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Cheetahs are inherently very nervous animals. If a cheetah gets too anxious, they become too stressed to breed, which is concerning as they are already going extinct.

In order to prevent their extinction, some zoos will pair each cheetah cub with their own emotional support dog.

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Giant pandas have unusually thick and heavy bones for their size, however, they are also very athletic and flexible. They can easily stand on their hind legs and keep good balance, and are often observed moving by somersaulting and rolling playfully.

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When two male Galapagos tortoises fight, physical contact is rare. Instead, the tortoises face each other with ferocious glares, open their mouth, and stretch their head as high as they can. The tortoise to have higher head position wins the battle.

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Mountain goats can climb slopes of up to 80 degrees. Their hooves have a hard outer case that allows them to dig into almost-invisible ledges, with soft pads on the bottoms that mold to contours in the mountain’s surface, allowing their hooves to work just like climbing shoes.

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Orangutans care for their babies until they are over eight years old, longer than any other animal besides humans.

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@AMAZlNGNATURE Motorbike frog 🐸

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The motorbike frog (Ranoidea moorei) is a ground-dwelling tree frog found in Southwest Australia. Its name is derived from the male frog's mating call, which sounds similar to a motorbike changing through gears.

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@AMAZlNGNATURE Bat eared fox 🦊

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The bat-eared fox's large ears can measure over 5 inches (12 cm) in length, and help them to hear insects such as termites and dung beetles that make up 80% of their diet. The fox can even hear insects chewing their food below ground, such as dung beetles munching on dung balls.

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@AMAZlNGNATURE Baby panther 🐆

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The black panther is a melanistic colour variant of the leopard and the jaguar. Melanism is a genetic variation which results in a darker pigmentation of the animals skin and fur. These types of jaguars are found in rainforests as it is easier for them to blend into the shadows.

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@AMAZlNGNATURE Dolphins echolocation 🐬

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Dolphins have developed the ability to use echolocation, often known as sonar, to interrogate their environment and see better underwater. The dolphins will produce clicks and listen to returning echoes to determine the exact location and identity of objects around them.

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@AMAZlNGNATURE Sleepy turtle 🐢

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Green sea turtles have been observed sleeping for as much as 11 hours a day, and sometimes they will sleep in the same spot over and over for a period of time. They often wedge themselves in reef crevices to avoid predators, or they might opt for something more comfortable, like a soft barrel sponge.

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@AMAZlNGNATURE Owl face change 🦉

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The northern white-faced owl can change its appearance in response to perceived threats.

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@AMAZlNGNATURE Goatscaping 🐐

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‘Goatscaping’ is when goats are introduced as a natural solution for weeds, overgrown brush, dangerous plants like poison ivy, poison sumac, & invasive species. As the goat eats, seeds are processed and sterilized, preventing the spread of invasive and unwanted species.

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@ShouldHaveCat Snow leopards 🐆

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Snow leopards are such solitary creatures that they only interact with other leopards during the breeding season. Cubs will stay with their mothers for at least 18 months, but they may never meet again once they split and start wandering the vast mountain expanses independently.

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@AMAZlNGNATURE Potoroo and strawberry 🍓

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The long-nosed potoroo is a small, hopping mammal native to forests and shrubland of southeastern Australia and Tasmania. It is also a marsupial which carries its young in a pouch. This baby is feasting on strawberries from the comfort of its mother’s pouch, as she does too.

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@AMAZlNGNATURE Dragonflies 🪰

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Female dragonflies fake their own death to avoid unwanted male advances. Once a female dragonfly has mated, all she is interested in doing is laying eggs and getting on with her life. So, when stalked by an unwelcome lover (or two), she crashes to the ground and plays dead.

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@AMAZlNGNATURE Cows 🐄

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Cows have a similar emotional range to dogs. They both display behaviours such as boldness, shyness, fearfulness and even playfulness.

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@AMAZlNGNATURE Shark eggs 🦈

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The swell shark, found in the eastern Pacific Ocean, lays eggs which are individually enclosed in egg cases with tendrils that can attach to kelp or reefs. The baby shark will feed on the yolk until it hatches. This case was passed onto the Aquarium of the Pacific in California.

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@AMAZlNGNATURE Chimp DNA 🧬

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Chimpanzees share approximately 98.8% of their DNA with humans, making them our closest living relatives.

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@AMAZlNGNATURE Raccoons love bins 🗑️

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Raccoons that live in urban environments are exposed to a wider range of man-made obstacles, such as opening bins with complex lids. This has resulted in more clever and cunning raccoons who are bolder and more adapted. These raccoons have eaten too much and need a helping hand.

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@AMAZlNGNATURE Coyote pup 🐶

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Coyote pups can be difficult to identify because they can look similar to baby foxes, called kits. However, coyote pups are usually larger than fox kits and have larger and more rounded snouts.

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@AMAZlNGNATURE Alpaca in the city

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Alpacas are not wild animals, they are a South American camelid that has been domesticated for over 6000 years. Alpacas originate from the high Altiplano of Peru, Chile and Bolivia, but adapt readily to lower altitudes, like this one has to a neighbourhood in China.