Contrary to the popular belief that only virgin women can get near them, Unicorns will allow anyone to approach regardless of gender or past activities.1yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
The ears of caracal kittens do not become active until the third or fourth week after birth.3yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
Elephant Shrews make a network of cleared pathways through the undergrowth which they patrol for food. The pathways also make for a quick escape route should danger threaten.4yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
The platypus is one of the few venomous mammals. Males have a pair of spurs on their hind legs which deliver the venom. It is not fatal to humans, but extremely painful.4yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
Three-banded armadillos (genus Tolypeutes) are the only armadillos capable of fully rolling up into a ball. They do this and rely on their armor to protect against predators.3yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
While foals sired by mighty Pegasus can run soon after being born, it will be several weeks before they are capable of flying.7yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
Adult male gorillas use chest pounding as a threat/warning display.8yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
Nine-banded armadillos always give birth to identical quadruplets. They are the only reliable example of polyembryony in mammals.8yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
Seahorses dance together for over 8 hours before mating. During the dance they hold each other's tails, swim in unison and change color.9yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
The blue feet of the Blue-footed Booby are caused by antioxidants (carotenoids) important to the immune system. They are an honest indicator of an individual's health which they show off by doing a little happy dance!9yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
The mountain lion has excellent hearing and vision, but a poor sense of smell relative to other cats.10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
The grasshopper mouse howls like a little wolf to defend its territory.10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
The Amur Leopard is a subspecies of leopard that has adapted to a cold and snowy environment. The wild population has increased nearly threefold to 69 individuals as of February 2015.9yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
It is against Swiss law to keep guinea pigs alone. A service even exists that provides a guinea pig companion to keep a lonely guinea pig company should its partner die.10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
The wood frog of North America can survive being frozen solid. Its heart stops beating and brain activity ceases. Its liver produces and abundance of glucose (sugar) which along with other enzymes allows the blood to freeze around the frogs' cells.9yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
A pod of Bottlenose Dolphin cooperatively fish with fishermen in the town of Laguna, Brazil. The dolphin herd mullet (fish) toward the shore and signal the fishermen to cast their nets. Town records say that the dolphins and fishermen have been cooperating since 1847.10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
Young Albatross will dance with many partners, but after a few years that number drops until they choose a single life partner. They then perfect their dance with their partner until it is unique to the pair.10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
On the Hawaiian island of Oahu, over 30% of the nesting pairs of Laysan albatross are same-sex (female-female) partners.9yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
While foals sired by mighty Pegasus can run soon after being born, it will be several weeks before they are capable of flying.9yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
The color and hair patterning of the Pallas cat help to conceal it among rocks and boulders until it is ready to pounce.9yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
Each morning, after a full night's hunting, mating pairs of spectral tarsiers return to their sleeping site and sing a duet with each other.10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
The Least Weasel is the smallest meat-eating placental mammal (carnivora) weighing as little as .88 oz (25g)!10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
Potoos use body posture to camouflage themselves to look like part of a tree stump10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
American Woodcock sometimes rock their bodies backward and forward as they forage, shifting their weight heavily from foot to foot. The vibrations from this motion may prompt their prey, earthworms, to move underground and make slight sounds that the woodcock may be able to hear or feel.10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
Red fox body language consists of movements of the ears and tail coupled with postures that use body markings to emphasize certain gestures. Playful foxes will perk their ears up and often rise up on their hind legs.9yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
Black cats were often viewed as demons or familiars used by witches, but a black cat kept by a wise woman or wizard used its powers for good.10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
This tiny leaf chameleon (brookesia micra) was discovered in Madagascar in 2012. Adult males can grow to 16mm in length.10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
Uniquely among mammals, the Platypus propels itself in the water with an alternate rowing motion of its front feet (even though all four feet are webbed). The hind feet do not assist in propulsion, but are used for steering in combination with the tail.10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
Some sea turtle species synchronize the laying of their eggs so that when they hatch the sheer numbers of baby sea turtles dashing to the sea overwhelms predators.10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
Japanese macaques make snowballs. There is no obvious advantage involved with this behavior, it is apparently just for fun!10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
The Sun Bear has very powerful jaws and large canines for its body size, which it uses to open up hardwood trees looking for honey. A tendency for confession is not seen in the wild!10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
The Tongan Megapode lays its eggs in the hot ash of active volcanoes. The heat from the recently erupted ash incubates the eggs. The chicks are superprecocious; they hatch fully feathered and capable of running and even in some cases flying on their first day.10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
The Pygmy Hog is the smallest and most endangered of the wild pigs. There are as few as 150 living in the wild.10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
The American Pika eats a variety of plants, but it selects poisonous plants for its winter store because the toxins in the plants act as a natural preservative making them keep fresh longer.10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
A recent study shows that the Kiwi is the closest living relative to the largest bird that ever lived, the extinct Elephant Bird of Madagascar10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
The Key Deer is the smallest North American deer. Adults are between 26 and 30 inches tall at the shoulders! They are a sub-species of the white-tailed deer that lives only on a few islands in the Florida Keys.10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
The Burrowing Owl collects mammal dung and puts it around its burrow. The dung attracts dung beetles, which the owl then captures and eats.10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
Unlike their parents that feast on villagers, hatchling Snallygasters reside in trees and eat mostly leaves before developing a taste for townsfolk after fledging.3yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
Green-rumped Parrotlets use contact calls which identify each individual. They have names. What is more these names are given to the young by their parents.10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
The platypus is one of the few venomous mammals. Males have a pair of spurs on their hind legs which deliver the venom. It is not fatal to humans, but extremely painful.10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
While both male and female humpback whales vocalize, only the males produce the long, complex 'songs' that the species is well known for.9yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
Young Snowy Owls can disperse remarkably far from their birthplace. From a single nest on Victoria Island in the Canadian Arctic one young owl flew to Hudson Bay, one to SE Ontario, and another to eastern Russia.10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
The european badger has an extensive vocal repertoire. When threatened they emit deep growls, they bark when surprised, whicker when playing or in distress, and emit a piercing scream when frightened.10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
Pet guinea pigs are domesticated descendants of wild species such as this Cavia aperia10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
The chickadee-dee-dee call of the Black-Capped Chickadee is actually a warning call. The more dee notes in the call, the higher the threat level. (x-post from /r/TIL)10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
Asian Elephants will comfort their sad friends, suggesting a capacity for empathy and consolation.10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
New study shows that whales (and dolphins) have lost the ability to taste anything but salt!10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
Four new species of mammal have been discovered in Bolivia. They are all from the genus Ctenomys, commonly called tuco-tucos because of the tuc-tuc sound they make while burrowing10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
Some turtles, such as this Saw-Shelled turtle (Elseya Latisturnum), can breathe water through their butts10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
Olive Ridley Sea Turtles synchronize their egg laying so that tens of thousands of babies emerge on to the beach at the same time.10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
Golden Snub-nosed Monkeys are ventriloquists, they have the ability to vocalize without any visible sign that they are doing so.10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
New research shows that moorish geckos can see through their skin. Blindfolded geckos could change color to match their surroundings, while those with their flanks covered could not!10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
Geckos have the gravity-defying ability to scamper up walls and windows because of the ~500,000 tiny hairs on their toes!10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
Hippopotamus secrete a red-colored sunscreen substance from their skin10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
Arctic fox bury goose eggs as a backup plan. If there are not many lemmings around, the foxes will get 75% of their diet from their stashed eggs.10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
New Caledonian Crows use tools to forage for food in the wild. Captive New Caledonian Crows have even made hooked tools from wire to obtain food despite never having seen wire before. Smart birds!10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
Lumholtz's tree kangaroo is the smallest of the tree kangaroos weighing in at about 16 pounds. The live in small groups in the forests of Queensland.9yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
New Discoveries this week in Animal Science: Arctic Fox Origins, Mighty Frogs, Crow Cognition, and Love Hormones!10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
The sand cat is a desert specialist. They live in the Sahara, Arabian, and SW Asian deserts.10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
The Rufous Sengi (Rufous Elephant Shrew) carries a species of the malaria parasite that does not infect humans. Studies of this parasite have contributed to a better understanding of malaria.10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
All the European Starlings in North America descended from 100 birds set loose in New York's Central Park in the early 1890s. The birds were intentionally released by a group who wanted America to have all the birds that Shakespeare ever mentioned.9yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
New Research in Animal Science: Singing Bats, Wild Dog Conservation, Butterfly Navigation, and more!10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
The Gearing-class destroyer Ernest G Small after losing her bow to a mine and subsequent heavy seas off Korea 1951. She made it back to Japan for repairs by steaming backwards. [2,273 x 1,647]9yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
A new study suggests that a Zebra's stripes help ward off biting flies.10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
Polar bears are a younger species than previously thought. A new study shows that they diverged from Brown Bears less than 500,000 years ago.10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
Baby whales nurse by using their tongues like a straw. The tongue curls into a tube allowing them to suckle milk from the mother while underwater.10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
The Hazel Dormouse will curl up into a ball and go into a state called torpor when there is a scarcity of food and the weather turns wet and cold. Torpor is a kind of short-term hibernation.10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
Snails (and other mollusks) eat with an apparatus called a radula. It's a ribbon-like structure with minute teeth.10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
The pygmy marmoset is the smallest true monkey in the world. They specialize in eating gum! (sap from gum-trees)10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
A troop of Japanese Macaques add salt to sweet potatoes left out by researchers by washing them in seawater. The behavior started with one young female monkey in the 1950's and within ten years the whole troop adopted the practice!10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
A Narwhal's tusk is actually a tooth, a very unique tooth that functions as a sensory organ capable of detecting changes in water temperature, pressure, and salinity.10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
Hummingbirds go into a state of hibernation called torpor at night to counter their need to constantly feed. During torpor the hummingbird's metabolic rate is reduced by as much as 95%!10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
The walrus has a bone in its penis that can reach 2 feet in length10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
HMS M1, a WWI-era British submarine armed with a 12in gun. [1090x817]10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The first GMO. These E. coli have been modified to make human insulin. The vast majority of insulin used worldwide comes from genetically modified E. coli or yeast.10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/RedditDayOf
Barreleyes look upward to detect the silhouette of their prey against the light from the surface. They can direct their eyes forwards too.10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
The body temperature of many species of bats while flying is about the same as a fever and therefore may reduce virus replication and allowing bats to better survive viral infections.8yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/BatFacts
Battle damage to HMS Exeter after engaging the pocket battleship Graf Spee at the Battle of the River Plate 1939 [978 x 611]9yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
Iowa-class Battleship main battery firing to port and starboard [800x550]10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
Male dusky salamanders give their females a love bite. During their courtship dance he snaps at her neck with his teeth, vaccinating her with pheromone secretions that makes her aroused and induces her to follow him around10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
Aerial view of the Grand Fleet at Firth of Forth taken from airship R9 [1561x1310]10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The blue feet of the Blue-footed Booby are caused by antioxidants (carotenoids) important in the immune system. Their feet are an honest indicator of an individual's health which they show off by doing a little happy dance.10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
The internal compass of birds (like this European Robin) can be disrupted by man-made electromagnetic noise... at least in the lab.10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
The wood frog of North America can survive being frozen. The heart stops and the brain ceases activity. Its liver produces an abundance of glucose (sugar) and other enzymes which allows its blood to freeze around the cells.10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
Elephant Shrews make a network of cleared pathways through the undergrowth which they patrol for food. The pathways also make for a quick escape route should danger threaten.10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
Le Terrible, a 45 knot (52mph!) French Fantasque-class large destroyer. The fastest destroyer class ever built [4,444x2,980]10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
HMS Abercrombie, a WWII Roberts-class 15in Monitor [1280x876 colorized]10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
New Research: The fluffiest tail in the world, animals take 20 seconds to pee, tiny hedgehog fossil discovery, and more!10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
Operation Crossroads Baker. 21 KT atomic detonation 90 feet underwater. Nagato, Pensacola-class cruiser, and Prinz Eugen visible (among others). [5137x2696]10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
Madame Berthe's Mouse Lemur (Microcebus berthae) is the smallest primate in the world! Average body length is 3.6in (92mm).10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
The Egyptian Fruit Bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) is the putative natural home for Marburg Virus, a deadly pathogen related to Ebola that causes hemorrhagic fever in humans.10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
New Research shows that samango monkeys use human researchers as a shield against predation by leopards and big cats.10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) Harper's Ferry class dock landing ship moored in Boston Harbor 7/7/14 [OC 3264x2448]10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The male Vogelkop Bowerbird builds a hut structure 1 meter wide and 1 meter tall with a lawn of moss. It places a variety of treasures on this lawn to attract females. The entire display grounds can be several meters across.10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
Orangutans relish the flavor of the durian, an incredibly smelly fruit with an odor likened to rotten onions, turpentine, and raw sewage.10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
The Aye-aye uses a special long bony finger to find and extract grubs from small holes it makes in trees. Local legends say that if an Aye-aye points at you with its special finger you are marked for death.10yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/Awwducational
Map of Boston neighborhood boundaries by certainty (x-post from r/dataisbeautiful)11yr ⋅ AGreatWind ⋅ r/boston
