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Baby Meerkats at sunset 🥹 The Kalahari - Botswana National Geographic

Sweet moments with dolphin mom and baby 💞 National Geographic

Bison, symbolic animals of the Great Plains, are often mistakenly called buffaloes. By any name, they are formidable beasts and the heaviest land animals in North America. ⠀ Bison stand some 5 to 6.5 feet tall at the sho…

Males have large, branching antlers, increasing in size as they get older. These impressive antlers can measure up to one metre in breadth and weigh as much as 15kg. During the autumnal breeding season, known as the ‘rut…

Lynxes are medium-size, solitary wildcats that roam the forests of North America, Europe, and Asia. While their name comes from a Greek word meaning “to shine”—because of their reflective eyes—their defining features are…

Isn't this snow egret beautiful? Well, lots of people would agree - especially in the 1800s! Egret populations were decimated in previous centuries by plume hunters, where the beautiful feathers were collected for the cl…

Apparently, these marmots are also called 'whistle pigs'.....I wonder why! ⠀ When hibernating yellow-bellied marmots emerge in spring, they are the same age, biologically speaking, as when they first curled up in their d…

Over 150 species of chameleons exist, ranging from the size of your thumbnail to that of a house cat. Some species of chameleon (such as the tiger chameleon) are endangered, but others (like the Drakensberg dwarf chamele…

Nicknamed “sea parrots” – and sometimes “clowns of the sea“! – Atlantic puffins have black and white feathers and a large parrot-like beak. They are small seabirds measuring around 25cm in length. ⠀ A puffin’s beak (or b…

When you've been holding a side plank for a bit too long...🦭 ⠀ When not at sea, common seals are found around sheltered shores and estuaries, where they haul out on sandbanks and beaches. When out of the water, they som…

The female brown bear enters her den pregnant with one (sometimes two or three) baby bears. The tiny bear, about the size of a chipmunk, is just strong enough to crawl into a position where it settles in to nurse. A fema…

This is one cat that doesn’t need any help getting down from a tree. The leopard is so comfortable up there that it often stalks prey and even hauls its kills up into the branches. Unlike lions, leopards are solitary cre…

The name hummingbird comes from the humming sound their wings make as they fly. These birds' flexible shoulder joints allow their wings to rotate 180 degrees, which enables backward flight and stationary hovering. Most h…

Nature is wonderful ❤️ National Geographic

Elephants eat grasses, leaves, shrubs, fruits and roots depending on the season and their habitat. When it’s particularly dry, elephants will eat more woody parts of trees and shrubs like twigs, branches and barks. They…

Xenia 🪸 They are fascinating creatures that exhibit a very unique behavior. The pulsing movement you see in Xenia corals is actually their way of pumping water through their tissues. This rhythmic pulsing motion helps t…

Bush vipers are a small group of African vipers comprising the Atheris genus. The Green Bush Viper, Atheris squamigera, is found in forested regions of West and Central Africa. Envenomations (bites injecting venom) are r…

This bear must have a great hair care regime! ⠀ Brown bears can climb trees to eat or escape predators, especially when they are cubs! As they grow up, they become too heavy and lose from the ability to climb trees. Nati…

Tigers have soft toe pads which help them walk silently through their habitat. A tiger will typically travel 6-12 miles during a night’s hunting. During the day, a tiger’s stripes can act as camouflage, allowing it to bl…

Elephant with sun protection in Etosha National Park! 🐘 Etosha means the ”great white area” and refers to the huge salt pan. This is an impressive sight because it’s certainly the biggest salt pan in Africa. This soil s…

This looks like a dream 😍😍😍 National Geographic

We all know that capybaras are extremely cute—but what else do you know about them? From their love of baths to eating their own poop, here are five facts you might not have known about the adorable rodents. National Geo…

Simply magical to see how caring wild animal parents are with their young - a touching insight into the natural bond between parents and child ❤️ National Geographic

Hummingbirds are tiny, quick, and persistent—apparently ❤️ National Geographic

Mara river crossings at sunrise🦒 National Geographic

Three sleepy little squirrels snuggled up, lost in dreams 🐿 National Geographic

A perfect tree bed for a panda 😍🐼 National Geographic

Stay innocent, stay kind, and stay beautiful...✨ National Geographic

Sweet things. 💖 National Geographic

They grow up so fast 😭 National Geographic