Gouldian Finch chicks have luminous nodules called papillae on the sides of their beaks and markings on the inside of their mouths. They act as a sort of “beacon” to direct the parents to the hungry mouths of their chicks in dark nest cavities.3yr ⋅ ZorsigAddom ⋅ r/awwwtf
Snapped a nice shot of a hedgehog. Or so I thought. Upon further inspection I can see now he was vomiting.6yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/awwwtf
Does this count as simultaneously aww and wtf? (Nobody died or was critically injured.)2yr ⋅ Taric25 ⋅ r/awwwtf
This spider owner makes sure their older spiders are comfortable with surrogate nests from younger spiders who can still create them.5yr ⋅ geoffreyisagiraffe ⋅ r/awwwtf
My sisters dog was pretty popular on r/aww yesterday. But it’s not just flat caps and fashion with him. Look at the cable he laid6yr ⋅ Captain_Joelbert87 ⋅ r/awwwtf
What a good mommy! Found in my pool this morning...look close, those are babies5yr ⋅ FayetteAnalyst ⋅ r/awwwtf
She likes to stand above the grate and meow at us below because she's neurotic as hell.5yr ⋅ trashpix ⋅ r/awwwtf
Alfie isn't allowed in the basement. Can you guess where he was today?3mo ⋅ sexi_squidward ⋅ r/awwwtf
This is a Chinese water deer. They do not grow antlers but instead grow tusks. They are also known as “vampire deer”3yr ⋅ adolph_ziggler ⋅ r/awwwtf
Ten points for effort but I don't think this meow meow will get much through that hol 😹😹😹3yr ⋅ AwwCatsDotCom ⋅ r/awwwtf
Someone, at some point, saw a pigeon and thought, I want that to be way curlier. Then bred this.4yr ⋅ I_might_be_weasel ⋅ r/awwwtf
Back in the 70s's, Wrestling magazines published children’s picture, name, address and interests.1yr ⋅ estamachin ⋅ r/awwwtf
The Golden Mole is completely blind, and shoves its face into the sand dunes while hunting at night, so it can hear its prey3yr ⋅ adolph_ziggler ⋅ r/awwwtf
My new surrender Walter and his prolapsed eyelids (which are being fixed tomorrow!)1yr ⋅ as-olivia ⋅ r/awwwtf
I had to bathe my roommate’s cat. Now she just looks like a big ass rat with a cat’s face.4yr ⋅ tybalt-tisk ⋅ r/awwwtf
🔥 the extremely unusual and unique Pygmy Seahorse looking like something from another planet3yr ⋅ adolph_ziggler ⋅ r/awwwtf
I found out a winery in spain puts out a glass of wine for the rodents to drink because of a man who felt bad that they couldn't drink while he could.4yr ⋅ ATJWen ⋅ r/awwwtf
My baby made me a “face teacup” and proceeded to tell me she made it as creepy as possible. The thing inside the cup is a triceratops who lives inside the teacup.5yr ⋅ daimonophilia ⋅ r/awwwtf
A crocodile opening it's mouth can scare you but It's similar to a dog panting to cool down and minimize water loss. Basically, they can't sweat like we do. They evolved other methods of cooling, by opening their mouths and essentially sweating through their mouths.1yr ⋅ Gatimon ⋅ r/awwwtf
