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🐑 Rush hour in the Lake District
The population of Cumbria is about 500,000 people, but there are more than 3 million sheep.
What does the middle of the week look like in our office
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The peacock spider has outgrowths on its body very similar to insect wings.
But such "wings" are not needed for spiders to fly at all, but to attract females.
Coracias garrulus is slightly smaller than a jackdaw, body length is 30-35 cm, wingspan is 66-73 cm, weight is 110-190 g. The proportions resemble a bird of prey: stocky, large head, with a large beak.
The blue lark has a unique ability: she is able to transfer eggs and chicks from nest to nest if her offspring are in danger! It has not yet been possible to find out exactly how she does it.
The color of the blue-lark is very bright and contrasting: the back is chestnut or light brown, the rest of the body is blue or blue in different shades. The tail is cut straight.
It is most similar in appearance to a jay, but the blue-lark has a shorter tail and slightly longer wings. Unlike the vranovs, it does not move so quickly on the ground and rarely does so. Tracking down prey, often sits for a long time on some elevation, and then rushes down on it. Active during the day.
It feeds mainly on large insects, but also on spiders, mollusks, worms, small vertebrates, fruits and berries
Elephants can't jump.
Due to the enormous weight, the bones and ligaments of the joints would not withstand overloads during repulsion and landing.
a stubborn hyena manages to steal an antelope from a leopard who has not dragged his lunch high enough up a tree
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The peacock spider Maratus volans belongs to the racehorse spiders and lives in Australia. This is one of the spiders whose brightly colored males "dance" in front of the females.
These are small spiders, their body length is only 5 mm. Males have a brightly colored abdomen (orange, blue and red markings) and unusual mating behavior; females are nondescript, grayish-brown.
To attract females, males vibrate the abdomen, unfold the lateral plates of the abdomen, lift the legs and abdomen up and move ("dance") from left to right. If the female has no interest, she can catch and eat the boyfriend.
The raised and vibrating third pair of male legs is characterized by a longer length and coloration, as well as the presence of a bunch of white hairs on the top. At rest and in the absence of a female, males fold their bright fan (wrap it around the abdomen)
Gray wolves eat blueberries!
Wolves actually crave berries and other fruits, during their growth period, berries can make up 80% of the wolf pack's diet
The red-crested Tauraco erythrolophus inhabits forests and savannas in Angola, Congo and Zaire in Africa.
The body length of this turaco is about 40 cm . Its distinctive feature is the red crest on the head and the outer toes, which move back and forth. There are no differences in size and color between male and female.
This bird, as a rule, lives in the crowns of trees and rarely descends to the ground. The red-crested turaco flies well and crawls through trees. Its diet consists of fruits, berries, seeds, snails and insects.
I have found for you a wonderful video with beautiful dances of Japanese (Ussuri) cranes Grus japonensis.
The favorite habitats of the Japanese crane are swampy floodplains of rivers and small lakes with an abundance of strawberries and reeds.
Choosing a partner becomes the most important event in the life of these birds, it is done once and for all. At the same time, cranes throw their heads far back, dance and snap their beaks, making beautiful melodious sounds.
The female always modestly folds her wings, and the male, on the contrary, opens his, making either smooth or rapid movements.
In the ancient Japanese tradition, the crane was considered a bird of happiness. They believed that if a bird approached a person, great luck and a peaceful, peaceful life awaited him. The crane is a symbol of health and longevity.
The world population of Japanese cranes is estimated at no more than 2 thousand individuals...
The Agami heron lives from south Central America to Peru and Brazil.
It is sometimes called the chestnut heron, and in Brazil it is sometimes called Soco beija-flor, which means "hummingbird heron" because of its unique coloring.
It has short legs for a heron and a thin beak that is much longer than the head. Thin pale blue feathers adorn the crown, the sides of the front of the neck and the lower part of the back. The legs, beak and bare spot on the face are dull yellow. During the breeding season, the spot on the face may change color to reddish.
Despite its stunning plumage, this reclusive species prefers shade and overhanging vegetation, which means it is rarely seen.
Agama herons track their prey (fish, frogs, small reptiles and snails) in shallow water in muddy water in forested areas. Often they stand motionless on perches or right in the water, or move very slowly. They rarely wander in open water
See how the cunning heron does not eat bread, but makes long-term investments in order to increase profits - in short, uses it to catch fish!
It looks like it's Butorides striatus, but in this case it doesn't matter - there are similar videos with white herons, we just chose the most beautiful of all: with kids and black swans!
At the age of 4-6 years, bald eagles reach sexual maturity. They create couples for life. The mating games of these birds of prey consist in carefree flight.
Performing in the air together may be an opportunity for a future couple to assess each other's condition. A healthy eagle can move at a speed of 65 km per hour in horizontal flight and at a speed of 160 km per hour in a vertical throw to the ground. For several minutes, the eagles fly, hovering in the clouds. This is where the courtship ends.
The Tasmanian devil (marsupial devil or marsupial devil) Sarcophilus harrisii lives, of course, on the island of Tasmania near Australia.
It is the largest of modern marsupial predators, a dense and squat animal the size of a small dog, resembling a miniature bear. Body length 50-80 cm, tail 23-30 cm. The tail is short and thick; fat reserves are deposited in it, and the tail of a sick or starving animal becomes thin.
Very voracious (its daily food allowance is 15% of body weight), the marsupial devil feeds on small and medium-sized mammals and birds, as well as insects, snakes, amphibians, edible roots and tubers of plants. He often wanders along the shores of reservoirs, finding and eating frogs and crayfish, and on the coast - small inhabitants of the sea, washed ashore.
Being alarmed, Tasmanian devils, like skunks, emit a strong unpleasant smell. Despite their ferocity, even adult marsupial devils can be tamed, and they can be kept as pets.
Baby elephants are able to calm down on their own.
Instead of baby nipples, little elephants suck their trunks for comfort.
In Kansas, zoo workers filmed a very touching moment.
There, a female chimpanzee gave birth to a baby who had breathing problems. The workers resuscitated and released the baby, and a few days later they brought him to his mother. The female chimpanzee did not understand at first whether he was alive or not, but as soon as she saw the movement of his hands…
Try to prove to the boss such a reason by shirking from work.
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Varanus macraei is one of the most beautiful and colorful monitor lizards, which can be found only on the island of Batanta, part of the Indonesian archipelago.
These magnificent reptiles are named after Duncan McRae, who founded the Rimba Reptile Park on the island of Bali.
In tropical and subtropical forests, where Macrae monitor lizards live, the temperature varies from 25 to 40 ° C and a very high humidity level from 80 to 100% - this is associated with difficulties with its maintenance and reproduction in captivity.
The average size of Macrae monitor lizards reaches 90-110 cm, and the tail is usually 2/3 of the length of the lizard.
These monitor lizards can use their tail, like monkeys, as an additional fifth limb - they cling to branches and tree trunks with it in order to maintain balance. Unlike chameleons, MacRae's monitor lizards can quickly grab any surface with their tail and just as quickly unwind the tail rings if the situation requires its use as a means of protection.
The desert rain frog Breviceps macrops lives in Namibia and South Africa. Its natural habitat is a narrow strip of sandy shores between the sea and sand dunes.
The desert frog is plump and has bulging eyes, a short muzzle, short limbs and webbed fingers. On the belly side, she has a transparent patch of skin through which internal organs are visible.
Its length is from 4 to 6 cm, its color is yellowish-brown, and sand often sticks to its skin.
Unlike most other frog species, it develops directly from the egg into an adult, bypassing the tadpole stage. She has a strong body with small legs, which is why she can't jump or jump, but instead walks on sand.
Unusually for a frog, it doesn't need water to survive! It is nocturnal, spending the day in a hole dug to a depth of 10 to 20 cm, where the sand is wet. In the morning, it burrows into the sand and its presence can be judged by a small pile of loose sand knocked out as a result of burrowing
Raccoons are immune to most infectious diseases, although they may well be carriers of them.
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The horn of a rhinoceros is made entirely of keratin, and unlike the horns of livestock, there is no horn rod inside it.
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Honduran white bats cling to the leaf in small colonies of 1-15 individuals, such a house reliably protects them from rain and predators.
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Meeting with a curious mountain goat on the Bridger Ridge, which is located at an altitude of 3000 meters.
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