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Flying Foxes are crucial pollinators that keep native forests healthy. Pollen sticks to their bodies as they fly between trees, pollinating their flowers. This reinforces the forest's health, which in turn provides valuable timber, honey, carbon sinks, stable river systems, & tourism opportunities.

4 Comments

2024/12/18
14:53 UTC

642

The Lake Pátzcuaro salamander is only found in a single lake in Mexico, with an estimated population of less than 100 left in the wild. A close relative of the axolotl, this salamander also retains many of its larval traits into adulthood — but it can still grow up to 35 cm (13.8 in) long.

6 Comments

2024/12/17
20:30 UTC

490

Elephantfish map their surroundings by emitting electric fields and then sensing the interference created by objects within these fields. They also use these electric impulses to talk to each other via a complex language, with some species having a larger brain to body size ratio than humans!

6 Comments

2024/12/15
18:55 UTC

1,123

The Okinawa rail is Japan's only flightless bird — found exclusively on the island of Okinawa. Before nightfall, it uses its powerful clawed feet to climb trees, where it sleeps to avoid nocturnal-hunting pit vipers. In the morning, it drops back down in a graceless fluttering of wings.

14 Comments

2024/12/11
22:38 UTC

687

The Culpeo is a fox-like canine native to the west coast of South America. It is an opportunistic feeder that primarily targets small prey, most importantly invasive European rabbits which it helps control the numbers of.

8 Comments

2024/12/11
12:46 UTC

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The Galápagos pink land iguana is found only on the slopes of a single active volcano on one of the Galápagos Islands. Named for its pink scales, this land iguana was described as a distinct species in 2009 and is considered 'critically endangered' — with fewer than 200 left.

28 Comments

2024/12/04
21:30 UTC

471

Tayras are the biggest species of Central American Mustelid at up to 28 in long. They live as semi-arboreal omnivores in forests ranging from The Southern Yucatan to Northern Argentina & are also well known for their intelligence, having been seen ripping unripe bananas from trees to save for later.

9 Comments

2024/12/02
14:55 UTC

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The night parrot was believed to be extinct for almost 80 years. One of Australia's most elusive birds, this nocturnal parrot lives in isolated arid regions, spending most of its time on the ground and hiding within tunnels of spinifex grass.

26 Comments

2024/12/01
22:25 UTC

260

Moss-and-Lichen Katydid (Genus Anaphidna): these katydids have cryptic features that allow them to blend in with the mossy, lichen-covered terrain of the rainforests in which they live, and their long, slender wings are typically held at a 45-degree angle in order to mimic the shape of a twig

8 Comments

2024/12/01
19:50 UTC

289

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.

15 Comments

2024/12/01
04:42 UTC

1,004

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.

16 Comments

2024/11/30
16:09 UTC

1,910

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.

35 Comments

2024/11/25
14:47 UTC

3,857

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

600

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

"Black Rats" (Rattus rattus) aren't always black. They range in color from black to light brown with lighter colored bellies. Variations which were bred for show in the 1930's even included an unusual green tinted variety.

3 Comments

2024/11/22
14:08 UTC

469

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

328

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.

12 Comments

2024/11/17
14:29 UTC

1,104

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

13 Comments

2024/11/17
04:16 UTC

1,617

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

491

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

376

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

2,863

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

62 Comments

2024/11/09
11:48 UTC

247

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

1,981

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

451

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

480

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

284

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

530

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

1,007

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

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Flying Foxes are crucial pollinators that keep native forests healthy. Pollen sticks to their bodies as they fly between trees, pollinating their flowers. This reinforces the forest's health, which in turn provides valuable timber, honey, carbon sinks, stable river systems, & tourism opportunities.

The Lake Pátzcuaro salamander is only found in a single lake in Mexico, with an estimated population of less than 100 left in the wild. A close relative of the axolotl, this salamander also retains many of its larval traits into adulthood — but it can still grow up to 35 cm (13.8 in) long.

Elephantfish map their surroundings by emitting electric fields and then sensing the interference created by objects within these fields. They also use these electric impulses to talk to each other via a complex language, with some species having a larger brain to body size ratio than humans!

The Okinawa rail is Japan's only flightless bird — found exclusively on the island of Okinawa. Before nightfall, it uses its powerful clawed feet to climb trees, where it sleeps to avoid nocturnal-hunting pit vipers. In the morning, it drops back down in a graceless fluttering of wings.

The Culpeo is a fox-like canine native to the west coast of South America. It is an opportunistic feeder that primarily targets small prey, most importantly invasive European rabbits which it helps control the numbers of.

The Galápagos pink land iguana is found only on the slopes of a single active volcano on one of the Galápagos Islands. Named for its pink scales, this land iguana was described as a distinct species in 2009 and is considered 'critically endangered' — with fewer than 200 left.

Tayras are the biggest species of Central American Mustelid at up to 28 in long. They live as semi-arboreal omnivores in forests ranging from The Southern Yucatan to Northern Argentina & are also well known for their intelligence, having been seen ripping unripe bananas from trees to save for later.

The night parrot was believed to be extinct for almost 80 years. One of Australia's most elusive birds, this nocturnal parrot lives in isolated arid regions, spending most of its time on the ground and hiding within tunnels of spinifex grass.

Moss-and-Lichen Katydid (Genus Anaphidna): these katydids have cryptic features that allow them to blend in with the mossy, lichen-covered terrain of the rainforests in which they live, and their long, slender wings are typically held at a 45-degree angle in order to mimic the shape of a twig

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.

"Black Rats" (Rattus rattus) aren't always black. They range in color from black to light brown with lighter colored bellies. Variations which were bred for show in the 1930's even included an unusual green tinted variety.

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.