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Baby king penguins hatch naked, and within a few weeks they grow downy feathers. Down feathers are not waterproof, so chicks should stay out of the water until they shed. While the parent penguins are hunting, their chicks remain in the "manger", only a few adult birds look after them.
Sea otters are characterized by friendly behavior not only to their relatives, but also to other animal species that are not part of their natural diet.
Welsh black-nosed sheep. It is a unique breed of sheep originating from the Aosta Valley region of Italy. They are distinguished by their lush fur, outstanding meat qualities and high productivity in cultivation. Welsh black-nosed sheep are a national treasure of Italy.
The ghostly tree frog (crowned ghost tree frog) __Anotheca spinosa__ lives in the humid rainforests of Costa Rica, Panama, Mexico and Peru. The ghost frog is often called the crowned frog because of the series of sharp protrusions adorning its head. A pair of large round eyes of copper or bronze color looks out from under this "crown". Several sharp spikes are scattered on the back of the mysterious tree frog. Its mottled grayish-brown color almost does not differ from the color of fallen foliage or tree bark, and its nocturnal lifestyle and cautious nature make these tree frogs almost elusive. The male's invocative singing can be heard a hundred meters from the hollow in which the performer himself is located. The male assigns a date to the future partner in a hollow filled with water, a bamboo trunk or giant leaves.
A wild brown bear snaps its fangs. Such stunning sounds are a protective manifestation of a frightened or surprised bear. A warning that you are too close!
It's hard to call it a fight, but here you can clearly see how kangaroos use their tails, which can be called a fifth limb without hesitation. Without a tail, kangaroos would not be able to move, stand up straight, or fight. This is very important when the kangaroo is moving at high speed; when its tail swings in sync with its legs, helping it, creating additional momentum forward and preventing the kangaroo from falling backwards. As you can clearly see in this video, kangaroos can only hold their entire body weight on one tail, which allows them to stretch their legs towards the threat.
If you are an arboreal mammal and live in Australia, you are absolutely not immune from the snake-like strangling embrace of a bush python. These versatile hunters use their powerful and muscular bodies to climb trees. To do this, they use a technique known as "accordion movement," in which the snake alternately stretches and contracts parts of its body to push itself up. By attaching a part of its body to a branch or the trunk itself, the snake pulls the front part of its body up.
The collared peccary __Dicotyles tajacu__ does not belong to pigs in any way! I repeat: not a pig! Although it's hard to believe... In fairness, we must admit that both pigs and bakers belong to the same order: cetaceans (what?!). The word "bakers" is borrowed from the language of the Brazilian Tupi Indians. It translates into Russian as "a beast that makes many roads in the forest." These animals are very small in size: shoulder height is only 30-50 cm, body length is 80-100 cm and weight is 15-25 kg. They are distributed in New Mexico, Texas, Arizona in the USA, in Mexico and Central America, as well as most of South America. Collared bakers are herbivorous animals with a complex structure of the stomach, which is necessary for the digestion of coarse food. In the southern part of their range, bakers eat a variety of foods, including roots, bulbs, nuts, mushrooms, and sometimes they can eat eggs, carrion, small snakes and frogs.
For the first 4 months of life, the baby sloth constantly hangs on its mother, and she almost does not move. Then he starts eating on his own, but only at the age of 9 months he moves to his own branch.
Capybaras are delighted with the hot springs. Back in the 1980s, the caretaker of one of the Japanese zoos noticed how the animals were gathering around a puddle of warm water, trying to swim in it. That's how they came up with the idea of arranging hot baths for water showers.
The Chinese authorities do not sell large pandas, but lease them for 10 years to zoos around the world. The cost of renting one bear will be $ 1 million per year. If the rented animal has offspring, it will also belong to the Wildlife Conservation Association of China. And you will have to pay the same amount for each baby.
The golden langur __Trachypithecus geei__ is distributed in the west of the Indian state of Assam, as well as in Bhutan. The habitat of the species is tropical forests. The body length of the golden langur is from 50 to 70 cm, and the tail is from 70 to 90 cm, weight is from 9.5 to 12 kg. The coat color varies from cream to golden yellow, acquiring a reddish hue in winter. The dark muzzle is bordered by long hair, forming a crest typical of representatives of the genus on the upper side of the body. These primates lead a diurnal, arboreal lifestyle, living mainly in the upper tiers of the forest. They feed mainly on leaves and fruits, having multi-chambered stomachs for more efficient use of difficult-to-digest plant foods. The range of the species is mosaic and has been significantly reduced due to deforestation. Habitat destruction is the main threat to the species. Some of the habitats are currently under protection in India, but nevertheless this species of marmosets is considered endangered
The black—legged cat or "ant tiger" is one of the most bloodthirsty representatives of the feline family. In one night of hunting, this death machine takes the lives of an average of 14 small animals. Bushmen legends say that a black-legged cat is capable of killing a giraffe by biting its jugular vein.
The shell of some species of turtles is so strong that it can withstand a weight several hundred times its own mass.
The Mexican iolot mole lizard __Bipes biporus__ is endemic to the California Peninsula, Mexico. The total length of this lizard is 15-23 cm. The head is short, rounded, with small eyes. The body has a worm-like shape, covered with small, smooth scales. The tail is short and pointed. The hind limbs are reduced. The forelimbs are short with five toes equipped with long claws. The tongue is forked. He likes sandy soils, semi-deserts. He spends most of his life underground, digging his tunnels and burrows. It appears on the surface after rain. Active at night. It feeds on insects, mainly ants and termites. Life expectancy is 1-2 years
Mount Gelak, rich in red oxide soil, is located on the Iranian island of Hormuz. Because of this, the sand on the local beach is not only bright red, but also turns the waves pink.
Pigeons have been living side by side with humans for many centuries and during this time hundreds of diverse, sometimes unusual breeds have been bred. But the strangest pigeon, according to most experts, remains the Budapest short-billed turman. This "pug" of the pigeon world looks like a cartoon character created by an artist with a great sense of humor. For some, it is the cutest bird in the world, while others consider it incredibly ugly. This unique product appeared thanks to the long-term efforts of Hungarian breeders, who set themselves the task of creating a high-class "flyer" from an ordinary pigeon, besides attracting attention. They did it all right - the Budapest shortbill is funny, like all pigeons at the chick stage, and it gets even funnier growing up. Pigeons of this breed were first introduced in Budapest in 1907. In addition to its unusual appearance, the bird also received excellent flight characteristics - this type of turman belongs to high-flying pigeons.
What does summer sound like ? A few more months, and the forest will sound exactly like this! Winter is a wonderful time of the year, but spring and summer are still better, and these sounds are the main reason.
The Spotbilled Toucanet or pied-billed selenidera is a species of bird in the Toucan family.
Filipino orange tarantula after molting. They become browner with age. This tarantula is endemic to Negros Island, Philippines. Its size ranges from 10 to 13 cm in adulthood. Males of this species tend to have a shorter lifespan — less than 2 years (normal for a tarantula). Their diet mainly consists of insects living in the Negros region. As a rule, these are insect pests.
Elephants are excellent swimmers. They can easily swim long distances up to 60-70 km. Animals are even capable of diving. The trunk helps them in this.
Bald eagles are large birds – the length of the females reaches 109 centimeters, the wingspan is 2.44 meters, and the weight is more than 6 kilograms. Males are about 25% smaller and reach a weight of about 4.5 kilograms. This makes it easy to determine which of the birds is a female in a pair.
The tusks of an old walrus can reach a length of one meter and a weight of up to 5 kg.
__Mergus__ crumbs are ducks with a narrow elongated beak that feed not on plant food, but on fish - this is evidenced by the sharp teeth on the hooked curved beak with which the birds hold slippery prey. The weight of these birds ranges from 1 to 2 kg, the most active weight gain occurs in autumn. Crumbs are migratory birds. In winter, they prefer to move to countries with a warm climate. However, they are often spotted in Kamchatka, Primorye and on the shores of the Sea of Azov in winter. A distinctive feature of the crochal is a narrow and long beak, curved at the end, and on its sides there are small teeth that help the bird to hold the fish. All kinds of these ducks are painted in very unusual color combinations. So, a large crumb is painted in black, dark gray, white and pink colors. The scaly species is colored brown-olive, red or ash-blue. Unlike other ducks, crumbs are rarely eaten - their meat can be infected with a tapeworm and has an unpleasant smell. Well, what do you say - lucky people!
Hello Street Cat has become a mega popular application in China, a service that allows you to donate food to stray cats, as well as connect to webcams installed on street feeders. It's simple: after each donation, a new portion of feed is poured into the feeder. Everyone is happy.
The water anolis __Anolis aquaticus__ is a lizard found in Costa Rica and Panama, which hides under water when scared - and continues to breathe there! At first, it was thought that the lizard stores air in a leather bag on its head - and this theory has been the main one for a long time and has even been replicated by most publications. But close observation of the water anolis underwater showed that it uses the so-called plastron respiration: water cannot penetrate to the surface of the body due to short hairs with a hydrophobic surface. Because of this, an air bubble forms on the lizard's body. But where does this life-saving air bubble from a lizard come from? Observations have shown that this bubble is nothing more than the air exhaled by the lizard into the water. And so that it does not come off and float up, depriving her of breath, she breathes very carefully, preventing a strong increase in the volume of this bubble. __The continuation of the post is in a minute__
(Continued) It turns out that the lizard breathes the air that it exhales, and does not store. And due to the fact that the exhaled air bubble is in the water, a small gas exchange occurs - carbon dioxide is removed from it, which gives the water anolis the opportunity to breathe such a bubble for about 15 minutes underwater, although usually two to three minutes are enough for this small (5-7 cm) lizard to escape from a predator.
Be sure to watch this video to the end and never throw the glass directly into the trash.
😱The footage is not for the faint of heart: a dog with a knife mercilessly attacked a cat.
Imagine that your popcorn has come to life... and is running away from you! "Flatida" or "popcorn beetle" is a tiny insect considered a pest that spoils agricultural crops. Nevertheless, nature has tried very hard to create their appearance. The body of the larvae is completely covered with snow-white wax threads. This little trick helps them avoid severe damage when falling from a great height, as well as scare away detractors, and ... look like popcorn on legs!
A shepherd dog got bored on a farm without a herd and started herding ducklings A good boy carefully helps the ducklings get drunk and eat.
The Mexican nosy (burrowing) toad __Rhinophrynus dorsalis__, in addition to Mexico, lives in southern Texas, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Its natural environment is the forest floor and underground burrows, which these secretive toads leave after heavy rains to procreate. Mexican nosed toads lay eggs along the shores of shallow reservoirs, in search of which they can cover a distance of more than a kilometer. Nosy toads feed on ants and termites right underground due to the unusual ability to stick their tongue out in front of them, which is unusual for other toads. Scientists consider the Mexican nosed toad to be a unique animal, saying that "over 190 million years of independent evolution, these amphibians have moved so far away from their relatives that the bat, polar bear, kangaroo, sperm whale and man have more similarities than the Mexican nosed toad and other amphibians"
About 12 thousand years ago, rhinoceroses walked the Earth, their horns reaching 2 meters in length.
A newborn giraffe has not yet gotten the hang of holding its neck properly while sleeping.
The emerald longtail (grass lizard) __Takydromus smaragdinus__ is endemic to the Ryukyu Islands in Japan. These are small slender lizards with a very long tail, its length can exceed the length of the body by 2-5 times. These lizards will introduce a mostly terrestrial lifestyle, although some species can climb trees well. They live in moist forests and open areas overgrown with grassy vegetation, among rocks. There are actually a lot of longtails. The genus is widespread in Asia: in the Far East, in most of East and Southeast Asia and in Indonesia.
