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Just saying hey 👋🦀 These male fiddler crabs use their oversized claw to dig, duel, and call the ladies into their burrows.
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Marmots are well suited for life in cold environments and have small fur-covered ears, short, stocky legs, and strong claws for digging. Some marmots, such as the Alpine marmot (M. marmota) and the hoary marmot (M. caligata) of northwestern North America, are gregarious and social, but others, including the woodchuck (M. monax) of Canada and the United States, are solitary. All hibernate in winter, most of them deeply, although some may emerge from their burrows for short periods on mild winter days. During hibernation they live on fat reserves accumulated during the summer.
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There are 25 species of chipmunk, 24 of which live in North America. Chipmunks are excellent tree climbers and swimmers who live in a variety of habitats, including plains, mountains, forests, and deserts. Chipmunks like to live alone in holes or burrows called dens.
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Chipmunks hibernate in cold weather, which means they spend most of the winter sleeping in their dens. One chipmunk can gather up to 165 acorns in a day. In just two days, a chipmunk can collect enough food to last an entire winter, although chipmunks typically hoard much more food than necessary.
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Early morning magic hour in Yosemite Valley.
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What story do they have?🧐
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Caught the sweetest moment:
a baby duck playing in a tiny puddle atop a lotus leaf. 🦆🌿
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Kea are the only alpine parrot in the whole world. In the mountains where they are found, there are lots of fast-running alpine streams - which means they love to have a bit of a splash around! 🦜
Kea are considered kaitiaki (guardians) of the mountains, and it’s important that we act as guardians for them too, as they are an endangered species in NZ. 🏞
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Welcome back, beauty! 🦋✨ Once on the brink of extinction, the Schaus' swallowtail butterfly has made an incredible comeback at Biscayne National Park, thanks to the dedicated efforts of the Florida Museum of Natural History.
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Babies love sleeping in the trees on rainy days 🌧 According to panda ancestors, as long as they hide their heads, the rain won’t wet them 👀🤣
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The amazing Frilled lizard
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What are these two crows actually doing though?🧐
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Some monkeys, such as macaques and capuchin monkeys, must find creative ways to obtain water when it becomes scarce. These behaviours become increasingly unique during the summer, as water dries up and opportunities become less common.
Some of these monkeys have been recorded sticking their tails into tree hollows, and other tight spaces where their bodies may not fit. This often allows them to reach water that most animals cannot, giving them a higher chance at hydrating themselves.
Monkeys have highly dexterous tails that can maneuver around obstacles, which makes it easier for them to drink from unconventional positions. 🙈
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Baby Meerkats at sunset 🥹
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A little bear cub was caught living his best life in Monrovia as he cooled off in the sprinklers of a front yard. 😅☀️
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By the River
Lions are frequently found resting along these banks. With nearby water and open visibility, it’s the perfect setup — both for comfort and for ambush. As one of Africa’s apex predators, lions use these natural features strategically, blending into the pale sand as they wait for wildlife drawn to the river.
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Did you know, the shape, markings and coloration of the tail of humpback whales can be used so that we can recognize them individually?! That means we can recognize where they go, who they spend time with, what they eat, how they behave and who they give birth to. We can make a catalogue of all the whales in an area and their connections....kinda like facebook!
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Leopards (Panthera pardus) are largely solitary animals, with exceptions being females with cubs, or pairs briefly during courtship and mating periods. For this reason, leopards of both sexes need to defend territories.
These elusive cats have excellent senses, and this is evident when it comes to the different methods used in demarcating the boundaries of their territories. Both sexes use urine to mark their territories, and often after urinating a male will then scrape the ground to transfer the scent of his urine onto his feet to be carried during territorial boundary patrols. Leopards are also often seen rubbing their faces and necks on vegetation as they are walking along their territory. By doing this, the Leopard is transferring secretions from a cheek gland, which then carries olfactory messages to other Leopards.
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So why do zebras have stripes? Well, scientists aren’t entirely sure. Their stripes perhaps serve to dazzle and confuse predators and biting insects, or to control the animal’s body heat. Because each individual’s stripes are unique, their stripes may also have a social purpose, helping zebras to recognize one other.
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“What an amazing sight to see.” A fisherman captured video showing a mama bear swimming across the Quabbin Reservoir in New Salem, Massachusetts with two cubs on her back.
Experts say that black bears can swim at least a mile and a half in fresh water. The Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife says that bears should be appreciated from a safe distance.
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This is a place they have always known as home. And as you sit here, watching, feeling, you realise — you’re part of something ancient, something deeply beautiful.
This… this is the elephants’ paradise. Tanzania
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Cuvier’s dwarf caiman in Suriname!
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When the neighborhood coyotes discover your trampoline
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Sea lions: real life WATERBENDERS 🫧
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Cats roaming the street at night in India
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This little one found relief in something as simple as a bowl of ice… and was so at peace, he fell asleep on top of it. ❄️
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30 SECONDS OF MAGICAL BOTSWANA 🍃
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