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19 Nov 2023
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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Happy #NationalPandaDay! 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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Just like human babies, hippo calves sometimes suckle in their sleep as a result of active dreaming. This is Fiona the hippopotamus having a snooze at the Cincinnati Zoo.
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Yawning is contagious to animals just like it is to humans. Mirror neurons in the brain are thought to be the mechanism behind contagious yawning. These neurons match an individuals actions to those around it. This baby caracal mimics its mother’s yawn with a sympathy yawn.
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The milk of pinnipeds (sea lions, seals and walrus) is made up of up to 60% fat, which allows their young to grow quickly. Pups can gain over 2.2 kg (4.9 lb) per day while nursing. This baby walrus likes to bark until it is too sleepy.
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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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Beavers are naturally clean animals. They utilise their double-claw toenail on the second toe of each hind foot to comb and groom their fur.
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The clouded leopard has the largest canine teeth-to-body ratio of any cat, with canines measuring up to 4cm in length. For this reason they are often referred to as "the modern sabre-tooth".
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Young Malayan tapirs have brown hair with white irregular stripes and spots, a pattern that enables them to hide effectively in the dappled light of the forest. They then take on adult colouration when they are between 4 to 7 months old. This baby tapir is enjoying being petted.
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Gorillas normally walk on all fours, but are capable of walking upright when needed for short periods of time, usually when their hands are full with either infants or food. Tamba and her family are an exception, they are comfortable walking upright for extended periods of time.
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Coyotes and badgers have been observed hunting together in the wild. This short-term alliance is a form of mutualism. The coyote, who is the faster of the two, uses its speed to chase prey. Whereas the badger uses its superior digging ability to find prey hiding underground.
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Dog’s sense of smell is up to 100,000 times more acute than humans. This is because dogs have 50 times more scent receptors than we do. This is Jake, he is putting his natural smelling ability to good use as he trains to become an avalanche search and rescue dog in Colorado.
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The Brazilian porcupine has a prehensile tail to help it climb trees and a rather plump nose to help it find food in its native South American habitats. Females give birth to a single porcupette in the spring. At the Cincinnati Zoo, a porcupette named Rico is seen here enjoying a corn on the cob.
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Unlike most other cetaceans, beluga whale’s neck vertebrae are not fused, allowing them to nod and move their head from side to side. After performing at a wedding at an aquarium, this mariachi band discovered that the attendees weren't the only ones enjoying their performance.
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This hognose snake is theatrically faking it’s own death to avoid predation. This act of playing dead to deceive a predator is scientifically known as ‘thanatosis’.
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The Arabian sand boa is a small harmless snake, only found in the Arabian Peninsula. It is nocturnal and lives mostly under the desert sand, however as it’s eyes are positioned on the top of head, it still has the ability to see while it’s body remains buried in the sand.
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Dogs have an innate ability to bark as its a natural form of communication for them. However, the frequency and intensity of barking can be influenced by a variety of factors including genetics, socialisation, training, and environmental stimuli. This deaf dog is trying her best.
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