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Polar penguins will survive at temperatures up to -60 degrees
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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 Imperial tamarin Saguinus imperator is a dwarf primate species with a body length of only 25 cm and a weight of up to 500 g .
His fur is colored dark, except for his mustache and beard: they are white, as if gray, in tamarin. It was the mustache that gave this tamarin the proud name of the imperial: scientists remembered the mustache of the German Kaiser Wilhelm II. That's how the playful monkey began to be called the imperial tamarin.
Among tamarins, it is customary to keep an eye on the beard, so sometimes they arrange "hairdressers" - one monkey bites off the moustache of another. Moreover, this process plays an important communicative role within the group, which usually includes from eight to fifteen individuals. At the same time, hierarchy is always observed among imperial tamarins. The most important in the group is an old and experienced female, followed by younger females. Males are usually given the role of getters and carriers of cubs.
The maximum high jump of the tiger registered by scientists was 5 meters.
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The owl sleeps at any time convenient for her. And during the day, owls are forced to hide not from the light, but from other winged ones.
At the sight of any owl, all birds begin to give alarm signals and attack the owl, trying to drive it away. Therefore, she only has to wait out the dangerous daytime for them on a tree.
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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