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    First listen: Planet Earth II soundtrack by Bleeding Fingers Music
    Your first listen to a section of the Planet Earth II soundtrack by Bleeding Fingers Music composers @JashaKlebe & @jacobsheamusic. Click the link to view the the full clip
  2. A tiny brittlestars (Ophiuridae) wrapped around branches

  3. The monkeys and apes that brave hurricanes and wildfires, by

  4. The most powerful bite recorded from a living animal belongs to the saltwater crocodile

  5. “Stress can change the behaviour of an animal in a way that can threaten its life”

  6. Kitten takes first ever jump as mummy watches over. 😻 Cute animal vid, purr-fect for .

    Is this the world's cutest kitten?
  7. Can you identify these animals based only on their genitals?

  8. Not just a tree, also a goat moth (Cossus cossus)

  9. The monkeys and apes that brave hurricanes and wildfires

  10. Western societies are at war with the bacteria and viruses that occupy the environment

  11. Orca have around 50 conical teeth which they use to rip apart prey

  12. Real life Pokémon: Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)

  13. A leaf katydid (Cycloptera speculata)

  14. "The only logical conclusion is that T. rex itself had feathers.”

  15. "Intense fire is vital for maintaining biodiversity in some regions"

  16. It's not the teeth or long jaws of crocodiles that give them a big bite, but the snap

  17. Real life Pokémon: Pink fairy armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus)

  18. Look for a little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) nest among the rocks

  19. “Fossils can be misinterpreted as exciting evidence of a brand-new dinosaur species”

  20. Human intervention has disrupted the natural fire regime of the Ponderosa pine forests

  21. The sperm whale is the largest toothed predator on Earth

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