WildlifeDex

Follow for interesting facts on unusual species everyday.
Giving attention to all the unusual and endangered animals that deserve it.
Owned by @pacsmayo

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Mouse Deer (Chevrotain)
Can be found mostly only in South and Southeast Asia.
It's the smallest hooved animal in existence, The Silverback Chevrotain was thought to be extinct and had not been seen since 1990 until late 2019. The only species of their order to still be in here

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An elephant footprint can also enable a micro-ecosystem that, when filled with water, can provide a home for tadpoles and other organisms.

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Elephants help maintain forest and savanna ecosystems for other species and are integrally tied to rich biodiversity. Elephants are important ecosystem engineers. They make pathways in dense forested habitat that allow passage for other animals.

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African elephants are listed as vulnerable and Asian elephants as endangered. One of the biggest threats to elephant populations is the ivory trade, as the animals are poached for their ivory tusks.
HELP THE CAUSE: https://t.co/2wx11sxgOl

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Did you know?
The myth of the cyclops started when people found gigantic Skulls buried in the ground, due to the shape of it and the giant socket in the middle the legend started of a giant man with one eye. In reality these are just elephant skulls.

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Happy World Elephant Day!

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Happy World Elephant day!! Today we will talk about our tusked giants in greater detail.
And raise awareness to the species that are being mistreated and endangered to this day.
STAY TUNED

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Hakuna Matata

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Golden Sloths were the first animals known to reach a meditative state of nirvana, teaching their secrets to early monks before evolving past the ability to speak.

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Me the rest of the good boy squad going Randonautica tonight, Intention is some dang treats

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Missed bird week last time, we'll try again this week going all out this time

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Secretarybird (Sagittarius serpentarius)
It's usually found in the open grasslands and savanna.
They can fly but prefer to hunt on foot, walking over 20 miles a day and dispatching their prey with powerful kicks of their taloned feet. Also, they have incredibly beatiful eyelashes

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Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex)
They live in the swamps of eastern tropical Africa.
They hunt like total bosses of the swamp. It will stand motionless, and wait for some lungfish or crocodile to swim by, tehn lunge forward and clamp with its massive beak. THEY DECAPITATE THEIR PREY.

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Quarantine keeps us from having holidays or celebrations..
So let's make our own online holiday YEAH!
ALL ABOUT BIRDS THIS WEEK, NEW STRANGE BIRD EVERYDAY 🦅

[crumb @cuptoast]

cake

[Oregon Zoo @OregonZoo]

Nacho and Goat went for a woodland waddle

[Michael Pasaje @michaelpasaje96]

Un amigo punk de zonas bajas cercanas a ríos, le dicen pava hedionda... - Opisthocomus hoazin 🐦😁🏞️
#aves #colombia

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Sorry for the hiatus, daily uploads of interesting animal species will come back again today!

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This tiny spider was captured by photographer, Macro.Paul - it lives in his office and often comes to visit him at his desk. This little guy looks incredible once you see him down the lens! Anyone else think he's quite cute? 🕷️🕸️🖤

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to Kakapo Recovery efforts: https://t.co/FFZlZzY3Mb

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Name: Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus)
Location: Can only be found in New Zealand.
These tiny parrots are critically endangered with a population of only around 210 adults. This strange species is both nocturnal and flightless, so it has to walk around with its tiny feet all day.