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Turtles: Interesting Facts
A characteristic feature is that the body is covered with a shell consisting of a convex dorsal shield (carapace) and a flat abdominal shield (plastron). Both shields are connected motionlessly by side bridges or loosely by skin. The basis of the shell is made up of skin ossifications, as well as expanded ribs and spinous processes of the vertebrae.
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Bison: Interesting Facts – About Amazing Animals
The bison lived in cold tundra-steppe and forest-steppe landscapes.
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Unexpected facts about platypuses: Nature is amazing
Have you ever seen a platypus in real life? If you have, then you can't deny that they look strange! Platypuses are exciting animals for many reasons, but their appearance isn't the most interesting thing about them.
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Capybaras - Interesting and Unusual Animals: Interesting Facts about Them
The capybara is the largest rodent in the world fauna, reaching 1.5 m in length and weighing 60 kg. Externally, the capybara looks like a giant, large-headed guinea pig. The toes have small membranes. The body is covered with reddish-brown hair, stiff as stubble.
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Interesting Facts: Raccoons, Rats and Hedgehogs - Animals That Inhabit Cities
Animals are driven out of the forest by their natural instincts - fear and hunger. They can also be triggered by forest fires and drought.
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Nature is amazing: Learn more about geese – why are they so aggressive?
Even the most popular domestic birds like geese can be quite surprising because of their unique features. For example, geese are known for their quite aggressive behavior, and they can be even more aggressive than roosters.
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Exploring the wildlife: Whales wash up on shores – why does it happen?
Even if you don't live near the ocean, you probably know that sometimes whales wasp up on shores. It might be tragic and simply inconvenient, so people often try helping these animals when they can.
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Opossum myths: These facts aren't true – don't believe them
Opossums tend to be one of the most useful and also least harmful wild animals you can meet, but they are still surrounded by myths. Most of them appear because of how they look, and others - because of their diet, which mostly consists of pests.
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Signs Of Depression In Parrots: A New Study
Intelligent birds and animals can be depressed too - and you can even see the signs of it. For instance, if you have a parrot, then you can clearly notice the signs of depression of this intelligent and social bird.
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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.
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Octopuses: Interesting Facts
The common octopus has a highly developed brain and has a rudimentary cortex.
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Wolves: Interesting Facts
A wolf can endure long hunger strikes without losing the ability to move quickly. It can reach speeds of up to 60 km per hour, and in search of food it can run more than 30 km in one night.
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Why Wild Animals Usually Avoid Humans: Learn More About Wildlife
Wild animals are often portrayed as dangerous and vicious creatures who always hunt people, but it's not always the case. In fact, many animals avoid humans, because they prefer not to deal with people at all.
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Polar Bears: Interesting Facts
Polar bears are perfectly adapted for life in the Arctic: Long, hollow inside and transparent (without pigment) guard hairs reflect light and look white. The fat layer, up to 11 cm thick, serves as an energy reserve, a heat insulator and improves buoyancy.
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Interesting Facts: Evolution of Bears
In terms of intelligence, polar bears are hardly inferior to primates: they are able to solve complex problems, navigate in three-dimensional space and have excellent memory. Each animal, like a person, has its own bright personality.
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When Wild Animals Seek Human Help: Nature Is Amazing
In most cases, wild animals stay away from people - it's their instincts telling them that people can be dangerous. Meanwhile, there are still situations when wild animals might seek human help when they or their friends are in danger.
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Hummingbird: Interesting Facts
The hummingbird is the smallest bird on earth. It feeds exclusively on nectar, which contains a lot of sugar. Not all birds are able to get nectar from such flowers, but a hummingbird can, since it has a rather long and thin beak. More than 350 species of these birds are known, but due to their beautiful coloring, their number is declining.
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Birds: Interesting Facts
There is evidence to suggest that crows may be among the most intelligent animals on Earth. They can count to five. Use tools, such as sticks, to pick out insects from rotten tree stumps.
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Pigs: Interesting Facts
It turned out that pigs have excellent long-term memory, skills in arranging objects in space, and can navigate mazes. They also understand simple symbolic language and can recognize complex combinations of actions.
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Interesting Facts: How Animals Communicate With Each Other
Auditory, visual, tactile and chemical stimuli play a major role in animal communication.
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