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Bobcats and foxes face significant challenges when hunting in the snow, as cold conditions make food scarce and prey harder to detect beneath the frozen ground or deep snow.
Both animals use their keen senses of hearing and smell to locate small animals, such as rodents, hiding beneath the surface. They rely on a specialized hunting technique where they leap high into the air and pounce with precision to break through the snow and reach their prey.
This method requires skill, energy, and patience, as a single miscalculation could mean a wasted effort. Despite the harsh conditions, these predators show determination to survive in the unforgiving winter.
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She is in her 🍃adventure era🍃
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An American mink was seen carrying a fish after feeding on a previous catch and resting on an ice floe along the shoreline of Lake Ontario.
The second fish was still alive, flopping in the snow before the mink picked it up and carried it off toward its den, likely to store it for later. These skilled hunters often cache extra food, ensuring they have enough to sustain them in winter.
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Clash of Titans 🦏
It’s not often one gets to experience a territorial battle between two Rhino bulls. These altercations are usually more back and forth pushing with the two males trying to get the other to back down however they can become extremely violent.
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The male leopard crossing the Sand River in the Pantanal 🐆
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“Are they kid proof?” “Sir they are lemur proof” 😂
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Hybrid Harpy Eagles/Ornate Hawk 🔥
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The southwest of Madagascar is considered a desert region. With a very dry climate and desert adapted vegetation, survival can be extremely difficult for young animals. This includes young lemurs, as food and water is even more scarce in the southwest, forcing them to use unique strategies in order to locate it. They also must tackle the threat of predators, such as the fossa (a cat like carnivore only found on the island), hawks, snakes, and even dogs. 🐒 🇲🇬
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Captured in Yellowstone country, this lone wolf stands atop a ridge, sending its howl across the landscape. Wolves use howling as a critical form of communication—whether to locate pack members, establish territory, or signal their presence to rivals.
Lone wolves are often dispersers, young individuals leaving their birth pack in search of a new one or a mate. Some travel hundreds of miles before settling, while others remain solitary, adapting to life on their own.
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Walking into focus, giving a little cute smile before he heads off 😍
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Serval kittens.
Seeing their playful kittens is certainly a sighting to treasure.
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The Flying Gurnard is a remarkable fish known for its large, wing-like pectoral fins, which it spreads out like a fan when swimming. These fins, adorned with striking patterns of blue and green, help it to glide smoothly over the ocean floor. This unique species can also use its pectoral fins to 'walk' on the seabed, searching for crustaceans and small fish to eat. Often found in the shallow waters of the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, the Flying Gurnard is a true marvel of marine life.
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A great crested grebe male feeding his chicks perched on their mother’s back.
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Coral Grouper
Brightly spotted and always on the hunt, the Coral Grouper is both a predator and a reef beauty. Teamwork and elegance rolled into one! 🐠
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Treat yourself 💅 All the females at these Alaskan falls gather to feast on salmon, while respectfully observing the feeding hierarchy that has been set in place for generations.
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Some adorable tiger cubs 🐯
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Slippery rocks won’t keep this guy from getting across!
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Outsiders beware: In these hills, it’s family first. 💥 While groundhogs watch for shadows, their Olympic marmot cousins watch for intruders—and they're not afraid to throw paws!
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The Pallas cat has flattened ears that are protected from the cold by the thick fur covering its body. Its broad paws help insulate it from the cold and function like snowshoes. Additionally, the Pallas cat can wrap its tail around its body for extra warmth.
This species also has a well-developed nictitating membrane, commonly referred to as a third eyelid, which protects its eyes from extreme cold and dust storms.
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A Photographer’s Dream 🤯📸
Bathed in golden light, female cheetah and her three cubs balance effortlessly on a fallen tree.
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Mother polar bears are known to be insanely loyal to their family. They will often put themselves at risk of starvation, as well as fight off larger male polar bears to prioritize and protect their children. Although sometimes faced with the tough task of a child holding them back, mother's will most likely stick by them until they cannot any longer. 🐻❄️ 🧊
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look how beautiful this is🦜
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Needs to show his fierce side once in a while to not look like such a good boy 😸
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Time for rest😴Bear in his den
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The Eyes of Madagascar 🖤🤍👀
Up close and personal with a ring-tailed lemur (Katta) in Madagascar! These charismatic primates are known for their striking black-and-white tails, playful nature, and intense golden eyes that seem to hold a thousand stories.
Lemurs are only found in Madagascar, making them one of the island’s most iconic species. Sadly, they’re also among the most endangered primates due to habitat loss.
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