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Beaver.
The structure of the incisors is such that they have the ability to sharpen themselves. To compensate for constant wear and tear, the beaver's incisors grow at a very impressive rate - almost 0.5 cm per month. However, if a beaver happens to lose a tooth, it is doomed to catastrophic trouble.
Why are peacock feathers so shiny?🪶✨
They are this way because microscopic structures, arranged in different ways, reflect light, which leads to bright, fluorescent colors. This effect can be seen in butterflies and hummingbirds.
The paradise flycatcher or long-tailed flycatcher is a species of bird in the monarch family.
📍 Paradise flycatchers are common in densely forested areas from Turkestan to India, northern and eastern China, and south to the Indonesian archipelago on the islands of Sumba and Alor.
Cheetahs are the only cats that cannot completely retract their claws.
This makes their claws blunter than those of other predators, but they are still very effective at capturing prey.
🐒 Nemean subtle bodies. They lead a diurnal lifestyle and spend almost all their time in the middle and upper tiers of the tropical rainforest. They almost never go down to the ground, since they both feed and sleep in the trees.
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🐻 Even though bears are omnivores, they are primarily predators.
But at the same time, 75% of their diet may consist of food of plant origin.
🐒 Compared to other monkeys, hussars are silent and use 4-5 sounds to communicate.
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A chameleon's tongue is approximately twice as long as its body.
When the lizard sees an insect, it unfolds its sticky tongue with such speed that the prey is taken by surprise.
The purple or lilac frog is a true mole among amphibians
She spends almost all her time underground, coming to the surface only for 2 weeks.
The purple frog's body has a rounded shape, which makes it appear as if it is too fat. The head, on the contrary, is unusually small, with a pointed muzzle and the white tip of a tiny nose.
The tiny mouth does not allow the underground frog to swallow large creatures, so it feeds on termites, small worms and ants
Eared beauty
Contrary to popular belief, the lynx does not jump on prey from tree branches, but ambushes on the ground or sneaks up on its prey.
The critically endangered okapi lives in the dense Ituri rainforest, located in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Okapi produce infrasonic vocalizations that are below the frequency range that humans can hear. This allows okapi to communicate without being heard by leopards, their main predators.
Scientists estimate that there are between 10,000 and 25,000 okapi left in the wild. Major threats include habitat destruction, mining and illegal hunting.
🙊Howlers do not like to waste energy on getting provisions.
Animals spend as much as 75% of their lives resting. They go out to feed at about 9 am. After satiation, they have a 16-hour siesta.
And only during the rainy season does our hero’s activity increase😍
Cheetah mothers are essential to the survival of their cubs, caring for them until they can fend for themselves. After a gestation period of approximately 90–95 days, they give birth to a litter that can range from one to eight young, with three to five being the most common.
These cubs are born blind and helpless, and the mother fiercely protects them from predators such as lions, hyenas and leopards. The mother uses concealment strategies to hide the young, especially during the first six weeks when they are most vulnerable.
This is a giant monitor lizard that lives in Australia. In Australia, this is the largest and most dangerous lizard. Its length is 2 - 2.5 meters. It can reach speeds of up to 40 km/h. Lives up to 20 years.
The giant monitor lizard feeds on other lizards, snakes, birds and even small mammals such as young kangaroos.
Nobody wants to mess with this lizard, even the most poisonous snakes in Australia, because the giant monitor lizard is insensitive to their poison.
The average flight speed of butterflies is 10-20 km/hour. However, butterflies can fly much faster, reaching speeds of up to 60 km/h. And some specimens are even capable of accelerating up to 100 km/h!
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Fan-throated lizard
They use their “fan” to cool down in the sweltering heat.
Males also show off their dewlaps to attract females during mating season!
Sloth mom and her baby enjoying a nap 😴 🦥
If for us the usual position is a relaxed state, then for a sloth it is a strong grip. Sloths have to work hard to release their grip. That's why they don't fall from trees even when they're fast asleep!
Sloths spend about 85% of their life hanging upside down, simply because it takes no effort for them to do so!
Goliath beetles undergo metamorphosis in a kind of earthen “cradle”.
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Red-sided duiker.
Lives in Central and Western Africa.
This is a very small antelope (about 35-38 cm at the withers), which just dives into the nearest thickets.
Hence the name “Duker” - from the Dutch “duiker” is translated as “diver, diver, scuba diver”.
The common spotted cuscus is a large opossum that lives in tropical low-growing forests. The female has a pouch for carrying her offspring, like a kangaroo. 🦘
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😍The largest size of food that a puffin eats does not exceed seven centimeters.
Puffins are sea creatures, so they feed on small fish, mollusks and crustaceans. The bird's beak allows it to eat small food, so all the living creatures that puffins catch underwater are small, no more than seven centimeters.
Lovely gray herons are the real favorites of the Maldives!
These graceful birds with long graceful necks are often found in shallow waters.
For many travelers, such meetings become a real magical moment, clearly demonstrating the harmony of man and nature in this amazing corner of our planet.
The amazing Shoebill birds are usually silent, but sometimes they exhibit beak-clacking behavior by flapping their upper and lower jaws to make that loud, thumping sound.
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The largest flying insect, the size of a sparrow, is the Corydalidae.
Because of their size, they quickly took three prizes at once - they are the largest in the squad, the largest among aquatic insects and the largest among those who can fly
Francois' langurs have black, silky fur. They are easily recognized by the gray whiskers on their faces.
The color of the cubs is very different from the color of the adults. Known as neonatal coat coloration, this color is thought to help identify babies and show that they need protection from the adult primates.
🌟✨Graceful dances of the Stalkers of nature
Interesting fact: in these courtship rituals, the initiative comes from the females. They are the ones who choose a partner by giving him their attention.
Together they hatch the eggs. During the period when the female incubates future offspring, the male shows care by bringing her food.
🐻 Interesting wildlife fact: bears love dandelions
If you think that bears wake up hungry, that's not entirely true. Or rather, they are hungry, but not in that sense. After leaving the den, they are not interested in food, but in reproduction. But soon dandelions appear! Their attractiveness surpasses even the reproductive instinct, as they are rich in protein and carbohydrates, sweet and full of vitamins.
The northern cardinal is a medium-sized songbird also called the red cardinal. Lives in North and South America. Introduced to Bermuda in 1700, it has also been introduced to southern Arizona, southern California and Hawaii.
The northern cardinal's natural habitat is wetlands, shrublands, gardens and woodlands.
January to September is mating season, when people are most likely to see the bird. The nest is built mainly by the female, and the material for the nest is provided by the male. Construction takes from three to nine days.
Males are red and females are olive brown with red accents; males are also somewhat larger than females in length and weight.
Flamingo Sanctuary, India.
These pink and white flamingos fly to the Indian city of Mumbai every winter in November - December and remain there until the rains begin.