Animals That Act as Pollinators
Lemurs Lemurs are nectar-loving animals that live in Madagascar, home to a wide variety of unique plants and animals. Pollen accumulates on their snouts, fur, and arms, and is then transferred from tree to tree, making lemurs …
How Do Animals Achieve Extraordinary Camouflage?
1. Grass Frog This species, also known as the Southern Bell Frog, clings tightly to the weeds around ponds. 2. Leaf-tailed Gecko This gecko is hard to spot because it blends in with the tree trunks. 3. Stingray A stingray …
Remarkable Horns and Antlers in the Animal Kingdom
Antlers are branched, paired structures made entirely of bone and shed annually, while horns are unbranched, two-part structures with a bony core and a keratin sheath. Either way, this unique headgear seems …
Stunning Hybrid Animals You Won’t Believe Are Real
1. Liger (Hybrid of Lion and Tiger): Ligers are the result of crossbreeding between a male lion and a female tiger. They are often larger than either parent, weighing up to 1,000 pounds. Ligers have characteristics of both species, such as an affinity for swimming and stripes on their backs. (Photo: Britannica)2. …
10 Breathtaking Bird Actions That Will Leave You in Awe
PHOTO: Bald eagle catches pheasant. Photo: BNPS. The snake-necked bird thrust its beak through the fish. Photo: Solent News. Ospreys catch fish in Israel. Photo: Rex Features. An eagle catches two fish at the same time in America. Photo: Caters News. The snowy owl grabbed a mouse in the field at…
The Enigmatic Okapi: A Creature Straight Out of a Fairy Tale
Okapi is a strange animal, the scientific name is Okapia johnstoni, a mammal belonging to the Giraffe family and closely related to giraffes, living in the dense forests of the Democratic Republic of the United States. Congo in Africa. They …
Newly Discovered Sea Crinoid Species Dances Gracefully Through the Ocean
Recently, a research team in the Southern Ocean region discovered a new group of marine creatures called Promachocrinus, also known as Antarctic feather stars. Among them, they are especially attracted to Promachocrinus fragarius – a species of star…