Hamsters have the famous ability to fill their cheeks with lots of food. Usually, hamsters' cheeks can expand up to two times or more relative to their normal size.
Читать полностью…Squirrels have been living on earth for more than fifty million years and have not changed in any way during this time, judging by the fossils found in North America.
Читать полностью…A "popcorn beetle" or a tiny flatid.
They live in forests, gardens, fields and other natural habitats.
Their small size (only about 3-4 mm, which makes them one of the smallest beetles) and helpless appearance help them to remain unnoticed in the environment and avoid danger.
An ordinary starling. Outstanding singing talent.
It is found almost everywhere - from Siberia to Europe and Asia. This songbird lives in parks, forests, and gardens.
They are known for their loud and melodious singing, which they perform both alone and in company with other starlings.
Unlike other bird species, starlings are able to imitate the sounds of other birds and even the sounds of technology.
Small Green Hornbeak
It lives in the jungles of Southeast Asia.
Even its short beak is half hidden by green feathers and is almost invisible. If you add to this the habit of sitting motionless on branches for hours, it becomes clear that the opportunity to notice this small secretive bird is very small.
Many horses show a natural aptitude for water and are very fond of swimming, making it special with grace and grace. Swimming for horses can be pleasant and refreshing, especially in hot weather.
Читать полностью…The oncilla is considered a terrestrial animal. She hunts downstairs, but eats, hides and rests exclusively in trees.
Читать полностью…The nyala (plain nyala) Tragelaphus angasii belongs to the screw-horned antelopes and lives in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and the far north-east of South Africa. In addition, they were introduced to the national parks of Botswana and South Africa, in which they had not previously been found.
Nyasa reaches a length of 140 cm and a height at the withers of 110 cm, weight from 55 to 125 kg, and males are much heavier than females. In addition, both sexes can be distinguished primarily by the color of the coat. Much larger males are colored gray and wear screwed horns with white tips. Females and young are hornless, their coloration is rather reddish-brown. All individuals have up to 18 thin white vertical stripes on their sides.
Males also have a long erect mane covering the spine and tufts of hair hanging from the throat along the entire underside of the body.
While females and young form small herds, males live alone. Nyals feed mainly on foliage, but from time to time they also eat grass
The gogol Bucephala clangula is a medium-sized sea duck with a large rounded head, short beak and contrasting black and white plumage.
It is widespread in the forest zone of the northern hemisphere - both in Eurasia and in America. It nests in tree hollows along the banks of forest reservoirs.
It is a stocky duck with a large head and a rather short neck. Body length 40-50 cm, weight 750-1.250 g.
During mating games, the male emits a high-pitched screech "bi-biizzz, сюрприizzz", usually accompanied by a low dry rattle and similar to the squeak of a hare. The female responds with a squeaky "berrr-berrr".
Gogol's homeland is considered to be North America, from where the bird moved first to Asia, and then spread throughout the northern hemisphere. The breeding range covers an area of coniferous forests. In Eurasia, it is distributed east of Switzerland, the states of the former Yugoslavia and Scandinavia, reaching the islands of Sakhalin and Iturup in the east.
Birds are social animals that communicate with each other through visual and audio signals. They can perform joint social activities: nesting, collective hunting or protection from predators.
Читать полностью…Saturnia luna.
It lives in the Northern and Eastern states of the USA, Greenland, Nova Scotia, southeastern Canada, the mountains of Mexico, Guatemala.
In the caterpillar stage, these insects are very voracious.
But the sadness is, after pupation, the butterfly does not eat anything and dies after 5-6 days due to hunger.
Moonwalk by flamingos 🦩
Flamingos live in the silty shallow waters of seas and lakes. Moving their feet in one place, they stir up the bottom, and at the same time pick up food with their beak. Birds can dive to a depth of 5 to 50 centimeters to get their prey. Flamingos feed on various small aquatic organisms, including crustaceans, small fish, snails, etc.
10-16 days after hatching, the chicks of the paradise flycatcher leave their nest, as it becomes too crowded.
Читать полностью…Ostriches are amazing and unique creatures in many ways
In one step while running, an ostrich can cover from three to five meters. Ostriches are the largest birds in the world.The height of this creature can exceed two and a half meters, and the weight is one hundred and fifty kilograms.
Up to 80% of bald eagles die from accidents or starvation before reaching adulthood, but those eagles that become adults – at the age of about 5 years – usually live from 15 to 25 years.
Читать полностью…Saimiri sciureus Saimiri (squirrel monkeys) inhabit the rainforests of South America, reaching southern Peru, Bolivia and Paraguay.
They settle near reservoirs in groups of 10 to 100 individuals, sometimes more. Squirrel saimiri feed on insects, fruits, nuts, and also eat eggs of birds and chicks. Sometimes the diet includes shellfish and small frogs. The lifestyle is daytime, they spend most of their time in trees.
The length of the body reaches 25-35 cm, the tail up to 40 cm. Weight up to 1.1 kg. Saimiri live for 6-8 years, in captivity up to 9 years and more. There is a known case when a female lived for 21 years.
These monkeys are often caught for breeding as pets
Interestingly, once upon a time, the habitat of flamingos included all the continents of our planet.
Читать полностью…The Goldie bird of Paradise Paradisaea decora lives in forests (at an altitude of 300-700 m above sea level) on the islands of the D'entrecasteau archipelago near New Guinea.
The body length of these birds is about 30-33 cm, they are very poorly studied because of their small habitat.
It is known that on Ferguson Island there are four trees intended for mating dances and that males regularly remove leaves from branches intended for these important tasks.
These birds of paradise feed mainly on fruits with a small addition of insects.
Vultures are an ostrich egg.
Ostrich eggs are included in the diet of vultures. But here's the problem - how to break the thick shell of such a huge egg? Smart birds have learned to cope with this task with the help of stones. The vulture takes a stone in its beak and starts throwing it at the egg over and over again until it cracks.
Mimosa pudica originates from the tropical regions of South America and is cultivated worldwide as an ornamental plant.
The shy mimosa is 30-70 cm high, less often up to 150 cm. Its leaves are sensitive and curl up when touched. This is due to the fact that pulvinuses (articular thickenings that provide movement) are located at the base of their stems, and pressure-sensitive receptors are located on the leaves.
In one study, it was found that the shy mimosa has the property of "remembering" the features of contacts and if they do not pose a threat, it will not fold the leaves.
It should be borne in mind that this plant is poisonous and can cause poisoning of livestock in pastures
The rhinoceros beetle is the strongest beetle on the planet. He lifts a weight 800 times heavier than his own. It's the same if a person could lift 7 tons.
Читать полностью…Owls vary greatly in size, appearance and color, but they all have one thing in common: the ability to turn their heads 270 degrees.
Читать полностью…Crocodile skink.
It lives in dry and sandy areas of Africa and Asia.
They are excellent swimmers and can spend a lot of time in the water, which helps them avoid the heat and scorching sun.
These lizards feed on small animals, insects and plants. Crocodile skinks have strong jaws capable of crushing eggshells and nuts.
Elephants have flat feet. There is a special jelly-like mass under the sole, which allows elephants to move silently and pass through swamps without getting bogged down in them.
Читать полностью…The Oriental stone shrew.
Without food, a shrew can last only nine hours, since the animal has a frenzied metabolism and, accordingly, feels a constant need for food.
Baby nutria.
The natural habitat of nutria includes the southern part of South America, starting from Bolivia and southern Brazil all the way to Tierra del Fuego.
This animal does not build reliable shelters from the cold and predators, and does not store food for the winter, unlike beaver or muskrat.
In addition, the nutria is poorly oriented under the ice, when diving into an ice hole in most cases it cannot find a way out and dies.
Snow leopard.
The most interesting part of the snow leopard is its tail.
It helps you plan when jumping.
And he can jump 6 m in length and 3 m in height!
A cactus parrot.
A species of parrot found in Brazil. Outside of the breeding season, it leads a nomadic lifestyle, and the mating season nests in the hollows of large cacti.
The curly (Dalmatian) pelican Pelecanus crispus differs from the pink pelican in the absence of pink tones in the plumage and the presence of elongated and twisted "curly" feathers on the head and upper side of the neck, forming a semblance of a mane.
It flies well, often soars. He swims perfectly, sits high on the water, puts his head and neck on his back while resting on the water. He does not dive - when fishing, he immerses only the head, neck and front of the body in water for a very short time. This is due to the fact that all pelicans have very light bones and they simply cannot dive.
It is a huge bird with a body length of up to 180 cm, a wingspan of up to 320 cm and a weight of up to 14 kg. The curly pelican is more widespread than the pink one - from the Balkan Peninsula to Mongolia and the upper reaches of the Yellow River, in the south to the Persian Gulf.
It winters mainly in Iraq, Pakistan, northwestern India and southern China