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The pancake tortoise's shell is uniquely flat and flexible. While this lightweight armouring doesn't offer much defence, it does make it the fastest of all tortoise species. When in danger, it will swiftly wedge itself in between rocks.

4 Comments
2023/12/07
11:05 UTC

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Sand cats live in extreme conditions with daily surface temperatures reaching up to 51ºC during the daytime, while nighttime temperatures can drop as low as -0.5ºC.

15 Comments
2023/12/06
14:04 UTC

270

Donkeys transformed human history some 7000 years ago as essential beasts of burden for long-distance movement. There is a strong phylogeographic structure in modern donkeys that supports a single domestication in Africa ~5000 BCE

11 Comments
2023/12/05
12:30 UTC

441

The skin of a hairless bat, also known as the naked bulldog bat, is mostly devoid of fur — apart from a patch on its throat, which secretes a smelly, oily substance. A curved toe on each hind foot is also hairy and is thought to be used for grooming.

11 Comments
2023/12/05
11:14 UTC

1,370

The Ethiopian Wolf, Canis Simensis, is one of the rarest carnivores in Africa at 440 individuals. They live in mountain highlands at over 3,200 meters & despite living in packs, they hunt alone for Rodents that make up 90% of their diet.

37 Comments
2023/11/27
14:35 UTC

487

The puffadder shyshark is named for its bashful defensive behaviour. When it feels threatened or scared, it will curl itself into a circle with its tail covering its eyes. Oxymoronically, it is also known as the "Happy Eddie" — from its scientific name Haploblepharus edwardsii.

8 Comments
2023/11/27
10:10 UTC

459

Roof Rats (Rattus rattus), also known as black rats, commonly come in 3 colors: black, brown and grey. Often with lighter colored bellies. Historically, breeders reported other colors; even a greenish tint. This roof rat's light blonde color is probably recessive, as her babies are dark brown.

8 Comments
2023/11/25
15:03 UTC

396

Instead of water baths, Indian blue peafowl take dust baths, which help to get rid of any parasites or bugs. Peafowl spend a lot of time preening their feathers, especially the males whose mating success is very reliant on their displays.

9 Comments
2023/11/25
13:17 UTC

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The northern treeshrew is both nervous and aggressive. Highly territorial, it defends its home from intruders by baring its teeth and squeaking loudly at them. This antagonistic attitude sometimes makes it difficult for a male and female pair to bond, as they would rather fight over territory.

14 Comments
2023/11/25
11:45 UTC

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Bee-eaters are often spotted predating on bees, but their diet is not limited only to bees.

They often carry prey back to a perch, where they rub the prey against the perch to kill it; this method is effective in de-stinging bees and wasps. They frequently regurgitate pellets consisting of insect exoskeleton.

3 Comments
2023/11/25
11:26 UTC

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The Yellow-Bellied Glider (P. australis): these gliders are notoriously vocal, producing calls that consist of "loud shrieks, whirring moans, gurgles, chirps, and clicks," which can be heard from up to 500m away

6 Comments
2023/11/25
00:55 UTC

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The cheetah is one of the fastest terrestrial mammals, with reported maximum speeds ranging from 80 to 112 kilometers per hour.

174 Comments
2023/11/24
12:00 UTC

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Meet Yinlong a basal ceratopsian.Its skull is deep and wide and relatively large compared to most ornithischians, but also proportionately smaller than ceratopsians. Long robust hindlimbs and shorter slender forelimbs with three-fingered hands suggests a bipedal lifestyle like many small ornithopods

3 Comments
2023/11/24
11:37 UTC

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Unusually among lizards, the Gidgee skink, from central Australia, is monogamous, with females giving birth to between one to eight live young.

7 Comments
2023/11/23
03:00 UTC

647

The Australian magpie is a bit of an avian icon in its country. It's known to be aggressive when defending its territory, often swooping down onto people's heads. It does this during "swooping season", between August and November, when it has a nest and chicks to protect.

28 Comments
2023/11/22
21:07 UTC

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Sheep Jumping Spider (Oviballus vidae): researchers believe that these spiders developed their "woolly" appearance as a form of mimicry, likely imitating the features of lacewing larvae or scale insects

19 Comments
2023/11/21
07:25 UTC

1,125

The sulphur-crested cockatoo communicates with extremely loud screeching calls. The cacophonous noise from a rowdy flock can be near-deafening. When these birds forage on the ground, there is usually a lookout who sits in the trees and gives an alarm cry if danger approaches.

20 Comments
2023/11/19
12:25 UTC

657

The moose was historically called an "elk" in British English, in fact the scientific name from Latin is "Alces alces" (pronounced with a hard "c"), though because of North American influence British are just as likely now to call them moose. (more in comments)

41 Comments
2023/11/19
06:13 UTC

1,413

Skeletorus Spider (M. sceletus): this species of jumping spider can be found in Queensland, Australia; its name was inspired by the distinctive skeleton-like markings that cover its body

29 Comments
2023/11/19
03:23 UTC

1,475

Wolverines thrive in high elevation areas, often traveling 18 to 20 miles a day in snow and over mountains peaks. They once roamed from Michigan to California but today there are only an estimated 250 to 300 left in the lower contiguous United States.

30 Comments
2023/11/17
14:38 UTC

2,645

Elusive and rare, the otter civet lives in the swampy wetlands of Southeast Asia. Little is known about this nocturnal mammal — experts don't even agree on whether it is a skilled swimmer or a slow one. It is hypothesised that it lays in wait underwater, like a crocodile, to ambush drinking prey.

45 Comments
2023/11/16
09:14 UTC

543

A brown anole male can sometimes be spotted doing "push-ups", often with his yellow-orange dewlap — or "throat fan" — on full display. This performance can either be threatening or seductive, depending on the context, as he will do this to both scare away rivals and attract females.

24 Comments
2023/11/14
12:42 UTC

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During winter months, the ruffed grouse takes shelter below the snow. To exit, it will stick its head out before erupting out of its snow-roost, wings flapping loudly. It can beat its wings against the air in a "drumming" display, creating mini sonic booms that scare rivals and attract mates.

16 Comments
2023/11/12
08:44 UTC

1,241

The venom glands of the blue coral snake are exceptionally long — extending to 25% of the length of its 1.8-metre (5 ft 11 in) long body. In these glands is a unique cytotoxin, that acts by blocking the victims' sodium channels, almost instantly paralyzing them. It hunts other venomous snakes.

35 Comments
2023/11/09
13:06 UTC

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Meet Tetraceratops the small therapsid from permian. It has six horns, four of which are on its head, while other two at the end of its lower jaw. It housed a second pair of teeth on the maxillary bones were large and fang-like. Likewise the first teeth in the upper jaw were long and dagger-like.

6 Comments
2023/11/07
07:02 UTC

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This is a Tailless Tenrec. If threatened, this tenrec will scream, erect its spiny hairs to a crest, jump, buck and bite

6 Comments
2023/11/06
23:06 UTC

458

Pandas will eat up to 25 bamboo species in the wild but because of the life cycle of bamboo, they must have at least two different species available to get the highest protein levels from the leaves & avoid starvation. Each day, they spend at least 12 hours eating as much as 84 pounds.

12 Comments
2023/11/06
14:36 UTC

1,326

The jaws of a Tasmanian devil can open to an 80-degree angle, able to deliver the strongest bite of any carnivorous mammal relative to body size. Nicknamed the "Australian hyena", the devil is a bone-crunching scavenger, gorging on dead bodies before they can fester and spread disease.

47 Comments
2023/11/04
03:15 UTC

609

Australian ravens are opportunistic feeders, eating anything from carrion to biscuits and bread — they have been seen dipping pieces of these into water to soften them. They will bash snails against rocks to get at their insides. Sometimes they even steal golf balls, mistaking them for eggs.

11 Comments
2023/10/29
06:57 UTC

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There are 8 species of Pangolins across Africa & Asia, all of whom play a vital role in pest control. Estimates indicate that one adult Pangolin can consume more than 70 million insects annually. Sadly, poaching & habitat loss have made them one of the most threatened groups of mammals in the world.

31 Comments
2023/10/27
13:41 UTC

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