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19/11/2025

🔥 This is a BABY FUR SEAL — The Cutest Little Marshmallow of the Ocean! 🤍🌊

Baby fur seals are born with a fluffy, pale coat that makes them look like tiny plush toys waddling along the shore.

They spend their first weeks practicing their wobbly moves on land before becoming strong swimmers — always staying close to their moms for warmth and protection.

As they grow, their creamy baby fur is replaced by the sleek, dark coat typical of adult fur seals.

✨ Fun fact: Even though they look soft, their baby fur is incredibly dense, helping them stay warm in icy southern waters.

📸: Unknown

15/11/2025

Mosasaurus: The Mighty Marine Reptile of the Cretaceous

15/11/2025

“Nzuri” is a wild lion whose name means “beautiful” in Swahili — a fitting name for this stunning big cat. He’s known for his distinctive wavy golden mane, which gives him a striking and almost regal appearance that has captivated wildlife photographers and animal lovers across the world.

Lions like Nzuri often become symbols of strength, pride, and natural beauty, representing the untamed spirit of Africa’s savannas. His photos and videos have gone viral on social media, where many admire not just his looks but also his powerful yet calm demeanor.

15/11/2025

Nature is incredible! This image shows a rhinoceros with a swarm of bees attached to its back. This phenomenon occurs when a colony is relocating: thousands of bees gather around their queen while scout bees search for a new site to establish the hive. The swarm needs a stable, temporary foothold, and in this case, the rhinoceros's body fulfills that function. Thanks to its extremely thick skin, up to 5 cm thick, the animal barely perceives the insects' presence and suffers no harm. This type of interaction demonstrates how, in certain contexts, such different species can coexist without conflict, reflecting the complexity and balance of ecosystems.

14/11/2025

🔥 This is a BABY SERVAL — Africa’s Little Spotted Wildcat! 🐆💛

With oversized ears and a curious stare, baby servals are some of the most adorable hunters in the savannah.

These wild cats are born with perfect camouflage coats and start exploring their surroundings just a few weeks after birth.

As they grow, those big ears become their secret weapon — helping them hear prey moving underground!

✨ Fun Fact: Even as kittens, servals can jump over 2 meters high — the highest leap-to-size ratio of any cat in the world!

📸: Unknown

14/11/2025

A video has captured one of the ocean's rarest spectacles: a s***m whale surfacing with a giant squid caught between its teeth. These creatures hunt at depths of more than 800 meters, in complete darkness, guided only by their biosonar. Clear images of such encounters are nearly impossible to obtain. Each recording offers clues about how they hunt, feed, and maintain the balance of the mysterious underwater world.

14/11/2025

It’s Trilobite Tuesday! In certain North American localities, entire layers of Ceraurus trilobites have been preserved with an upward-facing underside, such as the Ceraurus globulobatus pictured on the left. Scientists think that much like modern horseshoe crabs, some genera of trilobites—including Ceraurus—may have swam upside-down during their time in the primal seas. On the right is a 2.5-in- (6.3-cm-) long Ceraurus plattenensis, preserved with its dorsal side on display.

13/11/2025

The living legend himself, Craig of Amboseli. Craig is arguably one of the most famous elephants in the world. He was born around 1972, making him approximately 53 years old as of 2025. This gentle giant weighs eight metric tons and each of his tusks weighs over 100 pounds and can easily drag the ground when he relaxes. Maasai rangers and community members of Kenya realize the importance of Craig to their country and people, so he is kept under a watchful eye by the Maasai 24/7. He always has someone with him to keep him safe from those that would do him harm. His gentle and peaceful nature is also a lesson taught to other young bulls in the Amboseli ecosystem. I would like to add a personal note...being in this Big Ol' Boy's presence was one of the most amazing moments of my life. I cannot begin to explain the feelings one feels when Craig allows you to spend time with him. Because believe me...He Chooses to Allow you to be there. He is just that impressive. Additional note...I prefer the black and white version of this, I'll post it in the comments below. 📸🐘

13/11/2025

Recently, the National Park service reporting finding a Hellbender crushed beneath a rock pile stacked by visitors near a stream in Great Smoky Mountains NP. In late summer to early fall, Eastern Hellbenders quietly lay hundreds of eggs beneath cold mountain rocks. Hellbenders are listed as a vulnerable species and rarely seen. When rocks are disturbed or removed, entire generations can be lost in an instant. So, we are reposting this from our FB archives to remind folks to think before they do!

This is an Eastern Hellbender (Photo by Ryan Wolfe). Affectionately known as "snot otter" and "lasagna lizard" this slimy critter is the largest salamander found in North America. Their range is mainly on western slopes of the Appalachians and in the Tennessee and Ohio watersheds west to the Mississippi, but there are some in Missouri and adjoining states. Hellbenders can get up to 30 inches long. The fully aquatic salamanders have lungs, but underwater they breathe through their skin, especially through the loose skin folds, which give the skin far more surface area. These amazing creatures are also slipping away due to disease and poor water quality in the streams they inhabit. A new study has also identified a surprising new threat, people moving shelter rocks in and along streams. These salamanders hide under rocks in streams both as juveniles and adults. An individual may spend its entire 30 year lifetime living under the same rock! Moving/ stacking of a stream's stones to make rock cairns and small rock dams has now been documented to cause m0rtality of both larval, juvenile, & adult hellbenders (S. Unger, et al, Southeastern Naturalist, 16(2): (2017). So, when recreating in other creatures' habitats make sure to be respectful of their homes!

[Reposted from: Badger Run Wildlife Rehab]

13/11/2025

This is the ALBINO TAPIR - In Case
You've Never Seen One!
Native to the rainforests of South America and Southeast Asia, the Albino Tapir is an incredibly rare sight in the wild.
With its snowy white coat, pink skin, and gentle eyes, this unique animal looks almost mythical, like a creature from a legend.
Tapirs are known for their short trunks, which they use to grab leaves and fruits trom trees.
Fun Fact: Albino tapirs have poor camouflage, so their survival in the wild depends heavily on staying near dense forest cover to avoid predators.

06/11/2025

A tiny creature thought lost to time has returned.

Scientists in Vietnam have rediscovered the silver-backed chevrotain, also known as the mouse-deer — the world’s smallest hoofed mammal — last seen over 30 years ago.
Weighing less than 10 pounds, it lives deep in the forests, moving quietly between shadows and leaves.
It’s a rare reminder that nature still holds secrets we thought were gone forever.

Shared for informational purposes only.

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06/11/2025