Those goats are casually running along a vertical cliff like it’s the easiest thing in the world! 🐐🥹

Who says that animals have no feelings?

Baby elephant having a bath with its toys

Quite possibly the cutest duck ever! 🦆🌸

American crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus) are skilled, adaptable predators thriving in coastal mangroves and rivers like Costa Rica’s Tárcoles River. Their diet mainly consists of fish such as mullet, mammals that wander too close to the water’s edge, and birds—including brown pelicans like this one. These crocodiles adjust their prey preferences seasonally, feeding on fish during the rainy months and scavenging carrion during dry spells, making them efficient hunters without chasing every creature with a pulse. In Costa Rica’s ecosystems, birds like herons and waterfowl account for about 10-15% of their diet, while fish make up 50-60%, and mammals such as raccoons represent 20-25%. The range of the American crocodile extends far beyond Costa Rica. They inhabit Florida’s Everglades and Keys, where roughly 2,000 individuals live, as well as Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula in coastal wetlands. Throughout Central America, they occupy estuaries and rivers in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. Further south, they can be found in coastal lagoons of Colombia, Venezuela, and northern Peru. Caribbean islands like Cuba and Jamaica also support their populations. [📹 junglecrocodilesafari]

A baby beaver. The young of a beaver is called a kit and is born with all of its fur, its eyes open, and its incisor teeth erupted.

The baby elephant’s adorable tantrum when he can’t catch the dog — then scurries back to mommy 🐘🥹😍

Hyalophora cecropia is North America's largest native moth. The adult cecropia moth lacks functional mouth parts and a digestive system, so it survives just two weeks, enough to mate, like this.

This Dog Stick Library [📹 BakerBarnes]

Two bear cubs playfully wrestling — it doesn’t get any cuter than this! 🐻💖

The sounds of the forest ripple through the air like a stone dropped into a pond—starting whenever something moves and disturbs the silence: leaves rustling, a deer snapping a twig, or a predator making a hard-earned kill. These movements create vibrations that push air molecules, forming sound waves that travel until they reach an ear. In the wild, most sounds are subtle—like tossing a small pebble into that same pond—because staying quiet is often key to survival. Louder noises, such as the chilling death cry of a fox’s prey, rarely exceed 50 to 60 decibels and fade within 10 to 20 meters. A 2019 study on forest acoustics found that trees, leaves, and soil absorb sound waves, especially high-pitched ones, muffling them quickly—unlike open fields where sound can carry much farther. Even the roar of a bear, which can reach about 90 decibels and travel up to 100 meters, is scattered and softened by dense vegetation. This natural sound barrier keeps most of the forest’s brutal drama hidden, with these faint ripples rarely, if ever, reaching human ears. [📹 garrett.erc]

The bat-eared fox is the only extant species of the genus Otocyon and considered a basal canid species. It is named for its large ears, which have an important role in their thermoregulation [📹 cincinnatizoo]

Weekend vibes: spa day! Bara definitely knows what’s best 😍🫢

Living mirrors illuminate the water [📹 jonoallenphotography]

After 22 months—the longest gestation of any living mammal—a newborn elephant enters the world nearly ready to walk. Still, those first steps are never easy. [📹 Sheldrick Wildlife Trust]

Everyone, please take a moment to admire this adorable baby sloth! 🦥

Lions adjust their hunting tactics based on the prey at hand, with each pride member instinctively playing their part in a well-coordinated plan. Instead of the usual throat bite used on smaller animals like gazelles, lions target the hindquarters of a 700kg buffalo—whose sharp horns can impale and powerful hooves can crush bones. This coordinated attack on the buffalo’s rear, observed in 62% of hunts in a 2018 Kruger National Park study, limits the buffalo’s ability to charge or kick effectively. Research from the Okavango Delta in 2019 found that prides of six or more lions use this strategy in 67% of hunts, dividing roles to distract the buffalo’s front while others disable its rear. A 2020 Serengeti study noted a 28% chance that a lion might get kicked during these hunts, but this approach is still safer than confronting the buffalo head-on, significantly lowering the risk of severe injury. [📹 scottvandijk]

Little white tiger falling asleep [📹 rikunow]

Playful baby hippo antics! 🦛😂

Cats' paws are extremely captivating to pet lovers, but they are extremely useful to the domestic felines. They are equipped with specialized glands that secrete a unique scent cats use to mark the territory. [📹 omochiomoching]