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The moth's buff-colored head and the patches on its hindwings even resemble freshly-snapped wood.

It is also known as the Simian fox, due to the red fur. It feeds almost exclusively on rodents in the highlands of Ethiopia, to which it is native.

Pollen sticks to their bodies as they fly between trees, pollinating their flowers. This reinforces the forest's health, which in turn provides valuable timber, honey, carbon sinks, stable river systems, & tourism opportunities.

However, once past its first year, life expectancy increases. One robin has been recorded as reaching 19 years of age.

Found only on Japan's southern Island of Iriomote — with its current population estimated to be around 100 individuals.

Nocturnal or Crepuscular (active dawn/dusk). They're the Smallest hoofed animals in the world. Considered to be living fossils as they're mostly unchanged today.

Thought to be extinct for 150 years, it was rediscovered in 2018.

A sharp sound like that of a hammer striking an anvil or a bell, and It might takes a long time for young males to learn & perfect the call.

This very acute sense of hearing allows barn owls to capture prey hidden by vegetation or snow. Barn owls also have excellent low-light vision

It’s the only member of the dog family that hibernates, able to put on 50% of its body weight in fat reserves as winter approaches, before snuggling down in its den, often with its partner.

Starting in the mid-1950s, more than 5% of the genetic markers in Scottish wildcats began to resemble those of domestic cats. After 1997, that figure jumped to as high as 74%.

Which means that the fertilized eggs remain "dormant" for 6 months before implanting in the uterus; the embryos then rapidly gestate, and the kits are born about 27 days later, weighing just 28g (1oz) each.

But after decades of conservation, a small population were reintroduced into the wild, and new ones have been born in the wild recently!

Their signature markings, or "points", begin to grow as they age, with their fur darkening in areas that are most susceptible to cooler temperatures. This is why their fur is usually darkest on their faces, ears, tails, and limbs!

In the wild, pandas have no natural predators as adults and their breeding success rate is similar to some American black bear populations.

Believed extinct for over a century, one appeared suddenly at the front door of an ecolodge in a Colombian nature preserve, where researchers took pictures of it for two hours. Afterwards, it left and was never seen again.

Females target males in 85% of their coalitions, and they occupy higher ranks compared to males when they form more frequent coalitions.

This means that a female cat can have a different color gene on each of her X chromosomes, with one for "red" (orange) and one for "black" (not orange.) Male cats need an extra chromosome to be calicos.

Despite the name, they and other stink badgers are not true badgers, and are instead the closest living relatives of the skunk.

At night, they roost communally, perching close together and occasionally hanging upside down or lying on their backs, feet in the air.

It looks and acts like a worm — some 13 cm (5 in) long and subterranean — but it's one of the world's smallest snake species.

Greenland sled dogs don’t share much DNA with wolves, despite a reputation for having been interbred.

It lives in the rivers of northern Australia and southern New Guinea, using its pig-like nose to "snorkel" without exposing the rest of its body.

A great defense against the snakes and ocelots that share its wet rainforest habitat. Additionally, if all else fails, this rat can drop its tail to confuse or distract a predator.

Unique features of their species not found in other canids include females being one third larger than males and both genders not reaching sexual maturity until 3 years old.

Using flower petals and foliage from the plants that it feeds upon, "gluing" the pieces onto its body with silk; when the caterpillar moves to a new host plant, it adjusts the disguise to match its new surroundings.

They play an important ecological role in the cloud forests, helping disseminate the seeds of at least 32 tree species.

Each female mates with multiple males and, in a single season, lays up to 10 clutches that are raised by different males in her harem.

They live as semi-arboreal omnivores in forests ranging from The Southern Yucatan to Northern Argentina & are also well known for their intelligence, having been seen ripping unripe bananas from trees to save for later.

This species of crab has a strikingly colorful, fuzzy-looking appearance, and it feeds on various bits of detritus that are collected in its own "fur."

Blue Banded Bees perform a special type of pollination called 'buzz pollination'. Blue Banded Bees can grasp a flower and shiver her flight muscles, causing the pollen to shoot out of the pollen capsule. She can then collect the pollen for her nest and carry it from flower to flower, pollinating them as she goes.

Because they spend so much time raising their offspring, females will typically only have around 3 to 4 children in their lifetime.

With its skinny snout, it sniffs and searches through leaf litter for its favourite food: earthworms.

It bites when threatened, and it's venom contains tetrodoxin, the same neurotoxin in the venom of it's very distant cousin, the blue ringed octopus.

These nimble climbers' highly developed hooves, which offer exceptional traction, enable them to easily scale virtually vertical cliffs. They can obtain food in their rocky surroundings and avoid predators thanks to this capacity.

It is an opportunistic feeder that primarily targets small prey, most importantly invasive European rabbits which it helps control the numbers of.

In some regions, farmers use its call to time their work and avoid the winter frosts. The shrike's cries also serve as warnings, staking its claim over hunting grounds.

Researchers studying these birds have been able to come within 6 feet of a shoebill stork on its nest. The shoebill stork will not threaten humans, but will only stare right back at them. They stand 110 to 140 cm tall, with some being 152 cm tall.

The female carries the eggs in a pouch on her back, each in its own chamber, until they emerge as fully-formed froglets.

It's only found on the small Indonesian island of Bawean and is considered 'critically endangered' — with an estimated population of less than 300 individuals.

They assimilate the majority of it directly into their own body fat & don’t digest carbohydrates or proteins as well as Brown Bears do.

The male gharial is distinguished from the female (pictured here) by a large, bulbous protuberance on his nose.

DDT runoff was causing the shells on their eggs to be very thin. Since DDT was banned, their numbers have steadily increased and in 2009, they were officially removed from the Endangered and Threatened list.

Not only is it the world's smallest jellyfish, but also one of the most venomous, and can be near impossible to spot due to being translucent.

One of Australia's most elusive birds, this nocturnal parrot lives in isolated arid regions, spending most of its time on the ground and hiding within tunnels of spinifex grass.

It is endangered — it's estimated that less than 2,000 individuals hunt the cold rivers of northeast Asia.

These tree-kangaroos live mostly in trees, as opposed to their terrestrial cousins. their strong forelimbs and long tail helps them jump on treetops.

They use light to deter predators by startling them or to attract larger predators to their location to feed on whatever might be feeding on them - this is called the burglar alarm theory.

In 2019–2020, catastrophic bushfires swept across the island, burning over 90% of the dunnart’s habitat. The species was feared extinct, but a few were found to have survived — perhaps just 50–100 individuals.

In the early 1970s, a living population was found in an isolated area of Paraguay — in a region known as the Gran Chaco. This species is the largest and rarest of the three living peccaries.

It's native to the United States. They're found only in the water filled cave system that gives them their name, and extensive efforts have been made to preserve them.

And then incorporating those cells into its own body, where they continue to photosynthesize, allowing the sea slug to survive without food for months at a time.

Their plumage is basically black, white, and chestnut, while their faces and legs are bright red. Such birds are famous for their fantastic aerial displays consisting of great swoops and loops.

Before nightfall, it uses its powerful clawed feet to climb trees, where it sleeps to avoid nocturnal-hunting pit vipers. In the morning, it drops back down in a graceless fluttering of wings.

It was once nearly hunted to extinction but since has been successfully reintroduced to many parts of its natural range.

Difficult to approach or even photograph, these timid sharks grow to 3-4 feet long and inhabit the coastal waters of northern Australia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands.

Current population estimates range from over 250 wild individuals to as few as 16.

An aggressively protective parent, it chases away larger animals, including humans, by battering them with the hard "wrist" bones on its wings and pecking with its knobby beak.

Though it superficially resembles a rat or shrew, it is actually in its own family, with only one other extant species. Both species of solenodon are nocturnal, primarily insectivorous, and have a venomous bite.

It eventually metamorphoses into a shrunken adult frog, only some 7 centimetres (2.7 in) long.

Discovered by science in 1992, it has never been directly observed alive by researchers in the wild and may number fewer than 100 individuals.

Its common name is a misnomer, it is actually a species of boa. Unlike most boas, they lay one to three enormous eggs that may represent up to half of the female's body weight.

It's an exceedingly bold bird when defending its chicks, known to attack raptors and go after elephants using the sharp spurs on its carpal (wrist) joints.

Adapted to semi-arid habitats far from water, its tadpoles develop inside their eggs and hatch as tiny frogs.

They digest it so efficiently that bamboo protein supplies them with at least half of their calories, which is on par with the carnivorous diets of Wolves.

It's one of the rarest Lagomorphs in the world and has a patchy distribution. This is one of the only publicly available photos taken of it.

And they can evade predators by catapulting themselves into the air while their bodies rotate up to 500 times per second.

While most plant feeders feed on the sugar rich phloem, these little guys feed on xylem. It's still got sugar but the excess water allows them to excrete this foam, creating a bubble house.

A popular theory proposed that fishermen spared the crabs with the most face-like shells, throwing them back instead — selectively breeding the species to resemble a scowling samurai. While a neat idea, it's unlikely to be true.

These 7-centimetre (2.8 in) fish live in the southern reaches of New Zealand and are considered 'critically endangered.'

The goby, with its good eyesight, acts as a lookout for predators, while the shrimp provides a safe burrow for the goby to live in.