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Degus, native to the Andes, are extremely social rodents and like to stay near each other at all times. To save energy and keep warm in cooler temperatures, they huddle tightly together. There is no hierarchy involved in this behavior; any member of the group can instigate the huddle.

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Degus, native to the Andes, are extremely social rodents and like to stay near each other at all times. To save energy and keep warm in cooler temperatures, they huddle tightly together. There is no hierarchy involved in this behavior; any member of the group can instigate the huddle.

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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Once a Laysan Albatross chick (like this one) leaves the nest and heads to open waters, it won't return for 3-5 years. Though the birds reach sexual maturity at 5, they usually don't mate successfully until they are 9 or 10 years old.

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Trumpeter Swans are North America’s heaviest flying bird, with males averaging 26 pounds. To get all that weight up in the air the swans need at least a 100 meter-long “runway” of open water: running hard across the surface, they almost sound like galloping horses.

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Ocelots spend a lot of their time walking slowly (like 0.2 mph) around their territory in search of prey. They are also sit and wait predators, sitting motionless at a burrow or den for 30-60 minutes before moving to another site and repeating.

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The large bill of the Tufted Puffin serves as more than just a mate selection trait and hefty food carrier. The birds are known to use their beaks to actively regulate their internal heat after an energetically demanding flight, allowing them to travel further in search of food for their young.

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New boot goofin’

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Flamingos have weird, downturned beaks because they eat with their heads upside-down underwater. The beak has a filtration system that allows them to strain the food from the sand under the surface.

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A female warthog will let their babies go into the burrow first, then back in so that if anything comes into the burrow as a threat she can burst out at top speed and scare it away with her sharp tusks.

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Marmosets usually give birth to twins. After they’re weaned, the father is the main caregiver, feeding, grooming and giving piggyback rides. The father is also extremely loyal to the mother, putting him in a good position when she’s ready to mate again.

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Chaturbate: Come and play right now!

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The proboscis monkey's honkin' nose acts as an echo chamber, with the alpha male having the largest of them all. A bigger nose means a louder and more attractive or intimidating call.

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An 18th-century toilet disguised as a book

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