The wonderful world of animals

[Spider-Fan83]

 

[squeekness]

Lol, awesome!

 

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Giant 1.5-foot-long rat that can crack open coconuts photographed for 1st time on remote island

After years of failed attempts, scientists have finally succeeded in snapping images of an extremely rare, enormous rat that is so big it can reportedly chew through coconuts on the Solomon Islands.

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[squeekness]

Too big of a rat for me! I'm out!

 

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Strange sea worms have butts that grow a brain before wriggling off to find a mate

Scientists have discovered how Japanese green syllids — a type of sea worm — grows a twin on its butt that swims away to spawn.

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Strange sea worms have butts that grow a brain before wriggling off to find a mate

Scientists have discovered how Japanese green syllids — a type of sea worm — grows a twin on its butt that swims away to spawn.

www.livescience.com

And I thought the platypus was messed up....

 

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Holy mole-y! Rare species thought to be extinct is rediscovered in South Africa

Researchers in South Africa say they have rediscovered a mole species that hadn't been seen for more than 80 years and was thought to be extinct.

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Vigilant Chinstrap Penguin Parents Sleep In 4-Second Bouts, 10,000 Times A Day

By microsleeping, these penguins accumulate around 11 hours of sleep a day.

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Scientists Train Goldfish To Drive On Land In Tiny Cars

Scientists Train Goldfish To Drive On Land In Tiny Cars

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How Do Antarctic Octopuses Live In The Coldest Waters In The World?

Rather them than us.

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[Iceman]

Elephants give each other names — the 1st non-human animals to do so, study claims

Elephants in Kenya's Amboseli National Park appear to call to each other with individual names using low, complex "rumbles," a study has found.

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Ah that’s so cute. 🥰

 

[Iceman]

Haha, knew it was going to fall off at the end.

 

[squeekness]

Male Tardigrades Can Find A Mate By Sniffing Them Out

Eau de la tardigrade, the new fragrance from Mother Nature.

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[Dr.]

 

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Mice Have Passed The Mirror Test, Suggesting They Might Have Self-Recognition

A new study suggests mice can detect changes in their appearance, but only under certain conditions.

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Zaps From Electric Eels Might Transfer DNA To Other Animals

You could say this was a... shocking discovery.

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[Iceman]

Haha, I love the look.

 

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Clouded leopard: The cat with saber-like teeth that can walk upside down in trees

Clouded leopards can rotate their ankle joints by almost 180 degrees and they kill by biting the back of their prey's neck with their huge teeth.

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Clouded leopard: The cat with saber-like teeth that can walk upside down in trees

Clouded leopards can rotate their ankle joints by almost 180 degrees and they kill by biting the back of their prey's neck with their huge teeth.

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Such beautiful and very cool big big cats.

 

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https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/10/us/oklahoma-city-zoo-african-painted-dogs-trnd/index.html

African painted dogs have puppies at Oaklahoma City zoo.

 

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Pinky-white leucistic alligator with blue eyes born in Florida is 1 of only 8 in the world

An extremely rare leucistic alligator born in Gatorland, Orlando, is the result of a genetic condition that leads to the partial loss of skin pigmentation, resulting in white or translucent skin.

www.livescience.com

 

[squeekness]

Very cool.

 

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Secret "Penguin Kingdom" Found Thanks To Images From Space

Secret "Penguin Kingdom" Found Thanks To Images From Space

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[Sithborg]

 

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World’s Smallest Fanged Frog Is A Brand-New Species With Surprising Egg-Guarding Behavior

The new species weighs roughly the same as a dime.

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