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Nature is amazing: Jellyfish and immortality
Jellyfish exhibit a unique and intriguing biological phenomenon that distinguishes them from many other animals – transdifferentiation. This process allows jellyfish to respond to injuries or aging by transforming their cells into younger versions, essentially undergoing a type of cellular rejuvenation.
Kate Yakimchuk jellyfish nature immortality wild nature Animals 31 January 2024
Nature is amazing: Surprising facts about axolotls
From different water creatures, axolotls have lots of features that might surprise you! These tiny cute creatures have lots of amazing adaptations that help them survive underwater.
Kate Yakimchuk axolotls nature animal facts fish Animals 31 January 2024
Nature is amazing: Eagle's eyes – how their amazing vision works
Many animals and birds have surprising talents and adaptations making them highly effective hunters and survivors. For example, eagles have amazing eyesight, and their superior vision is one of their distinctive features.
Kate Yakimchuk eagles bird facts vision nature Animals 27 January 2024
Stray animals: How stray cats stay warm in winter
Harsh winter conditions can be quite hard to survive for stray animals like cats and dogs. To survive, animals have some adaptations that can help them stay warm even in the coldest days.
Kate Yakimchuk stray cats winter warmth seasons Animals 25 January 2024
Nature is amazing: How birds recognize each other by their voices
Birds can sometimes demonstrate amazing abilities and skills, including surprising intelligence and memory. While being tiny, bird brains are well-adapted to many things, including social bonds and communication skills.
Kate Yakimchuk bird facts voices recognition cognition Animals 25 January 2024
Nature is amazing: How lizards grow new tails
You've probably heard about the amazing ability of lizards to grow new tails, or even witnessed it in real life. While not all lizards can do it, this amazing ability has always been surrounded by many myths and misconceptions.
Kate Yakimchuk animal facts reptiles tail regeneration Animals 25 January 2024
Nature is amazing: Teeth that grow all the time
While some animals tend to change their teeth to permanent ones just once, other animals have different adaptations to survive. For instance, some animals like rodents have their teeth growing all their life – but why?
Kate Yakimchuk animal facts teeth rodent nature Animals 24 January 2024
Nature is amazing: Learn more about animal hybrids
Most people assume that only animals of one kind can procreate, but it's actually not always true. Hybrids appear when two similar kinds of animals have babies, and these babies can have some unique features in terms of appearance.
Kate Yakimchuk hybrid animal facts nature evolution Animals 20 January 2024
Learn more about nature: Social parrots – it's evolutionary beneficial
When talking about different adaptations animals have, you can't help but mention social skills of some animals. For example, parrots are extremely social birds, and it can be easily explained by evolution.
Kate Yakimchuk parrots social skills communication evolution Animals 17 January 2024
Learn more about wildlife: Animals that tolerate cold weather just fine
Some animals can survive cold months, but still prefer warmer ones – it's pretty normal for most kinds. Meanwhile, there are also animals who always live in cold climates and are perfectly adapted to withstand even the harshest weather conditions.
Kate Yakimchuk animal facts weather climate temperature Animals 16 January 2024
Nature is amazing: Animals that change color in winter
Different animals have different curious adaptations that help them survive in harsh conditions. One of the most curious adaptations is when animals change their color in winter z- they usually become white or gray.
Kate Yakimchuk winter animal facts wildlife nature Animals 13 January 2024
Nature is amazing: How animals stay warm in winter
In winter, and especially in colder regions, animals have to have special adaptations helping them to stay warm in winter. If an animal manages to survive in harsh conditions, then it has a special adaptation that makes cold winter months more bearable.
Kate Yakimchuk winter animal facts coldness survival Animals 13 January 2024
Nature is amazing: Pelican facts
There are lots of animals and birds that look so unusual that they tend to attract lots of interest. For instance, birds like pelicans are well-known for their huge pouches, but that's not the only interesting thing about them.
Kate Yakimchuk pelicans bird facts wildlife nature Animals 12 January 2024
Nature is amazing: Unbelievable swifts – mesmerizing bird abilities
In wild nature, there are lots of amazing birds and animals that demonstrate surprising skills and adaptations. For example, swifts are amazing flyers, and they have some other skills that make them interesting to learn about.
Kate Yakimchuk bird facts swifts wildlife skills Animals 9 January 2024
A new discovery: Long faces – why does evolution do that?
Horses have long faces because they can, according to evolutionary biologists. Large mammals often have longer faces compared to their smaller relatives due to adaptations for feeding.
Kate Yakimchuk research evolution animal facts faces Animals 8 January 2024
A new study: Apes have amazing memory – they recognize their friends after decades
A new study shows that apes can recognize pictures of their friends even after not seeing them for more than 25 years. The study demonstrates the longest-lasting social memory found in animals other than humans.
Kate Yakimchuk research apes memory forming intelligence Animals 7 January 2024
A new study: Jellyfish magic – secret animal abilities
Some animals can have absolutely amazing skills that humans don't. A tiny jellyfish called Cladonema can grow back a lost tentacle in just a couple of days, like magic!
Kate Yakimchuk research jellyfish wild nature sea Animals 4 January 2024
Unusual facts about primates: Nature is amazing
Different primates can be similar and also different to us in many ways, which make them even more amazing. Meanwhile, they also have lots of adaptations that make them even more special and effective in the wild.
Kate Yakimchuk primate wild animals monkeys nature Animals 28 December 2023
Surprising Raccoon Facts: Nature Is Amazing
Even the most common animals that you often see around can be amazing! For instance, lots of Americans meet raccoons regularly, but not everyone knows how amazing these animals can be.
Kate Yakimchuk raccoons wild nature nature facts Animals 24 December 2023
Surprising Kangaroo Facts: Nature is Amazing
Some animals can be quite surprising because of how they look, or what they can do - evolution creates surprising things! For instance, kangaroos, which are often associated with Australia, have lots of surprising features about them.
Kate Yakimchuk kangaroos wildlife nature animal facts Animals 23 December 2023