Native to India, Sloth bears are the only Ursids known to carry their young for extended periods. Cubs will ride on their mother’s backs for six to seven months after leaving the den.3yr ⋅ Joliot ⋅ r/Awwducational
Virginia opossums have a gestational period of only 12 days. They are weaned off their mother’s milk after 70 to 125 days, after which they lead mostly solitary lives.3yr ⋅ Joliot ⋅ r/Awwducational
[OC] The relationship between karma and upvotes depends on what sub you post on and how quickly you get upvoted4yr ⋅ Joliot ⋅ r/dataisbeautiful
Red pandas eat up to 30% of their body weight in bamboo every day, although they can supplement this with higher calorie foods such as fruit, eggs and insects4yr ⋅ Joliot ⋅ r/Awwducational
Virginia Opossums are exceptional groomers, they remove and eat upwards of 96% of ticks that try to infest them, and can eat as many as 5500 ticks each year.3yr ⋅ Joliot ⋅ r/Awwducational
Alston’s singing mice, native to central America, communicate with each other using complex songs. Males take part in rapid conversations with each other, changing their songs in response to their neighbors’ calls3yr ⋅ Joliot ⋅ r/Awwducational
Thousands of greenhouses in the south of Spain supply more than half of Europe's produce5yr ⋅ Joliot ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
The flowers and fruit of the Brazilian Jabuticaba tree grow directly out of its trunk4yr ⋅ Joliot ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Bank Voles do not hibernate. During the winter they survive on grasses, nuts, and bark that they store in dedicated chambers in their shallow burrows.4yr ⋅ Joliot ⋅ r/Awwducational
Although it’s unknown why exactly raccoons have masks, researchers think the dark fur helps reduce glare, improving their night-vision. The dark patches may also help raccoons recognize each other’s facial expressions4yr ⋅ Joliot ⋅ r/Awwducational
🔥 Pseudosphex laticincta, a moth trying its hardest to look like a wasp 🔥4yr ⋅ Joliot ⋅ r/NatureIsFuckingLit
A common garter snake eating a highly toxic rough-skinned newt. Only a few species of snakes have evolved resistance to the tetrodotoxin these newts produce4yr ⋅ Joliot ⋅ r/natureismetal
