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/r/Awwducational

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Satin bowerbirds are not in the least finicky in their food preferences, and have taken extremely readily to numerous plants introduced since European settlement. They are a major dispersal agent for a number of weedy plants, such as camphor laurel, the European olive and various species of privet

24 Comments
2023/05/03
12:19 UTC

1,325

Sea otters form groups called "rafts", typically of between 10 and 100 individuals. When they rest or sleep, they will wrap themselves, and their pups, in kelp to stop them from drifting out to sea or hold paws to stay together. They live and feed along the coast, rarely, if ever, coming ashore.

20 Comments
2023/05/02
11:03 UTC

4,051

Macrocilix maia - A moth that has evolved features that include two symmetrical patterns strikingly resembling flies feeding on bird poop. The moth even smells of bird poop

72 Comments
2023/05/02
08:32 UTC

15,412

Scientists taught pet parrots to video call each other. The parrots that learned to initiate video chats with other pet parrots had a variety of positive experiences, such as learning new skills including flying, foraging and how to make new sounds. Some parrots showed their toys to each other.

214 Comments
2023/04/30
19:48 UTC

185

Eurylepta californica looks like it's had chocolate drizzled on it. Each flatworm is an hermaphrodite carrying both sperm and eggs. There is a cost associated with growing young so a mating couple engages in penis fencing trying to hypodermically impregnate the other before getting poked themselves.

5 Comments
2023/04/30
19:16 UTC

3,456

Chemicals on ants' feet tranquilise and subdue colonies of aphids, keeping them close-by as a ready source of food. The aphids produce a sugary substance called honeydew as a waste product, which ants love to eat!

68 Comments
2023/04/29
15:16 UTC

3,547

Bison Calves Tend To Be Born From Late March Through May & Are Orange-Red In Color, Earning Them The Nickname “Red Dogs.” After A Few Months, Their Hair Starts To Change To Dark Brown & Their Characteristic Shoulder Hump & Horns Begin To Grow.

19 Comments
2023/04/28
15:04 UTC

1,770

Queen Anne's lace often attracts ants! Partly because the plant also attracts aphids which ants farm, but also because the flowers are so shallow the nectar at their base is easy to reach, even for little ant mouths.

32 Comments
2023/04/28
14:39 UTC

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The naked mole-rat is eusocial; living in a complex subterranean colony that has one queen, who reproduces, and many fertile workers that maintain and defend the colony - the same social structure as ants and termites. They are also very long-lived rodents - up to 30 years!

37 Comments
2023/04/28
05:32 UTC

5,675

The thick gray mane that young cheetah cubs have on the nape, shoulders, and back appears to function as camouflage from predators. The infant hair disappears after 3 months of age after their mother no longer hides them and they begin to follow her.

47 Comments
2023/04/27
18:53 UTC

196

The great curassow (Crax rubra ) is a large, pheasant-like bird from the Neotropical rainforests, its range extending from eastern Mexico, through Central America to western Colombia and northwestern Ecuador. Male birds are black with curly crests and yellow beaks; females are often colorful.

4 Comments
2023/04/27
18:36 UTC

2,239

Born live, young monkey-tailed skinks, native to the Solomon Islands, stay with and are protected by both their parents for as long as a year before leaving their social group.

25 Comments
2023/04/27
07:51 UTC

4,171

Often stigmatized for their hunting & feeding habits, African Wild Dogs have a gentler side when it comes to their own pack. The adults will share food with each other, save & regurgitate food for pack members unable to hunt, work together to raise pups, and fight larger predators to save their own.

80 Comments
2023/04/26
13:57 UTC

147

The hard bony carapace of smooth trunkfish, Lactophrys triqueter, can generate trimming force, to keep them move stable in complex aquatic environment.

7 Comments
2023/04/26
06:22 UTC

6,319

The ribbon seal is one of the most distinct seals in the world; easily recognizable by four rings or "ribbons" of light fur that stand out against its dark fur. This seal also uses its flippers to shuffle across the ice in an unusual way and has a unique air-sac organ that other seals don't.

63 Comments
2023/04/26
04:42 UTC

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Sand dollars are flat sea urchins that move on a mat of tiny spines. They use these and cilia to move food or food-coated sand toward a central underslung five-plate mouth to be ground and scraped clean. After life the spines and cilia come off leaving the famous test we find bleached on the sand.

22 Comments
2023/04/25
18:35 UTC

5,111

The red-winged blackbird is omnivorous. It feeds primarily on plant materials, including seeds from weeds and waste grain such as corn and rice, but about a quarter of its diet consists of insects and other small animals, and considerably more so during breeding season.

83 Comments
2023/04/24
13:42 UTC

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The harlequin shrimp feeds almost exclusively on starfish. Once it finds a slow starfish, it will flip it on its back to immobilize it and begin eating, starting with all the feet until it reaches the center. Male and female shrimp will team up to pin down large starfish.

26 Comments
2023/04/24
04:46 UTC

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Albatrosses hardly expend any energy when soaring 1000s miles over the ocean. They take advantage of the speed difference that occurs in a boundary layer of air above the sea. By sailing down from the higher speed air and turning like a ribbon near the slow air above the sea they ride back up again.

6 Comments
2023/04/23
15:53 UTC

7,284

The Himalayan monal is a bird in the pheasant family, Phasianidae.

49 Comments
2023/04/23
15:38 UTC

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The Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) is a small bird found in southern Mexico and Central America that lives in tropical forests, particularly montane cloud forests. They are part of the family Trogonidae and have two recognized subspecies, P. m. mocinno and P. m. costaricensis.

13 Comments
2023/04/23
08:57 UTC

6,220

The worlds second ever cloned Przewalski's horse has been born. Scientists are hoping to further save this species by using gene editing tools such as CRISPR.

131 Comments
2023/04/22
20:15 UTC

2,988

The leaf sheep (costasiella kuroshimae) is a sea slug that is able to photosynthesize. It does this by consuming algae and retaining the chloroplasts from the algae in its own tissues. This allows it to produce its own food through photosynthesis, which is unusual for an animal.

56 Comments
2023/04/21
20:22 UTC

154

The Olm, also known as the proteus is a unique species of troglobitic salamander native to caves in the Dinaric Alps in Europe. They are completely blind, have reduced digits on their feet, and can possibly live for more then 100 years.

9 Comments
2023/04/21
18:37 UTC

14,322

Cows with access to mechanical brushes are clean and spend about fivefold more time grooming compared with when brushes are not available, suggesting that these brushes are important to cows like Heathcliff

259 Comments
2023/04/21
12:34 UTC

3,299

Both male and female Inca terns sport a stylish "moustache" of white satiny feathers that sprout from the base of the beak. The individuals with the longest moustaches are also generally the healthiest and most productive birds.

42 Comments
2023/04/20
04:04 UTC

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Phainopepla spread mistletoe by eating the berries and wiping the seeds on branches. The seeds then germinate and the plant haustoria, kind of like roots, dig into the branch and grow to a new plant.

22 Comments
2023/04/20
00:48 UTC

1,558

The Baird’s Tapir is the largest native land mammal in central and South America, weighing up to 660 lbs (300 kg). Despite their hippo-like body and elephant-like nose, they are closest related to horses and rhinoceroses.

34 Comments
2023/04/18
23:29 UTC

6,612

Baleen teeth, made of keratin, act like a sieve allowing filter feeding in whales. This efficient feeding method helps baleen whales consume large amounts of prey. Baleen is a crucial adaptation for these majestic creatures and their protection is vital for the health of marine ecosystems.

123 Comments
2023/04/18
16:48 UTC

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Tricolored Blackbird parents use a clever tactic to encourage their young to leave the nesting colony. They fly to the nest with food, but instead of giving it to their young immediately, they fly away with it, encouraging the youngsters to follow.

30 Comments
2023/04/17
11:36 UTC

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