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The Kermode bear, also called the ghost bear because of its almost white fur. However, the Kermode bear is not an albino. This is a subspecies of the North American black bear with a unique recessive gene. It was this gene that deprived the bear's fur of pigmentation.
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Birds have evolved unique adaptations such as claws, beaks and quick reflexes to catch fish quickly and efficiently. They rely on their keen vision to locate prey and then use their entire body to catch it and keep it close.
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Numbat is a unique marsupial native to Australia.
These cute and funny animals are the size of a squirrel. But despite their small stature, they can extend their tongue half the length of their body, which allows them to feast on termites, which form the basis of their diet. Although numbats are included among the marsupials, they lack a characteristic brood pouch. The small cubs are held by the long curly hair on the mother's belly.
😱Look what's happening!
The leopard 🐆 did not eat the little lonely deer; at the sight of the hyena, he grabbed it by the scruff of the neck with his teeth and dragged it up a tree to save it from death.
🌵 The Emerald Toucanette is a small toucan from Central America. In contrast, the emerald toucanet is relatively shy compared to traditional toucans. However, the emerald toucanet is a popular toucan pet due to its quiet nature, size, and adorable appearance.
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Seagulls are incredibly smart and adapt well to their environment. They remember, learn, and even pass on their knowledge to their fellow humans. For example, they gather in a crowd and stamp their flippers on the ground, imitating rain, tricking earthworms into crawling to the surface.
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Scottish Highland cow.
A breed that is known for its long hair and impressive horns. They come from the Scottish Highlands and are one of the oldest breeds of cows in the world.
Highlands are known for their ability to survive in any conditions and adapt to different climates. They can graze in open grasslands and even marshy areas.
La Jolla is a beautiful area and suburb of the city of San Diego (California, USA), washed from the west by the Pacific Ocean. Here you can see giant whales, or you can see such charming squirrels 🥰
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🐧 It's amazing how in a colony of several hundred thousand king penguins they find each other.
They all look the same, parent and chick can recognize each other only by sound, using a two-voice call, their voice carries two different frequencies but at the same time it is enough for the parent to recognize his child in a crowd of sometimes half a million penguins.
Miracle animal - Geneta
Looks like a hybrid of a cat, a dog and a ferret. It is easily tamed and makes a good pet.
🐹 The hamster is so flexible that it can turn around completely in a tight hole.
Which often saves his life. For example, he easily changes direction when he senses a predator near a mink, or when he finds himself in a dead end.
When hunting, frogs use both their long, sticky tongue and their strong hind legs. And perfect camouflage and the ability to sit motionless for a long time make the frog an ideal hunter. When hunting, frogs are capable of jumping up to 40 cm. During the season, one frog catches and eats about 1,500 insects, most of which are harmful. This is several times more than what an insectivorous bird can catch in the same period of time. Frogs also hunt at night and eat even those tasteless insects that birds refuse.
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🦡 A badger can hunt snakes, and their poison does not affect him, which gives him a great advantage in a fight with them.
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The orchid mantis is another unsurpassed master of camouflage among insects!
In 1879, Australian journalist James Hingsley mistook a praying mantis for an orchid. Returning from a trip to Indonesia, he noticed that the orchid had completely devoured the insect. It was only later, in 1972, that scientists identified the culprit as a praying mantis rather than a true orchid. Since then, scientists have wondered why this praying mantis always wears flower clothes.
The orchid mantis, Hymenopus coronatus, is a species of praying mantis. However, unlike green or brown mantises, the exoskeleton of the orchid mantis is colored in bright hues, like an orchid flower. Of the six legs of a praying mantis, four of the hind legs can expand at the "thigh" area. When the praying mantis crouches and spreads its hind legs, its “hips” look like orchid petals.
Tragopan! This bright bird flies among the pheasants. Male tragopans are distinguished by “horns” located behind the eyes and a bright lacy “jabot”. The surprising thing is that the bird displays both of these decorations only during times of strong excitement. Pumping blood into the head, the tragopan straightens its frill and raises its horns to make the maximum impression on the ladies and rivals.
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The fox has a built-in compass in the form of fine hairs on its paws. These hairs allow the fox to sense the direction of the wind and navigate in space.
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The subtropical fur seal Arctocephalus tropicalis is a species of eared seal found in the southern Indian and Atlantic oceans. The body length of males is up to 2 m, weight is about 160 kg, females are up to 1.4 m in length, weighing about 50 kg. The chest and muzzle are creamy orange, the belly is brownish. The back of males is dark gray or black, females are light gray.
The habitat is wide and partially overlaps with the Kerguelen fur seal. Large colonies live on the Gough Islands in the South Atlantic and Amsterdam Island in the southern Indian Ocean.
Puppies are born black but shed their coats at about 3 months of age. The muzzle is short and flat. The fins are short and wide. Lives about 20-25 years
🦔 Australian echidna.
The echidna feeds on ants, termites, and less often other insects, small mollusks and worms.
Leads a solitary lifestyle (except for the mating season).
🌳 This moon moth has just hatched from a cocoon and dried its wings. The color of the wings of these butterflies can be either blue or green.
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A BLACK cat ruined the career of an athlete from Canada.
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🐜Ants are one of the most ancient insects on Earth. They lived side by side with dinosaurs, but, unlike the latter, they did not become extinct, but survived to this day.
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A praying mantis disguised as a green leaf. Perfect camouflage and lightning attack!
Praying mantises are not poisonous and do not pose a threat to humans. And yet, praying mantises are incredibly strong. They can hunt small reptiles or birds. If praying mantises were the size of a puppy, they could easily hunt humans too, given their strength.
Scorpion.
After birth, baby scorpions spend the first week of their lives on their mother's back.
This kind of riding allows the little scorpions to survive, as the mother’s body regulates their moisture level.
Family of Japanese Flying Squirrels
Some of the cutest rodents on the planet❤️
🐾 Contrary to their name, anteaters do not only eat ants. The basis of their diet is termites, and they eat other insects only when they encounter them. Such gastronomic preferences are quite understandable. Animals have fused jaws, unable to grasp even a human little finger. Therefore, they do not have to choose what to eat.
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🦜 The red-crested turaco is the only representative that combines red and green colors.
This combination creates a unique and vibrant image.
🕷 Amazing Eight-spotted side-walking spider (or crab spider) from the rainforests of Sumatra (an island in Indonesia).
This incredibly beautiful spider with yellow coloring and black dots is actually very rare. Its length is 2.5 cm, which is quite a lot for such spiders. Females are larger than males.
The Eurasian hoopoe is a small bird common in Europe, Asia and Africa. It is known for its mottled plumage and distinctive crest on its head. Hoopoes have a long, curved beak adapted for searching for food in the ground. Hoopoes feed mainly on insects, such as beetles, ants, bees, etc. They may also feed on lizards, small snakes and other small animals.
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