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Bobtail squids (a.k.a. stubby squids) are cephalopods which are closely related to the cuttlefish. One of the most beautiful reef creatures you can meet during a night dive. They spent the night in midwater hunting their…

✅ English name: Festive Coquette ✅ Scientific name: Lophornis chalybeus ✅ Brazilian name: topetinho-verde National Geographic

Hippopotamuses spend most of their day in the water or mud to keep cool and to protect their delicate skin. These hippos were filmed at Mozambique’s Lugenda River in Niassa Special Reserve. National Geographic

Mesosemia asa mycene 🦋 Described by Hewitson, 1870. This is a genus of the butterfly family that is only found in the neotropical realm. National Geographic

Do you know what it means when an elephant opens his ears wide open? Do you know other animals that will do similar things? National Geographic