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Snowy Owl, a large majestic white Arctic owl with yellow eyes. Heavy plumage to keep it warm. Tall 4-6 feet. Hunt during the day. Incredible hearing and sight to catch their prey on the ground or mid air.

Emperor tamarin a tiny Amazonian primate famous for its white sweeping moustache both male and female have them. Unlike primates, they have claws instead of flat nails, giving them excellent grip for climbing the rainforest canopy.

Bintorong - Asiatic bear cat Nocturnal, omnivore, consuming plants and insects. They live in the dense tropical rainforest of south and southeast Asia. They live up to 18 years in the wild and up to 25 years in a zoo.

The dik-diks are four species of small antelope in the genus Madoqua, all of which live in the bushlands of eastern and southern Africa. stand about 30–40 centimetres (12–15.5 in) at the shoulder, are 50–70 cm (19.5–27.5 in) long, weigh 3–6 kilograms (6.6–13.2 lb) and can live for up to 10 years.

I have found many wonderful videos of animals I hope you will enjoy! Here we have the Giant Anteater of Central America. It is 6-8 ft Long! They have no eat their stomach grinds the insects they consume. Look close The male, followed by the female and the baby attached to its back!!

Nature at its best! I love this one! An octopus getting an UBER ride on a turtle!!🙂

Temmincks’s tragopan pheasant In the damp Evergreen forest of the Himalayas and central China

A closer look at the tiny little fairy penguins on Phillips Island found on the Summerland Peninsula The smallest penguin in the world

In Sri Lanka, the Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus)is a common, gregarious bird famous for constructing intricate, hanging, retort-shaped nests out of wild grasses, palm fronds, and leaves. Extraordinary!

Love the birds! A bird cam is all the rage now!

Raggiana Bird of Paradise - New Guinea. Spectacular plumage elaborate communal mating dance!

European/Eurasian coot famous for its oversized, lobed feet they act as natural paddle boards! This gives them incredible swimming and diving power

Feeding station for birds! This is wonderful.

Pin-tailed Whydah sub-Saharan Africa Male performs a spectacular aerial dance, hovering in front of the female to woo her!

Beautiful summer bird with their song 😊

The smallest owl in the world: size of sparrow 15-18 cm Northern Pygmy-Owls are year-round residents throughout the mountainous regions of western North America, ranging from southeastern Alaska and British Columbia western US and Central America. They Hunt during the day.

I posted a Juvenile Northern Saw-whet Owls This is the adult full grown. They are one of the smallest owls in North America, measuring only about 17-21 inches. Most stay in the cold winters in North America, some migrate.

The Great Horned Owls, of the Americas They are a monogamous pair. The male brings food for 30-37 days while the female incubates the eggs and until the young are 6 weeks old, when they climb out. They will fly after 7 weeks short distances. The parents provide food for them for 3-5 months.

Juvenile Northern Saw-Whet Owl. They breathe in dense coniferous forest of Southern Canada and northern United States and mountainous regions of central Mexico. They are cavity nests. They do not build their own nests. They live in abandoned woodpecker holes.

Belted Kingfisher of Central and North America. Highly specialized behavior, prey bashing tenderizing the fish. This flattens out stiff spines, preventing them from getting stuck in the bird’s throat when swallowed. Always swallowed head first ensuring the scales go down smoothly.

This rare capture is amazing, a hawk sitting behind the owl, who has the ability to rotate its head to keep watch! nature at its best!

The beautiful roseate Spoonville of South America, Mexico, and Florida

Barred owl babies are fed by parents for 4-6 months. Even after they can fly at 5 weeks of age they remain dependant on their parents who teach them to search for food.

The beautiful purple Dorado Octopus, off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica.

The Tawny Frogmouth Australian, nocturnal bird mistaken, for an owl belong to the night jar family Incredible camouflage, they do not have strong talons they rely on their frog like beak to scoop up insects and mice. They mate for life and live between 10 and 14 years in the wild.

Male flame bowerbirds (Sericulus ardens) New Guinea, build elaborate structures called bowers rather than traditional nests. These bowers act as "bachelor pads" or courtship stages to attract females. Once the female mates, she will build a separate, standard nest to raise her chicks

WHO KNEW!! Walruses possess vocal learning abilities, meaning they can hear, remember, and accurately reproduce various sounds, making them highly skilled communicators. Both male and female whistle, and have a huge vocabulary. This is a typical Walrus whistle.

Amazing Palm Cockatoo! A rock star!

Tree kangaroos of rainforests of New Guinea. They are active at night and hide in tree hollows during the day. They are smaller than their land relatives (50–80 cm, 5–18 kg), clumsy on the ground, but acrobats in the trees: leaping 60 ft (19 meters) Vegetarian diet, carry baby 44 days in its pouch

Wild okapis live exclusively in the dense, tropical rainforests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in Central Africa. They are most commonly found in the Ituri Forest and along riverbanks, thriving in secluded and humid environments with thick, tangled vegetation.

Hornbills in India monogamous , mate for life. Live 35 -40 years in the wild, 50-70 years with human care. The female seals herself into a natural tree cavity seals it with mud leaving only a slit for the dedicated male to pass food to her and then the chicks for 3 Months until they can leave!

Only an octopus can do this!

Tern Seabird babies tug of war for this fish! So tiny and can already swallow such a big fish!!

A beautiful array of jellyfish * the sea angel, which is a transparent sea slug * the glass octopus, which is a deep ocean transparent 18 inch octopus

The glass octopus VITRELEDONELLA richardi Lives in the depth of between 900 and 1000 meters its body is transparent only visible parts are internal organs, eyes optic nerve and digestive track. They grow to approximately 18 inches.

Octopuses are invertebrates (meaning they have no bones), they can squeeze their bodies through impossibly small gaps. The only rigid part of an octopus is its beak. As long as an opening is large enough for its beak to fit through, the rest of its squishy, muscular body can follow!

A beautiful video of Ocean Life!

Octopuses change its COLOR and TEXTURE in a fraction of a second using a complex network of pigment-filled cells called chromatophores, structural reflectors, and tiny muscles controlled directly by their highly advanced nervous system! WATCH and you will see how it changes as it moves along!

The secretary bird a large bird of prey found in the open grasslands in Savannah of the sub Sahara region of Africa, it strolls gracefully covering up to 30 km a day in search of mammals and venomous snakes, which it powerfully kicks and stomps to disable it for food.

I hope you all enjoy this beautiful video as much as I did

Sea Horse are monogamous. During mating the female transfers her unfertilized eggs into the male's pouch. The MALE carries the eggs and in active labour powerful contractions push our 2,000 or more fully independent seahorses! AMAZING!

Achrioptera manga is a stick insect found in Madagascar. This is the male it is metallic turquoise-blue. The female is much larger simple brown or green to camouflage with environment. Entirely herbivores and harmless to humans.

Spot billed toucan inhabit forests throughout central and South America, including Argentina and Brazil. Their main diet is fruit.

The long-wattled umbrella bird found in the rainforest of western Ecuador and Columbia they primarily eat fruit. This is the male the females have smaller wattles.

The Andean cock-of-the-rock, also known as tunki, is a large passerine bird of the cotinga family native to Andean cloud forests in South America. It is the national bird of Peru. Primarily eating fruits its disperses undigested seeds across the mountain range helping regenerating the forest.

BIZARE! Bombardier beetles defend themselves mixing hydroquinone and hydrogen peroxide in an internal chamber, triggering an explosive chemical reaction, producing a 100C/212F scalding toxic liquid that they pulse at predators!

The tiny Venezuela Poodle Moth. The twerking motion is to create blood flow to its wings so it can take off and fly.

This tiny 5-6 millimetres Helicopter Treehopper is a plant sap consumer living in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil. Harmless to humans.

Three banded armadillo Live in Brazil. Their ability to curl up into a tight ball at the first sight of danger their long skinny tongue allows them to gather and eat various insects like ants and termites. They also enjoy fruits and vegetables. They weigh between 2 and 4 pounds.

Peacock Spider (genus Maratus), a group of tiny Australian jumping spiders famous for their vibrant colours and elaborate courtship dances to attract its mate. They are very tiny in size only between 2-5 millimetres ( the size of a pea)

This for me is a feel good moment! I hope it will make you SMILE 🙂Watching this adorable tiny spotted turtle stretch and kick its legs while chilling out on a plant is peak cuteness.

Murmuration of starlings! I find this FASCINATING! Sharing 2 videos I found for you to enjoy!

Murmuration of starlings: A natural phenomenon where thousands of starlings synchronize flying together to form stunning shapes.

North American male wood duck. They live in forested areas where there is water.

The double crested Cormorants mouth turns a vivid blue in April and lasted thru the mating and breeding season until end of Sept then returns to its original colour.

The great white egret!

This is a blue Love parrot it uses its powerful beak to strip the tough mid veins off the leaves and then tuck them into its tail and then flies off to weave it into its nest. Lovebirds originate from Africa and Madagascar

Inca tern both male and female, have the Salvador dali style white handlebar moustache! They are distinctive sea birds living on the cliffs of the Pacific coast of South America. Very social living in colonies of up to 5,000 deep dive fisherman consuming small fish

The Palm cockatoo from New Guinea has one of the largest beaks of any parrot in the world this enables him to crack, open any hard nut and shell it with precision!

Extraordinary sounds from these unusual birds

I’m so happy you’re home again. Have a wonderful day and take good care.❣️

Campo troupial bird endemic to Northeastern Brazil. Known for their striking sounds and mimicry.

This made laugh, so I had to share it! A white cockatoo enjoying the rain!

Black sicklebill spectacular bird of paradise pandemic to the Montagne forest of New Guinea here it is displaying it’s courtship rituals Followed by a few other birds of paradise also displaying their courtship rituals

Burcovus leadbeateri Known as the African ground hornbill. A very large, highly social and entirely entirely terrestrial bird native to sub Sahara Africa, known for its deep booming calls and remarkable lifespan 50 to 70 years in the wild. These guys look like they mean business😊

African Bateleur Eagle is performing a natural bird behaviour called a Rouse. It’s for relaxation and preening. It also allows to release, trapped body heat in the hot sun.

Hornbills are tropical birds in Africa and Asia. Here they are displaying their mating dance a complex aerial display, the male offering the female food. Hornbills are famous for being loyal partners. Their main diet is fruit first and insects. They live between 35 and 50 years in the wild.