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The pangolin lives in Asia and Africa, depending on the species.They can be found in grasslands, forests, and in dry bush. It uses its toughclaws to help it build burrows that they live in. They eat mostly ants, larvae,and small insects, so it is a carnivore. It has a long tongue that it sticksout to lick up food. This animal actually does not have teeth, so it swallowssome stones to help it mush up its food. Other animals like the crocodile andsome bird species also do this. 

 They are shy and nocturnal animals, it is a pretty rareanimal and stays hidden. It is Very endangered due to a variety of reasons.It's Hunted for meat, its scales, and also it is sometimes used in traditionalmedicine. The pangolins predators include, Big cats, snakes, hyenas, and humansthat hunt. It protects itself by Curling up into a ball, and it’s strong scalesprotect it. It can also burrow into the ground. These pangolins  live alone, and use scents to mark their territories. 

 The males of this species are larger. The smallest of thespecies is the chinese pangolin, weighing 8 pounds and being a bit more than afoot long, and the largest is the giant pangolin, weighing 70 pounds and being4 feet long. The animal is brown, scaly, and has a snout, similar to that of anant-eater, since the animals are related. They can live up to 20 years, and canstart mating at 2 years of age. The scientific name for the pangolin ispholidota.

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Today, we will betalking about Brood X, also called Brood 10, which is a group of cicadas thatwill be emerging in North America this year, 2021.

First, what is sospecial about Brood 10, and what makes it different from other species ofcicadas? Usually, cicadas have life cycles that are 2 to 5 years long. They areunderground for most of their lives until the weather gets warm and adultcicadas emerge to breed. Brood 10 has a 17-year life cycle.

Brood 10 is justone group, however. There are around a dozen other broods, but Brood 10 will bethe one emerging this year. The last time this group emerged was in 2004, 17years ago. Brood 10 is part of a North American genus of cicadas, known asMagicicada. They are unique among cicadas since their life cycles are 13 or 17years long, which is much longer than the typical 2 to 5-year life cycles ofmost cicadas. Of the 3,000 species of cicadas, there are only 7 species ofthese so-called “periodical cicadas”.

No one reallyknows why Brood 10 and related species do this, but we do know how they manageto be consistent with their 17-year life cycle. Cicada nymphs live undergroundand they feed on the liquids from plant roots. Most cicadas will mature fasterand emerge more frequently. Additionally, they don’t emerge at the same time.Periodical cicadas, all mature at the same pace and therefore emerge at thesame time. They do this by counting the seasonal pulses of liquids that flowthrough the plant roots they feed on. Once they finish 13 or 17 cycles, theywait until the temperature is right and they emerge all at the same time.

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The Kinkajou is asmall and cute animal that is related to olingos and raccoons. They inhabitSouth American rainforests, and spend lots of time in the trees, which meansthey are arboreal. It uses its long tail to balance itself and hang from trees.The Kinkajou also has sharp claws to help them climb trees. The rainforestenvironment it lives in is great for it because the animal eats lots of fruitfrom trees, as well as honey. The Kinkajou has a good sense of smell and candetect movement well, which may help it find food.

Like a largemajority of small mammals, their predators include birds of prey, large snakes,foxed, big cats, and larger carnivorous animals. When they feel threatened theymay use their claws to harm them or run away. They are nocturnal so they sleepduring the day.Their body alone can get up to 20 inches, but their tail almostdoubles their size.

The Kinkajou has light brown fur, and a longtail. They can live 23 years when held in captivity. The animals live togetherin small groups, where they take care of eachother. The scientific name forKinkajou is potos flavus, but it is also known as the honey bear, because itsometimes eats honey. This species is also very important to the environment aswell, as they are pollinators. When they eat fruit and flowers, they take thepollen and spread it to other flowers.

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Today, we will betalking about death-feigning, and why do some animals do it?

First, what isdeath-feigning? It is a fancier way of saying that an animal is pretending tobe dead, usually so that they can escape a predator. There are many examples ofanimals doing this, and one of the most famous examples would be the Opossum.However, many other organisms do this as well, such as insects, frogs, andsnakes. Charles Darwin once recorded a beetle he had found had pretended to bedead for 23 minutes.

But why would ananimal do this? Wouldn’t it make them easier to catch if they’re pretending tobe dead? Sometimes, this is true. But in certain species, pretending to be deadmakes predators less likely to eat them. There are risks to eating an animalthat has been dead for too long, since bacteria and other diseases could befound in the carcass. This is similar to how humans usually throw out old andmoldy food instead of eating it.

When it feelsthreatened, the hognose snake will lay with its belly up, secrete a foulsmelling liquid, and sometimes spew blood from their mouth. This gives thepredators the sense that there is something wrong with it and that they shouldavoid eating it.

Another animal,the Fire-Bellied Toad, will also pretend to be dead when threatened. However,when it rolls onto its back, any predators looking for a meal will see thebright yellow-orange markings on the toad’s belly, and they will usually avoideating it because bright colors usually mean that an animal is poisonous.

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Duck-billed Platypus
The Duck billed platypus lives in EasternAustralia, and it inhabits freshwater streams and riverbanks. It has adapted toits environment with webbed feet, thick fur,  and a paddle like tail forswimming. Their tails also store fat incase they can’t go looking for food inthe winter. It is a carnivore so it eats a variety of meat and other animals suchas small fish, shrimps, insects, larvae, and worms. Their bill is verysensitive and  has receptors in it so they can detect prey and movement.
 The platypus is a nocturnal animal so itlooks for food during the night and is inactive during the day. The exactnumber of platypuses left in the wild is unknown, as they are not endangered,but their population is decreasing due to climate change, habitat destructionand other factors.  The platypuses predators include cats, birds, dogs,snakes, foxes, and also humans. They can protect themselves by swimming away,or if they are protecting themselves from others from their species, they mayuse their spur. The male platypuses are slightly larger and also have a spur onits inner leg, the female has this spur when it is younger but loses iteventually.
Most of them are around half a meter long. Theyhave brown fur, a flat paddle-like tail, and black feet and bill. This speciescan live up to 17 years and start mating at the age of 2. The scientific nameof platypus is Ornithorhynchus anantinus, the person who found it thought itwasn’t a real animal, and just another animal with a duck's beak put onto it.The name means flat footed duck like.
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Today, we willtalk about “Rat Island”, an island of the coast of Alaska, USA that shows thestrength of ecosystems and nature.

“Rat island”, wasan island that was accidentally introduced to rats, since rats weren’tnaturally found there. This was because of ships sailing to the area and alsopeople who stayed on the island during World War II. As a result, the invasivespecies spread its way through the island and people started to call it RatIsland. Rodents are very resilient, and because of this, they are verydangerous to natural ecosystems since they reproduce easily and are hard to getrid of. They easily adapted to their new habitat and quickly ruined theecosystem.

However, aconservation group was able to remove the rats from the island, and what’s interestingabout this is that the ecosystem on the island was able to heal and go back tonormal. The island, now renamed Hawadax island, was able to return to itsnatural state in just over ten years.

The problem withthe rats on the island was that they were predators, and would often eat eggsand chicks. This nearly wiped out the shorebird population, since so many eggsand chicks were being eaten. As a result, the populations of snails and seasnails that the shorebirds ate grew a lot and started killing off the kelp inthe ocean. So to reverse the effect, the conservation group removed all of therats in 2008, and were now able to watch the process of recovery on HawadaxIsland.

Once the rats wereonce, seabirds were able to repopulate and started eating snails again, helpingkelp to grow again in the waters surrounding Hawadax Island. Overall, thisstudy shows how destructive rats can be, and also how resilient naturalecosystems can be to heal so quickly.

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The Bald Uakari Monkey isvery noticeable, it has a bright pink face with no hair, resembling a mask, andlots of light brown fur on the rest of its body. The uakari monkey lives in theamazon river basin, where the climate is rainy and quite hot. Most of the timethey are in the trees, meaning they are arboreal. Most of the year the basin isflooded but when it isn’t they are able to go down and find food. They eat lotsof fruits, seeds, roots, plants and also insects, they forage during the day.
The Uakari Monkeys live in quite a safeenvironment, but they still need to be careful of snakes and large birds whomight eat their offspring.  The Uakaris communicate with sounds and theirtails. They can also make their hair stand up if they feel threatened. Likelots of other animals living near it, its habitat has been threatened bylogging, it is also is hunted sometimes. Females of this species can startmating at the age of 3, and the male at the age of 5 or 6.
One of its identifying features is its brightred face, the color comes from the blood underneath its face. They live ingroups of about 30, but can have more. The groups help each other find food andtake care of eachother.  The Uakari is quite small, it only weighs around7 pounds and can be up to half a meter long. The name for this animal comesfrom the people who live near it.
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Today, we will betalking about the black-footed ferret and how it might be saved from goingextinct.

The black-footed ferret doesn’t lookextraordinary compared to other types of ferrets. It’s mostly white and lightbrown, with black feet, a black tipped tail, and black mask on its face. Italso has a dark brown back. The black footed ferret is endangered, with onlyaround 500 of them left in the wild. Habitat loss, disease, and less food for theblack footed ferret to eat make it more difficult for the species to survive.Nowadays, humans step in to help the species, usually by vaccinating theferrets and also using insecticides to protect them from fleas.

However, a new solution for saving theblack-footed ferret now seems possible, since the black-footed ferret is nowthe first cloned endangered species native to North America. The black-footedferret was cloned, meaning that it has the same DNA as its parent. Normally,cloning is used to talk about the cells in a body duplicating as the bodygrows. But here, it means that there are two of the same species that areidentical.

The cloned ferret, who has been namedElizabeth Ann, was cloned from a black-footed ferret that died more than 30 yearsago. The cells from the ferret were frozen to keep them preserved, untilrecently. Last year, they were turned into embryos, which is an unborn baby. Acompany who specialized in cloning pets was able to do the same with theblack-footed ferret and grow the embryos in another species of ferret.Elizabeth Ann will live in a conservation center with her siblings, who werealso cloned. Scientists hope that in the future, they will be able to clone amale black-footed ferret and save the species from extinction.

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Today, we will betalking about Anglerfish, which is a group of around 210 rather unique lookingfish.

First, what is anAnglerfish? They are a group of rather bizarre looking fish that have amodified fin that sits on the top of their head. This modified fin has a fleshypiece of skin attached at the end, which looks like a bait a fisherman woulduse. This is where anglerfish get their name from. In english, the word anglermeans a fisherman who uses a fishing rod, which is what the anglerfish lookslike it is doing. This is because the fin on the top of its head looks like afishing rod, and works like one too. Other fish are attracted to the fin on thetop of the angler fish's head, thinking that they have found something to eat.Instead, the anglerfish is going to eat them! There are four different types ofanglerfish: frogfish, batfish, goosefish, and the deep-sea angler.

Batfish, which isone group of anglerfish, has a unique feature. One big difference betweenbatfish and other types of anglerfish is that the fishing rod shaped fin on thetop of its head is retractable, meaning it can be hidden when it’s not beingused.

When people thinkof anglerfish, they probably think of deep-sea anglers. These are by far themost recognizable group. Unlike other groups, they usually swim instead of walkalong the ocean floor, and only the females have the fishing rod shaped fin onthe top of their head. Additionally, the bait, which is the piece of skinattached to the end of the rod, usually glows because of the dark underwaterenvironment. In some species, the male anglerfish is parasitic, attaching andfusing to its female mate and eventually becoming totally dependent on thefemale to survive.

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Hello Welcome toWild suzhou, today i am talking about some interesting large sea animals

The largest clamis the giant clam. Giant clams live on the floor of Indian Ocean, SouthernParts of the Pacific Ocean, and waters around South Africa. They’re importantto the ecosystem because they are able to serve as shelter to other animals.The large animal can live up to 100 years, the oldest one  of  theirspecies is estimated to have been 500 years old, but it died in 2006. Theymostly live on algae that grows on them. The giant clams can grow to 4 feetlong or 1.2 meters.

The largest sharkis The Whale Shark, it’s habitat is warm oceans, especially near coasts. Unlikelots of other sharks, it doesn’t eat large animals. Its teeth act like filters,and it swims with it’s mouth open to collect microorganisms like krill,plankton, and fish eggs. Their lifespan is around 70 years. They can get up to33 feet, but have been recorded as even bigger.

The largestoctopus is the Giant Pacific Octopus, It lives in the Pacific ocean, hence thename. It eats crustaceans, fish, and even some smaller octopus’s. The youngeroctopuses eat dead animals sometimes. This species of octopus only lives 3-5years. They can camouflage from predators, which include sharks, seals, andsometimes eels. The average length of the Giant Pacific octopus is 17 feet or 5meters, But the largest one found was 30 feet long, which is close to 10meters.

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Today, we will betalking about Na Doi, a small fishing village in Thailand that was able to savethe fish populations that lived in their local river.

Na Doi is a smallvillage with around 75 households that is in northwest Thailand. In 1998, theynoticed the amount of fish in their rivers was declining, as fishermen weren’tcatching as family fish. They also noticed that the fish they caught weresmaller than they used to be. To fix the problem, the villagers decided to keepan area of the river off limits from fishing, hoping that the fish populationwould be able to grow.

Their projectworked, and now the section of the river is filled with larger fish and morefish. Even areas outside of the protected area have more fish nowadays,according to villagers. Na Doi is not the only village to have tried this.Dozens of other villages have decided to try the same thing, with similarresults. These results show that this tactic could be useful in larger scaleconservation of river animals, which are at higher risk than both land andocean animals.

In 2012, AaronKoning visited the river valley that the Na Doi lived in to see how successfulit really was. He spent several years visiting other villages in the area, andfound that the bigger and older reserves were more successful since they had givenmore time and space for populations to recover. However, even small reservesthat were the size of a bathtub were able to help struggling fish populations.

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The giant sloth is anextinct animal that could be distinguished by its large size. The species firstappeared 35 million years ago. They evolved from the Promegatherium, which wasanother large mammal, in South America. Their preferred habitat was forests.Later on, or 8 million years ago, they started migrating towards North America.During this era, a lot of other animals were migrating. It went extinct around12 to 10 thousand years ago. This was a ground sloth so it didn’t climb treeslike sloths today.
Like modern sloths, the giant sloth was anherbivore. It ate the leaves of the yucca tree, agave plants, and grasses.Since they were so tall, they were able to easily  grab the branches. Somespecies of the sloth were 10 feet tall and weighed one ton, while other speciescould stand up to 20 feet tall and weighed 4 tons. There isn’t a solid answeras to why prehistoric animals were so much larger back then, but somescientists say it is due to more oxygen in the air or simply more space. Thesloths could be more than double the height of a tall human.
There are lots of theories as to why the giantsloth species went extinct, and more than one factor probably contributed toit. The most likely explanation is that they were hunted to extinction  byhuman hunters. Another theory is that the end of the ice age caused theirextinction. 
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Today, we willtalk about fritillaria delavayi, a small flower that grows in Southwest Chinathat recently has changed a lot.

Fritillariadelavayi is a small, yellow plant that is often used in traditional Chinesemedicine to treat illnesses like bronchitis and coughing. This flower belongsto a group of flowers, known as fritillaries. It has 3 to 5 bright greenleaves, and once a year blooms with a single flower. This flower is a brightyellow and looks sort of like an upside down tulip.

However, recently,the coloring of these flowers have changed a lot. In areas where thefritillaries are harvested more, this species has changed. The bright green andyellow flowers have become dull and are no longer as beautiful. Instead theyhave become grey and brown.

The reason forthis is because of their high demand. Since many people use this fritillariadelavayi in traditional medicine, people want it more. Because people want theflower, more of them are harvested from the wild. A kilogram of these littleflowers needs more than 3500 flowers. But how does this affect their color? Thepeople who harvest the flowers are relying on their eyesight to find them, sobright yellow blooms will be easier to see and are picked more often. Thismeans that the remaining flowers are more brown and gray, since they are harderto see. Because they are the surviving flowers, they will pollinate and thenext generation of fritillaries will also be brown and gray. This is an exampleof natural selection, since these duller plants are better at camouflage andcan better hide from humans, while the yellow flowers cannot hide from humansand will not reproduce.

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As the years go by more andspecies become endangered, and a large portion of those are birds.
The African gray parrot
The African gray parrot, also known as the congogray parrot is a species native to Sub saharan africa. Usually they live inrainforests, but they are becoming more popular as pets. But keeping them aspets has become harmful to their population. Some pet traders steal the youngbirds from their nests or will take the adult birds since they are easy tocatch. They ship them in unsafe conditions which causes them to die, and theirhabitat is also decreasing due humans starting to occupy their spaces. They areone of, if not the smartest parrots. They are able to mimic other sounds andtalk. They Are herbivores and eat all kinds of fruits and plants.
The California condor
The majority of california condors live incalifornia, but can also be found in neighboring states to the south. Theirhabitat is deserts and dry rocky areas. Like other vultures, this bird eats thecarcassases of large mammals. The reason for their decline in population isn'tnatural predators, as they are scavengers. Some of the food they eat iscontaminated which causes them to be sick. They have a wingspan of 9 feet andweigh 20 pounds. They have quite a long life span and can live for 60 years.
The Mariana Fruit dove.
The Mariana fruit dove inhabits tropical forestsin the Northern Islands of Guam, where the climate is very rainy and humid.Their favorite foods are papaya and figs, since they live in rainforests thereis an abundance in fruits. The reason for their endangerment is an invasivespecies, the brown tree snake was accidentally brought to Guam and startedpreying on the birds. Like lots of other endangered animals, habitatdestruction also contributes to the issue. 
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Today, we will betalking about bobbit worms, also known as sand strikers. These frighteningcreatures live under the seafloor and are sneaky and quick predators.

First, what arebobbit worms? They are marine worms that can be anywhere from 10 centimeters to3 meters long. They can come in many different colors, from brown, to purple toblack. Their bodies are soft but have an exoskeleton, just like a spider or abeetle would have. Bobbit worms are ambush predators, using their antennae tosense for prey, grabbing them with their strong jaws, and then pulling theminto their burrows.

Newly foundfossils show that these worms may have been around in the ocean around 20million years ago. The fossils found are called trace fossils. A trace fossilis different from what most people expect fossils to be, because they areevidence of footprints, trails, and burrows that ancient animals used to livein. In this case, scientists found trace fossils of the burrows that bobbitworms live in. These fossils were found by biologist Masakazu Nara when he noticedthe weird burrows in the rocks he was studying. They were unlike anythingscientists had seen before.

It took some hardwork to figure out what had made the fossils, but two things helped scientiststo find the answer. First, the tops of the burrows were eroded, or worn down,shows that there was an animal moving in and out of the tunnel. The shape alsoshowed that the animal was moving out of the burrow quickly, like bobbit wormsquickly ambushing prey. Second, the tops of the burrows were rich in iron. Thisis because bobbit worms release mucus to stop the burrow from wearing down asquickly. Bacteria will feed on the mucus, creating a compound known as ironsulfide, which has iron in it.

Finally, newfossils have been found in Canada that are around 400 million years old, withsigns of worms that move and act like bobbit worms do. Maybe one day, evenolder fossils could be found with fossil evidence of the intriguing and uniquebobbit worm.

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Hello Welcome to WildSuzhou, today I am talking about 3 very small animals.
Just looking at the Brookesia Micra, it doesn’tlook very striking or unique,  but when you look at its size that's whenyou can see what makes it different. Another name for them is the Leafchameleon. They are only 3 centimeters long, since they are so small they alsoweigh barely anything.  They eat small crickets and flies and theirpredators are small mammals and birds. The Brookesia Micra lives on the Islandof Madagascar, in Mountainous forests where there is lots of foliage to hide in.
The etruscan shrew is one of the smallestmammals, it's closely related to moles. They are 3-5 centimeters long. Eventhough they are very small they eat a lot, small mammals like the shrew usuallyhave a fast metabolism and need lots of energy. During the winter, since theydon't hibernate, they are able to shrink their bodies so they consume lessenergy. It lives in parts of South Asia, and coasts around the mediterranian.
The last animal is the pygmy seahorse. It’s only2 and a half centimeters long. Their small size allows them to hide andcamouflage very well, as they blend in with their surrounding coral. They havebumps and texture on them to look like the coral, and they also are the colorof the coral they live on. When the baby pygmy seahorses are born they arebarely 2 millimeters. They live in the indo pacific ocean.

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Today, we willtalk about adaptations, and look at some interesting examples of adaptationsthat animals have made.

First, what is anadaptation? It’s how animals change so that they can survive better indifferent places. For example, animals that live in cold places might havethicker, warmer fur, like bears. Another example would be birds that live in ornear water, who have evolved to have webbed feet. These adaptations happenbecause they make life easier for the animals that adapt.

This idea ofadaptation is closely related to Darwin’s theory of natural selection, alsoknown as “survival of the fittest”. This means that some animals have traits,or characteristics, that make them survive better. A bear with thicker fur willdo better in the winter than one with thinner, less warm fur. The second bearmight even die. This means that the first bear will survive and reproduce, soits babies will also have thick fur and survive better.

There are threemain types of adaptations: physiological, structural and behavioral. Aninteresting physiological adaptation occurs in five families of Antarctic fish,who have a special protein in their blood that prevents their blood fromfreezing up. This stops the fish from freezing to death, and because this is souseful, these five families of fish make up 90% of all the fish in that area.An example of a structural adaptation would be giraffes, who have longer necksso they can reach leaves on tall trees. Finally, an example of a behavioraladaptation would be penguins huddling together to stay warm. Another would bebirds migrating in the winter, since they are looking for food and resources,and also a place to mate and lay their eggs.

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The andean condor lives in the andes mountains,as well as grasslands, lowland deserts, and coastlines. The climate in theandes can be very harsh, in some parts it is very rainy and others quite dry.The andean condors use the natural environment to grow their offspring, insteadof having to make nests they will lay their eggs up high on a cliff or in acave to protect them. The adults will scavenge for food and bring it back tothe offspring. 

Adult andean condors don't have any predatorssince they are at the top of the food chain. The andean condor population issuffering because some farmers add poison to their animals' carcasses to keepthem away. Originally it was just to keep larger predators away but if thecondors eat the poison they will also be injured. The andean condor has a verygood sense of smell, they use it to find the best food options, their accurateeye sight allows them to see food high up in the sky. 

The andean condor is special because of howlarge it is, it's the largest raptor in the world with a wing span up to 10feet. They only weigh 30 pounds which seems small compared to their wingspan.This species is relatively rare, so its lifespan isn't really known, but itsestimated to be around 50 years and has lived up to 75 years in captivity. Theytake quite a long time to reproduce and currently their population isdecreasing, there are less than 7000 left.

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Today, we will betalking about mutations, and we will also look at a couple interestingexamples.

First, what is amutation? It’s when there’s a change in the structure of a gene. What does thatmean? Genes are what make your hair brown instead of red, or tall instead ofshort. They tell your body what you will look like and how you will survive.They are made from building blocks called nucleotides. There are four differentnucleotides. These are kind of like letters in the alphabet, and if you movethem around you can make different words that mean different things. Genes arelike different words.

Now, a mutation iswhen the gene is changed. Think of the letters in the alphabet again. Forexample, maybe your writing a sentence that says “I like chocolate ice cream”but you accidentally write “I like vanilla ice cream” instead. The meaning ofthe sentence has changed. When this happens to a gene, it will not do thethings it is supposed to do. Most of the time, this is not bad, but sometimesit can make people sick. Sometimes, the mutation is worse and instead ofwriting “I like chocolate ice cream” you’ve written something entirelydifferent. This can be much more dangerous.

Sometimes, though,mutations can be useful. Have you ever seen a really big strawberry? A mutationhappened which made the strawberry different, so instead of being a normalsized strawberry, it could be double or even triple the size! It can also helpanimals to survive, because if a frog is darker and has more patterns on itsback, it can blend into the environment better and hide from predators.

Hopefully, youlearned something new about mutations. Can you think of any mutations thatyou’ve seen before?

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The honduran white bats aremuch less scary than their other bat relatives. Instead of being dark andhaving not a lot of hair, these bats are white and have fur. They’re only 3-5centimeters long and weigh 6 grams. The wings, mouth, and ears are a lightyellow and orange color. Their color is special because they’re one of the onlybat species to be white instead of brown or black.
Like the name states, the Honduran white batlives in Honduras, it also lives in Costa rica and Panama. They live inrainforests that have a plant called the heliconia plant. They need it for it’sspecial leaves that they will use to make their shelter for a night. They cutalong the large leaves so it makes a tent shape that the bats are able to hangonto the middle and sleep. The plants are quite tall so they are able toprotect the bats from predators. Because of how it makes its shelter, it has anickname that is caribbean white tent making bat.
These bats sleep during the day but hunt duringthe night, this means they’re nocturnal. The honduran white bats eat fruit andplants. Like a lot of other small mammals in the rainforests, they have to bepretty careful of predators. Their most common predators are possums, snakes,bigger mammals, and owls. This species of bat isn’t endangered, but since itslives in the rainforest, it’s habitat is prone to being logged. their life spanis 15-20 years.

Today, we willtalk about the Giant Water Lily, which is also known as the Amazon water lilyand royal water lily. Water lilies, also known as lily pads, are floweringplants that grow on water, and their leaves are large and round and float onthe surface of the water.

The Giant WaterLily is the largest water lily in the world, since its leaves can grow to bearound 3 meters in diameter, or around 10 feet. Imagine a plate that is 3meters long floating on the surface of the water. The stem of the plant can beup to 8 meters long, or up to 26 feet. Their flowers are 40 centimeters indiameter, or 16 inches. An interesting thing about these flowers is when theybloom, the first night the flowers are white, but the second night they arepink. These flowers are also pollinated by beetles instead of bees.

The giant waterlily was once an interesting part of the lives of people in the Victorian era.This started when two nobles, the Duke of Devonshire and the Duke ofNorthumberland were looking for interesting plants to impress their friends.They decided to compete with each other to be the first to cultivate and bringto flower the giant water lily, which was difficult since the plant was thetropical Amazon basin, but the two nobles live in England, which is a lotcolder.

Hello, welcome to wildSuzhou, Today I'll be talking about Wilson's bird of paradise.
The wilson's bird of paradise is part of theParadisaeidae family, or birds of paradise family. Birds of paradise are knownfor their amazing feathers and mating displays. They will start off the displayby choosing a place, and they make sure it's clean. They will perform a dancethat shows off their bright feathers to attract their females. But the danceisn’t the only thing they show off, birds of paradise have calls and soundsthey use during mating. For Wilson's bird of paradise, it sounds similar to acar alarm or children‘s toy.
The Wilson’s bird of paradise is around 21centimeters, or a bit more than a foot. It has many bright colors, such as itsturquoise crown, yellow nape, emerald chest, and the red stripe going down itsback. They also have quite unique tails, two thin feathers that swoop in theopposite direction. Due to sexual dimorphism, which is the difference between thesexes, the female birds are mostly brown but still have the blue on theirheads. The birds can symbolize wealth and power in some cultures.
Like the other birds in the family, it lives intropical areas. This bird lives in West Papua, its habitat is lowlandrainforests. It eats both small insects and fruits. To find insects the birdshave spotted tearing bark apart to get the food inside. It’s bright colors arebeautiful, but that makes them more valuable to poachers who want to sell thebird its feathers for this reason, their population is decreasing.

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Today, we willtalk about plateaus, which are a type of beautiful and unique landform.

First, what is aplateau? A plateau is large, flat piece of land that rises out of the ground.It looks kind of like a table, which is why plateaus are sometimes calledtabletops. Unlike mountains and hills, they don’t slowly rise up out of theground, but look like the land has been pushed up entirely. Plateaus can befound on every continent and take up around a third of the Earth’s surface.They can even be found underwater.

There are twotypes of plateaus: dissected plateaus and volcanic plateaus. Dissected plateausform when the earth’s crust moves and a piece of land is pushed upwards.Volcanic plateaus are formed by lava build up in areas after volcaniceruptions.

Gradually, theshapes of plateaus can change, usually because of erosion. Erosion is whensystems like water and wind wear down the earth and change its shape. Forexample, there is often a lot of soft rock at the top of plateaus which caneasily erode. Erosion can also eventually split up a plateau into smallersections, called outliers. Rivers can also cut through plateaus and graduallyform valleys.

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The sumatran rhino started to disappear in the 80’s. This animal used to be found in many places which were Most of southeast asia, as well as malaysia, indonesia, and other islands. Their range got smaller and smaller as they became more endangered.
The main reason for their endangerment was poaching. Their horns are considered very valuable to poachers because they are often used in traditional medicine but have no science proving it. This rhino is very important to its ecosystem since it used to be very common.
Despite being quite a big animal, the sumatran rhino only eats plants. Their diet includes fruits, leaves, twigs, and sometimes crops. Their habitat also contributes to their diet, they like low altitudes where the plants are abundant and easy to reach. It also protects them from natural predators, such as tigers. There are only around 100 sumatran rhinos left. They are able to start mating at the age of 7-10 and only have one calf every 3-4 years.
There are some rhinos in captivity, but due to the fact they rarely mate they still need time for the species to get better. Sumatran rhinos are dark grey and around 8 feet long. They are special because they have two horns and have a little bit of fur on them.
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The atlas moth can be found in South East Asia, the Moths reside in tropical forests where the climate is just right for them. Something very unique about the Atlas moth is that it doesn’t have a mouth, so instead of dying of old age or being preyed on it dies of starvation most of the time. It survives out of the cocoon for about a week and relies on stored energy like fat from before they went into the cocoon. They try not to use lots of energy as they try to mate before they die.
Even though they have a super short lifespan, they still have adapted ways of protecting themselves. Like other moth species, they utilize camouflage to help them stay protected. Their wings are mostly orange and brown like the plants in their habitat, and have white patches outlined in black, which is meant to scare predators by looking like eyes. Some of the Atlas moths predators are birds, small reptiles, and small mammals.
Most of the time they are alive is when they are still caterpillars. For about 5-7 weeks the caterpillar eats leaves all day until it has enough energy to go into a cocoon. The main purpose of the moth is to reproduce, and it’s important to the ecosystem because it provides food to other animals. The Atlas moth is one of the biggest insects and also the biggest moth. Its wingspan is 27 centimeters across.
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The pygmy three toed sloth is a sloth species only found in panama. It’s habitat is exclusive to an island, named escudo de veragua. The climate in panama is warm and tropical, with lots of rain during the cold seasons. these small animals live in mangrove forests, which directly impacts their diet.
 They eat the leaves of the mangrove trees and it finds good by slowly getting around all day finding and eating leaves. Since sloths are so slow, it’s pretty difficult to run away or defend itself from predators, so they rely on camouflage and staying up in the trees. the predators can include wild cats, but if they’re in the water, they also have the ability to swim well.
The reason three toed pygmy sloths are incredibly important, it’s because they’re extremely endangered, it’s estimated there’s only around 30 left.  Some things leading to their endangerment is loss of habitat, because the trees are cut down.  These sloths are so slow, that some of them onto travel 49 yards a day. They spend most of their day in their tree, meaning they’re arboreal. The reason they’re so slow is because their metabolism is very slow, so they can’t use too much energy at once and they need to conserve it. Pygmy sloths are only 20 inches and weigh as much as a few books.
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The golden toad is an extinct toad species, the last sighting being 1989, that could only be found in a small region of Costa Rica called Monteverde. It’s habitat was a cloud forest which is an area with a high altitude with lots of moisture. Most of the frog's time was spent underground where it was moist and safe, but it would come above ground during mating season. Mating season was only a week in April. Like most other frogs and toads, this animal ate insects by going around on the forest floor.
This species of toad was last seen in 1989, which coincided with its habitat getting hotter and dryer, it’s presumed extinct. It was already a rare animal living in a very small area so climate change was enough to push it to extinction. El Nino, which is a warm current created by water in the pacific is thought to be what made the climate uninhabitable for the toads, since they required a cold and wet environment. It also affected how much rainfall the area got.
Another thing that made them go extinct was the chytrid fungus, which caused their skin to have sores and eventually would lead to infection and they would die. The toads were a bright golden and glowy color, as described by the scientists who had a chance to see them. The females were dark with yellow blotches all over them. They were only about 2 inches long and had a lifespan of an estimated 12 years. Scientists weren’t able to study this toad much before it became extinct but they were able to use it to draw attention to conservation of amphibians.
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Today, we will talk about woodpeckers, and why they like to peck wood.
In case you didn’t know, a woodpecker is part of a family of birds, and they are known for pecking wood. There is a lot of variety among species, meaning different kinds of woodpeckers can look very different from each other. They can be large, or small, brightly colored or rather dull. They live in most parts of the world, except for Oceania, Madagascar, and the North and South poles.
Now, why do woodpeckers peck holes in wood? There are three reasons for doing this.
First, woodpeckers peck at trees because that’s how they get their food. By pecking at trees, it’s almost like a drill making holes in the wood, and woodpeckers can then pick out insects, insect eggs, and larvae that they find under the bark. Some similar species, like the sapsucker, will drill into trees so they can drink the sap.
Second, woodpeckers will drill into dead or dying trees and make holes that they can lay eggs in and take care of baby woodpeckers. This is also important for other animals, since when a woodpecker is done using a nest, another animal can now make a home in the hole.
Finally, woodpeckers will peck at wood because of the sound it makes. It’s loud, and it lets other animals know that there is a woodpecker nearby. This helps a woodpecker to establish a territory, or area that it owns and uses, and it can also tell other woodpeckers that they are ready to mate. This behavior is called “drumming”. Woodpeckers are not the only birds who do this, many birds will drum on other objects to alert others that they are there.
I hope you have learned a few new things about the woodpecker that are surprising or interesting to you. For Wild Suzhou, I’m Ciana, thanks for listening and see you next time.

Also known as the granulated sea star. the chorister is a starfish species found in coral reefs in warm water all around the world. It’s most commonly found in the Great Barrier reef off the coast of northern australia, fiji, the red sea, and indo-west pacific waters. These starfish are extremely important to the environment because they help clean and eat decomposing animals. Their diet is simply carrion, which is decomposing meat. 

 The choriaster starfish doesn’t have to worry much about predators, in most regions it doesn’t have any but sometimes Sea Snails will include these starfish in their diet. Choriaster star fish aren’t deadly nor can they harm humans. They are easily distinguishable due to their round, and bubbly shape. They’re pale pink and brown, orange, or red bumps on their back, differing for each one. 

It has a nickname that is the doughboy sea star because it looks like bread dough. Like other star fish it has the ability to regenerate limbs that have been cut off. Their mouths are on their underside and when they eat, their digestive organs can actually come out of their stomach to get the food. They are about 25 centimeter long and have a lifespan of 35 years. 

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Today, we will talk about Voeltzkow’s Chameleon, which was thought to have been extinct since the last time it had been spotted was in the 1900’s, but it was recently rediscovered. 
This rare species of chameleon was rediscovered during a two-week expedition to the northern tip of Madagascar. The chameleon had last been seen in 1913, over a century ago, and was only first described by biologists in 1893. The rediscovery of Voeltzkow’s Chameleon means that scientists will now be able to learn more about the species.
One member of the expedition, Frank Glaw, said that “I thought we might have a good chance of rediscovering Voeltzkow’s Chameleon, but I was surprised that it took so long and that it was so difficult.” This is because during most of the expedition, the team was unable to find any of the chameleons, but during the last few days of their trip, they were able to find 3 males and 15 females.
The male Voeltzkow’s Chameleon’s coloration looks fairly normal for a chameleon, being a slightly muddy green color with some brighter green stripes going down their sides. There is also a white streak that runs on either side of their body. When they feel angry or stressed, the bright green stripes turn dark. Females, however, are much more distinct when they are stressed. They become black, with several dotted stripes in different shades of blue going from up to down on their sides. There is also a line of large red dots that goes across their body. Their throats are also bright red or orange.
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This tree dwelling animal lives in the Huon peninsula of Papua New Guinea, they live in places called  cloud forests because they are so high up in the mountains and clouds are usually covering the sky. They will live in elevations up to 11,000 feet above sea level. Since the habitat they live in is so plentiful, they eat leaves, fruits, moss, and branches. They find food by scavenging along the forest floor as well as the tree tops. 
Although they live in a remote and hard to get to environment they still have predators. Some of the predators are natural and some are domesticated animals, among the most common are snakes, wild cats, as well as domesticated pets like cats and dogs. They protect themselves by staying in the dense tree tops most of the time. Their population is estimated to be 2,100 left, meaning they are endangered. 
The matschie's tree kangaroo is well adapted to its environment as it is able to survive in its harsh habitat. Their claws are large and sharp so they can easily climb, and a long heavy tail,  which helps animals balance. It also rains a lot in the mountains so their thick fur helps them stay warm, only weighing 20 pounds also helps them survive. 

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Today, we’ll be talking about dogfish and catsharks, two families of small sharks that look similar and get confused with one another though they are only distantly related. However, they look so similar that sometimes catsharks are even called dogfish.

First, we will talk about dogfish. They are small, slender sharks with pointed snouts and large eyes. Fishermen named this species of shark the dogfish because they noticed the sharks hunting together in packs, similar to a dog. The most well-known species of dogfish is the spiny dogfish. They have rough skin that appears to be greyish brown in color, which becomes almost white on their bellies. Spiny dogfish are also covered in white dots. Like all sharks, spiny dogfish are carnivores, usually eating fish smaller than themselves, such as mackerels and herring. Sometimes, they will even eat jellyfish and squid. The spiny dogfish is unique since it has a venom spine. The dorsal fin, or the large fin on its back, has a spine attached to a venom gland. This venom is not used for hunting, but rather for any predators that try to attack it. This venom can be mildly toxic to humans but you most likely wouldn’t die from it.

Now we’ll move on to catsharks. Like dogfish, catsharks are also long and slender, with large eyes that look like those of a cat. They are also not very dangerous. Most species have dark skin, but many species have lighter spots, stripes and patches covering them. One species of catshark is even biofluorescent, meaning it can create its own light, like a firefly. Unlike dogfish, catsharks are bottom feeders and usually eat small invertebrates on the ocean floor or small fish. No species of catsharks have venom either.

Hopefully you now know some key differences between dogfish and catsharks, though they are not easy to tell apart.

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Hello, welcome to the first wild suzhou of 2021, today i’m talking about the Western Sandpiper. The western sandpiper is a bird that you would see a lot if you went to the West coast beaches. Most of the time it lives in California or other places along the coast, even going into south america, but it will fly to Alaska in spring or summer to mate. They spend their winters in the lower half of North America. 
Since most of the year is spent migrating the long distance, they like to stop on the beaches to eat and rest. These birds will eat insects, crustaceans, mollusks and lots of other stuff they can find on the beaches like mussels and clams. If you see them on a beach and they’re all together waiting for the water to go back, this is their way of catching food. They wait for the water to wash food onto the shore, then use their beaks to peck it up nd run away from the water.
While the birds are in alaska their predators are big carnivores like red foxes. While they are along the coast, they have to be careful for bigger seabirds who are looking to eat their eggs and babies. The westerm sandpiper is a very small bird, they only weigh a few ounces. The have a white belly, and brown wings and back, with lots of dark spots and patterns, Their feet are slightly webbed which might help them walk along the wet sand easier. The average lifespan for a sandpiper is about 6-9 years .

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Today, we will talk about the Umbrella Octopus, which get their name from their appearance. They have webs of skin between their tentacles that make them look like little umbrellas.
Umbrella octopuses are deep-sea creatures, which means that they are only found in the ocean’s deepest darkest parts. They have been found in the Pacific Ocean, in areas almost 4800 meters underwater. They will usually try to stay within 3 to 4 meters underwater and hover above the ocean floor rather than walking over it.
One group of umbrella octopuses is known as the dumbo octopuses. The name Dumbo octopus came from a Disney film, in which one of the characters was an elephant named Dumbo. This group of octopuses has fins on the side of their heads, which look like an elephant’s ears. They have large heads, with seemingly short tentacles that, like all umbrella octopus species, have webs between them. The dumbo octopus can come in colors like orange, yellow, red, pink, white, brown, or sometimes invisible to blend in with their surroundings. 
Dumbo octopuses will feed on prey such as worms, crustaceans such as shrimp, shellfish such as clams, and plankton. To catch prey, they will pounce on top of it, then swallow it whole. Dumbo octopuses are not preyed on by humans, but these creatures are preyed on by sharks and other octopuses.
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This bird's shape might be a little eye catching, but it has other ways to stay hidden. The willow ptarmigan is found in North America and Canada year round, because it needs to live in a cold environment. It lives in the tundras, forests, and meadows. It finds food by foraging, the diet consists of multiple kinds of berries, leaves, willow, and other plants, occasionally eating insects. The willow ptarmigan has multiple predators, some of them are large birds, owls, foxes, minks, crows and ravens, weasels, pine martens and many other larger mammals.
 The way they stay safe is by camouflaging with their natural habitat. During the winter, the ptarmigans feathers will all be white to blend in with the snow, this is similar to what the snow hare does. In the other season when the snow is gone the feathers will start to turn more brown and red, but the stomach will still stay white. Despite weighing 1 pound and being quite round, this bird can actually fly well, but it prefers to walk around. Their population is stable and they have a lifespan of a short 3-4 years. They have the same mating partner for life. 
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Today, we will be talking about great white sharks. Are they really as dangerous as humans make them out to be, or do they just have a bad reputation?

Great white sharks are one of the larger species of sharks, from the mackerel shark family. Mackerel sharks got their name from their diet, which consists mainly of fish such as mackerel.

Great whites have a type of camouflage known as countershading, where their backs are grey and their undersides are white, meaning animals from above will not see them since their backs blend in with the depths of the water, while animals looking up will see what looks like sunlight. Great whites have multiple rows of jagged teeth, so when one tooth breaks off, another tooth will replace it. These serrated teeth help the shark to hunt since the teeth latch on easily and can tear off flesh for the shark to eat. They also have large blue eyes.

Great white sharks are carnivores, mainly eating fish. However, their diet is very broad, and they can also eat dolphins, whales, seals, turtles, birds, and otters. They will also eat other sharks. In California, great white sharks will hunt northern elephant seals by biting them on the hindquarters, or around the midsection of their tail. This immobilizes the seal, and it will also eventually bleed to death. Sharks will also hunt dolphins and porpoises by sneaking up on them from above, below, or behind so that a dolphin’s echolocation will not give away the shark’s position.

Great white sharks are responsible for the most unprovoked attacks on humans. However, they don’t intentionally hurt humans unless humans attack them. Great whites will also do something called “test biting” where they will bite an object to figure out what it is. Sometimes, a shark and a human may be in water that is not clear or contaminated, making it harder for the shark to sense that a human is not a seal or some other preferable prey item. Usually, when a great white shark bites a human, they will quickly realize it’s too bony, meaning less proteins and fats for the shark to digest. Because of this, the human is not worth attacking and they will stop biting.

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The spiny soft shell turtle lives all around the US and parts of mexico and canada. Its habitat is rivers and lakes with rocky bottoms and lots of small animals. The reason it needs a lot of small animals to live near it, is so it can find food. It has a soft shell, so it can’t really go hunting. It’s diet consists of water insects, crayfish, and other small fish. Its way of finding food is burying its head underwater and suddenly catching their prey. 
The soft shelled turtle is quite susceptible to predators since it doesn’t have a hard shell to protect itself. So its only way to defend itself is to bury themselves in mud. You may have also noticed the color of its shell is a brown grey color, similar to the muddy rocks in its habitat, camouflage is another way it tries to stay safe. 
The animal is actually quite small at about one and half feet. It has a long lifespan of 50 years in the wild and can mate when they reach the age of 10. The spiny softshell turtle is facing a threat of being endangered due to habitat loss in Canada. An interesting thing about these turtles is, some that live in colder habitats hibernate, which is basically conserving energy and sleeping most of the time. 
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Today, we will be talking about the harpy eagle, specifically the American harpy eagle. It’s the largest and most powerful bird of prey that can be found in a rainforest, and one of the largest in the world.
The upper side of the harpy eagle, such as the back of the body and tail, is grey, while the underside is mostly white. However, the leg feathers are striped black and white. The head is grey, and there is a thick black border on the neck. The head has a crown that consists of two rows of dark grey or black feathers. The bill of the bird is dark grey or black, and the feet are bright yellow.
Harpy eagles are fierce predators, and are at the top of the food chain. This means that they eat many other animals. This also means that there are little or no animals that hunt down harpy eagles. However, there was a case where two young harpy eagles were reintroduced into the wild, but were caught by a jaguar and an ocelot. Harpy eagles mainly prey on tree-dwelling mammals, such as sloths and monkeys. This includes species like the brown-throated sloth, Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth, and Hoffmann’s two-toed sloth. There are many species of monkeys that may be caught by harpy eagles, but some species are capuchin monkeys, howler monkeys, and spider monkeys. They will also eat other animals, such as squirrels, armadillos, other birds like macaws, other carnivores, like weasels, and even porcupines.
Harpy eagles are able to hunt effectively due to their talons, which are the largest of any eagle. Because of this, they are able to snatch and carry away items about the same weight as them, such as monkeys and sloths. The female eagles, which usually catch larger prey, can grab onto animals and then fly away without having to land, showing how strong these birds are.
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This animal may seem insignificant compared to other animals out there, but what's special about it is how little it’s changed in the millions of years the species have been alive. The tokay gecko can be found in Southeast Asia, and although it may look weird it doesn’t live in any exotic environment, and can be found in households and rainforests.
Their wacky color pattern may seem inconvenient when they are trying to hide from predators but they are able to change their color to blend in better with their environment, this is called camouflage. When not hiding, they are blue with red spots all around their body, but they can change to be brown or green.
The Tokay  gecko enjoys eating insects, spiders, ants, and worms, and will search for food during the night because they are nocturnal. Snakes and birds eat this animal, and despite the bright colors, it is not poisonous. Another reason they are hunted is because they are used for traditional chinese medicine. They can get up to about 1 foot long, and have an average lifespan of 10 years, but have lived up to 27 years. Tokay geckos are actually considered special where they are from because  they are a symbol of good luck.
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Today, we will be talking about poison dart frogs, a group of brightly colored yet dangerous little frogs found in Central and South America.
Poison dart frogs are relatively small, when you compare them to other species of frogs. Most of them have very bright coloring, which is to warn predators that they are toxic. This is known as aposematism, which means using signals, such as bright coloring or bad smells, to warn predators that a prey is not worth trying to eat. The aposematism displayed in poison dart frogs varies a lot, and different species can look vastly different from one another. For example, the golden dart frog is almost 100% yellow, which can range from lighter yellows to almost orange. However, another species, the dyeing poison dart frog, is jet black, with a thick yellow stripe going from the nose to the back, and very light green spots on the legs.
Though many species of poison dart frog possess aposematic coloring, not all of them are actually so dangerous. Some species of poison dart frogs aren’t actually poisonous, and are just tricking predators into thinking that they are.
The toxin that poison dart frogs have probably comes from the insects that they eat, such as ants and termites. It’s thought that these insects eat plants that contain certain toxins or chemicals, and since the frogs eat the insects, the chemicals are stored in their bodies. People have also noticed that poison dart frogs that are kept as pets or in zoos are not as toxic, since they don’t feed on the insects they normally would.
Poison dart frogs got their name from because of Native Americans, who would sometimes use the poison from a dart frog to put on the tip of a blowdart, effectively making a toxic and more dangerous dart.
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Sometimes, the names of animals are just random and don’t tell a buch about the birds, but this birds name describes it pretty well. The African masked weaver lives in Southern Africa, hence the name. They are quite adaptable birds so they have a large range of habitats they live in. Dry grassy area, savanas, woodlands, and also dry areas are some of the places they can be found in.
This bird is a bright shade of warm yellow, the wongs have balck lines and spots, and the black feathers surrounding its face look similar to a mask. It’s a relatively small bird around half a foot or 10-15 centimeters. The bird’s diet contains seeds, nectar, and insects. They can either be looking for food by itself, but also sometimes with other insect eating birds. African masked weavers are susceptible to predators like larger birds of prey like hawks, crows, and snakes. The larger birds of prey like to kill the adults  and snakes often steal eggs from the nest.
The african masked weaver is known for being able to weave complex nests. The nests are made out of grass blades, they are then woven tightly into basket like nests that hang from tree branches. On average it takes the bird about half a day on average to build the nest. These nests are usually abandoned when the babies are grown up. An interesting thing about these nests is that some have been found to be close to 100 years old and not broken.
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Today, we will be talking about the gila monster, the only venomous lizard that can be found in the United States, and can be found in the southwestern United States and the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora.
Gila monsters are large, stocky, and bulky lizards, and move slowly. They have long, fat tails, rounded heads with bulky cheeks, thick necks, and small, chubby legs. Their skin is black, with pink, yellow, or orange markings. The skin is also very bumpy, and their scales look like little jewels. 
American explorers thought that Gila Monsters had a toxic bite and breath, and would die if they were bitten. However, Dr. George Goodfellow decided to do some research on the Gila monster, even paying people around 5 dollars for every specimen he received from locals, as well as collecting his own. He said that the breath of the Gila monster was very strong and foul, and could possibly be a way of distracting prey from their oncoming death. He also let one of his specimens bite him on the finger to see what would happen, and spent five days in bed feeling sick, but he recovered and felt completely fine afterwards. The Gila monster is not fatal towards humans, and the last recorded fatality was before 1930, but those who died had been drunk, which most likely caused dangerous drops in blood pressure.
The gila monster’s venom is produced in modified salivary glands in its lower jaw. It’s jaws are much weaker than a snake’s, so instead of injecting venom, it chews on its victim until the venom is propelled into the wound. Since Gila monsters mostly feed on helpless prey, like eggs and other young animals, their venom is most likely for defense, which would also explain their bright coloring.
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The asian golden cat is a big cat, but it happens to be small. This cat can be found all around Southeast asia in countries like Nepal, northeastern India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, southern China, Malaysia and Sumatra. Its habitat is forests, along with tropical and subtropical rainforests. Their diet varies because they are carnivores. They eat rodents, hares, birds, reptiles, and sometimes water buffalo calves and ghorals, which are similar to mountain goats. They spend most of their time looking for food.
The asian golden cat is a predator so it doesn’t have any other natural predators. But even though there are no natural predators it is still endangered due to loss of habitat. They are mostly solitary and have their own territory, they also communicate with sounds and scents. The cats can start mating at the age of 1 to 2 years, and have a lifespan of 20 years. Their estimated population is 10,000 individuals left in the wild. Depending on where they live their color changes. They can be brown, gold, grey, black, and white. 

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Today, we will be talking about the pitcher plants, another type of unique and clever carnivorous plant. Pitcher plants are, of course, named for their shape, which is that of a pitcher, or a jug that you might put a drink in. They are found in areas with poor soil, such as swamps or sandy areas. This is because they don’t need good soil to grow since they get enough nutrients from catching insects to eat. There are three groups of pitcher plants: Sarracenia, Nepenthes, and Cephalotus.
Pitcher plants eat mainly insects, and they are able to attract them using nectar. If an insect gets close enough and lands on the area where the nectar is, they will fall into the bottom of the pitcher, because the top part of the plant is very slippery. Prey cannot get out of the pitcher since downward facing hairs make sure they can’t climb out, and prey eventually drowns. At the bottom of the pitcher are digestive enzymes and bacteria, which will digest the prey.
Sarracenia is the group of pitcher plants found in the New World. The New World refers to the Western Hemisphere, mainly the Americas. They can be found in bogs, swamps, meadows, and savannas. In these areas, the water is soggy and does not contain much nutrients. Most of the plants in Sarracenia look like trumpets, and are fairly long and thin. The pitchers also shoot  out of the ground, and are able to support themselves. Nepenthes are the group of tropical pitcher plants found in the Old World. This means places like Asia, Europe, Africa, and Australia. Plants in this group are usually found in acidic soil but can also grow in trees. Some species like Attenborough’s pitcher plant are large enough to catch small animals, like mice and rats. These pitcher plants are shaped more like pitchers, and are fatter, like a very round and wide pot. Unlike Sarracenia, they droop from the plant that they are attached to. Cephalotus is the final group of pitcher plants, and only has one species, the Western Australia pitcher plant, which is found only in southwestern Australia. It lives in sandy and swampy soil, which is once again very low in nutrition. The pitchers are red, white, and green, and are very short and hairy.
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From afar this may just look like another large bird, but there's something that makes it one of the best. The Kori bustard is a bird species native to Southern Africa. The thing that makes it special compared to other birds in it’s area is that it is the largest flying bird native to its area. It can fly but it prefers to be on the ground where it can run 80 kilometers per hour. It weighs a maximum of 18 kilograms or 40 pounds.
It eats both plants and other animals, meaning it’s omnivorous. The kori bustards diet includes Insects, small mammals, lizards, snakes, seeds and berries. It's quite a large bird so it only has a few predators, which are hyenas, lions, and the martial eagle. The male birds can display their wings to make themselves bigger.
Their mating rituals really show off how cool these birds are. One thing the males do is puff up their throat so it looks like a large ball of feathers, they also stand up very straight. This bird has a lifespan of around 27 years. It’s a mostly brown bird that blends in with its environment. It has a white stomach, brown back, and wings spotted with black dots.
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Today, we will be talking about fungi and mushrooms. What are they? Are they plants, or animals, or something else?
Now, what are some things that are interesting about fungi? There are almost 120,000 species that have been discovered, but estimates say there could be millions of different species. Some species, like the portobello, oyster, and button mushrooms are edible and are commonly used in cooking. Others, like the deathcaps, destroying angels, and autumn skullcaps can very easily kill you. They come in bright oranges and yellows, warning you not to touch them, or softer brown and greys, blending in with their environment. They are found in every part of the earth, sometimes helping other life and sometimes preying on it, but usually helping to decompose dead matter and recycling nutrients back into their ecosystems. Fungi are curious and complex organisms, similar to both plants and animals, but existing as their own group.
Fungi are an extremely broad group of organisms, since it is considered a kingdom. A kingdom is a taxonomic rank, or level that we use to classify and name organisms. This may be confusing, so I’ll use the animal kingdom as an example. The animal kingdom contains all animals, from bears to birds to fish. There are many taxonomic ranks, and each one is more specific and usually has less animals that fit into the category. For example, with the animal kingdom, you can start with all animals, then all vertebrates, which are animals with spines, then all mammals, then all carnivorous mammals, then all cats, large and small, then all medium sized cats, and finally the house cat. You can see how the list of animals that fit in each rank becomes smaller as you move through the ranks. 
Just like the animal kingdom, fungi are their own kingdom, with organisms like mushrooms, yeast and mold. There are a few reasons fungi are not considered plants or animals. They are unlike plants because they are not able to photosynthesize, meaning they can’t create their own food and energy from the sun. You might be wondering why there is confusion as to why people have been unsure whether fungi are animals. This is because fungi are more closely related to animals than they are to plants, which is crazy to think. Humans even share around 50 percent of their DNA with fungi, which is useful in developing cures for disease since we can observe how fungi learned to deal with the problem at hand.
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You hear a lot about these birds and their abilities, but do you really know much about this bird. The Northern Mocking Bird can be found in Canada, and the Northern United States, during the winter they migrate south to Mexico. Mocking birds are omnivores so they eat a variety of foods including beetles, berries, as well as seeds. These birds are nocturnal during mating season but other than they look for food in the day.
The Northern Mockingbirds predators include owls and snakes who sometimes steal their eggs. Mocking birds live with their same partner for the rest of their life, meaning they are monogamous. They have a lifespan of around 8 years and mate around three times a year. The thing that makes this bird different is its ability to make vocalizations copying other birds, as well as other objects. Some males are able to imitate 200 sounds, they make sounds during mating season to attract a mate. This is similar to the lyar bird who also has this ability.
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Today, we will be talking about bumblebees, which include any of over 250 species of bees from the genus bombus. Their name and the name of their genus means that they make buzzing or humming sounds. These bees are usually found in the Northern Hemisphere, though some species can be found in South America.
Though there are over 250 species of bumblebees, they are generally plump insects and also very fuzzy, with dense hairs covering their body. They are more stocky and broad than a typical honeybee. Many species of bumblebees have a few bands of color like black, yellow, pink, white, orange, and red, and different species can be told apart from the patterns on their bodies. These colors and patterns are known as aposematism, and are a warning to predators that the females can sting them. They have longer tongues than honeybees, which is important because honeybees can only pollinate certain types of flowers, while bumblebees are able to pollinate other kinds.
Like most species of bees, honeybees are also able to sting animals or humans that threaten them. However, their stinger works differently to a honeybees. Honeybees have stingers with barbs on them. Think of a harpoon, or fishing spear. When you strike the fish with the spear, small spikes on it hook on to the fish, making the harpoon more difficult to pull out. The same is true with honeybees. When they sting a predator, the barbs on the stinger make sure the stinger stays pushed into the skin. However, this means the stinger is pulled out of the honeybee, killing it. Bumblebees don’t have barbed stingers, meaning that they can sting predators multiple times without hurting themselves. However, bumblebees are not very aggressive, and do not sting often.
Like honeybees, bumblebees feed on the nectar of flowers. They use color and a basic understanding of the space around them to figure out which flowers have nectar and which ones have already been pollinated. Bumblebees also do something called nectar robbing, which is when a bee, instead of going into a flower normally to get pollen and nectar, it instead bites a hole into a flower to access nectar directly. Some bumblebees will do this because their tongues are not long enough to reach into the flower to get nectar. This isn’t as good for the flower because it does not get pollinated.
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If someone showed a picture of this animal in its natural habitat you would probably be confused as to where the animal is in the picture, that’s because it’s a satanic leaf tailed gecko that camouflages among its habitat. It is found in Madagascar, they live among the leaves and shrub. They are nocturnal so they hunt during the night, and they’re diet mainly consists of insects.
The leaf tailed geckos predators include owls, eagles, large rodents, and snakes. The way they protect themselves is with camouflage, they blend in with dry leaves or bark. Like other geckos they can detach their tails and they will be fine. They’re not endangered but their population is decreasing due to habitat loss in madagascar.
Their lifespan is around 2 to five years but can even live up to 10 years old. Something special about its latin name is that one of the words means imaginary, which fits because it is a weird looking creature. They are around 3 to 6 inches long and can be found in many colors. Since they do not have eyelids and instead have a thin clear film over their eyes, their eyes are also camouflaged and have speckles and dots to make them look like the rest of their body.
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Today, we are going to talk about centipedes, which are horrifying and scary animals that are related to spiders and scorpions. The name centipede is latin, and means 100 feet. However, this number isn’t true, since centipedes can have as little legs as 30, or as many as 354.
Centipedes have round, flat heads, with a pair on antennae. They have long mandibles, also known as jaws.  Many centipedes don’t have eyes, but some have ocelli, known as simple eyes. Sometimes, a centipede has lots of these simple eyes and have compound eyes, or one eye structure made of multiple simple eyes. However, these can only detect the difference between light and dark, and are not that useful. They can’t actually see anything. Centipedes have modified front legs, known as forcipules. These are unique to centipedes, and they are short with little pincers on the front of them. They capture and inject venom into prey.
Centipedes have many legs, and there are a pair of legs on every section of a centipede after the head. Every centipede has at least 16 sections, so every centipede should have at least 30 legs. The final segment has a tail-like appendage called a telson. There are two groups of centipedes. In one, the anamorphic group, they grow more legs as they grow up. They will start with a few pairs of legs, but as they molt their skins, they will add more pairs of legs. For example, the stone centipede starts with seven pairs, then gradually goes up to 15. The other group, epimorphs, are born with all of their legs and do not grow more as they get older.
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This bird looks like it was a normal stork but someone decorated it and dressed it up. The name of this bird also has a funny meaning behind it. The secretary bird can be found in the savannas of Africa and likes to be in places with spread out acacia trees. They spend most of their time hunting for prey and go back to their trees to roost. The bird's diet includes rodents, insects, frogs, lizards, small mammals, and they especially like snakes. The birds’ latin name is sagittarius serpentarius which means “the archer of snakes”.
Since the secretary bird is quite a large bird they don’t have any natural predators. Other birds like crows and ravens steal their eggs to eat. Secretary birds are monogamous meaning they have the same mating partner for life. The secretary birds elaborate features are important to their mating ritual, the birds attract mates by doing aerial displays where they fly up and down. The birds name has a funny meaning behind it, it’s thought that it's called the secretary bird because secretaries used to tuck pens in their hair and it resembles the bird's feathers.
The bird has a lifespan of around 15 years and has grey plumage all around its body but has a black tail and legs. Its eyes are yellow and it has black feathers resembling quills around it’s head. This bird also has feathers around its eyes that resemble eye lashes.
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Today, we will talk about the Tokay Gecko, a striking and unique lizard found in many parts of Asia.
First, tokay geckos are very large, and can grow to be up to 30 centimeters long. They are robust, with large heads, muscular jaws, a prehensile tail, and bodies that resemble flattened cylinders. They have foot pads that let them climb up walls with ease. Their skin is soft, and mainly grey with orange-red spots. They can also have light spots on their body, and light bands on their tail. Male geckos are larger and more brightly colored than females. They have a bright pinkish-red mouth, and yellow eyes with vertical pupils.
Tokay geckos are known for the male’s mating call, which sounds like their name. It is described as sounding like token, gekk-gekk, tuck-too, or poo-kay. These sounds are also why the family name is gecko. This loud call usually starts with a low-pitched cackling. When a tokay gecko feels threatened, they will let out a bark and open their mouths, showing they are ready to fight.
Tokay geckos are found in many places in India, Bhutan, Nepal, and Bangladesh. They are also found in Southeast Asia, in places like the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia, and also to western New Guinea. They are found in rainforest areas, in places like trees and cliffs, but they also live in rural areas, living on the walls and ceilings. The tokay gecko has been introduced to places like Florida, Martinique, the islands of Belize, and possibly Hawaii.
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Today, wewill be talking about frog fish, which refers to any member of a family offish, Antenariidae. They are a type of anglerfish, and are found in shallowtropical and subtropical waters.

First,frogfish are very small. They look like squatting frogs, which is where theygot their name from. The largest only grows to be around 30 centimeters. Theyare round, lumpy fish, with large mouths. Most species of frogfish have pricklyskin, too. They have specialized front fins, which look like legs and also letthem walk along ocean floors looking for food.

Frogfishare excellent when it comes to disguise, and have multiple ways of stayingconcealed, from both enemies and prey. Some species, like Commerson’s frogfish,have roughly textured skin that resembles coral, and can even change the colorof this skin to match their surroundings. The psychedelic frogfish has strikingyellow, brown, and white stripes that help it blend in with another kind ofcoral. The hairy frogfish has long, waving appendages that look like plants.This camouflage is extremely effective in hunting prey, since small fish andanimals can swim by the frogfish, unaware that they are about to get eaten.This is called aggressive mimicry, since the frogfish mimics, or pretends to bepart of its surroundings so that it can attack its prey more effectively.

On top oftheir wonderful camouflage, you have to remember that frogfish are a type ofanglerfish, which means they have a special type of fin on their head, calledan illicium, that acts like a fishing rod. This fishing rod has a “bait” orlure on it, which can look like a small fish or worm, like a bait that afisherman would use to catch fish. Sea animals are attracted to this lure, andwhen they get close enough, the frogfish swallows them whole. They swallowtheir prey so fast that it can’t be seen with the human eye. Sometimes, thestill living fish can be seen moving around inside their stomach before itdies.

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The northern hairy nosed wombat is a memberof the wombat family, it’s the largest, but also the rarest.

This wombat species can be found only inparts of Queensland, Australia. They live in sandy areas that have a lot ofgrass. They dig burrows in the soil to live in. It’s diet is just grass andthey spend most of their time eating.

The northern hairy nosed wombats predatorsare mainly dingoes. In their reserves there are fences to stop the predatorssince they are so endangered.  When these animals feel threatened,they will run away or go into a tunnel and block of the entrance with theirhump. They are actually quite fast and can run up to 25 miles per hour.

This species in endangered due to smallpopulations, over predation, habitat loss, and droughts.  There areonly about 100-200 in the wild left. These rare animals can weigh upto 40 kilograms and are approximately a meter long.

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As achild, I remember going to the beaches in Australia, and seeing these brightblue balloon-like objects washed up onto the shore. People would usually drawcircles around them, and I would help draw them too. Though they looked cool,everyone knew not to touch them, unless they wanted a very painful experience.

The blueballoons are known as bluebottles, or the Indo-Pacific Man O War. They have asimilar, deadlier relative, known as the Portuguese Man O War. They look likejellyfish, but are actually siphonophores. It’s a colony of polyps that allwork together. In this sense, they are kind of like coral, since they’re madeup of trillions of organisms. However, unlike coral, these polyps are not allthe same. Different groups of them have different functions, kind of likeorgans. In this sense, the bluebottle is like one animal.

There arefour groups of polyps that make up the blue bottle. The first one, usuallycalled “the float”, are the polyps that make up the gas-filled sac that lookslike a balloon.
Another group of polyps make up the stinging tentacles, which catch food byparalyzing prey. These tentacles can grow to be up to 10 meters long. Paralyzedprey is transferred to digestive tentacles, another group of polyps.Reproductive tentacles produce sperm and eggs, which grow into larva, or young.These larvae will divide themselves many times, each time doubling the amountof polyps. They do this until there are enough cells for a new colony and newblue bottle to be formed.

Not manyanimals prey on blue bottles, but some species of nudibranch, a type of seaslug, and also sea snails, feed on them. One species of nudibranch, known asthe pacific blue glaucus, has a diet that consists almost entirely ofbluebottles. They also store the stinging cells of the bluebottle, which theycan use as a defense against their own predators.

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lyre birds can be found in Southeast Australia. It’s spends theday roaming around on the forest floor, and spends the night up in the trees.These birds eat mostly insects and other small animals. The way they find foodis by using  theirlong claws to forage among the leaves and soil. 

The predators that pose a threat to lyre birds are quolls, dogs,feral cats, goannas, and foxes that eat their eggs. Lyrebirds defend themselveswhen they feel threatened they make loud shrieks and try to run away from thethreat. Lyre birds are special because they have the ability to mimicartificial and natural sounds, such as other birds, and car sounds. They usethis skill to attract mates during mating season. 

The name also has an interesting meaning. It’s called the lyrebirdbecause the males tail feathers resemble a greek instrument called the Lyre.They have a lifespan of 30 years, and they can start mating around the age of6. The male lyrebird has an elaborate tail with long feathers and the femalehas a shorter tail. 

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Today, wewill be talking about the roadrunners, which consists of two extant species,the greater roadrunner and the lesser roadrunner.

Roadrunnersare usually about half a meter in length, and weigh about a third of akilogram. They are large, slender birds with long necks, tails, and legs. Theirfeathers are black and brown, but have lots of white streaks running throughthem. They have a large, dark bill, a patch of blue and or red skin behindtheir eyes, and a dark crest with white spots or streaks. The greater andlesser roadrunner are very similar to each other, the main difference would bethat the lesser roadrunner is the smaller of the two species.

Roadrunnersare very fast, running at speeds of up to 32 kilometers an hour. Because ofthis, they prefer to sprint rather than fly, even though they can do both.

Roadrunnersare omnivores and there are a lot of things that they will eat. They willmainly eat insects, but they can also eat reptiles, small mammals, spiders,scorpions, small birds, eggs, and plant materials like fruits and seeds.Roadrunners are very active, and will run and jump to catch prey. They willalso batter, or hit prey against the ground repeatedly to kill it. Roadrunnersare so fast that they are able to prey upon rattlesnakes. They are also able toeat tarantula hawk wasps, a type of parasitic wasp with an extremely painfulsting.

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Clown fish can be found in oceans around the world such as a hePacific, Indian, and the info pacific. Their habitat is warmer waters that havecoral reefs and specifically anemones for them to live in. Clown fish live ingroups called schools. 

Clown fish eat algae, plankton, worms, and other smallcrustaceans. These fish’s predators are fish, sharks, eels, and humans whocapture them. They protect themselves by staying in anemones that can stingother animals that touch them. But clown fish have a mucus coating in theirskin that protects them from getting stung. 

something interesting about the clownfish is that they are allborn male but can change genders when it comes time to breed. They live foraround 6-10 years. They are orange with white stripes that may beused to warn predators that the anemone they are in is poisonous. 

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Today, wewill talk about the killer whale, also known as the orca. These large predatorsare part of the oceanic dolphin family, and can be found in almost every oceanand sea on earth. Killer whales are found in all oceans and most seas on Earth.Because of how widespread the species is, it’s very difficult to figure out howthe species is distributed among the planet.

Killerwhales are the largest extant member of the dolphin family, with large malesgoing up to 8 meters in length, and can weigh more than 6 tons. Their pectoralfins, which are like their forearms or forelimbs, are short and rounded. Theyhave large dorsal fins, or fins on their back, and males typically have dorsalfins that are twice as big as females. Killer whales are mostly black, with awhite chest, sides, and patch behind their eyes. They have a dark grey patchbehind their fins, which kind of looks like a saddle. They have a thick layerof blubber, or a layer of fat, beneath their skin, which helps to keep themfrom freezing.

Killerwhales are apex predators, which means they are at the top of the food chain,and there are no other animals that prey on them. They are similar to wolves inthe way that they hunt, since both animals like to hunt in packs, rather thanby themselves. Because of this, they are often called “the wolves of the sea.”There are a variety of things that killer whales would eat, which is probably aresult of how widespread the species is. They will hunt many species of fish,such as salmon and herring. Herring are often caught using a method calledcarousel feeding, where a group of killer whales will force a school of herringinto a ball. They then slap the ball of fish with their tails, which stuns orkills them, making for an easy meal. Killer whales will also hunt sharks, otherwhale species, birds, sea turtles, seals, mammals, and cephalopods.

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When you first see this animal you may think it’s a few animalsphotoshopped together, but it’s really just one. 

The pygmy marmoset is native to south america. They can be foundin the rainforests of Brazil, Colombia, peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia. They spendtime hiding among the plants. They live in small groups of up to 15 others.Marmosets eat mostly insects, fruit, and tree sap. 

Pygmy marmosets find food by using their good climbing skills toforage in the trees. These animals are very small they have a lot of predators.Some include cats, eagles, hawks, and snakes. The way they protect themselvesis by making loud screeches and noises to scare the predator away.  

Pygmy marmosets are special because of their miniature size. Theyare usually about half a foot or 12 centimeters. They are one of the smallestmonkey species in the world. They have a lifespan of around 12 years, or 16 incaptivity. There are around 2,500 pygmy marmosets left in the wild. They areshaped somewhat like an egg and have brownish grey fur all over their bodies. 

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Today, only fourspecies of hyenas remain, the aardwolf, spotted hyena, striped hyena, and brownhyena. Today, we will talk about the aardwolf, the smallest of the fourspecies. Though it is a carnivore, or meat eater, aardwolves are insectivores,eating insects and their larvae. Aardwolves like termites in particular, andcan eat as many as a quarter of a million termites in one night.

Aardwolves arevery thin, and look similar to the striped hyena. However, they have a slendermuzzle, or mouth, and they have yellowish-tan fur. There are bold, verticalstripes on their sides and legs. They have a mane that goes down the middle oftheir neck and back, and when the aardwolf feels threatened, it can raise itsmane to make itself look larger. They have large ears, like the striped hyena,and also a bushy tail.

Aardwolves live inopen, dry areas and bushland, and try to stay away from mountains. They lookfor places where they can find a specific family of termites that they eat.There are two distinct populations of Aardwolves, one in South Africa, andanother in East and Northeast Africa. Because of this, there is a disagreementon whether Aardwolves are one species, or if the two populations are twodifferent subspecies.

Aardwolves feedprimarily on termites, and they lick them off the ground, rather than digginginto their nests. Using their large ears, they can find termites because ofsounds they make, and also from smell, since soldier termites secret a scent.Using their long, sticky tongue, Aardwolves lick up termites. They make surenot to eat all of the termites, or destroy the nest, which means they have aconstant supply of food. Unlike other hyenas, they are not scavengers, and donot eat carrion. They have been seen eating by dead animals before, but theyare actually eating insects and larvae.

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This amazing bird can be found in Eastern and southern Africa nearthe equator. They live in woodland areas and bushy savannah’s. This birds dietconsists of arthropods, small vertebrates, insects, spiders, and even otherbirds sometimes. They have quite a smart way of finding prey, if there is awildfire they will hunt near the fire to catch fleeing animals. Otherwise,they’ll just sit on trees looking out for prey. 

This birds predators are mainly bigger birds of prey but theyaren’t endangered. This species is quite territorial and will attack others intheir territory. Lilac breasted rollers are kenya’s national birds, mainlybecause they are one of the most vibrant birds. They have 8 bright colors whichare green, white, black, turquoise, dark blue, reddish brown, and lilac. Thebirds bright color are probably used for mating, they also perform aerial displayswhile looking for a mate. They have a lifespan of around 10 years and usuallyhave the same mating partner for life. 

What do you think of this birds vibrant colors? 

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Today, we will betalking about the fig wasps. They don’t look particularly interesting, theylook like ordinary insects, but the fascinating thing about fig wasps is theirlife cycle. Have you ever heard a story about wasps in figs? Well, it’s true,but don’t be disgusted. I will explain how fig wasps reproduce and why youshouldn’t be worried about eating figs.

The fig wasp andthe fig have a very special relationship with each other, since they bothheavily rely on one another. There are about 900 species of figs, and alsoabout 900 species of fig wasp, one for each species of fig. This is an exampleof coevolution, which is when different organisms affect how another organismevolves. The relationship between the fig wasp and the fig is so close thatwithout one, the other cannot exist.

Figs rely on figwasps for pollination, the same way many flowers rely on bees. Since the waspsare the only organism capable of pollinating the figs, figs wouldn’t existwithout them. However, the fig wasps also rely on the figs, since they laytheir eggs inside the figs. Since there are so many kinds of figs, we will usethe caprifig, a type of nonedible fig, as an example. Figs are not actuallyfruits, they’re syconiums, a type of pod with many flowers growing inside. Allof the reproductive parts of the fig are inside the flower. A female wasp willfly over to a fig, and climb through a narrow tunnel called the ostiole to getinside. This passage is so narrow that the wasp will lose its antennae andwings while entering. Now, she is inside the fig. But there are two kinds offigs, the male figs and the female figs. The female fig is not suitable forwasp eggs. If a wasp enters a female fig, she will die, but she deposits pollenfrom the male fig she was born from. This means there are dead wasps in thefigs you eat. But, when they die, an enzyme in the fig breaks the wasp downinto protein, so you don’t have to worry about eating wasps.

The male fig,however, is specially shaped to hold wasp eggs. When an egg is deposited in aflower, the flower will turn into a container called a gall which will hold theegg. When the males hatch, they leave their gall, find one with a female waspin it, and mate with her. The male then digs an escape tunnel out of the figand dies. The female uses this tunnel to leave the fig and continue the cycle.

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This scaryanimal looks like it could be related to a dinosaur, but turns out it actuallyis.
This animal lives in Australia and Papua New Guinnea,as well as other small islands near them. They live in dense rainforests andswamp areas and spend their time foraging for food. Even though cassowary seemslike aggressive animal they don’t actually eat that much meat. they preferfallen fruit, fungi, and small invertebrates and vertebrae.
Despite being quite big and scary, the cassowaryhas a few predators. Their threats include crocodiles, pythons, dingoes, humansand quolls.

Although,they do have ways to protect themselves. They can run up to 30 miles per hourand are also quite strong birds who kick, peck, and head butt their predator.Cassowaries are actually quite necessary to their habitat because they spreadseeds through their dung.

The reason these birds stand out so much maybeis due to their striking resemblance to dinosaurs. But the thing is, they’rerelated to dinosaurs. They have long sharp claws, heavy black plumage, brightblue and teal neck and head feathers, and the well known casque on the topof its head.

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Today, we will betalking about weasels, small mammals from the genus mustela, which includesleast weasels, polecats, stoats, ferrets, and mink. It is part of the familymustelidae, known as the “weasel family”. This family has otters, badgers, andwolverines as well. Today, we will be talking about the least weasel, which iswhat people are usually talking about when they say weasel.

The least weaselis the smallest member of the weasel family, with a long, slender, and flexiblebody, and a short tail and legs. They have a small head, that is about the samethickness as the neck, with a small muzzle and ears. Least weasels can be foundin many places across the world, and because of this, the color and length oftheir fur comes in many different colors depending on where they live. Thelength of their tail can also be different depending on where it lives. Theback, flanks, legs, and tail are usually brown. The undersides of the weaselare white, and the white fur does not blend into the brown fur. In the northernparts of its range, or the places it can be found, the least weasel’s fur willturn pure white in the winter.

Weasels arecarnivores, and will commonly feed on small rodents, like mice and hamsters. Itcan, but usually won’t attack adult hamsters and rats. They can also eatanimals much larger than themselves, such as rabbits, hares, and grouse. Theyare strong predators, capable of killing prey up to ten times their bodyweight. Even though they are fierce predators, they can be preyed upon by otherpredators like red foxes, birds of prey, snakes, and even other members of theweasel family.

he least weasellives in much of Europe, North Africa, parts of North America, Mediterrraneanislands, New Zealand, and some places in Asia.

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The common genet is native to Africa and lives inareas with lots of vegetation, they are arboreal meaning they spend a lot oftime in trees, they are also nocturnal. They find food by climbing in trees andhunting. Genets will basically anything they can find, they are omnivores so theywill eat smaller mammals and insects, as well as fruits.
Predators of this animal include servals,caracals, leopards, honey badgers, and large owls. Seeing as it has so manyfierce predators, you would assume that is has a special or unique strategy forprotecting itself, but it actually just relies on running or climbing away.That may be another reason it spends so much time near trees. Common genetsaren’t endangered but they are hunted for their grey and black fur. Butsomething that does slightly help is that they can make their fur stand up tomake themselves look a little better.
Genets sort of resemble other mammals, but it isstill actually a kind of cat. They have a lifespan of around 13 years and canstart mating at the age of 2. They have a weird way of attracting mates, theycan produce a foul smell that may also be used to deter predators. When notmating common genets do not live in groups, they  prefer to live insolitary. These animals are quite small, weighing around 4 pounds and being 2 feet long. They are white and grey with black spots all over then and have astriped tail similar to that of a ring tailed lemur.

Today, we will betalking about the cicada, a superfamily of insects that are in the orderHemiptera, more commonly known as the true bugs.

Compared to otherbugs, cicadas are relatively large and bulky insects. They have small antennae,which are divided into three to six segments, and have bristles at the tip ofthem, known as seta. Cicadas have a mouthpiece called a rostrum, which can suckup liquids for nutrients. They have compound eyes that are set wide apart onthe sides of their head, but also three ocelli, or simple eyes, that make atriangle between their two compound eyes. These three ocelli can be used totell cicadas apart from other insects that are related to them. Cicadas havetwo wings, which can be transparent, cloudy, or pigmented. The fore wings aresuperhydrophobic, meaning they repel water very well. This is because of waxycones that cover the surface of the wing. Water and rain will roll across thesurface of the wing.

Perhaps the mostwell-known aspect of cicadas is the song that male cicadas will sing to attracta mate. The sound is produced by a structure called the tymbal, which rests oneach side of the abdomen. Muscle tension and relaxation can produce sounds fromthe tymbal. Others make sounds using stridulation, or by rubbing together bodyparts to make sounds, similar to a cricket. Some cicadas have cavities in theirbody that will resonate the sound they create, making it louder. Both males andfemales have tympana which can be used to detect sound, like an ear. Duringcalling, males will disable their tympana to prevent hearing damage.

After a female hasmated, she will cut a slit into a twig, and lay her eggs in there. When theeggs hatch, the babies, known as nymphs, will drop and bury into the ground.They spend most of their lives underground, living anywhere from 2 to 5 yearsunderground. But some species, such as the North American genusMagicicada,has broods that go through 13 to 17 year life cycles.

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The american Beaver is found around North america in ponds, lakes,rivers, streams and marshes. these beavers live inside lodges, which are builtwith sticks and mud and are either along the river bank or in the water.Beavers are vegetarian so they eat bark, stems, mushrooms, grasses, roots, andtwigs. They use their strong front teeth to get the food. 

The american beavers predators include wolves, coyotes, bears,foxes, and lynxes. Humans are also a threat to beavers due to habitat loss andwater pollution. The way the protect themselves is just by staying in theirdens and staying close to water so they have a way to escape from the threat. 

Something beavers are very well known for is their ability tobuild dams. They use their very strong front teeth to gnaw down trees and use amixture of mud and wood to build to water tight dams. The reason they build thedamns is so they can make a small pond to live in. They arearound 3-4 feet in length and weigh different depending on their age.They are medium brown with large tails like paddles. 

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Today, we will betalking about the sun bear, the smallest member of the bear family. This rareanimal can be found in the tropical forests of Southeast Asia.

Sun bears are veryunique, compared to other species of bears. First, they are the smallest of thebears, only reaching 1.5 meters at most, and standing less than a meter tall.Sun bears usually have black fur, but it can range from grey to red. They arestocky and muscular, with large paws, a short snout, and short ears. The name“sun bear” comes from a bib-shaped yellow or white patch on their chest, whichlegend says represents the rising sun. Sun bears have the shortest fur of allbear species. This is so they don’t overheat in their tropical environment.However, this fur is thick enough to protect them from rain and twigs.

Sun bears are themost arboreal, or tree-dwelling, of the bears. They will sunbathe and sleep intrees 2 to 7 meters up off the ground. They are excellent climbers, and theirinward-turned front feet, powerful front legs, and large claws might beadaptations that make it easier for them to climb. Sun bears are notaggressive, but rather shy, which is a reason they used to be kept as pets. Somepredators of sun bears include tigers, wild dogs, leopards, and sometimes evenlarge pythons.

Sun bears areomnivores, so they eat a variety of foods. They will eat insects, such as ants,bees, beetles, and termites, as well as plant materials and fruits. They willalso eat small birds, lizards, and rodents.

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The olm is a mysterious creature that lives in underwater caves inSlovenia and Croatia. The caves they live in are made of limestone and havedark lakes inside of them. For an animal living in this sort of crazyenvironment, you might be thinking, what does the animal eat? The olm eatsworms, aquatic insects, larvae and snails. 

since the olm is blind due to its undeveloped eyes, it uses itsgreat sense on smell and hearing to find food. Again, since it lives in such aweird environment, it doesn’t really have any natural predators. But, the olmis heavily dependent on its environment and pollution is a threat to itshabitat. Right now, they are vulnerable and their population is decreasing. 

Some say this animal looks like a mini dragon that wrigglesaround. It has pinkish pale skin, that lacks pigmentation, and four shortlimbs, and two bright pink attachments near its ears smilie to what an axolotlhas. Something surprising about the olm is that it can live up to 100 years inthe wild. They only get up to about  a foot long and weigh around 1 ounce. 

Do you think this animal looks like an animal at all? 

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the south american tapir lives near rivers in rainforests in southamerica. The climate there is very humid and sometimes hot. It eats leaves,twigs, branches, buds, fruits, and plants. They are able to swim which helpsthem find food. 

This animal is very big, so there a few animals that can prey onit. Some of their natural predators include crocodiles, large reptiles, and bigcats. They have feet specially designed to be able to move in muddy areas andcan swim incase it needs to escape. But they are quite territorial and willfight rather than run away. 

The south american tapir has a population of an estimated 3 to 5thousand individuals. Their conservation status is vulnerable which means theirpopulation is decreasing. Their lifespan is around 25-30 years in the wild andthey can start mating at the age of 3. They are quite large animals with alength of 6-7 feet and weigh 370 pounds as an adult. 

They are born brown, with white stripes and spots. but when theyare fully grown they are plain brown. 

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This animal looks like it would belong to the big cat family, butit’s actually closer to another family of animals that you wouldn’t expect. 

The Fossa is a mammal found on the island of madagascar and nowhere else. It lives in tropical rainforests. The climate there varies a lot,it can be very hot and dry, but also has a rainy season. This animal may notlook very threatening but it is actually one of the top predators ofmadagascar.

The fossas diet consists of lemurs, smaller mammals, birds, andfrogs. 

Since this animal is a top predator, it doesn’t have any naturalpredators, the only thing threatening it is habitat loss. Sadly, due to theirpopulation decline, they are considered endangered and that population standsat 2,500 in the wild. They have a lifespan of 20 years and can start mating atthe age of 3 or 4. 

The confusing thing about this animal is which family it belongsto, it looks very much like a big cat but it turns out, it is much closerrelated to the mongoose family. The fossa is all light brown, has a long torso,and a very long tail. It’s long tail helps it balance while climbing trees andtrying to find food. 

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Today, we will talk about the bobcat, whatit looks like, and other things. The bobcat lives in the woodlands, swamps,mountains, and deserts of North America.

First, the bobcat is a medium-sized cat,about twice the size of your pet cat. It is named after its short tail, whichappears “bobbed”. Bobcats are muscular animals with long hind legs that makethem bounce up and down as they walk. The fur varies in colors, but it’susually a tan or grayish brown color, with black streaks on the body. There aredark bars on the forelegs and tail. The bobcat has spots which help it tocamouflage. The face looks wider than it actually is because of ruffs of hairthat start behind that ears and go down under its chin. The ears have short,black tufts. The lips, chin, and underparts are a creamy yellow and white.Their eyes are yellow with round, black pupils, and the nose is pinkish red.

Bobcats are crepuscular, which means thatthey are mainly active during twilight hours. They can survive for a long timewithout food, but when food is plentiful, they will eat a lot. When a bobcatfinds prey, it will stalk its prey, and then ambush. Some foods that bobcatseat are rabbits, hares, rats, birds as big as swans, and bird eggs, but thereare many more animals that bobcats can eat. They are capable of hunting andeating larger animals, such as foxes, skunks, small dogs, and domesticatedcats. They will also eat farm animals.

These small creatures may look like a mix of a mouse and bunny andother animals, but it’s actually it’s own creature. 

These animals can be found across deserts in northern and westernaustralia, and the Mitchell grasslands of Queensland. They used to be found in70% of the country but their population has decreasedto 600-700 individuals in the wild. Their predators include eagles,snakes, monitor lizards, foxes, cats, and dingoes. 

The way they protect themselves is by hiding in the burrows theymake, and their good sense of hearing helps them be aware. The borrows areusually about 2 meters deep. They use their strong hind legs, similar to thatof a kangaroo, to help build these burrows or looking for food. These bilibieseat a wide range of food, so their diet is made of of seeds, fungi, insects,and spiders. 

The bilby is closely related to the bandicoot which explains thesimilarities between them. The bully has a long snout, long ears like a bunny,and long hind legs. It’s mostly grey but has a black tail. They are very smalland only weigh around 2 kilograms and have a small body but their tail can getvery long. 

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Today, we will be talking about the glassfrogs, which are a group of 120 or more known frog species. You might bewondering why they are called glass frogs, and this will be explained soon.

The reason these tree frogs are calledglass frogs is because of their transparent bellies. When you look at the undersideof some species, the skin is see-through, so you can see their insides. Thatmeans you can sometimes see the frogs hearts pumping blood, or food travelingthrough their stomach. Their bellies are like a glass screen, which you canlook through. Besides their stomachs, the rest of their skin is partially seethrough, which is known as translucent. They are usually light green in color.This could mean that they are a single green color all over their body, or theymight have white spots that make them look like frog eggs. Glass frogs arerelatively small frogs, ranging from 2 to 8 centimeters in length.

You might be wondering why thistranslucent skin would be helpful, and this was a mystery to scientists for along time, too. They wondered how it could be useful camouflage, but they didstudies to find out the reason. When the glass frog sits on the leaf, with itslegs to its sides, there is a gradual color change from the frog to the leaf,making the frog less noticeable. This means it was easier for glass frogs tohide from predators.

Glass frogs live in trees along rivers andstreams, in the cloud forests of Central and South America. Females usually laytheir eggs on leaves and shrubs that hang over a water source. When thetadpoles hatch, they fall into the water below.

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Today, we will betalking about the wolverine, one the largest animals in the species Mustelidae,or the weasel family. However, this animal looks more like a small bear than aweasel. These fierce and brutal animals are known for being extremely strong.

Wolverines aremuscular and stocky, like bears. They are about the size of a medium sizeddog.  Wolverines have a broad, rounded head, short, round ears, smalleyes, a short tail, and fairly short legs. However, they have large paws withlarge, sharp claws, letting them climb easily. Wolverines have thick, dark,oily fur, that is very water resistant, kind of like how water birds like duckshave oily feathers. This means water rolls off of their fur. Silvery fur cansometimes be seen on the face of the wolverine. Two pale stripes run on eitherside of the wolverine’s body.

Some have brightwhite hair on their throats or chests.

Wolverines aremainly scavengers, meaning they feed on animals that are already dead. They areknown to be voracious eaters, meaning they eat a lot. This is why wolverinesare also called gluttons, which means they are greedy eaters. Besidesscavenging, wolverines are also powerful predators, and will hunt a widevariety of animals. They will hunt small animals, such as smaller weasels androdents, and animals that are closer to their size, such as foxes, beavers, andlynxes. But the extraordinary thing about wolverines is that they will huntanimals several times larger than themselves, such as deer, meese, cows, andbison.

Wolverines live incold habitats, such as arctic, boreal, and alpine regions. These regions can befound in places like Canada, Alaska, Siberia, Fennoscandia, Baltic countries,Northern Asia, and northern parts of the United States.

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This may just look like a white rabbit but it’s much more. 

The snowshoe hare can be found in coniferous and boreal forests ofthe rocky mountains, the Appalachian mountains, the Pacific Northwest, newEngland, Alaska, Minnesota,Michigan, and Montana. Their habitat is bushy undergrowthof forests. The snowshoe hares’ diet is pretty basic, they eat grasses andshrubs. They are also nocturnal so they forage during the night. 

Since they are small, they are quite susceptible to predators.Some of their predators are lynx, fox’s , coyotes, and sometimes birds of prey.The way they protect themselves is camouflage. During the snowy winters theirfur is pure white, but during the warmer seasons, their fur turns to a grayishbrown color. 

The name, snowshoe hare comes from the shape of their foot.They’re large and furry to help them travel easily on the snow. They have alifespan of 5  yearsin the wild and can start mating at the age of 1. They weight around 3 and ahalf pounds and are about 17 inches long as an adult. 

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These friendly whales don’t look like the rest of its family, butother than it’s size, it’s not completely different. 

The beluga whale can be found in Arctic and Subarctic waters. Theclimate there has long winters and is quite cold. These whales eat many typesof fish, shrimp, crabs, and krill. Like most other whales, the way they findfood is by foraging in the water. 

The beluga whale is big, so it doesn’t have many naturalpredators, but polar bears and killer whales prey on them. The way it defends itselfis by blending into the ice caps. But the beluga whale is actually quite afriendly animal. They have a population of around 150,000 individuals. Thesebelugas live for around 30-50 years in the wild, and can start mating by theage of 7-9. 

Scientists have called whales the smallest whale species. Evenstill, they are still pretty large. They have a length of 14 feet and weighapproximately 3,000 pounds. It is a moon white color and has a bulbous head,and chubby torso. 

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Today, we will betalking about the bald eagle, a bird that has been the symbol of the UnitedStates of America. These large regal birds are a symbol of courage andpatriotism.

First, bald eaglesare large birds that make other birds of prey seem small in comparison. Thebirds aren’t actually bald, but their heads are covered with clean, whitefeathers. The bright white feathers of the head greatly contrast the dark brownfeathers found on the rest of the body. Their feathers add to the bulky, largelook of the bald eagle. Juvenile bald eagles are mostly brown, with specks ofwhite scattered throughout their plumage. The legs and bills of the bald eagleare bright yellow.

Bald eaglesusually live near bodies of water, where they can fish for food. In theAmericas, bald eagles are most widespread during the winter, since they can befound around bodies of water in many states.

Bald eagles arecarnivorous, and will eat carrion and garbage. They will also steal otheranimals’ meals by harassing animals like ospreys until they drop their prey.Bald eagles have also been known to directly take food away by grabbing it.Bald eagles mainly eat fish, but they will also hunt mammals and birds. Theywill sometimes cooperate with others of the same species while hunting.

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If you saw this out in the wild, you might be confusedabout what it is, it looks like a shell or a button, but it's just the bluebutton jellyfish.
The blue button jellyfish can be found inPacific, Atlantic, and Indian oceans, as well as the Mediterranean Sea andeastern Arabian Sea. They are found in warmer, subtropical areas. Like mostother jellyfish, they eat phytoplankton and dead organisms . Somethinginteresting about the way they eat is that their “mouth” is also the way theydiscard food waste.
These blue buttons have a sting, it’s not lethalto humans but it can be painful and cause a rash. The jellyfish don't have manypredators except some larger fish and turtles. There are many of them so theyaren’t endangered. But a lesser known thing about them is that the blue buttonjellyfish is made up of a colony of smaller organisms called hydroids.Different parts of the colony do different things.
Blue buttons are generally small animals, Whenthey are fully grown they are about one inch in diameter plus tentacles. Butsome of them are small enough to fit in your fingertip. They have bright bluetentacles, and a hard,  golden brown gas filled center.
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Today, we will betalking about the saltwater crocodile, the largest reptile on the Earth. Thesegiant beasts are known for being aggressive, and sometimes attack people.

First, saltwatercrocodiles are very large and bulky reptiles, which is different from other,leaner crocodile species. They are the largest of the crocodilians. They havelong, wide snouts that make up most of their head. A pair of ridges, which arelike raised, hard scales, go from the eyes up to an area near the nostrils. Thescales are oval shaped, and raised, bony plates, known as scutes, can be foundon the back. However, in saltwater crocodiles, the scutes are usually verysmall or sometimes absent. Adult crocodiles are usually muddy, dark green incolor, with some lighter tan or grey areas sometimes. The color can vary, sosome adults are paler, while others are darker and almost black. The belly iswhite or yellow. There are stripes on the sides of the crocodile, but theydon’t touch the belly. The tails are grey, and have dark bands on them.

Saltwatercrocodiles have broad diets, and do not need to eat often. Hatchlings, or veryyoung crocodiles, will eat things such as small fish, frogs, insects, andaquatic invertebrates like shrimp and crayfish. Juveniles will eat the sameanimals, but they will also eat larger animals, such as larger fish, small tomedium sized mammals, birds, and cephalopods like squids and octopuses. Assaltwater crocodiles grow larger, their diets become more varied. Adults areeven capable of killing and eating deer, cattle and buffalo, kangaroos,orangutans, tigers, and humans. Crocodiles will submerge themselves into waterand swim towards their prey, before suddenly jumping out of the water andambushing prey. They can eat small prey whole, but for larger prey, they willdo something called the “death roll”. This is when the crocodile drags preyinto the water, and rolls it around while tearing off meat to eat. Crocodiles havethe strongest bite of any living animal, since they have a lot of jaw muscle.This muscle can be seen bulging on the sides of the head. However, this muscleis only good for biting down, but not for opening its mouth. This means you cantape a crocodile’s mouth shut and it will not be able to open its mouth.

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The central american squirrel monkey is a species of monkey thatcan only be found in parts of the Pacific coast in costa rica and panama. Theirhabitat is dense tropical rainforests, wetlands, marshes, and mangrove forests.This monkey eats mainly fruit but sometimes eats invertebrates. They use theirgood climbing skills to forage for food. 

Predators of the central american squirrel monkey  include birds of prey, cats, and snakes. The way these animalsprotect themselves is always being on the watch for predators.  They live in groups of 20-75 and the male of the group willusually be on the look out for predators, if there is one it will make a distinctwarning call to warn other monkeys. These monkeys have a population of 5000.Their population has gone down recently due to hunting. 

The central american squirrel monkey has a lifespan of around 15years.  An interesting fact about this animal is that they are veryintelligent. They weigh around 1 pound and are 2.2 feet in length. They havegray arms, yellow-brownish back, and white stomach and face. 

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Today, we are going to talk about the Ocelot, a medium sized catthat look like a small leopard. It lives in some parts of the United States,Central America, and South America. 

First, the ocelot has short fur that comes in a wide range ofcolors. The fur can be a creamy yellow tone, to a more tawny and grey color,and sometimes even a little red. This fur has lots of black spots and stripesthat are on its back, legs, head, and tail. The neck and undersides are acreamy white. It has round, black ears with white spots on the back. It’s darkbrown eyes appear golden in sunlight. 

The ocelot lives in the southwestern United States, all the waydown to northern Argentina. They can be found in tropical forests, thornforests, mangrove swamps, and savannas. It likes to dwell in places where ithas dense forest cover so that it can hide. It also likes places with watersources and lots of prey to eat. 

The ocelot will hunt for its prey to eat. It will follow scenttrails so that it can find prey. It will also wait in certain places until ananimal passes by that the ocelot can hunt. It likes to hunt in places where ithas somewhere to hide. Ocelots will eat rodents, rabbits, armadillos, opossums,fish, insects, reptiles, small birds, and other small animals. They hardly everhunt large animals. 

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Today, we aregoing to talk about the fennec fox, the smallest member of the canine family.

These small foxesrange from about 30 to 40 centimeters in length, with a tail that is usually nomore than 30 centimeters long. However, fennec foxes have large ears that rangefrom 10 to 15 centimeters. Their large ears are arguably what make the fennecfox so recognizable, because they look like they were borrowed from a largeranimal. These ears are used to track prey, but also help the fennec fox to cooloff. Fennec foxes have long, soft, thick coats that range from a reddish creamcolor, to more yellowy and even white. This fur helps to keep them warm during thenight and keep the sun off them during the day. They have very furry paws thatprotect their feet from the heat of the desert.

Fennec foxes livein North Africa in the Sahara Desert, as well as east of that area in placeslike Sinai and Arabia. They like to live in desert and arid regions, withlittle vegetation. Their diet consists of insects, such as locusts andgrasshoppers, rodents, lizards, and birds and their eggs. They will also eatfruits, roots, and leaves, which are a source of hydration. At night, fennecfoxes use their large ears to locate prey to eat.

Fennec foxes aremonogamous, which means that they mate for life. They will breed every year inJanuary and February, and females typically give birth in March and April.There are usually two to five pups in a litter. The mother takes care of theyoung while the father provides food for the family. The pups reach maturity ataround 10 months old.

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the echidna can be found in New Guinea, Australian, and Newzealand, and other small islands in the Area. The echidna lives in forests,woodlands, grasslands, shrubby areas, and agricultural lands. The echidna isendangered because in new guinea it is hunted for food and fires and droughts.There is an estimated three hundred thousand individuals left.

 The predators of the echidna include stray dogs, cats, dingoes,and foxes. They do have a way to protect themselves though. They have multiplespines and they’ll dig into the ground. They eat animals such as ants, worms,and termites. Echidnas are somewhat related to any eaters which is why theirsnout looks similar.

Echidnas get their spines about 8-12 weeks after they’reborn. It’s not sure how long echidnas live for in the wild but it’s around 10 years.They are small and brown, with multiple yellow spines. It has a long snout andshort stubby legs. They weigh around 8 pounds and are about a foot long.

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Today, we will betalking about the grizzly bear. Grizzly bears are large subspecies of brownbears, which might be a little difficult to understand. Grizzly bears are aspecial type of brown bear, which can only be found in North America. However,other kinds of brown bears live in Eurasia. The bear’s name could mean one oftwo things, because it could be named for the color of its fur, golden brownand gray, or for it’s personality, which is fear-inspiring or scary.

Grizzly bears arearound 2 meters from nose to tail, and stand about 1 meter tall. Grizzliesusually have dark brown fur, with darker fur on their legs but lighter fur ontheir flanks and back. However, their fur can be darker, almost black, and alsoblond. They have humped shoulders, and foreheads that are high on their heads,making them look somewhat hunched.

Grizzly bears areomnivores, meaning they will eat a variety of foods, not just meat. They willeat berries, roots, and plant shoots, but they will also hunt for fish, smallmammals, calves of hoofed animals like deer, and carrion, which is meat thatwas found by the bear.

Grizzly bears arecompetitive animals, and will compete and fight with other predators. Forexample, people have seen grizzly bears fighting with the newly introduced graywolves in Yellowstone National Park, usually over an elk killed by the wolves.They will occasionally fight with cougars, but usually cougars will try toavoid conflict. Grizzly bears will also sometimes attack American black bears.

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these birds don’t fit the typical mold for a bird but they arequite similar if you look past their visuals. 

Atlantic puffins live in Islands around the Atlantic ocean likeIceland, Norway, Greenland, Newfoundland, and other North Atlantic islands. Thepuffin lives in burrows near the shore and  lives in colony’s. They spend a lot of time in the water, and arevery good swimmers and can dive to depths of 200 feet. They spend time swimmingand also looking for food, they eat mostly fish. 

The Atlantic puffins predators include gulls, hawks, eagles, andfoxes. They like to eat the puffins eggs and young but they try to hide them byhaving the burrows three feet underground. 

The main reasons these puffins go inland is to breed. They usefeathers and grass to make their nest. Something special about these birds isthat the same puffin couples go back to the same nest every year. Scientiststhink they may use the earths magnetic field or the starts to help them findtheir way. 

Their population is estimated at 10 million and they have alifespan of around 30 years. These puffins weigh 1 pound and are 10 incheslong. They are mostly black with white stomachs. Their beaks change colordepending on the time of the year, sometimes it is a gray but turned to abright yellow orange. 

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Today, we will be talking about the carpetpython, a beautiful patterned species of snake that lives mainly in Australia.

Carpet pythons are very large snakes thatcan grow up to 4 meters in length, and can weigh up to 13 kilograms. The malesare usually smaller than the females, and sometimes female carpet pythons canbe up to 4 times larger than males. The heads are triangle-shaped, and havepits on the side of their mouth. These pits are thermoreceptive, which meansthat they are able to sense heat. This is useful for hunting prey because thepythons can sense body heat coming off of their prey, and track them.

The most distinctive part of the carpetpython is their beautiful patterns. These range from creamy white, to mutedbrowns and greys, bold yellows, darker browns and greys, subtle greens and jetblack. These colors form patterns on the carpet python’s skin that vary as muchas their coloration. They also look like patterned carpets. These colors canact as camouflage in the bush that these pythons live in.

Carpet pythons are snakes that lay eggs,unlike some species of snakes. The females usually lay 10-50 eggs, and willcoil around them to protect them. To keep the eggs warm and incubating, theywill shiver to create heat. However, once the baby carpet pythons have hatched,they must survive on their own.

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This animal that is sometimes considered a pest is moreinteresting than you would think. 

the common brush tail possum lives all around Australia and alsoTasmania. It lives in eucalyptus forests and mangroves. These possums live inhollow branches or logs. And if they live in a suburb they sometimes live inthe houses of roofs. They are nocturnal so they spend the day sleeping and thenight looking for food. It’s diet consists of leaves, fruits, and blossoms, butif it can’t find those it will usually eat whatever it finds. 

Their predators include dingoes, pythons, foxes, and cats. If theyfeel attacked they will make screeches or sounds in an attempt to scare thepredator. These animals mark their territory with scents. The possums can startbreeding when they are around the age of one. After 18 days they will be born. 

In some places these possums are considered pests. But they have apretty stable population but it is decreasing. They are 19 inches long andweigh around 5.3 pounds. Their color changes depending on what time of the yearit is, they can be light browns grey, red, dark brown, or cream colored. 

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Today, we’re going to talk about the beautiful, yetextremely deadly, blue-ringed octopus. These creatures are found on Australia'scoasts.
First, let’s talk about what these octopuseslook like. When they don’t feel threatened, they are a light beige or greyishcolor, and they have fifty to sixty light brown patches on their soft, bumpyskin. However, whenever the blue-ringed octopus feels threatened, theirappearance quickly changes, and those brown patches turn into iridescent bluerings that appear to glow. These are what the blue-ringed octopus is known for.These rings are an example of aposematism, which is a tactic used by animals toshow that they are poisonous or dangerous, in hopes of scaring away theirpredators. Other examples of aposematism would be venomous snakes, poison-dartfrogs, and many many species of insects.
Anyway, the blue-ringed octopus uses aposematismto warn its predators that it is toxic. In fact, the blue-ringed octopus is themost venomous species of octopus. The venom is injected into an animal when theblue-ringed octopus bites you with its beak. When it bites, saliva is released,and inside that saliva is a neurotoxin known as maculotoxin. This toxin waslater found to be identical to tetrodotoxin, which is the stuff that you findin pufferfish and some poisonous frogs. It’s a very dangerous substance, andit’s more than strong enough to kill a person. This toxin is produced bycolonies of bacteria that live in the blue-ringed octopus’s salivary glands.
Though the blue-ringed octopus may be beautiful,if you ever find one, you must remember to avoid it.
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The wandering albatross doesn’t have a definite location but theyspend most of their time flying and gliding around the Southern and Antarcticocean. But when they aren’t in the air they are in  the antarctic and subantarctic islands. The birds find their ownfood in the ocean which consists of small fish, crustaceans, and cephalopods. 

But when these wandering albatrosses are on land they are eitherresting, or raising children. They can start mating at 11 years and live forabout 50 years. The parents will stay and watch the egg and it will hatch after11 weeks. Then go off to hunt without it until it’s old enough to live on itsown. Their population is currently at around 25,000. 

The thing that sets these birds apart is their size. Theirwingspan can become 11 feet and their length is 1.5 yards. They weigh close to20 pounds. they are mostly white, but have black wings spotted with white, andpinkish beaks. It was also named after the greek hero diomedes. 

What do you think of this giant bird? 

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This small bird may look not look very special but it has somevery interesting habits. 

Amazon kingfishers can be found in Southern Mexico, and SouthAmerica, especially around places in the Amazon rainforest. They usually spendtheir time along the river in branches trying to find food. These birds findfood by diving into the water. They hunt for mostly fish but also insects,amphibians, and some crustaceans. 

Amazing kingfishers don’t have any constant predators which is onereason their population is stable. Their average lifespan is 10 to 15 years.This birds nest is a burrow typically up to 1.6 meters into the mud. The femalewill lay 3-4 eggs and usually under a year they are on their own. 

The amazon kingfisher is quite an eye catching bird. It has a longblack beak the same length as it’s head, a green head and crest, white neck andunderbelly, with green wings and a red throat. They are about 30 cm long andweigh around one fifth of a pound. 

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Today, we will betalking about the nautilus, a type of animal that is related to the squid,octopus, and cuttlefish. It is pelagic, meaning that it doesn't live near thebottom of the ocean nor is it near the shore. It’s name comes from AncientGreek, from a word that means “sailor”. It is a type of cephalopod, which means“head foot”. This is because nautiluses, along with squids, octopuses, andcuttlefish have their tentacles, or feet, attached to their heads.

First, let’s talkabout what the nautilus looks like. They are characterized by their largeshells, which are curled like a garden snail’s shell. Unlike a snail’s shell,however, the nautilus’ shell is divided into chambers, starting with around 4or 5 chambers when it is born, and gradually increasing to around 30. Thismostly white shell has reddish-orange “tiger stripes” on it. It is the onlycephalopod with a fully-formed shell. Unlike similar species, it has veryprimitive or undeveloped eyes, meaning it cannot see very well. It has more than90 suckerless tentacles. These tentacles have grooves and ridges on them thathelp them grip onto prey and take it to their beak.

The inner chambersof the nautilus’ shell are usually filled with air, which helps the nautilus toremain buoyant, or floating. However, it can add water to these chambers,letting it sink, or take water out, letting it float again.

Nautilusesprimarily use their sense of smell to locate food. An adult nautilus will eatcrabs, fish, and shrimp, and will also scavenge for dead animals. Newly hatchednautiluses will eat small shrimp and other small organisms.

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At first sight, this bird doesn’t even look like a bird, more likea reptile with wings, but it actually is a bird, just a very unique one. 

Helmeted Hornbills can only be found in the Malay Peninsula,Southern Thailand, and the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. They live in thishabitat because they have the right kind of trees that are able to shelterhornbills nests. 

Helmeted hornbills diet consists mostly of fruit, and theirfavorite it figs. They also sometimes dig into trees. This birds predatorsinclude monkeys and monitor lizards, and as threatening these are, the mainreason they are endangered is because of being hunted. You may think they usetheir helmet to protect themselves but it’s only used to attract a mate. 

This bird has mostly black feathers but a white lower half. Itsneck and beak are a dark red color but the tip is a white cream color. Thehelmet protrudes  our fromthe forehead. It weighs around 3 kilograms and can be 190 cm from the end ofthe tail to the tip of the beak. 

What are some other animals that look like a mix of species? 

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Today, we will betalking about the scarabs, a large family of beetles that have over 30,000species from around the world.

Scarabs have veryround and thick bodies, sort of like a ball. Many species have beautiful brightmetallic colors, such as the Amazonian Purple Warrior Scarab. They are alsovery small beetles, the largest being around 16 centimeters in length while thesmallest are barely a millimeter wide. They have clubbed antennae with littleplates called lamellae, which look like wrinkles. For many species, the frontlegs are broader and thicker, which means that they can dig easier. Somespecies have horns on the head for fighting over males or resources.

The young ofscarabs are called grubs or larvae. These young are pale yellow or white incolor, and are usually curled into a c-shape. They usually live underground orunderneath debris like dead leaves, so they are not exposed to sunlight. Mostspecies of scarabs eat dung, carrion, or decaying meat, and also decaying plantmatter. They are very helpful in recycling these materials. Other species eatplants, like the Japanese beetle.

In the scarabfamily, the most famous species is the sacred scarab. These beetles were sacredin Egyptian mythology, which is where they get their name from. They were asymbol of the god Khepri, who represents the rising or morning sun. There is ananalogy, or comparison between the scarab beetle’s ability to roll a ball ofdung across the ground and Khepri’s ability to roll the sun across the sky.

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If you happen to come across one of these cute creatures, you willbe happy to find out that it probably isn’t alone. 

Meerkats live in Southwest Africa, they live in burrows to hidefrom predators and to escape the sun on hot days. They live together in biggroups. This animal is very social and all of the animals in the group helpfind food and take care of eachother. 

Meerkats favorite foods are beetles, caterpillars, spiders,scorpions, and occasionally small reptiles, eggs, birds, and plants. They findfood by using their good sense of smell and sight. Meerkats are pretty smallcreatures so they don’t really have any solid defense mechanisms.  Their predators include snakes, birds of prey, and jackals. 

The meerkat is a very small animal that stands at about 12 inches.It weighs only 1.6 pounds and only 0.8 pounds at birth. It has a lifespan of 14years and can start mating when they are only 1 year old. 

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Today, we will betalking about the Red fox, a beautiful and also common species of fox thatlives in most places.

The red fox has along body with short limbs, a long fluffy tail, and a narrow, long head. Theylook slightly similar to dogs, but they are usually smaller, more slender, andlighter. They also have slit eyes, just like a cat. The red fox is the largestof the true fox species, which is the genus that the red fox is in. USually,their fur is a rusty-red color, with a little bit of yellow mixed in. There areusually some darker, brownish hairs running along the spine. The lower back isusually a duller, silver color, and the underside of the fox is lighter thanthe back. The legs are usually a rusty-red color, and the paws are black. Theface is mainly brownish red, and the ears are black or dark brown. The top ofthe tail is also brownish red, while the underside is pale grey and yellow. Thetip of the tail is white. During the winter, their fur becomes thicker anddenser to protect them from the cold.

Red foxes have avery broad diet. They are omnivores, and will eat basically anything. Red foxeswill eat small rodents like voles, mice, ground squirrels, hamsters, gerbils,woodchucks, pocket gophers and deer mice. They also eat birds, porcupines,raccoons, and reptiles. They will sometimes even eat young or small ungulates,such as baby deer and sheep. They can eat fruit and plants, such asblackberries, cherries, persimmons, and grapes, and also grasses and tubers,which are foods like potatoes. Foxes have a very strong sense of smell, sight,and hearing, which helps them to hunt well.

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If this were your first look at this animal, you would think itwere something from someone’s imagination. 

These armadillos live in South America. Their habitat is tropicalforests or savannah’s in the Northeast. It spends two thirds of its lifeunderground in a burrow and only comes up at night time to look for food. Theyeat ants and termites and use their tongue to find food and slurp it up. Thisanimal has bad eyesight but a good sense of smell.  

The giant armadillos predators include coyotes, black bears,bobcats, cougars, and raccoons. Luckily it has a few ways to protect itself. Ithas hard full body armor that can’t protect from an attackers claws but canshield it from thorns and spikes that they can hide in. It will also burrowinto the ground to hide. 

The giant armadillo is around 3 feet long, not including the tail,and it weighs a maximum of 70 pounds. Their lifespan is thought to be around 15years. They can begin mating at around the age of one. They can also have up to100 teeth. 

What is another animal that looks like it can’t be real but is? 

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Today, we will betalking about the Potter Wasp, also known as the Mason Wasp. The potter waspsare a subfamily of wasp species that are very beautiful and unique.

First, the Potterwasp has a very slender waist, also known as the petiole. The petiole ends witha relatively small abdomen, and a stinger. It has a compact thorax, or upperbody, and a small head with large eyes. Most potter wasps are dark, with strongcontrasting colors, such as yellow, white, orange, and red. Some tropical speciesare even metallic. They also have some fuzz or hair on their body, which makesthem appear slightly lighter in color than they actually are.

Potter wasps areknown for the brood cells, or nests that they make for their young. These nestslook like ceramic pots or jugs, and they are made from mud. They are about thesize of a marble, and are usually built on twigs, vines, branches, and treetrunks. The female potter wasp will catch a caterpillar, paralyze it with hersting, and put it in the brood cell. She will put anywhere from one to twelvecaterpillars in a cell. She then lays a single egg in the cell. When the egghatches, the larvae will use the caterpillars as a food source, eating thecaterpillars as it develops. Once it is fully grown, it breaks out of the sideof the pot to live its life as an adult potter wasp.

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Seeing the name you would expect quite a magical animal, and youwon’t be let down. 

Fairy Penguins are found on the coast of Australia and NewZealand. These penguins spend about 80% of their life in the water looking forfood. It swims at around 2-4 kilometers per hour. These tiny penguinseat small fish such as barracuda, anchovies, red cod, pilchards, and squid. 

When on land, fairy penguins live in burrows to hide from their onland predators such as gulls and mammals that eat their eggs. Their seapredators consist of sharks, seals, and orcas.  The fairy seal population is around 350-600,000 birds. 

The fairy penguin is called the fairy penguin because of its size.The penguins weigh approximately 3 - 3 and a half pounds. it stands at only 15inches and has a wingspan of 14 inches. These small animals have a lifespanof 5-7 years in the wild. They have white stomachs and waterproofblue feathers on the back. 

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The chinese giant salamander looks like a normal kind of it’sspecies, until you find out how big it is. 

The chinese giant salamander lives in China. But it has relativesthat live in the US and japan. It’s habitat is streams and lakes, usually underrocks or in muddy  shallowareas. This is the place where they can easily get their food. They eat fish,aquatic insects, crayfish, snakes, crabs, worms, shrimp, and sometimes evenother amphibians. 

Adult chinese giant salamanders don’t have many natural predatorsbut habitat loss is one reason they are endangered. Young salamanders may beeaten by larger salamanders. Females can lay 500 eggs at once and will hatch50-60 days after being fertilized. This species is nocturnal but will be awakeat day during mating season. This species has a lifespan of maybe 50 years, butscientists aren’t exactly sure. 

The reason the animals have this name is because of its size. Theycan get up to 1.8 meters, the tail is what makes up most of its size. Thesalamander can weight around 30 kilograms. 

Are you surprised there is a creature like this? 

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Today, we will be talking about theorangutan, meaning “the man of the forest” in the Malay language.

Orangutans live in the rainforests ofBorneo and Sumatra, two islands in Southeast Asia. There are three species ofOrangutan: the Bornean, Sumatran, and Tapanuli.

Orangutans are large creatures. This isespecially due to their enormous arm span. When an adult male has his armsspread out, the measurement from fingertip to fingertip might be as much asseven feet, while his standing height will only be about five feet. Their longarms nearly touch the ground when they stand. In general, they have a verystocky and bulky body. They don’t have a tail, like all species of Great Apes.They have grey-black skin, and their body is covered in reddish-brown hair.They have large heads with prominent mouths. Their hands are similar to ourown. They have four long fingers, and a shorter, opposable thumb. An opposablethumb is a thumb that is able to touch the other fingers on the same hand. Theyalso have opposable big toes, meaning their feet can hold onto objects as well.

Orangutans are foragers, and they have awide range of foods that fit in their diet. There are hundreds of foods thatorangutans can and will eat, such as fruit, leaves, bark, insects, shoots,honey, and bird eggs. Orangutans on the island of Sumatra have been known toeat Slow Lorises, a type of small primate. They will also eat soil and rocksfor mineral nutrients, to absorb toxic substances, or to treat a disorder.

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Most  peoplewould think if this animal as a tall bird that runs, but it is much more thanthat.

ostriches live in the dry savannas of Africa.  They used to also live in Asia and the Middle East, but are nolonger are there due to being hunted. They spend time roaming around in the drygrasses for food.  Thesebirds are omnivores so they eat both meat and plants, their diet consists onroots, leaves, seeds, insects, rodents, and lizards. 

something special about the ostrich’s eating habits is sometimesthey will swallow sand and pebbles to grind up food in a special muscle intheir stomach. Since the ostrich is so large it does not have many predators,it’s only predators are lions, cheetahs, and sometimes crocodiles. 

Ostriches are able to run very fast. Their maximum speed is 43miles per hour. The ostrich is the largest living bird species so males can getup to 9 feet and females can get up to 7 feet, an ostrich egg can even weigh 5pounds. 

do find this large bird frightening or intriguing? 

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the emperor newt is a peculiar animal that lives hidden insouthern china. But it’s not just an ordinary plain newt. 

The emperor newt lives in Yunnan China, in high elevations such as1000 to 2500 meters above sea level. They live in moist habitats near streamsand rivers, but spend most of their time on land. Emperor newts eat worms andsmall insects such as centipedes and crickets. 

The newts predators include birds, mammals, fish, and otheramphibians. Luckily this creature has a way to protect itself. It has brightcolors which signals that it is toxic. The newts skin has toxins that can harmits predators. 

The emperor newt is an extremely fascinating animal. It has brightcolors and a unique texture. It can be 12-15 centimeters and has a black bodywith red bumps. It also has raised red bumps around its head that looks a bitlike a crown. Females emperor newts tend to be a bit bigger than the males. 

If you saw this animal in the wild what would you think of it? 

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Today, we will be talking about the white rhino, also known as thesquare lipped rhino. 

The white rhino is the largest of the living rhino species, andit’s almost as large as the elephants. It has a large body and head, with ashort neck and broad chest. It also has a small tail with bristles on the end.The white rhino also has a broad, straight mouth, which is why it’s also calledthe square lipped rhino. The overall color of the white rhino ranges from a yellowishbrown to a slate grey. There are two horn-like growths on the snout, with onehorn behind the first, larger horn. These horns are made entirely from keratin,the same material our hair and fingernails are made from. 

The white rhino loves to wallow in mud holes to cool down, whichis very relieving in the African grassland and savannah that it lives in. It isa herbivore, and eats grass that it finds. The white rhino drinks water twice aday, but can go four to five days without water. It spends about a third of itsday eating. Since the white rhino is a herbivore that eats purely plants, itsextinction could be very dangerous to its ecosystem. 

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the whale shark is a peculiar animal. it seems like a whale, butit’s really a shark. 

whale sharks can be found in warm tropical oceans around theworld. sometimes whale sharks can dive to up to 1,800 meters. 

being so large, you would expect the whale shark to eat somethingbig, but it actually eats plankton., tiny organisms that float around in theocean. 

But this animal does have quite a scary predator, the orca. Itdoes also happen to be endangered partly because of fisheries. their populationstands at 7,100. 

possibly the most interesting thing about it is it’s size. it canget up to 18.8 meters amad weighs an astonishing 41,000 pounds. the whale sharkalso lives for quite a long time. they can live for 70 to 100 years and startmating at the age of 30. 

what’s the most confusing thing about this animal? it looking likea whale but really being a shark? 

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this uniquely shaped fish wouldn’t look like it belongs in thefish family but it does.

the moon fish  lives in waters near hawaii and is also sometimes eaten there.this large fish eats squid and krill. considering this fish is so big, youwound think that it’s predators were great white sharks and mako sharks.

But these fish do have a way to protect themselves which is quitedifferent to other fish. The moon fish is warm blooded meaning it can swimfaster, be more agile, and see better, all helping it to protect itself.

other than it being warm blooded, the moon fish has even moreuncommon features, it’s size and shape. This fish can be the size of a cartire, but can even become 7 feet, and what’s more interesting, is it’s verythin from the front. It’s called the moon fish because of its shape but alsoit’s color, which is white even though it can sometimes be red.

what do you think is the weirdest feature of the moon fish or thecoolest?

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Today, we will talk about the Rainbow Lorikeet, a very colorful species of parrot. It is found on the eastern coast of Australia, and lives in rainforests, coastal bush or forest, and woodland areas.
The Rainbow Lorikeet is a medium sized bird, with very vivid coloring. The head is a deep blue, and greatly contrasts the yellow green neck. The upper parts of the wings, back, and tail are bright green. The chest is a fiery orange yellow, and the belly is the same deep blue as the head. The thighs and rump are also green. The underside of the wings are red, with a bright yellow wing bar. The beak of the Rainbow Lorikeet is an outstanding orange-red.
Rainbow Lorikeets feed mainly on fruit, pollen, and nectar. They have a tongue adapted for their diet. This tongue has a papillate appendage, which is adapted to gathering pollen and nectar from flowers. Rainbow Lorikeets will eat many fruits, such as coconuts, native plants, papaya and mangoes opened by fruit bats. They are frequent visitors at bird feeders.

Today, we will talk about how bees makehoney

There are five steps to how honey is made.

The first step in making honey iscollecting nectar, the main ingredient of honey. Bees usually do this in thespring, when flowers are in bloom. They use their long tongue, called aproboscis, to suck out honey. This nectar is stored in the honey stomach,separate from the regular stomach. Once the honey stomach is full, the bee goesback to the hive.

Second, when they get back to the hive,they pass the honey through their mouths to other worker bees, who keep thehoney in their own honey stomach for about half an hour. During this time, thenectar mixes with proteins and enzymes in their stomach. The worker bees passthat mixture to other bees, who continue to mix the nectar with other proteinsand enzymes, so the nectar eventually becomes honey.

Third, once the nectar has become honey,it is stored in honeycomb cells, which are like jars made of beeswax. Thehoneycomb cells are shaped like hexagons, and were made by the bees. The beeskeep dropping off honey into these cells until they are full.

The fourth step in making honey is toevaporate and thicken the honey. The honey is still wet at this stage, so thebees fan the honey with their wings so it dries out and becomes more sticky.This helps to keep the honey from going bad.

The final step in making honey, now thatthe honey is ready, is for the bees to seal the honeycomb cells with a wax lid,making sure it stays clean. Then, the bees move on to another empty honeycombcell to repeat the process.

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hello, welcome to wild suzhou, today is different because i’m nottalking about an animal. This is the 3rd year of doing wild suzhou. During thepandemic being persistent with something became much harder, especially sincewe weren’t able to go outside to help with separating the days. writing and drawingthe articles have helped me stay persistent and also something to do. 

Next year, when we continue this, we hope to improve some things.Writing, drawing, and recording are all things that we plan to improve. Behindthe scenes there are also things to improve, such as scheduling and planningout what to write. This year i researched around 50 animals, from commonanimals to rare animals, and even some extinct. I hope everyone who listenedenjoyed, and have a good start to 2021. 

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the orangutan is an interesting animal that lives high in therainforests, but it’s much more advanced that you would think. 

orangutans can be found in indonesia, borneo, sumatra, andmalaysia. they live in rainforests by themselves but sometimes travel aroundwith others. Orangutans live in the emergent layer of the rainforest. They findtheir food on ground and in the trees, by either walking on all fours orswinging and climbing around in the trees. 

Orangutans eat fruit, insects, bark, flowers, honey, and othervegetation. Orangutans can get up to 5 feet  and weigh up to 220 pounds. they live from around 35-45 years andare able to start mating at 12-15 years of age. 

something special about orangutans is that their mates staytogether for life or at least until the offspring is old enough to take care ofthemself. they are also special because they are semi terrestrial. this meansthey spend time on both the ground and trees which is different compared to theother kinds of apes. 

what do you think of the mysterious animal? 

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Today, we will talk about the Elephant Beetle, a genus of beetlesfrom the rhinoceros beetle subfamily.

Elephant beetles are generally large beetles Their scientificname, megasoma, even means “large body” in Greek. As a genus, the elephantbeetles contain some of the largest known beetle species. Even so, there aresome small species. They are usually dark in color, however, most of them havemicroscopic hairs covering nearly their entire body. Because of these hairs,they appear to be pale orange or yellow. The males have large horns, while thefemales do not. The purpose of these horns is to wrestle with other males forfood and for a mate.

Elephant beetles are found in most of South America, and thesouthern parts of North America. They primarily live in rainforests.

Elephant beetles are herbivores, meaning they have plant baseddiets. The larvae, or the young, feed on tree and shrub roots. The adultsusually drink tree sap and suck juice from fruit. One species was recorded tohave eaten exotic fruits like pineapples, longan, lychee, and bark from certaintrees.

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Jerboas are peculiar creatures that don’t quite even look like ananimal, but they are. 

Jerboas can be found in Northern Africa, Asia, and the MiddleEast. They live in deserts that can get very hot during the day. Due to itsclimate jerboas are nocturnal and live in burrows underground. These animalssometimes even estivate, which is basically the opposite of hibernation, sothey are dormant during the hottest parts of the year. 

The habitat that they live in is very harsh  so they feed mostly on desert plants and when it is dry they eatthe roots of plants that store water. Some species eat small insects. Thejerboas main predators are foxes, cats, snakes, and owls. 

The thing that sets jerboas apart from other rodents is theirlegs. When you look at a picture of a jerboas you would think it werephotoshopped. Jerboas have the torso of a mouse, but minuscule arms, andextremely long legs and tail. 

Adult jerboas can range from 1 and a half inches to 4inches.  They can jump 3 feet high and can run 15 mph. They weigh almostnothing and live for 2-3 years.

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Today, we will be talking about the orchid mantis, a species ofinsect that can be found in the rainforests of some South Asian countries. 

First, let’s talk about the Orchid Mantis’ coloration. It is verygood at camouflage, and closely resembles an orchid. The four walking legs ofthe Orchid Mantis are flattened, and are slightly pearly, or shiny, making themresemble the petals of an orchid. The front legs are used to grab onto prey.The colors are mainly pink and white, though some variation can occur. 

Second, the Orchid Mantis is a very skilled hunter. Using theircamouflage, they will hunt prey with an interesting method. They will pretendto be flowers and attract prey, which they will grab with their front legs. Oneaccount says that Orchid Mantises will mimic tropical flowers, which willattract pollinators. They will then catch those pollinators. 

Orchid Mantises are carnivorous, and have a very broad diet. Theyusually eat other insects, like crickets, flies, beetles, and bees, though theyprefer to eat butterflies and moths. However, they can and will eat othermantises, and even lizards, frogs, birds, turtles, and mice. 

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Thoughit has many relatives the leather back turtle is unlike any other year it’skind 

Leatherbacks live in water is around the United States, Puerto Rico, virgin islands,and in Hawaii. The habitat they spend their time in is coastal waters of thesea. 

Their diet includes jellyfish, squid, and sea urchins. They findfood by swimming around, they are omnivores. The main predator when they’readults is killer whales but there are much more threats when they are still inthe eggs. Dogs, sea birds, raccoons, crabs and other small mammals that likeeggs all prey on them. 

The leatherback sea turtle is special because it is the largestspecies of turtle. They can be 6 to 7.2 feet when they are adults, they weigh550 pounds to 1500 pounds they are called leatherback sea turtles for the shellwhich is leather like rather than hard they are purple and are again very big 

Like a lot of other unique animals they are endangered due tohuman activity  but are still doing well. 

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Today, we’llbe talking about the Peregrine Falcon, a rather common species of falcon thatis best known for its diving speed during flight, which can reach over 300kilometers an hour. This makes it both the world’s fastest bird and animal. 

First, theperegrine falcon has a bluish grey back, and also bluish grey wings. There aredark bars on the feathers, and the tail has a black tip with a white band onthe very end. The underparts are white and have clean black bands on them. Thetop of the head is bluish grey, and the mustache along the cheeks is black.They area around the eyes and the feet are yellow, and the beak and claws areblack. 

The PeregrineFalcon is the most widely distributed bird of prey. It lives on every continentexcept Antarctica and many oceanic islands. It likes to live in rocky openareas near water, and will build nests kn cliffs, and even city skyscrapers. 

The PeregrineFalcon hunts by flying high, and then diving at prey. It strikes the animalwith clenched talons, and the force will kill the animal. The Peregrine Falconmainly eats birds, such as ducks, songbirds, and shorebirds, but it will alsoeat small mammals and reptiles, and even insects. 

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Hello welcome to wild Suzhou today we will be talking about thesaola. 

The saola is a rare animal that lives in the dense forests ofVietnam and Laos. This place is perfect for the saola considering it’s aherbivore meaning it’s diet consists of only plants. They eat stuff such as figleaves, fruits, and berries. 

They spend their time by the riverbank looking for food. Theirhabitat also has long rainy seasons and are usually found in elevationsfrom 400-750 which is relatively high. 

Saola look like deer, except they have long horns, which has giventhem the nickname “Asian unicorn”, unlike sole other animals with horns though,both males and females have horns. Saola should use horns to defend themselves. 

They are about 150 cm long and 80 cm to their shoulders. Theyweigh about 80-100 kgs when fully grown, they are mostly brown but have whitesplotches along their face, neck, and hooves. 

The animal was only discovered 30 years ago but already has adeclining population. They are listed as critically endangered and conservationprograms are trying to increase their population. Like most other animals witha decreasing population, the reason for this decline is because of hunting andloss of habitat. 

 Saola also don’t do well in captivity so making scientificobservations of them is hard. Their lifespan is expected to be around 11 butwhen in captivity is much shorter. 

What do you think could help gather more info about this animal?For wild Suzhou I’m palmtree and thank you for listening.

Today,we’ll be talking about the skunk, a mammal that is mostly found in the WesternHemisphere. 

First,skunks are mainly black and white creatures, and are usually the size of ahouse cat, though some can be smaller. The patterns on their coats vary amongspecies. For example, the common striped skunk is black with a white v shaperunning down its back. The spotted skunk, however, is black with a white spotbetween its eyes, and small stripes running down its back and sides. 

Skunksare known for the strong smell they let out when they feel threatened. Theyhave this ability because of scent glands located at the base of their tail,like all carnivores do. However, these glands are extremely developed inskunks. The strong smell can be emitted as a cloud, or can be a stream directedat an object. The stream that a skunk will direct at something can besurprisingly accurate. 

Skunkshave a diverse diet that also changes among species. Spotted skunks are themost carnivorous of skunk species, meaning they eat a lot of meat. Hog-nosedskunks eat grubs and other insects they find in the soil. Striped skunks areomnivorous, and can eat insects, small vertebrates, eggs, and plants.

At first glance it may seem like a normal dolphin, but it isactually very special 

It can only be found in one place, which is the shores near NewZealand’s north island.  Itneeds to be in a shallow coast because that is the area where they can find thekind of food they need. Hectors dolphins feed on flounder, cod, mackerel, andwill also sometimes eat squid and crabs. 

This is one of the smallest dolphins in the world, it is 4 feetlong and only weighs up to 110 pounds. The adult female is larger than the maledolphin when an adult. They are black and white and have black find and upperbody, while the rest is grey and white. They have rounded Finns and the detailschange from when calf to adult. The hectors dolphin also has conical teeth. 

Sadly this rare species is going extinct. Their population isdeclining due to Jets, tourism, and disease. Fishers catching fish may havealso lead to the decline. The average lifespan for this species is 22 years. 

This is a very unique animal and it would be very unfortunate tolose.

Today,we will be talking about the European Mink, a fast and agile species of mammalthat looks similar to a ferret or weasel. 

First,the European Mink has a rather elongated body, with short limbs. The feet aresomewhat webbed to help swim. The mink has a large broad head with short earsand the tail is short. The european mink’s winter fur is very thick and dense,but not very long, and loosely fits the mink’s body. The color can be darkbrown or black brown, or a reddish brown color. The fur coloration isrelatively even throughout the mink’s coat. 

Europeanminks have a diverse diet consisting of animals. They like to eat voles, whichare a type or rodent, crustaceans like crayfish, frogs, water insects, andfish. 

Europeanminks are mostly restricted to Europe, but their population has declined,making them less and less common. Some reasons for this are habitat loss,overhunting, less food for them to eat, competition with other animals,disease, and predators.

This rare species is on the verge of extinction, but even thoughit is in a difficult place, they still manage to be one of the most uniqueanimals. 

The Amur leopard can be found in far  eastern Russia. They live in temperate forests, meaning theweather can go from very hot to very cold. They prefer to live in areas withsteep hills s lots of trees. 

These leopards eat deer, young wild boar, badgers, pheasants andgrouse. They are hunting animals and can go up to 37 miles per hour and canleap very far. The Amur leopards prefer to hike during the night but willsometimes hunt in the afternoon. 

If they life healthily and don’t die due to unnatural reasons, theAmur leopard can live up to 15 years. But sadly, they have recently beenexperiencing a population drop. They are critically endangered and theirpopulation in the wild is currently at around 57 animals. The decline has beendue to habitat loss from chopping down the forests that they live in.

Today,I’ll be talking about the numbat, a species of marsupial that is fromAustralia. 

First,the numbat is a very interesting looking animal. It is small and squat, with asmall pointed head and long bushy tail. The fur is reddish brown and darkensnear the rump. There are several white bands curving from one side of its bodyto the other. The numbat has small teeth and a long sticky tongue. It hasstrong claws for digging and, unlike other marsupials, females do not have apouch for carrying young. 

Thenumbat eats termites, and adults need to eat up to 20,000 termites a day. Theyare diurnal, meaning they are active during the day unlike most marsupials.They spend most of their time looking for termites to eat by digging up loosedirt and use their long sticky tongue to eat them. 

Thenumbat used to be widespread across Australia, but has become an endangeredspecies and now lives in Southwestern Australia. Conservation efforts havehelped them to live in a few reserves in the country.

Hello welcome to wild Suzhou today I will be talking about theharbor seal 

The harbor seal can be found on harbors near the Atlantic andpacific oceans, ranging from  Alaska to the border of California and Mexico. They tend to livein areas like shores, beaches and rocky islands that are near coastal waters. 

Their diet consists of octopus, squid, cod, flounder and othersmallish sea animals. They are hunters so they dive for their food, these sealsare very good at diving and can dive from 3-7 minutes long and up to1,500 feet into the water. 

Harbor seals aren’t easily aggressive but if agitated they willlikely rush into the water and are on the lookout for predators. Theirpredators can include killer whales, sharks, polar bears, and walrus’s. 

Harbor seals have light grey to black spots around their body andare five to six feet in length. They can weight up to 300 pounds and get aroundby flopping on their stomach. They have a steady population of 500,000 and livein small groups. 

What do you think of this funny coastal creature.

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Today,I’ll be talking about the red crowned crane, also known as the Manchurian craneor japanese crane. This type of crane is rare, and is a symbol of luck, longlife, and loyalty. 

Redcrowned cranes are a larger type of crane, and are known for the red bare skinon the top of their head. This skin brightens during mating season. For themost part, their bodies are snow white, with black on part of the edge of theirwings. When the wings are folded, this looks like a tail. However, the tail isactually white. Males have black on their cheeks, throat, and neck, whilefemales have grey in these areas. The beak is greenish, the legs are grey, andthe eyes are brown. 

Redcrowned cranes migrate throughout the year, moving around East Asia. During thespring and summer, they can be found in Siberia, Northeast China, and sometimesNortheast Mongolia. In the fall and winter they migrate to the Korean Peninsulaand East China. They spend their time in wetlands, rivers, paddy fields, grassytidal fields, and mudflats. 

Redcrowned cranes eat many foods, such as plants, insects, small mammals, andfish. The plant list includes rice, parsley, carrots, acorns, buckwheat, andother water plants. They also eat fish, amphibians, snails, crabs and shrimp,insects, small reptiles, rodents, and even baby birds. 

Forwild suzhou, I’m Ciana, thanks for listening and see you next time.

The vampire bat is a scary as itseems. This blood sucking animal has May adaptions for it’s peculiar lifestyle. 

Vampire bats can be found inSouth America in subtropical areas. They live in hollowed our trees or caves,either alone or with a colony. These colonies can range from a few bats tothousands. 

Vampire bats hunt in the nightbecause they are nocturnal. Unsurprisingly these animals feed on blood, hencethe name. They have amazing eyesight and a heat sensor in their nose to helpfind blood. 

They usually feed on blood ofmammals but can even drink humans blood! The vampire hat actually does have avenomous bite for disabling their prey or protecting  againstpredators. Their bite is not deadly to humans but can cause an infection. Theirpredators can include hawks and eagles. 

Do you think there are any otheranimals quite like the vampire bat? 

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Today, we will talk about the snowy owl, a species of owl many people have probably heard of. But today, we will talk more about their appearance, habitat, and diet. 

First, snowy owls are easy recognizable by their white plumage and the dark bars on their feathers. Males tend to have less bars while females and young have a lot more. The plumage is also very thick. Snowy owls have yellow eyes and a black beak. They are also one of the larger and heavier species of owl. 

Snowy owls live in arctic regions in North America and Eurasia. They like open areas like the arctic tundra, coastal dunes, and prairies. They nest on the ground, and build their nests on top of mounds or boulder. This is because these place provide good visibility to the area around them. 

Snowy owls eat many foods, including mammals like lemmings, voles, deer mice, hares, muskrats, marmots, squirrels, rabbits, raccoons, prairie dogs, rats, and moles. They also eat birds such as duck, geese, pheasants, shorebirds, grebes, songbirds, and even other birds of prey. 

For wild suzhou, I’m Ciana, thanks for listening and see you next time.

140，薮猫

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Today,we will tak about the serval. What does it look like, where does it live, andwhat does it eat? 

Theserval is a type of wild cat that lives in Africa. It is a slender, mediumsized cat with a small head, large ears, a short tail, and very long legs. Infact, the legs of the serval are the longest of any cat, relative to its bodysize. The coat is golden yellow to buff in coloration, and is marked withstriking black spots and stripes. The tail has a black tip, and the eyes arebrownish or greenish in color. 

Theserval lives in many places in Africa. In the North, it is not so common, andcan be found in Morocco and Tunisia. There, they live in semi-arid areas andcork-oak forests near the Mediterranean. In South Africa, servals are verywidespread. Here, servals live in grasslands, moorlands, and bamboo thickets athigh altitudes. However, they prefer wetlands and savannas, which are closer tobodies of water. 

Servalshunt using their great sense of hearing. They eat many animals, but usuallysmall ones, such as rodents, small birds, frogs, insects, and reptiles. Largeanimals that servals will hunt include antelope, hares, and flamingoes. 

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139，环尾狐猴

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The ring tailed lemur is a peculiar animal that can only be foundin specific places. This fun animal is ready for its threats and much more

Ring tailed lemurs live in the rainforest of Madagascar. This isthe only place they live but it’s able to provide the food they need such asflowers, herbs, bark, insect, spiders and sometimes even small birds andchameleons. The way they find food is by searching in trees and on the ground.

The ring tailed lemurs have predators such as harriers, snakes,cats, and fossas. Their lifespan is around 19 years in the wild. This speciespopulation is unfortunately declining due to logging and illegal deforestation,there are an estimated 2000-2,400 lemurs in Madagascar.

Lemurs are able to protect themselves by camouflage. They are alsovery good at climbing and jumping which could be useful while trying to getaway from a predator. They weigh around 5 pounds and have tails longer thantheir actual body.

Now that you know a bit about this wacky creature, what’s yourfavorite thing it can do?

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138，日本猕猴

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Today, we’ll betalking about the Japanese Macaque, also known as the Japanese Monkey or theSnow Monkey. Where does it live, what does it look like, and why is it special?

First, the Snow Monkeyis Native to Japan. It loves on all of the Main Japanese Islands, except forHokkaido, the northernmost island. Japanese macaques can live in areas wheresnow covers the ground for months each year. In fact, no other nonhuman primateis more northern-living nor lives in a colder climate than this species. In thesouthern part of its range, the Japanese macaque lives in subtropical forests.In the northern part, it lives in subarctic forests in mountainous areas.

The JapaneseMacaque is large, muscular, and has shaggy hair. This coat can come in variousshades of brown, grey, and yellow. This fur is also well-adapted to the cold,and gets thicker as temperatures decrease. It has a short stump for a tail, andit has a pink face.

The JapaneseMacaque is also very intelligent, and has a lot of interesting behaviors. Forexample, researchers at Koshima Island left sweet potatoes on the beach for themonkey. One female Japanese Macaque washed the food using clean river water,and then dipped the food into the salty sea water for flavor. They have alsobeen seen rolling snowballs for fun. But perhaps the most interesting thingJapanese Macaques do is go into hot springs during the colder months. This isto keep the Macaques warm, but it also is a form of stress relief for them.Pregnant females and females attempting to become pregnant will soak in thesprings for longer periods of time.

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137，白大角羊

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If you were to think of an animal that would suit cold, tallmountains, the dall sheep would be one. They are an interesting animal thatworks well in their habitat.

Dall sheep live in Canada and Alaska, you can find them inextremely cold mountains.  Beingin such harsh environments mean they must have some adaptions in order tosurvive. The dall sheep has very thick wool that insulates itself. On average,the total weight of all the wool can add up to 130 pounds.

The dall sheep also has another threat to handle, their naturalpredators. Their predators can include grizzly bears, wolves, coyotes, andwolverines.  Luckilythey also have an adaption for this, their horns.

 Dall sheep horns are made of Keratin and can take up to 8years to fully grow. Males have larger thicker ones and females had shorterones. They use the horns to protect themselves and their young. They are alsoable to jump and climb mountains to get away from predators.

These animals eat grasses, lichens, and mosses. They can live upto 10 years in the wild and have offspring at age three to four.  Their pregnancy last four and a half months and like most herdinganimals, the young are able to walk within hours to a day of their birth.  Dall sheep can weigh up to 150 pounds, and that’s not includingtheir weight of all their wool.

The dall sheep is the perfect animal for this kind of climate andhabitat. What Other animals do you think would do well in this habitat?

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136，漂亮的树鸭

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135，澳洲的毛鼻袋熊

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134，鹳

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133，奇特的海参

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132，神秘的巨蜥

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131，加州兀鹫

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130，仙人掌是如何适应沙漠恶劣生存条件的？

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129，灯水母,海洋中的透明杀手

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128，澳洲野狗会咬人?

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127，歌利亚蛙——不是一种普通的青蛙

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126，为什么猎豹能跑这么快？

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125，蛇鹫为什么也叫文书鸟？

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124，收敛与发散演化

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123，蝠鲼

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122，犀鸟

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121，马岛缟狸

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120，懒猴

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119，你对电鳗了解多少？

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118，啄羊鹦鹉

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117，阿拉斯加的麝牛

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116，隐秘的穿山甲

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115，相貌奇特的鸮鹦鹉

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114，普通的黑核桃树不普通

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113，鮟鱇鱼，一种会钓鱼的鱼

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112，鸟为什么能飞行？

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111，寄居蟹的趣事

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110，世界上最小的猫：鏽斑豹貓

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109，高贵的皇家海星

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108，胡秃鹫

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107，神奇的捕蝇草

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106，你听说过小飞象章鱼么？

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105，黑头林鵙鹟的羽毛真的能毒死人么？

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104，风是如何形成的？

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103，蓝鲸

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102，动物的保护色

Question: 动物的保护色主要有哪四种 ?

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101，新的开始：主播Elysia采访主播Ciana

Question: What is the process of making one episode for a program?

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100，特别节目：电话采访节目主播（1）

Question: What is the Host's recommendation to others who would like to try this out?

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99，可爱的蚕宝宝

Question: Can you think of  other animals that are farmed in similar ways for a material they can produce?

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98，基因突变

Question: Is mutation good or bad to a species?

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97，火蚂蚁

Question: What's the special behavior of fire ants durign floods?

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96，昆虫蜕变的时候发生了什么？

Question: What's really going on underneath the durface of metamorphosis?

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95，可爱的狮子鱼

Question: What kind of specisal defense technique does the Lion Fish have?

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94，胭脂虫是个啥东西？

Question: Is cochineal kind of  beetlees?What is it?

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93，地球的构造

Question: What does the atmosphere consist of?

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92，什么是动物的白化症和黑化症？

Question: What is the mechanism of  albinism and melanism?

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91，骆驼靠什么穿越沙漠？

Question: How do camels go long distance without water?

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90，鸟类的羽毛有哪几种类型？

Question: How special are contour feathers?

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89，你了解真菌么？

Question: What's the role of Fungi in the ecosystem?How do they work?

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88，迷人的斑点胡？

Question: Why is Spottted Lake so colorful only in Summer?

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87，如何识别美洲大蓝鹭

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86，那些生活在极端环境下的生物体

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85，“达尔文雀”是什么鸟？

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84，什么是“生态关系”？-2

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83，什么是“生态关系”？-1

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82，怎么区分动物的毒性？

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81，有趣的仿生学

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80，热带雨林是如何分层的？

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79，晶洞是怎么形成的？

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78，为什么变色龙要变色？

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77，能在水上行走的蜥蜴

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76，不简单的章鱼

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75，为什么猫头鹰飞的时候悄无声息

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74，有趣的多肉植物

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73，章鱼的身段为什么这么柔软？

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72，会攀岩的企鹅

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71，古希腊神话：阿剌克涅（2）

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70，古希腊神话：阿剌克涅（1）

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69，种子是怎么发芽的？

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68，先有鸡，还是先有蛋？

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67，食物链是怎么构成的？

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66，植物的授粉

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65，莫奈的日本庭园

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64，什么是草药？

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63，动物的毒液是如何产生的？（三）

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62，动物的毒液是如何产生的？（二）

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61，动物的毒液是如何产生的？（一）

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60，鸟类是如何交谈的？

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59，动物的冬眠

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58，美国红杉树国家公园

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57，植物的营养繁殖

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56，动物体内的色素沉积

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55，智商极高的加利福尼亚海狮

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54，神秘的海蛞蝓

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53，来自Ciana的新年问候

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52，来自Elysia的圣诞节问候

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51，有趣的章鱼

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50，变色龙是怎么变色的？

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49，鞭蜥蜴奇特的同性繁殖能力

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48，蜜罐蚁强大的适应能力

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47，北极光是怎么产生的？

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46，有趣的水母

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你该知道的食虫植物（3）

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你该知道的食虫植物（2）

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为什么珊瑚鱼如此色彩斑斓？

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种子是如何长成参天大树的？（2）

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种子是如何长成参天大树的？（1）

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鸟是如何喝水的？

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乡村日记：赏菊的乐趣

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美洲大牛蛙

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弗罗里达的大沼泽国家公园

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青蛙和蟾蜍有什么区别？