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The Calabar Python (Calabaria reinhardtii) is a small snake (1 metre/39 inches long) native to West and Central Africa. Its common name is a misnomer, it is actually a species of boa. Unlike most boas, they lay one to three enormous eggs that may represent up to half of the female's body weight.

7 Comments

2024/12/01
04:42 UTC

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Of the two living Wildebeest species, the Black Wildebeest is the rarer and less famous, found only in Southern Africa. It was once nearly hunted to extinction but since has been successfully reintroduced to many parts of its natural range.

12 Comments

2024/11/30
16:09 UTC

1,874

The armoured rat is covered in sharp spines that can grow as long as 3 cm (1.2 in) — a great defence against the snakes and ocelots that share its wet rainforest habitat. Additionally, if all else fails, this rat can drop its tail to confuse or distract a predator.

33 Comments

2024/11/25
14:47 UTC

3,775

After 2000 years of isolation, a few decades of interbreeding have rendered the Scottish wildcat “genomically extinct”. Starting in the mid-1950s, more than 5% of the genetic markers in Scottish wildcats began to resemble those of domestic cats. After 1997, that figure jumped to as high as 74%.

69 Comments

2024/11/24
19:09 UTC

585

The Asian openbill uses its "open bill" to locate and grab its favourite prey — freshwater snails — using the sharp tip of its curved, lower mandible to extract them from their shells. It is a common species of stork throughout South and Southeast Asia.

8 Comments

2024/11/22
14:18 UTC

459

The hispid hare, Caprolagus hispidus, native to the southern Himalayas, was thought to be extict until it was rediscovered in 1971. It's one of the rarest Lagomorphs in the world and has a patchy distribution. This is one of the only publicly available photos taken of it.

10 Comments

2024/11/19
02:37 UTC

310

Native to sub-Saharan Africa and the Nile River Valley, the Egyptian goose has now settled in N. America, much of Europe, and parts of the Middle East. Although normally quite reserved and shy, males will become boisterous and aggressive during their breeding season to attract a female.

11 Comments

2024/11/17
14:29 UTC

1,069

Dik diks cool off on hot days by panting through their noses.

13 Comments

2024/11/17
04:16 UTC

1,597

Orangutans have the second-longest infant dependency period in the Animal Kingdom after Humans, at around 8 to 12 years. Because they spend so much time raising their offspring, females will typically only have around 3 to 4 children in their lifetime.

25 Comments

2024/11/13
14:56 UTC

479

The moaning frog is named for its call, which sounds like a slow and drawn-out moan. This frog is native to southwestern Western Australia, where, for about one month out of the year, the males sit in their burrows and moan for the attention of females.

16 Comments

2024/11/11
16:22 UTC

374

Cape white-eyes are monogamous and are known for being extremely social. In order to establish tight bonds, individuals often take part in allopreening of their offspring, mates, siblings, and prospective mates. Males can imitate the song of other birds in the area.

8 Comments

2024/11/10
19:44 UTC

2,842

African Woolly Chafers (Genus Sparrmannia): these beetles have a dense, insulating coat of "fur" that protects them from the frigid conditions of the desert at night

61 Comments

2024/11/09
11:48 UTC

248

The coppersmith barbet — a small bird about 16 cm (~6 in) long — often falls victim to bullying by other birds. Blue-throated barbets have been observed evicting coppersmiths from nesting holes, while red-vented bulbuls steal berries from male coppersmiths that are trying to feed their mates.

8 Comments

2024/11/09
09:17 UTC

1,971

Giant Emerald Pill-Millipede: when these enormous millipedes are all rolled up, their bodies can be as big as baseballs, tennis balls, or small oranges

42 Comments

2024/11/06
05:47 UTC

447

The black drongo keeps its neighbourhood clear of predators by fearlessly assailing them — as a result, other birds like orioles, doves, babblers, and bulbuls like to nest near the drongo. But the drongo is also a trickster, mimicking the calls of raptors to scare birds into abandoning their food.

10 Comments

2024/11/05
14:23 UTC

474

Fireflies use specific flashing signals to find a mate. While in flight, the male emits, on average, a 0.3 second flash every 5.5 seconds. The female flashes a response approximately two seconds later, a specific and crucial interval for this firefly species.

9 Comments

2024/11/02
22:02 UTC

277

The ribs of Anderson's crocodile newt jut into the skin along its back, giving it an armoured appearance. When threatened, it adopts an anti-predator posture — it alternately flattens and curls up, throws up its arms and tail, and pierces the sides of its body with its sharp rib tips.

8 Comments

2024/11/02
09:12 UTC

524

With a wingspan of almost 1 metre (3.3 ft), the spectral bat is the largest bat in the Americas and the largest carnivorous bat in the world. While most bats make for neglectful fathers, the male spectral helps care for his young and, when roosting, he wraps his family in his large, leathery wings.

17 Comments

2024/10/30
05:03 UTC

1,006

Marine hatchetfish are creatures of the deep. They have rows of light-producing organs along their bellies which shine a pale blue — matching the light from above and making hatchetfish invisible to predators below. This fish's name comes from its body shape, which resembles the head of a hatchet.

22 Comments

2024/10/26
04:14 UTC

817

Lidth's jay is endemic to a few of the Ryukyu Islands in southwestern Japan. It forages in trees, using its strong beak to climb as a parrot does, and has a fondness for acorns and chestnuts — it can carry up to six acorns at once, crammed into its throat pouch and bill.

7 Comments

2024/10/23
09:15 UTC

1,023

There are eight known species of pygmy seahorse. Some closely mimic corals, like Denise’s pygmy seahorse. While others look like squished versions of regular seahorses, such as the Japanese pygmy seahorse, a.k.a. the "Japan pig" — because of its piggy snout. The smallest is 1.4 cm (0.55 in) long.

12 Comments

2024/10/21
03:29 UTC

4,112

A rare encounter with the Sumatran striped rabbit. These elusive lagomorphs are found only in the mountain forests of Sumatra, Indonesia.

25 Comments

2024/10/18
21:50 UTC

528

To attract a mate, a male copper pheasant drums loudly with his wings and flaunts his tail feathers, which can be 125 cm (4.1 ft) long. But it's the female who does the parenting. She makes a nest on the ground and stays atop her eggs throughout the night, even when other birds shelter in the trees.

8 Comments

2024/10/17
14:10 UTC

1,250

The underwool of a Musk Ox is called "Qiviut" & is a very valuable fiber. It's extremely soft & 8 times warmer than wool by weight yet not itchy like wool can be as the fibers lack the hooks & barbs wool has. A 1 oz skein of Qiviut Yarn fetches close to $100.

41 Comments

2024/10/14
12:12 UTC

2,335

Madagascan Sunset Moth: these day-flying moths are sometimes mistaken for butterflies, because their iridescent scales give them a colorful, almost rainbow-like appearance

20 Comments

2024/10/13
23:28 UTC

335

The Common Whistling Moth: the males of this species produce a "whistling" sound to attract potential mates

8 Comments

2024/10/12
21:26 UTC

873

Palm cockatoos are almost all black, and their beaks never close completely, always revealing a bit of their black-tipped red tongues. In rainy conditions they can be found hanging upside down with their wings and tails stretched out, as if taking a bath.

6 Comments

2024/10/12
15:47 UTC

232

Despite croc like appearance, Prionosuchus was an amphibian and one of the largest to evolve (9 m long and 1.8 tons), they would have lived in the humid and tropical environment of the early Permian Brazil (299-272 mil. years ago) with their paddle like tail, they can propel themselves in the water

10 Comments

2024/10/12
14:46 UTC

685

A male blood pheasant has splatters of "bloody" feathers across his face, breast, and tail. The plainer female is picky about her preferences in a partner; she doesn't care about colourful feathers or a large wattle (the male's bare facial skin), but she likes a lengthy tail and prominent ear tufts.

12 Comments

2024/10/12
07:58 UTC

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The Calabar Python (Calabaria reinhardtii) is a small snake (1 metre/39 inches long) native to West and Central Africa. Its common name is a misnomer, it is actually a species of boa. Unlike most boas, they lay one to three enormous eggs that may represent up to half of the female's body weight.

Of the two living Wildebeest species, the Black Wildebeest is the rarer and less famous, found only in Southern Africa. It was once nearly hunted to extinction but since has been successfully reintroduced to many parts of its natural range.

The armoured rat is covered in sharp spines that can grow as long as 3 cm (1.2 in) — a great defence against the snakes and ocelots that share its wet rainforest habitat. Additionally, if all else fails, this rat can drop its tail to confuse or distract a predator.

After 2000 years of isolation, a few decades of interbreeding have rendered the Scottish wildcat “genomically extinct”. Starting in the mid-1950s, more than 5% of the genetic markers in Scottish wildcats began to resemble those of domestic cats. After 1997, that figure jumped to as high as 74%.

The Asian openbill uses its "open bill" to locate and grab its favourite prey — freshwater snails — using the sharp tip of its curved, lower mandible to extract them from their shells. It is a common species of stork throughout South and Southeast Asia.

The hispid hare, Caprolagus hispidus, native to the southern Himalayas, was thought to be extict until it was rediscovered in 1971. It's one of the rarest Lagomorphs in the world and has a patchy distribution. This is one of the only publicly available photos taken of it.

Native to sub-Saharan Africa and the Nile River Valley, the Egyptian goose has now settled in N. America, much of Europe, and parts of the Middle East. Although normally quite reserved and shy, males will become boisterous and aggressive during their breeding season to attract a female.

Dik diks cool off on hot days by panting through their noses.

Orangutans have the second-longest infant dependency period in the Animal Kingdom after Humans, at around 8 to 12 years. Because they spend so much time raising their offspring, females will typically only have around 3 to 4 children in their lifetime.

The moaning frog is named for its call, which sounds like a slow and drawn-out moan. This frog is native to southwestern Western Australia, where, for about one month out of the year, the males sit in their burrows and moan for the attention of females.

Cape white-eyes are monogamous and are known for being extremely social. In order to establish tight bonds, individuals often take part in allopreening of their offspring, mates, siblings, and prospective mates. Males can imitate the song of other birds in the area.

African Woolly Chafers (Genus Sparrmannia): these beetles have a dense, insulating coat of "fur" that protects them from the frigid conditions of the desert at night

The coppersmith barbet — a small bird about 16 cm (~6 in) long — often falls victim to bullying by other birds. Blue-throated barbets have been observed evicting coppersmiths from nesting holes, while red-vented bulbuls steal berries from male coppersmiths that are trying to feed their mates.

Giant Emerald Pill-Millipede: when these enormous millipedes are all rolled up, their bodies can be as big as baseballs, tennis balls, or small oranges

The black drongo keeps its neighbourhood clear of predators by fearlessly assailing them — as a result, other birds like orioles, doves, babblers, and bulbuls like to nest near the drongo. But the drongo is also a trickster, mimicking the calls of raptors to scare birds into abandoning their food.

Fireflies use specific flashing signals to find a mate. While in flight, the male emits, on average, a 0.3 second flash every 5.5 seconds. The female flashes a response approximately two seconds later, a specific and crucial interval for this firefly species.

The ribs of Anderson's crocodile newt jut into the skin along its back, giving it an armoured appearance. When threatened, it adopts an anti-predator posture — it alternately flattens and curls up, throws up its arms and tail, and pierces the sides of its body with its sharp rib tips.

With a wingspan of almost 1 metre (3.3 ft), the spectral bat is the largest bat in the Americas and the largest carnivorous bat in the world. While most bats make for neglectful fathers, the male spectral helps care for his young and, when roosting, he wraps his family in his large, leathery wings.

Marine hatchetfish are creatures of the deep. They have rows of light-producing organs along their bellies which shine a pale blue — matching the light from above and making hatchetfish invisible to predators below. This fish's name comes from its body shape, which resembles the head of a hatchet.

Lidth's jay is endemic to a few of the Ryukyu Islands in southwestern Japan. It forages in trees, using its strong beak to climb as a parrot does, and has a fondness for acorns and chestnuts — it can carry up to six acorns at once, crammed into its throat pouch and bill.

A rare encounter with the Sumatran striped rabbit. These elusive lagomorphs are found only in the mountain forests of Sumatra, Indonesia.

To attract a mate, a male copper pheasant drums loudly with his wings and flaunts his tail feathers, which can be 125 cm (4.1 ft) long. But it's the female who does the parenting. She makes a nest on the ground and stays atop her eggs throughout the night, even when other birds shelter in the trees.

The underwool of a Musk Ox is called "Qiviut" & is a very valuable fiber. It's extremely soft & 8 times warmer than wool by weight yet not itchy like wool can be as the fibers lack the hooks & barbs wool has. A 1 oz skein of Qiviut Yarn fetches close to $100.

Madagascan Sunset Moth: these day-flying moths are sometimes mistaken for butterflies, because their iridescent scales give them a colorful, almost rainbow-like appearance

The Common Whistling Moth: the males of this species produce a "whistling" sound to attract potential mates

Palm cockatoos are almost all black, and their beaks never close completely, always revealing a bit of their black-tipped red tongues. In rainy conditions they can be found hanging upside down with their wings and tails stretched out, as if taking a bath.

Despite croc like appearance, Prionosuchus was an amphibian and one of the largest to evolve (9 m long and 1.8 tons), they would have lived in the humid and tropical environment of the early Permian Brazil (299-272 mil. years ago) with their paddle like tail, they can propel themselves in the water

A male blood pheasant has splatters of "bloody" feathers across his face, breast, and tail. The plainer female is picky about her preferences in a partner; she doesn't care about colourful feathers or a large wattle (the male's bare facial skin), but she likes a lengthy tail and prominent ear tufts.