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Join us as we explore the wilderness and share the beautiful scenery of nature! For all questions: @magellanvs
🦎 The Savannah monitor, a large lizard, and an unlucky scorpion.
The monitor's length is about 1 meter, with some reaching 120-130 cm.
Found in central Africa, they inhabit open spaces like savannas and grasslands.
They even climb trees, especially in extreme weather, to catch prey 🌳💦
🦎 The Horned Anolis (Anolis proboscis) is a unique species.
Males have a long growth on their head, like a rhino horn, to attract females.
They grow 8-14 cm long and have adapted feet for climbing.
🤔 Their "nose" moves without muscles or bones, just with blood flow!
🌵 Desert life is fascinating!
Meet the aardvark's cousin, the golden mole 🐾, a nocturnal hunter.
It "swims" in sand, leaving trails, and eats worms, insects, and even legless lizards 🦎.
In dry seasons, it hibernates 🐻.
Desert hawk hunting a white-tailed squirrel 🦅🐿️.
Notice its casual walk among cacti...
The desert hawk is known for "joint hunting" in family groups.
The white-tailed squirrel gets all the water it needs from food, mainly seeds 🌵💧
🐠 The mandarin fish, Synchiropus splendidus, lives in the western Pacific Ocean from the Ryukyu Islands to Australia.
🌊 They inhabit reefs, preferring protected lagoons, and feed on crustaceans and other invertebrates.
🔥 Their bright colors resemble a Chinese mandarin's robe, earning them names like "green mandarin" and "psychedelic fish"! 🐟
🌟 The Sword-billed Hummingbird has a beak longer than its body 🌿
It uses this unique feature to reach nectar in long flowers 🌸
Its long tongue also helps with feeding, allowing it to occupy a special niche 🌻
They live in the Andes, feeding on nectar and insects, in humid high-altitude forests 🏔️
The Aye-Aye, a unique primate 🐒
It's the largest nocturnal primate, with brown fur, big eyes, and long tail.
Locals believe killing it will bring death 🙅♂️
It weighs 3kg, body length 36-44cm, and has a 60cm tail 🐾
Aye-Aye uses echolocation to hunt, tapping with its middle finger 🎧
🦌 The Indian muntjac is found in tropical mountains of India and Sri Lanka, and Southeast Asia.
It inhabits tropical and subtropical forests, savannas, and bushes, up to 3000 meters high.
🌟 Interesting fact: males mark their territory with their tears! 🙃
🐦 The Scissor-tailed Flycatcher inhabits open shrublands in the south-central US.
🌄 They migrate in flocks of up to 1000 birds.
👀 Males have a distinctive 38cm long, forked tail, while females' tails are 30% shorter.
🍴 They feed on insects, catching them in mid-air, and occasionally eat berries. 🐦
🕷️ The Caribena versicolor is a popular pet spider, easy to breed and care for.
🌴 Native to Martinique, it inhabits tree cavities, spinning a web nest with two exits.
👍 It's calm, non-aggressive, and its venom is harmless to humans.
🐜 Feed them insects smaller than their abdomen, 3-4 times a week for young ones, 1-2 times for adults.
🌞 American pikas (Certhia americana) collect hay every summer to stock up on food before the cold weather.
They are the smallest relatives of rabbits, about 20 cm in size.
🏔️ Pikas live in colonies, are diurnal, and eat grasses, storing food for winter in 50 cm high grass stacks.
🌻 They don't hibernate, so they need these hay reserves to survive until spring. 😊
🐜 Termites, also known as white ants, are social insects that live in large families with a division of labor.
They feed on dead wood, breaking down cellulose with the help of microorganisms in their gut.
In tropical and subtropical regions, they play a crucial role in soil formation. Some species even consider them a delicacy! 🍴
Meet the Wilson's bird of paradise, also known as the magnificent bird of paradise 🐦.
It grows up to 16 cm in length and lives on two islands.
Interestingly, this bird is a neat freak 🙃, it even cleans up leaves to prepare for its mating dance, where it shows off its stunning plumage 🌟.
The female chooses her partner based on how well he cleans and prepares the scene 💃.
🌴 The Ribbon-tailed Astrapia is a species of bird of paradise, discovered last among its kind. It's endemic to Papua-New Guinea.
🐦 The male has a black body with olive-green and bronze plumage, and decorative "ball-like" feathers.
🌟 Its tail feathers are the longest, over 3 times its body length, making it one of the most impressive birds! 😮
🐠 The Stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa) is considered the most venomous fish in the world.
It lives on the bottom of coral reefs, disguising itself as a stone.
🚨 Its spiny dorsal fin releases a toxic toxin, causing severe pain, shock, and tissue death.
👣 Be careful, as it can pierce human skin and shoes with its sharp spines! 💉 Medical help is crucial within hours to prevent fatal outcomes.
🦀 Fiddler crabs, also known as Uca mjoebergi, are small creatures, 1.5-2.5 cm in body length.
🔍 Males have large right claws, used for defense, attracting females, and protecting their burrows.
🎶 During mating season, males move their claws like a violin bow, earning them the name "fiddler crab".
🌊 They live in muddy areas, digging burrows to hide during high tide and searching for food during low tide. 🌴
🦌 The Javan mouse deer is the smallest even-toed ungulate on Earth,
with a body length of 45-55 cm and weight of 1.5-2.5 kg.
It has no horns, but large upper canine teeth.
Found in Southeast Asia and Israel, it inhabits forests
with dense undergrowth, often near water.
These shy animals are nocturnal, sleeping in rock crevices
or hollow tree trunks during the day. 🌃
🐦 The Lyrebird is a singing bird, a symbol of Australia, found in the east and Tasmania.
It can mimic other birds, mammals, and sounds like train signals and chainsaws.
🎶 Males have a beautiful 16-feather tail, resembling a lyre, while females have a short brown tail.
The Egyptian Plover, also known as the Crocodile Bird,
catches flies and eats leftover meat 🐜🍖️.
Crocodiles don't need teeth cleaning, their teeth grow and replace themselves 🦷.
They lie with their mouths open to cool down 😴.
The teeth cleaning myth originated from ancient Greeks 🤷♂️.
You've been waiting to see a baby cobra hatch from its egg... or not? 🐍🥚
The royal cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) is the largest venomous snake, growing up to 3-4 meters. It grows throughout its 30-year lifespan.
Found in tropical forests of South and Southeast Asia, including India and Indonesia. 🌴
🦔 Porcupines are large rodents 🐭. The most known is the crested porcupine.
It can weigh up to 27 kg and reach 90 cm in length 📏.
Porcupines have two types of quills: long and flexible, and short and stiff 🤯.
They can raise their quills using strong muscles 💪.
Porcupines are generally quiet, but they grunt and puff when threatened 😬.
🐃 The Anoa, a dwarf buffalo, is the smallest buffalo species, with a body length of 160cm and a weight of up to 300kg.
🌴 Found in Indonesia, on the island of Sulawesi.
🚨 Both species are endangered due to deforestation and hunting.
🐯 Despite protection, they are hunted for trophies, with a 90% population decline between 1979-1994.
🦌 European roe deer are elegant animals with a blunt snout and short tail.
Their coat is uniform, golden-red in summer and gray in winter.
🔍 Interestingly, their eyes glow red-yellow at night.
They feed on grass, berries, and mushrooms, and love acorns 🌳
🦋 Meet the Giraffe Weevil, a large beetle species.
It's found only in Madagascar's rainforests, like Ranomaafana National Park.
🌟 This 2.5cm long beetle has a unique neck, used to fight other males for a mate.
🙅♂️ It's harmless to humans and doesn't bite or sting.
The Long-tailed Widowbird Euplectes progne is found in Southern Africa.
Males have a long tail that opens in flight 🐦.
They're small: males 16-19 cm (up to 60 cm with tail), females 12-14 cm.
Here, we see their courtship dance: the female chooses the one that jumps higher and longer 💃.
🐦 The Great Crested Grebe is found almost everywhere.
Its brown back and white front make it unique 🌟.
They have long necks and red-orange feathers on their heads 🌿.
They eat fish up to 25cm long, like carp and pike 🐟.
The Montezuma Oropendola is a songbird found in Central America.
It's named after the Aztec emperor Montezuma II.
Watch its amazing tricks in normal and slow motion 🐦💨
🐻 Kinkajou (Potos flavus) is a cat-sized mammal.
Initially, zoologists thought it was a primate due to its prehensile tail and love for fruits.
It's actually an omnivore from the raccoon family, found in Central and South America.
🌳 They have a round head, big eyes, and round ears. Their strong tail acts as a balance and safety rope.
🌴 These animals are arboreal, rarely coming down to the ground. They sleep in tree holes or on branches during the day.
🦎 The flat-tailed gecko Uroplatus sikorae is the king of disguise!
Only its tongue, moistening a dry eye, reveals its presence 🤫
🐻 Olinguito: the smallest of all raccoons.
Its body is 32-40 cm long, plus a tail of the same length, weighing 750-1100 g.
🌫️ The species' Latin name "neblina" means mist, given due to its habitat in misty mountain forests.
🍃 It mainly eats fruits and leaves, similar to pandas.
🌃 Olinguito leads a nocturnal, solitary life in tree tops, rarely descending to the ground. 🐻