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Deer shedding antlers: Learn more about wildlife
You've definitely heard about deer that have to shed their antlers, but why do they have to do it? In fact, not all deer do it, and there are plenty of things that affect it.
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Ants: Interesting Facts – They Have a Memory
The first ants appeared 130 million years ago. These little ones are as ancient as dinosaurs.
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Butterflies: Interesting Facts - You Didn't Know About This
Peru and the Indian state of Sikkim are considered to be the richest in the diversity of butterfly species.
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Bats: Interesting Facts – You Didn't Know About It
Bats are amazing creatures, very different from others. Unlike almost all mammals, they can fly like birds, while they are animals, not birds, they see with their ears, they can hear with their nose.
Diana Dashkevich nature wild animals animal facts Animals 29 December 2023
Amazing Nature – Glowing Fireflies: Interesting Facts
With regard to adult fireflies, this issue has long been resolved. The dance of these lights fluttering in the dark is just a mating ritual, nothing more. It has reproductive value, that is, it helps fireflies reproduce and thereby survive.
Diana Dashkevich nature insects animal facts Animals 28 December 2023
Deer versus car problem: Learn more about wildlife
If you drive a car near forests, then you should always be careful of deers - you can accidentally hit one. While being extremely careful and shy animals, deers can also be quite careless, so they often get hit.
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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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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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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.
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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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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.
Diana Dashkevich wildlife wild animals animal facts nature Animals 21 December 2023
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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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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Why Ravens Imitate Human Speech: Nature Is Amazing
Not only parrots can imitate voices - some other birds can also do it quite well! For instance, ravens, the highly intelligent birds, can imitate voices amazingly when they live next to people.
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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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Expert Opinion: How Hiking Is Good for Mental Health
Hiking is extremely useful, it strengthens you physically, increases endurance, enriches your intellect, quenches your thirst for beauty, and improves communication skills.
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Fish: Interesting Facts
Most fish have a streamlined body shape and are good swimmers. The body consists of a head, torso and tail. In bony fishes, the head is closed on the sides by gill covers, which protect the gills and ensure the movement of water in the gill cavity. The body is covered with skin with scales.
Diana Dashkevich fish wildlife nature animal facts Animals 8 December 2023
Cheetah: Interesting Facts
The cheetah is rightfully the fastest animal on the planet. When chasing prey, it accelerates to 121 km/h and keeps it at a distance of 500 meters or more.
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