggressor. If threat persists the iguana can lash with its tail, bite and use its claws in defense.

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When the seasons change, the Arctic fox's coat turns as well, adopting a brown or gray appearance that provides cover among the summer tundra's rocks and plants. These colorings help foxes to effectively hunt rodents, birds, and even fish.

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Africans regard hippos as the continent’s most dangerous animal. Although accurate numbers are hard to come by, lore has it that hippos kill more people each year than lions, elephants, leopards, buffaloes and rhinos combined.

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The red-eyed tree frog lives 5 years. When the eggs are ready to hatch, the tadpoles inside start swirling around vigorously. The activity breaks each egg open, releasing the little tadpoles.

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The yellowhammer adds invertebrates to its diet in the breeding season, particularly as food for its growing chicks. A wide range of species is taken, including springtails, grasshoppers, flies, beetles, caterpillars, earthworms, spiders, and snails.

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The bones of chameleons can glow through their skin for animals with UV-sensitive eyes

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The Przewalski's horse is the last non-feral wild horse in the world. They are stockier than most domestic horses and have short erect mane (similar to donkeys and zebras) and sometimes have faint stripes on the legs.

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A female Manatee in heat will often be pursued by an aggregation of males for days, even weeks.

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A scorpionfly is an insect that impresses its mates by bringing them prey to devour. But some of the male scorpionflies are not great at trapping prey, so they imitate females and wait for the other males to get them the prey. Then they fly away with the gift to give it to an actual female.

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Lamarckdromia Crabs: these fluffy crabs make their own protective hats out of living sea sponges; after selecting a suitable sponge, the crab trims it down to the right size, drapes the tailored sponge across its carapace, and carries it around

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The burmese star tortoise is one of the few animals that have comeback from being called functionally extinct.

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Despite their status as America's national bird, bald eagles are quite playful! In the wild, they have been observed playing with sticks, pine cones, and other improvised toys. As many as six bald eagles have been seen tossing sticks to each other like a strange avian football game.

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Like many fruit-eating pigeons, the pink-necked green pigeon is thought to be an important disperser of fruit seeds in forests and woodlands and is thought to be one of those responsible for helping the return of many of the Ficus species to the islands of Krakatoa

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Satin bowerbirds are not in the least finicky in their food preferences, and have taken extremely readily to numerous plants introduced since European settlement. They are a major dispersal agent for a number of weedy plants, such as camphor laurel, the European olive and various species of privet

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The rare Kermode, or Spirit Bears, are blonde bears found only on the coast of BC. They're actually black bears with a rare recessive gene.

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Echidnas are one of the two living monotremes. That means they're egg-laying mammals. The other one being the platypus.

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Kori bustards have a mutualistic association with northern carmine bee-eaters which often perch on their backs. As Kori bustards forage, they stir up insects that the bee-eaters capture. Kori bustards may also get some benefit in return from the bee-eaters, such as help in detecting predators.

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Unlike most geckos, leopard geckos have moveable eyelids and do not have the suction pads on their feet that allow them to climb smooth surfaces.

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Tigers have eye-markings on their ears called ocelli which act as a form of intimidation and make it seem as if tigers can see everything around them, discouraging any other animals from bothering them even though they are apex predators. Ocelli possibly served a more important role in earlier eras.

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This is Wally. He has what is called Angel wings. It’s due to his diet. Which is mainly bread. Now, Wally can’t fly. He can’t migrate. He can’t get away from predators. And, that sucks. So, feed them good things. Not bread. 🦆🦆😊

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Tapirs have thick skin on the backs of their necks that help protect them from threats such as jaguars, crocodiles, anacondas, and tigers! The herbivore is also able to run fairly quickly, finding shelter in the thick undergrowth of the forest or in water.

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The pink fairy armadillo is 90–115 mm long, and typically weighs about 120 g. This species is the smallest living armadillo

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This colorful feathered creature is the Lilac-breasted roller. Named for its unique ability to perform aerial acrobatics in flight that consists of side-to-side rolling motions and fast, shallow dives from high elevations done during courtship or territorial flights.

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Puffins restore their bond is by billing, a practice in which the pair approaches each other, each wagging their heads from side to side, and then rattling their beaks together. It an important element of their courtship.

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A rare heart bone (os cordis) is discovered in Chimpanzees and could be a key in managing their health and conservation. This heart bone, which can be found in few other animals, is thought to help chimps in regulating heart disease.

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The Pygmy Falcon is the smallest raptor in Africa - adults are less than 8” long.

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The rusty-spotted cat, the worlds smallest cat. This make can grow up to 41cm or 1 foot 4 inches and 1.4kg or 3 pounds. It lives mainly in India and Sri Lanka.

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The valais blacknose is very well adapted to the harsh conditions of living in the high mountains, having an ability to graze even on the stoniest and the steepest slopes. Extreme weather conditions, which are often the case in the Valais alpine pastures, don’t faze them.

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Bald Eagles don't obtain their characteristic white heads and tails until they are four to five years old

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Like most woodpeckers, Northern Flickers drum on objects as a form of communication and territory defense. In such cases, the object is to make as loud a noise as possible, and that’s why woodpeckers sometimes drum on metal objects.

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The distribution of the rusty-spotted cat is relatively restricted. It occurs mainly in moist and dry deciduous forests as well as scrub and grassland. But is likely absent in evergreen forest. It prefers dense vegetation and rocky areas.

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Bower of a Satin Bowerbird. Male Bowerbirds build this to attract the female.

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Although hyenas may look like canines to many, they are actually classified in their own family that isn’t canid or felid, called Hyaenidae. However, being members of Feliformia, they are more closely related to cats than dogs. Instead of a pup, the young hyena pictured here is called a cub.

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Manatees often roll over to see something better because they don't have as many neck vertebrae as other mammals

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The American robin's diet generally consists of around 40 percent small invertebrates (mainly insects), such as earthworms, beetle grubs, caterpillars and grasshoppers, and 60 percent wild and cultivated fruits and berries.

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Hippos can’t actually swim. Because their bodies are so dense, they resort to walking on the bottom of the body of water.

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Owls sleep perched, but baby owls (owlets) have topheavy heads, so they often end up sleeping like this.

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With an average length of 45cm (18in) and an average height of 30cm (12in), the Java mouse-deer is the smallest living ungulate, or hoofed mammal in the world.

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The exterior of a Komodo Dragon is made of thousands of tiny bones called osteoderms. They are not born with them; rather, they develop over the dragon’s lifetime like the rings on a tree.

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Bee Flies: These insects often lay their eggs inside the burrows of wasps/bees, but remain airborne during the ovipository process; they simply hover above a sand burrow and launch their eggs into the entrance by rapidly flicking their abdomen up and down, earning them the nickname Bomber Flies

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Once bred to hunt wild boar, Great Danes are known to be loyal and gentle family dogs. Weighing anywhere from 120-220lbs (male) and surpassing 6ft when standing on hind legs, these gentle giants are the world’s largest lapdogs.

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The pygmy falcon is the smallest raptor on the African continent and it barely reaches 20 cm in length

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The tapetum lucidum is a layer of tissue in the eye of many vertebrates. Lying immediately behind the retina, it reflects visible light back through the retina, increasing the light available to the photoreceptors.

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The Maned wolf (Chrysocyon Br.), although they live very solitary lives in the wild, are surprisingly one of the few Canid species that are monogamous and mate for life. They will often share their territory w/ each other and the males often stay to help protect their offspring from other predators.

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Matamatas are carnivorous bottom feeders with a unique predation method that involves vacuuming up small fish and invertebrates. They remain largely motionless and camouflaged in the muddy waters they inhabit, which allows them to ambush their prey.

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Phainopepla spread mistletoe by eating the berries and wiping the seeds on branches. The seeds then germinate and the plant haustoria, kind of like roots, dig into the branch and grow to a new plant.

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Aardwolves are shy and nocturnal, sleeping in burrows by day. But, if their territory is infringed upon, they will chase the intruder up to 400 meters to the border! If the intruder is caught, a fight will occur, which is accompanied by soft clucking, hoarse barking, and a type of roar.

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Hey the Ussuri Tube-Nosed Bat curls into a little tiny ball when it hibernates and I think you all need to know this.

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Barn Owls are well-known for their distinctive heart-shaped face, which helps funnel sound towards their ears like a satellite dish. Their ears are asymmetrical, meaning that one is higher than the other, and this helps them locate the precise location of prey in the dark.

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Certain snails can sleep for up to 3 years at a time! Zzz...

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Similar to farm animals such as cattle or sheep, wild red deer grazing in open landscapes can also contribute to the conservation of protected habitats.

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When the yellow box fish becomes alarmed or is threatened, it reacts by blowing itself up to appear more dangerous and releasing a cloud of a powerful toxin that will kill any fish in the immediate surroundings. By the way, this toxin is also lethal to other yellow boxfish (and themselves!)

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I took this photo of a cute little Red Rumped Swallow while it collected some mud to build its nest! Their nests are usually somewhere around, a cup of mud attached to the rocks under mountain cliffs or such structures (OC)

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Giant pandas in the wild actually have a very high sex drive and have been seen having sex 40 times in a few hours. Research shows that those in captivity are 2x as likely to get it on if offered a choice of even just 2 mates, & there's a 75% success rate in reproduction if there's mutual attraction

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Salmon sharks have the ability to regulate their body temperature 14 to 20 degrees Fahrenheit above the ambient water temperature.

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Red-and-yellow barbet lives in eastern Africa. Males have distinctive black (spotted white), red, and yellow plumage; females and juveniles are similar, but less brightly colored

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Dolphins speak in different sets of vocalizations or dialects depending on the different physical environments they are in.

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In the mornings the ring-tailed lemurs sunbath to warm themselves. They face the sun sitting in what is frequently described as a sun-worshipping posture or lotus position

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Manatee Research boat surrounded by manatees. Manatees are no longer on the endangered species list, but their numbers & movements are still constantly monitored

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My little buddy Brady has split eye heterochromia, meaning he has a pupil, a dark blue ring around the pupil, and his corneas are both blue and brown

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Black rain frogs are only found in South Africa on the southern slopes of the Cape Fold Belt from Swellendam to the Outeniqua Mountains, at elevations of up to over 1,000 m. It is a burrowing species inhabiting fynbos and forest fringes and does not require the presence of open water

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The world's oldest known wild bird is Wisdom the Laysan albatross. At 67 years old she is still laying viable eggs and raising chicks. Wisdom has outlived several mates and raised anywhere from 30 to 35 chicks.

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Pangolins are unique anteater-like mammals that are covered in keratin scales. While people often haven't heard of them, they are actually the world's most trafficked animal.

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Capybara's are social animals, who get along with a large variety of other animals, including chickens, ducks, dogs, cats, llamas, rabbits and turtles.

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Zoos will give animals toys and snow and plush animals among many other things to help preserve, encourage and challenge their natural instincts. It's called animal enrichment

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Bats waggle their heads just like your adorable dog does to pinpoint where sounds are coming from. Some bats also change the shape of their ears to improve auditory acuity.

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Guinea pigs are constantly communicating with each other using squeaks, purrs, whistles, and more! Here are my two piggies communicating with snuggles

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A cat co-authored a physics paper because the author didn't want to change every instance of we to I.

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Cats have a precise method of walking called Direct Registering.

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The world's oldest known wild bird, Wisdom the Laysan albatross, has laid an egg at 67! Wisdom has outlived several mates and has raised 30 to 35 chicks.

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Tufted ground squirrels have the largest known tail to body size ratio of any mammal, with their tail being 30% larger by volume than their body. Scientists have suggested that they may have evolved to distract predators or to prevent them getting a firm grasp when attacking.

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These are Blue-eyed Black Lemurs. Males are solid black in color while female are reddish-brown. Other than human, they are the only primate to have blue eyes. The lemurs have been observed to rub toxin secretion from a millipede on their fur as it acts as insecticides though it leaves them high.

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Crayfish, like all arthropods, have an encasing exoskeleton made out of the structural polysaccharide “chitin.” For a crayfish to grow, it must shed its exoskeleton and then re-grow a new and larger one. This shedding and re-growth process is called “moulting.”

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Columbia Basin Pygmy Rabbits are the world's smallest and among the rarest!!

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London (and it’s surrounding counties) have a population of Wild Parakeets. The origins of these birds are completely unknown and are entirely down to speculation. The British birds are considered a hybrid population of two Asian subspecies, P.k. borealis and P.k. manillensis

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Suet cakes are easy to make and attract all sorts of birds

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Fire salamanders are a common throughout Europe. They have 14 different subspecies and actually give live birth unlike other salamanders. They can live for a long time, up to 25 years! (This one fell in a hole so I got him out.) https://a-z-animals.com/animals/fire-salamander/#single-animal-text

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Reeves's muntjac is also called the barking deer due to its distinctive barking sound during the mating season. Photo taken in the UK by myself.

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The banded linsang is native to Malaysia and Indonesia. They are most closely related to civets and binturongs.

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White-browed tit-warblers are incredibly small, incredibly colored birds that live in central and southern Asia. They are believed to practice cooperative breeding, in which not only parents care for their young but also a team of other birds. These birds are called helpers.

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Flamingo's pink coloring comes from the shrimp they eat, and in 1992 in the Miami Zoo they had to stick the flamingos in the bathroom to ride out Hurricane Andrew.

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The Colugo, also known as a Flying Lemur: these mammals are able to glide through the air using a fur-covered membrane that stretches along their cheeks, limbs, fingertips, sides, and tail; as a baby, a colugo must cling to its mother's belly as she glides from tree-to-tree

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Exemplary maleo parents cook their eggs in geothermal sands until the chicks are just right. Chicks are able to fly and forage within a few hours of emergence, never even glimpsing their parents. Conservation efforts have released over 10,000 of these critically endangered chicks into the wild. Yay!

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The Golden Mole has such low metabolism and efficient renal function that it does not need to drink water

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The broad-billed hummingbird eats both nectar and insects. The hummingbird is also known to visit sugar-water hummingbird feeders. Their eating habits showed that the broad-billed hummingbird prefers visiting red or red-and-yellow flowers the most.

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Guinea pigs usually sleep with their eyes open

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The Satanic Leaf Tailed Gecko is a nocturnal gecko native to Madagascar. It gets its name from its leaf-like tail and it’s loud distress call that is said to resemble a child’s scream.

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Zebra foals imprint on their mum’s striped pattern. Sheldrick Wildlife Trust keepers wear a special coat to care for an orphaned foal.

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Baby elephants, similar to baby humans sucking on their thumb, suck on their trunks for comfort

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Grant's golden mole is tiny (weights about 25 g), but it has HUGE malleus (bigger than man’s), which help it detect seismic cues under sand.

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The Inca tern (Larosterna inca) is a distinctive seabird found along the coasts of Peru and Chile. With its black body, white mustache-like facial markings, bright red-orange beak and feet, and a prominent crest on its head, the Inca tern possesses a striking appearance.

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Adorable yet deadly, the fossa is a deadly hunter that is closely related to the mongoose

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Syrian hamsters (Mesocricecitus auratus) have good moods and bad moods, and a hamster's emotional state can influence their outlook on life.

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The brown thrasher utilizes its vision while scouring for food. It usually forages for food under leaves, brushes, and soil debris on the ground using its bill. It then swipes the floor in side-to-side motions, and investigates the area it recently foraged in.

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While the adult stage of Bee Flies (Bombuliidae) are pollinators, the larval stages are generally parasitic. It is quite the metamorphosis!

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Goldcrest is named so for its colorful crest feathers. King of the Birds in European folklore, its scientific name, R. regulus, means King or Knight

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The Mangalica is a Hungarian breed of domestic pig that grows a thick, woolly coat similar to that of a sheep. Developed in the mid-19th century by crossbreeding Hungarian breeds with European wild boar and the Serbian Sumadija breed, it is the only living pig breed that has a long coat.

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While the okapi might appear to be a hybrid of a horse and a zebra, this elusive forest dweller is actually the only living relative of the giraffe. Male okapi have fuzzy horns, similar to those of a giraffe, and long dark tongues - longer than a giraffes, at 30-36 cm (12-14 inches).

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The Koalas on the average sleep 18-22 hours/day to conserve energy. It’s because they get very little nutrients/energy from their eucalyptus leaves diet. Eucalyptus is very fibrous & toxic thus koalas’ digestive system is especially adapted to detoxify the poisonous chemicals in the leaves.

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Sea turtles don't have ear holes and all turtles hear better underwater

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Olaf (pictured) is the first amphibian born via IVF. Previously thought to be extinct, 300+ members of this critically endangered species, the Puerto Rican Crested Toad, were born from sperm previously frozen - hence named after the Disney character - in order to save the species from extinction.

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The Cape sparrow mostly eats seeds, foraging in trees and on the ground. The larger seeds of cereals, wild grasses, and other small plants are preferred, with wheat and khakiweed (Alternanthera caracasana) being favourites.

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The rhinoceros iguana (Cyclura cornuta) lives on islands in the Caribbean. It plays an important role there by spreading seeds, some of which germinate more quickly after being passed. It is the largest native herbivore on many islands.

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The yellow-knobbed curassow is found in the forests of Colombia and Venezuela. Its name is derived from the male's lump of flesh on its beak or cere. The call of the male sounds like a firework or falling bomb similar to the tone of a descending whistle.

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In 1675 Great Pyrenees were adopted as the Royal Dog of France. Having a precocious sense of smell and exceptionally keen eyesight they were counted equal to two men, be it as guard of the chateaux, or as invaluable companion of shepherds.

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Tried to crosspost from u/unicornglitteryblood. The kea is the world's only alpine parrot. It is omnivorous (mainly roots, leaves, berries, nectar, and insects). In 1986, it received full protection under the Wildlife Act

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Ginger cats are predominately male, with males and females occurring in an approximately 3:1 ratio.

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The lilac-breasted roller is an African member of the roller family of birds. Usually found alone or in pairs, it perches conspicuously at the tops of trees, poles or other high vantage points from where it can spot insects, lizards, scorpions, snails

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Bald eagles are well equipped to deal with extreme temperatures. Their adaptations include lowering their nocturnal body temperature, minimizing movement, or communal roosting.

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Despite common belief, grass is not the preferred food for whitetail or other deer. Less that 10% of their diet is grass, and generally they enjoy it in the spring when the fresh shoots are young and tender, and are often foraging for fresh weeds rather than grass.

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The extremely rare galaxy frog of Kerala Forest, India, is known from only three sites. It acts as a flagship species, meaning conserving it and it's habitat will protect many other species around it.

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