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VerifiedRhinoceros have poor vision and find their way through the world using their senses of smell and hearing. Much of rhino communication is done by olfactory cues in feces. (i.imgur.com)

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VerifiedAround 60% of shoebill strikes are successful. (gfycat.com)

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VerifiedKaempfer’s Woodpecker, found only in Brazil, was rediscovered in 2006 after 80 years with no sightings of the species.The discovery sparked a substantial effort to bring this unique bird back from the edge of extinction. (i.imgur.com)

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VerifiedAlthough kinkajous are in the order Carnivora (primarily carnivorous mammals), their diet is mostly fruit. (pixel.nymag.com)

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VerifiedThe nipples of female coypu are high on her flanks, to allow their young to feed while the female is in the water. (youtu.be)

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Mod PickThe critically endangered Gilbert's Potoroo, which can be found on only a single Australian headland, feeds almost entirely on fungi. (lochmantransparencies.com)

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VerifiedThe Birdlike Noctule (Nyctalus aviator) hunts migratory birds in spring and autumn. (i.imgur.com)

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VerifiedHoneyguides have a unique relationship with humans. While they aren't domesticated, they will cooperate with humans who make the right kind of sound, leading them to honey. The human subdues the bees and collects the honey, and the honeyguide gets to eat the leftover honeycomb. (static01.nyt.com)

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VerifiedThe Eastern Screech Owl can also bark, hoot, rasp, chuckle, and whinny. (i.imgur.com)

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VerifiedTwo prosimian primates, the aye-aye and slow loris, show a preference for sugar-water with a higher alcohol content (cdn.images.express.co.uk)

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VerifiedThe eyes of cephalopods like this octopus have some remarkable similarities to vertebrate eyes, including lenses, though the evolved independently. One of the interesting differences between these convergences is the lack of a blind spot in these mollusks. (gfycat.com)

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VerifiedScottish Wildcats, also called Highland Tigers, are critically endangered due to habitat loss and hybridization (i.imgur.com)

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VerifiedMale Eurasian jays know that their female partners' desires can differ from their own (i.ytimg.com)

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VerifiedIt is common knowledge that the modern turtle shell is largely used for protection. However, a new study suggests that the broad ribbed proto shell on the earliest partially shelled fossil turtles was initially an adaptation, for burrowing underground, not for protection. (tehcute.com)

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ArticleA microbe in a tropical butterfly leads to the death of all sons when a mother is infected. Scientists believe this will result in the birth of a new species of butterfly. (exeter.ac.uk)

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Mod PickDesert Christmas Cactus ~ The fruit begin changing to bright red in the autumn and decorate this cactus through much of the winter season. (i.redd.it)

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VerifiedArctic terns have some of the longest migrations of any animal, migrating more than 30 000 miles from the Netherlands to Antarctica every year. (audubon.org)

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VerifiedThe fennec fox is so well adapted to desert life that it can live without free-standing water. Instead, fennec foxes gain much of their water from the leaves, roots, fruits, eggs and animal prey they find to eat. (i.imgur.com)

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VerifiedJackdaws are colonial cavity nesters, and will use anything from a hole in a tree to a chimney. Their nests are usually constructed with sticks to form the outer section of the nest, and lined with wool or hair. You can encourage them to nest within your garden by putting up tawny owl boxes. (upload.wikimedia.org)

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Mod PickDucklings have been shown to be capable of abstract reasoning. They can recognise objects based on their fundamental attributes (such as that they're the same), and be able to keep track of those objects in a group of similar objects. This shows that ducks are much smarter than previously believed. (c1.staticflickr.com)

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VerifiedOne theory for dog domestication is that dogs were likely domesticated twice, in Asia and Europe. However, the European dogs have since died out, and the breeds we know and love are descended from Asian breeds. (cdnimg.in)

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VerifiedDesert Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma platyrhinos) have a life expectancy of from 5 to 8 years in the deserts of North America. (i.redd.it)

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VerifiedMale walruses are able to inflate themselves, pumping air into a sack beneath their skin around their shoulder blades. They use this to rest at sea after feeding. When not inflated or paddling, they sink. (i.imgur.com)

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VerifiedThe natural reservoir for Hendra virus has been identified as flying foxes (genus Pteropus), though the bats cannot transmit it directly to humans. Hendra virus infections in humans remain rare; only seven cases have been reported. (i.imgur.com)

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VerifiedThe Shiba Inu was nearly extinct during WWII and Shibas today are bred from only 3 surviving bloodlines. (i.imgur.com)

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