Have you ever seen the upside-down catfish?
[📹 unclenedsfishfactory]
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Sharing cute moments, fun facts, and amazing stories from the animal world.
The leaf sheep (Costasiella kuroshimae) is a species of sea slug that can perfom photosynthesis using chloroplasts retained from algae they feed on.
[📹 Catrin Pichler]
India is the only country in the world that has both lions and tigers.
Not only this: India is the only country in the world where all these animals can be found together in the wild.
Why? Because India's varied climate zones support about 65,000 animal species, including bears, elephants, pythons, river dolphins, and rhinos, and 12,000 types of flowering plants.
Batman waking up 😴
Newborn beavers can swim within 24 hours. Yet, some mothers don't want babies to swim.
Rescued kitten refuses to sleep without her German shepherd.
Sea butterflies swim and drift freely through the ocean, carried along with the currents, feeding on plankton. This species, Corolla spectabilis, has been recorded in European and mid-latitude coastlines of the Americas.
[📹 Chris Gug]
According to several behavioral measures, dogs' mental abilities are close to a human child age 2 to 2.5 years.
This border collie seems to confirm, while he diligently loads up his toy truck.
[📹 spanielbonnie]
How would you respond if this situation occurred?
Listen to the hypnotizing sound of whale song as a mother and baby humpback whale bask in the warm waters off the coast of Tonga.
[📹 Paul Nicklen]
Elephant returns child's shoe that fell into its enclosure at zoo
Baya weavers build intricate, multi-chambered nests hanging over bodies of water. These nests, built by males for attracting females, are crafted from long strips of paddy leaves, rough grasses, and thin stems.
[📹 Dharmesh Makwana]
Do animals like music?
Studies found they enjoy specially designed sounds using pitches, tones and tempos that are familiar to a particular animal's species.
This dog, for example, is really sensitive to percussions.
A raccoon playfully catching snowflakes! 🦝
Sea turtle taking a nap on an algae pillow. Sleeping sea turtles can stay underwater for 4–7 hours.
Plover chicks comfortably resting in the shadow of their mom on a beach in Maine
[📸 Karl Ramsdell]
A bubble snail gliding along the seabed.
[📹 uw.animals]
An extremely toxic Dofleinia armata that washed ashore near Broome, Western Australia.
Heartwarming display of affection and gentleness among cubs ♥️😍
Dolphins surfing waves in crystal clear waters off the coast of Esperance, Western Australia.
[📹 Jaimen Hudson]