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"First Penguin Chicks to Brave the Cold Captured on Camera
A group of emperor penguin chicks experiencing their first plunge into the icy waters was captured on camera by National Geographic authors.
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"First Penguin Chicks to Brave the Cold Captured on Camera
A group of emperor penguin chicks experiencing their first plunge into the icy waters was captured on camera by National Geographic authors.
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Red panda in Sichuan, China
This critter feels most at home up in the trees, but its precise place on the mammal family tree is still debated by biologists. The red panda shares a name (and bamboo diet) with the giant panda, but gene studies have suggested a tighter evolutionary link with mustelids like weasels and skunks. In any case, the red panda remains alone in the Ailuridae family—but that could change. Some researchers think the Himalayan highlands' red pandas are distinct enough from those in southwest China (like our bushy-bodied buddy here) to be another species. Hey, why not? Cute deserves company.
Red panda in Sichuan, China
This critter feels most at home up in the trees, but its precise place on the mammal family tree is still debated by biologists. The red panda shares a name (and bamboo diet) with the giant panda, but gene studies have suggested a tighter evolutionary link with mustelids like weasels and skunks. In any case, the red panda remains alone in the Ailuridae family—but that could change. Some researchers think the Himalayan highlands' red pandas are distinct enough from those in southwest China (like our bushy-bodied buddy here) to be another species. Hey, why not? Cute deserves company.
#animals #readingchunks Brown bear in Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska
There are more than 2,000 grizzlies living in this wilderness on the Alaska Peninsula, and each adult can grow to more than 1,000 pounds. That's a lot of weight for Katmai National Park to bear, especially adding the nearly 40,000 humans a year who pay a visit as the Brooks River swells with countless salmon. Bears can be spotted fishing for their fill along the river in the summer and fall, gorging on sockeye to fatten up for hibernation. You don't have to trek all the way to Alaska to observe them, though: Staycationers can get a great view of the feeding frenzy via webcam.
There are more than 2,000 grizzlies living in this wilderness on the Alaska Peninsula, and each adult can grow to more than 1,000 pounds. That's a lot of weight for Katmai National Park to bear, especially adding the nearly 40,000 humans a year who pay a visit as the Brooks River swells with countless salmon. Bears can be spotted fishing for their fill along the river in the summer and fall, gorging on sockeye to fatten up for hibernation. You don't have to trek all the way to Alaska to observe them, though: Staycationers can get a great view of the feeding frenzy via webcam.
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Juvenile mute swan in Varna, Bulgaria
Its name could suggest that it's subject to a vow of silence, but the mute swan isn't actually mute. It's just less loud than the other five species of swans, such as the aptly named trumpeter. This juvenile mute swan was spotted enjoying the sun's glow in Varna, Bulgaria, a seaside city that's known as a destination for migrating swans. Though the bird's 'ugly duckling' phase is past, it'll be some time before it sheds its mottled feathers to sport a snow-white coat like its mature fellow swans.
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Juvenile mute swan in Varna, Bulgaria
Its name could suggest that it's subject to a vow of silence, but the mute swan isn't actually mute. It's just less loud than the other five species of swans, such as the aptly named trumpeter. This juvenile mute swan was spotted enjoying the sun's glow in Varna, Bulgaria, a seaside city that's known as a destination for migrating swans. Though the bird's 'ugly duckling' phase is past, it'll be some time before it sheds its mottled feathers to sport a snow-white coat like its mature fellow swans.
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Hawksbill sea turtles might be the most photogenic of the world's many shell-dwellers. Even if you can't get a nice sunny shot like this, hawksbills are the only reptiles known to biofluoresce, showing off their elegant shape and ornate, pearly shells even in benthic darkness. That's where you'll often find them, raking the seafloor for sponges (a hawksbill staple that's toxic to most other creatures), using the sharp beaks they get their name from. Though habitat destruction and the tortoiseshell trade has left them endangered, today these unique turtles are the subject of recovery plans by conservation and wildlife management agencies worldwide. So watch your six, Mr. SquarePants, because these sponge-munchers could be due for a comeback.
Hawksbill sea turtles might be the most photogenic of the world's many shell-dwellers. Even if you can't get a nice sunny shot like this, hawksbills are the only reptiles known to biofluoresce, showing off their elegant shape and ornate, pearly shells even in benthic darkness. That's where you'll often find them, raking the seafloor for sponges (a hawksbill staple that's toxic to most other creatures), using the sharp beaks they get their name from. Though habitat destruction and the tortoiseshell trade has left them endangered, today these unique turtles are the subject of recovery plans by conservation and wildlife management agencies worldwide. So watch your six, Mr. SquarePants, because these sponge-munchers could be due for a comeback.
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Have you seen Beluga whales 🐋 ?
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*there are subtitles as well 😉😁
Have you seen Beluga whales 🐋 ?
Watch the video to find out
💯 sure, it's worth your mobile data traffic 🙄
*there are subtitles as well 😉😁