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This aquatic gastropod is a Golden Apple Snail.🐌 These snails have managed to thrive in areas where they don't belong and are recognized among the world's worst invasive alien species. National Geographic

Likes long walks on the ocean floor* 🐙 Some biologists refer to octopuses as having six “arms” and two “legs”, because the two rear appendages are generally used to walk on the seafloor. National Geographic

Crown shyness is a phenomenon where trees' uppermost branches avoid touching, forming a delicate web of natural negative space. This is thought to be a growth response to prevent ongoing abrasion damage and potential pes…

The fennec fox is the smallest fox. Some are only about the size of a small cat. Bat-eared foxes of eastern and southern Africa particularly enjoy insects—termites make up 75 percent of their diet. So it’s no surprise th…

Just weeks after a giraffe at a U.S. zoo was born missing its characteristic spots, another spotless giraffe calf has now been seen and photographed in the wild for the first time National Geographic