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Taira Eira barbara belongs to the marten and is a close relative of European martens, but lives in the rainforests of Central and South America - from southern Mexico to Paraguay and northern Argentina.
The body is slender and elongated, the paws are relatively short. The thick and short coat is colored dark brown, the head is lighter than the rest of the body, and in most cases there is a yellow or white spot on the throat.
Many individuals reach a length of 60-70 cm, to which are added from 35-45 cm of tail length. Tyras weigh from 4 to 5 kg .
Taira are active mainly at night, they are found both on the ground and in trees. They climb well and are able to cover considerable distances by jumping; besides, they swim well. At night they settle down in the hollows of trees or use the abandoned lairs of other animals. Sometimes they just hide in the tall grass.
When I was happy about the weekend, but I remembered that I was going to work tomorrow.
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Hemaris fuciformis is found in sunny dry areas, in forest clearings, in warm floodplain forests, on the southern slopes of mountains, as well as along streams and rivers, occasionally in gardens. The time of summer is from the end of May to the beginning of July.
The length of the forewings is 20-24 mm, the wingspan is 38-42 mm. With its transparent wings, short dense belly and color resembles a bumblebee.
The habitat of these butterflies is very extensive. Central and Southern Europe, northern Turkey, Afghanistan, Northwestern China, Northern India.
The Caucasus, the mountains of Central Asia, Kazakhstan, almost all of Siberia, north to Central Yakutia and Magadan, also inhabits Sakhalin. In the mountains it occurs at an altitude of up to 2000 m
Bright panther chameleons live in the humid forests of Madagascar and nearby islands.
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The long-horned roundworm spider Macracantha arcuata is also known as the spiny spider.
It's easy to see how he earned his nickname - two long spikes, resembling antennae, extend from the sides of his body. Although its home range is Southeast Asia and India, it can also be found in parts of the southeastern United States.
These spiders can reach sizes up to 3 cm in diameter (measured from spike to spike). Smaller males lack these spines.
Brightly colored spiny spherical spiders have a wide, hard abdomen, which can be white, orange or yellow with red markings. Horned spiders are generally harmless to humans
A polar bear crawls on thin ice.
The mass of an adult can reach 0.7 tons, and the body length can exceed three meters.
The Tree American swallow (river swallow) Tachycineta bicolor breeds in Alaska, in the central Yukon and in the Northwest Territories, on the southern coast of Hudson Bay, as well as in southern Quebec and in the east of the Labrador Peninsula.
It is a migratory bird migrating to Central America, the southern United States, Mexico and the east coast of South America. The length of her body is 14-15 cm, and the weight is 18-22 g, very small.
The head, back plumage, and wings are predominantly colored from dark blue to blue-black. The bluish plumage has a metallic sheen when the light falls. The underside of the wings has a light brown color. The outer feathers of the wings are more often painted black. There is a black stripe in the eye area. Long wings extend beyond the tail. The legs are very short, as are the toes.
This is a bird that is often found in large groups, catching insects in flight. Along with this, it feeds on berries, including laurel fruits, which only a few bird species can digest
Collecting pollen and nectar for their needs, bees transfer pollen particles on the hairs on their body — and thus help pollinate up to 85% of all plants with flowers.
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The Brahman is a meat-oriented zebu breed bred in the USA by crossbreeding four breeds imported from India.
It is one of the most popular breeds of beef cattle, it is widely used in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, the USA, Colombia and Australia.
The Brahman is the first breed of cattle created in the United States in the early 1900s. Breeding was carried out on the basis of 266 bulls and 22 females of several species imported to the USA from India from 1854 to 1926.
Brahmins are known for their extreme tolerance to heat and are widespread in tropical regions, they are also resistant to insects due to their thick skin. Brahmins live longer than many other breeds, often producing calves aged 15 and older.
The black-headed mockingbird Donacobius atricapilla lives in South America in swamps and wet meadows from eastern Panama to Bolivia and northern Argentina.
It is a small bird with a length of 23 cm. The plumage of the head is black, the upper part of the body and tail are brown, the lower part of the body is orange-yellow, the eyes are orange.
The black-headed mockingbird lives in pairs in certain areas. Often birds sit together on a branch and sing loudly, waving their tails. This serves to scare away uninvited guests.
The black-headed mockingbird feeds on insects. The bird nests in an open nest in a reed or grass. Adult offspring temporarily stay with their parents and help raise siblings for the next nesting period
Beauty can hide even where you don't expect it at all...
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The butterfly gets caught in the web - but the spider prefers to spoil its fishing net and let it go in peace! Mm, is this video shot in paradise? No way!
It's just that when the tiger butterfly Parthenos sylvia was a caterpillar, it ate the leaves of poisonous plants of the genus Adenia - and now produces its own toxin that protects it from predators.
And this cunning person lives in India, Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia (Myanmar, Malaysia, the Philippines and New Guinea)
A lyrebird named Echo very convincingly imitates a child's crying.
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A jumping spider with its own size of 5-6 mm can jump 60 cm.
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Unusual disguise. This is what the caterpillar of the Baron butterfly looks like
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Echidnas are named after the goddess, who is represented by a gigantic half-woman-half-snake.
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Hollow thorns filled with poison are hidden under the luxurious fur of the flannel moth caterpillar.
When in contact with human skin, the tip of the thorn sticks into it and breaks off, and the poison gets under the skin. This causes nausea, vomiting, tachycardia, difficulty breathing and even convulsions.
The Japanese white-eyed Zosterops japonicus is a small bird smaller than a sparrow, up to 12 cm. Males and females are the same color: olive body, upper surface of wings and tail slightly darker, yellow throat.
In summer, the white-eye breeds in the northern part of the subtropics of East Asia, including Japan and China, and in winter it flies to Vietnam, Taiwan and the Philippines.
White-eyes feed on soft fruits, insects, flower nectar. By the way, these birds are often depicted in Japanese art
The long-eared cormorant Nannopterum auritus is a resident of North America up to southern Alaska and New England in the north of its range, it winters up to the Mexican state of Sinaloa and the Bahamas in the south.
This is a large bird 70-90 cm long and weighing 1.2-2.5 kg. The plumage is dark brown or black, with a greenish or bronze tint. The body is slender, with a long neck and relatively short legs. The beak is long, bent at the top at the end in the form of a hook.
The skin at the base of the beak, under the eyes and neck is painted in a bright yellow-orange color. Paws are short, black, webbed. The tail is wedge-shaped. During the breeding season, a double wavy black crest, blue eyelids, a dark beak and an orange sac and bridle can be seen on the head.
Long-eared cormorants are gregarious birds. They can be seen in large and small groups both during the breeding season and in winter.
Growing up of a Giant Achatina snail.
This snail is a hermaphrodite, so when the population is low, it is able to self-fertilize.
Even the ancient Egyptians used tamed cheetahs as hunting assistants.
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The horned owl Lophostrix cristata is common in the forests of South and Central America.
It is a medium-sized owl with a total length from 38 to 43 cm and a weight from 425 to 620 g. It is distinguished by very long tufts of white or yellowish-brown ears and a protruding whitish stripe on the eyes, turning into tufts of ears. The color varies from yellow to brown with red spots.
Like most owls, this species is strictly nocturnal. They usually spend the night with their mate during the day in dense bushes, along tree-planted streams or rivers.
It feeds mainly on large insects, as well as small vertebrates. It is estimated that bats make up only 5% of the owl's diet