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Beauty and Grace of Animals in Nature
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Re: Beauty and Grace of Animals in Nature
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Date: March 24, 2022, 4:36 pm
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Re: Beauty and Grace of Animals in Nature
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Re: Beauty and Grace of Animals in Nature
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Re: Beauty and Grace of Animals in Nature
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Date: March 24, 2022, 5:01 pm
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Animals shock us with the most bizarre appearances - some even
look like they've been dressing up. But the weird and wonderful
shapes and colours of nature are vital to the animals' lives.
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are designed to stand out and show off. But whether it's a
monkey in make-up or a salamander's toxic stripes, the weird and
wonderful outfits enable the creature to thrive.
The obvious place to start exploring animal outfits is the
colourful parrots. The birds dazzling hues are not all caused by
pigment, but more a clever reflection of the light. Bright,
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🦉 Fun photos of feathered and furry friends!
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Date: October 20, 2022, 3:44 pm
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The vibrantly coloured and unmistakable Common kingfisher is a
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Simba is growing into a gorgeous, maturing leopard. At just two
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Wolves Surrounded The Wounded Guy, He Thought It Was The End,
But The Incredible Happened..
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Date: November 15, 2022, 6:11 pm
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Alaska's Gigantic 🐻 Grizzly Bears
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[center]Alaska's Gigantic 🐻 Grizzly Bears
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The Kodiak Bear is a unique species of Grizzly, known to be the
largest species of bear in the world, living along the Kodiak
Archipelago of Southern Alaska. In this documentary,
cinematographer Andreas journeys into the depths of the great
Alaskan wilderness to find some of the largest grizzly bears in
the US. In his expedition, he travels through some of Alaska's
most remote areas with his friend Greg and learns more about how
the native Alaskan population lives in some of the most
inhospitable spots of the frigid US State.
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The right whale is the only whale with a v-shaped spout and two
puffs side by side.
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Date: December 5, 2023, 5:15 pm
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The North Atlantic Right Whale, or eubalaena glacialis, is one
13 species commonly called “great whales.” Here’s what makes
them one of the most unique creatures alive in our oceans today:
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They’re black, but can have white patches on their bellies.
Their heads are covered in patches of rough skin that also
appear white due to whale lice. Each of these rough patches are
actually unique to the whale and are used by scientists to track
population and health of individual whales. They have no dorsal
fin, just short pectoral flippers, and broad tails. The right
whale is the only whale with a v-shaped spout and two puffs side
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At birth, calves can be as big as 14 feet long and grow to a
length of 52 feet as mature adults. Right whales have no teeth.
They feed on zooplankton, krill, and tiny crustaceans called
copepods using baleen plates, a type of sieve or filter that
captures huge amounts of food by opening its mouth and filtering
the water.
Right whales are social, they can propel themselves upwards to
breach the water and slap back down. They communicate through
low-frequency sounds and socialize with one another at the
water’s surface. They migrate in small groups or sometimes
alone, traveling seasonally from the coasts of New England and
Canada where they feed and mate in the spring and summer down
south over 1,000 miles to South Carolina, Georgia, and
northeastern Florida in the winter where they give birth to
their calves.
Right whales can probably live to be 70 years old. They produce
one calf per year-long pregnancy and generally wait about 3
years between each pregnancy.
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But without healthy ocean conditions and protection from
man-made hazards, life spans are shortening to 45-65 years for
female and male whales, respectively. Pregnancies are fewer and
further between, waiting on average 6-10 years between calves.
Combined with the typical risks from ship collisions and
degrading habitats, these factors contribute to their
dangerously low population and critically endangered status.
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Our hope is that as people get to know about these fascinating
whales, more and more like-minded folks will jump in to join
this movement to establish a national marine sanctuary that will
allow their numbers to thrive once again.
Steady on,
Rob
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Siberian Tiger: The World's Most Dangerous Predator
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Date: April 5, 2024, 6:49 pm
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The film takes place in the [glow=green,2,300]Ussuri
taiga[/glow]. In the center of the plot is an ancient legend
about a mysterious mountain, on which, according to legend,
tigers find eternal rest. The film introduces viewers to ancient
Udege legends, investigates the secret habits of the largest
cats on Earth, tells about the peculiarities of the tiger
census, which takes place once every 10 years.
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