Posting photos of amazing species you’ve never heard of. Highlighting the wonders of evolution & the extraordinary diversity of life.
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22 Jul 2022
A male royal flycatcher - what a magnificent bird!
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The amazing antennae of a glowworm beetle (Phengodidae sp.)
(Photo Luisa Marina López Arias)
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The Andean mountain cat (Leopardus jacobita) is an endangered wild cat from the high Andes. Less than 1,500 inidividuals remain.
(Photo almonature)
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The beautiful Stygian owl. This species lives in South America and parts of Central America.
(Photo Izaias Miranda Junior)
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The deep sea ‘peanut worm’ can shrink to a nut shaped ball to evade predation. These weird creatures can grow to 7cm long.
(Photo Rob Zugaro)
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Achrioptera spinosissima is a large stick insect from Madagascar.
(Photo Bruno Kneubuhler)
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May 19
With its piercing call and striking plumage, the African fish eagle is one of Africa’s most recognisable birds of prey.
It hunts by snatching fish from the water with enormous hooked talons, sometimes carrying prey weighing more than the bird itself.
(Photo Yvonne in the Bush)
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The Death’s-head hawk moth looks like something designed for a gothic novel.
Named for the skull-like marking on its thorax, it also has another unusual trick: when disturbed, it can produce a high-pitched squeak to scare off predators.
(Video coppensb)
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Matschie’s tree kangaroos.
Found in the rainforests of Papua New Guinea, these rare marsupials spend most of their lives in the trees, using their powerful limbs and long tails to climb with surprising agility.
(Video @ZOORASIA_office)
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An adorable yawning elephant shrew!
(Photos Steve Rawlins)
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The eyes of the ghost glass frog look remarkably similar to blue spot jasper stone.
Like other glass frogs, this tiny amphibian also has semi-transparent skin, allowing some of its internal organs to be seen through its underside.
(Photo @lavieestbelIe)
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The surreal looking saiga is a critically endangered antelope from Central Asia. Its bizarre nose is used to filter out dust and to cool the animal's blood in the summer. It also heats the air in winter before it gets to the lungs.
(Photo: Tim Flach)
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27 Jul 2025
The boat-billed heron from Mexico.
(Photo Alejandro Gonzalez)
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1 Jul 2025
The peppermint moth.
(Photo Matthew Kritzer)
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The canyon bat (Parastrellus hesperus) is the smallest bat in the USA, with a wingspan of just 20cm!
(Photo @SanDiegoRefuges)
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30 May 2025
The Emei moustache toad grows spikes on its snout to use as weapons in breeding season & then sheds them afterwards.
(Photos Cameron M Hudson)
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29 May 2025
The binturong or bearcat is a vulnerable species from south & Southeast Asia.
(Photo Gunther Deichmann)
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26 May 2025
The sword-billed hummingbird is the only bird with a beak longer than its body!
(Photo Luis Alcivar)
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16 May 2025
An amphipod from the Antarctic.
(Photo Keith Martin-Smith)
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15 May 2025
The tomato frog of Madagascar puffs up & secretes a thick substance when predators try to eat it.
(Photo Maroansetra)
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