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The Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii) is known for its distinctive bright blue feet, which males use in courtship dances to attract mates.
A mother and calf humpback whale escorted by a singing male encountered by marine biologist Caine Delacy in shallow waters in the South Pacific. (Sound on)
A pod of dolphins swimming close to shore in crystal clear water. The ocean is a beautiful place. [📹 Nolan Omura]
Galapagos Giant Centipede is shedding its old skin to grow larger and potentially add new leg segments. [📹 johnny_venom]
Nobody really knows what the strange structures on the head of the Bocydium treehopper are for. They don’t use them in courtship and seem pretty ineffective for defense [📹 Andreas Kay et al.]
The pink pigeon from Mauritius bounced back from near extinction through careful conservation.
Dominant male orangutan pins wildlife photographer during a close encounter in the Borneo jungle. [📹lorenzoqueipodellano]
After a dip in the pond, the capybara came out covered in aquatic plants. [📹brunosartori.wild]
The Marvelous Spatuletail, found in just one valley in northern Peru and is one of the rarest hummingbirds on Earth. [📹Alex Fine]
The Venus flytrap anemone is a large sea anemone that closes its tentacles to capture prey or protect itself. [📹 NOAA OOER]
The surprising intelligence of crows demonstrated in an experiment showing they have a causal understanding level of a 5 to 7-year-old child. [📹 PLOS Media]