Fun fact:
Female northern cardinals have a bare patch on their abdomen, known as a brood patch. It allows for direct skin-to-egg contact, helping to keep the eggs warm during incubation.
Animals
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Sharing cute moments, fun facts, and amazing stories from the animal world.
Ravens enjoy a snowfall.
At Keikyu Aburatsubo Marine Park near Tokyo and the Dubai Aquarium, visitors can enjoy a unique experience where otters reach their tiny paws through glass openings, allowing for gentle petting.
The largest animal ever to have lived, the majestic blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus). 🐳
[📹 dolphindronedom]
This might just be the cutest thing I’ve ever witnessed! 😍
Two hummingbirds taking shelter during a heavy rain
[🎞️ AI]
A raccoon who found fun in agricultural machines.
The piercing gaze of the short-eared owl.
[📹 mukul.soman]
A school of hammerheads sharks in the Socorro islands.
[📸 alex_dawson_photography]
This is the only known footage of the extremely rare box jellyfish, Chirodectes maculatus, filmed off the coast of Papua New Guinea.
[📹 Scuba Ventures]
Capybara hanging out with a goat — cutest duo ever! 😍
Amazing close-up footage of a massive battle-scarred great white shark off southern Australia.
[📹 Dean Spraakman]
In Australia, a man built a tiny picnic table to feed local birds and small animals. One grateful squirrel made full use of it, happily enjoying its lunch there.
[📹 Katie Canzanese]
Meet the raspy cricket, also called the leaf-rolling cricket — a remarkable insect from the Gryllacrididae family.
What sets it apart?
It produces silk, not from its body like spiders do, but from its mouth!
Every now and then, it’s worth recalling this orangutan’s priceless reaction to that trick.
The goat was extremely collaborative
[📹 villager_snakes08]
Raising two little ones is no easy job! 🐻🤣
Cheetahs don't roar, they meow and purr like house cats.
[📹 africansafarimovie]
Ducks typically aren’t great at adopting ducklings the way geese often are, due to differences in their social behavior. But some make exceptions—like Stella, who took in these ten orphaned ducklings and treats them as her own.
You’ve probably heard a wren singing before — but what you might not know is that its song is especially pleasing to our ears because of its remarkable similarities to human music 🔊
[📹 Lawrence Chatton]