The Baltic Forest A Home for many Brown Bears
A full-grown male weighs on average between 250 and 300 kilograms (550 and 660 lb), and reaches a maximum weight of 481 kg (1,058 lb) and length of nearly 2.5 m (8.2 ft). Females typically range between 150 and 250 kg (330 and 550 lb). They have a lifespan of 20 to 30 years in the wild.
the Carpathian Mountains have the highest population density of brown bears in Europe (outside Russia). Major populations also still exist in the Western Balkans and in Scandinavia. Bear populations in the Alps, the Apennines and on the Iberian Peninsula are all highly endangered.
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Africa’s Most Venomous Snakes The Venomous
A snake is a reptile with a long, thin body but no legs. Some lizards are legless and look like snakes, however, most lizards have eyelids, and snakes do not. All snakes eat live prey, which is grabbed and swallowed whole without chewing it into pieces.
They have a very big family.
They are “solar-powered” and rely fully on external heat or light sources.
Not all snakes lay eggs.
Snakes don't have eyelids.
They smell with their tongues.
Their table manners are different than ours.
Snakes have 5 forms of locomotion
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The Incredible Armour Plated Rhino
Rhinoceroses are large, herbivorous mammals identified by their characteristic horned snouts. The word "rhinoceros" comes from the Greek "rhino" (nose) and "ceros" (horn). There are five species and 11 subspecies of rhino; some have two horns, while others have one
There are 5 species of rhino in the world.
Rhinos can weigh over 3 tonnes.
Black and white rhinos are both, in fact, grey.
They're called bulls and cows.
WHAT ARE RHINO HORNS MADE OF? ...
Rhinos have poor vision. ...
Javan rhinos are only found in one small place
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Jellifish swimming underwater - pretty ocean creatures
They can be bioluminescent, too, which means they produce their own light! Jellyfish have no brain, heart, bones or eyes. They are made up of a smooth, bag-like body and tentacles armed with tiny, stinging cells. These incredible invertebrates use their stinging tentacles to stun or paralyse prey before gobbling it up.
Jellyfish are over 600 million years old. Before the dinosaurs, trees, or even fungi, there were jellyfish.
There could be 300,000 species of jellyfish.
They have no brain and are 98% water.
One species may be immortal.
In their ecosystem, jellyfish are effective predators
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Cheetah - The Fastest Running Animal
The cheetah is the world's fastest land animal and Africa's most endangered big cat. Uniquely adapted for speed, the cheetah is capable of reaching speeds greater than 110 kilometers per hour in just over three seconds. At top speed, their stride is seven meters long.
Cheetahs Are the World's Fastest Land Mammal.
They're Built for Speed.
Cheetahs Don't Roar, They Meow and Purr.
They're Racing Toward Extinction.
Their Eyes Help Them Hunt.
They Have Natural Camouflage.
Their Social Life Is a Mixed Bag.
MeerKat Mob Rule | World's Deadliest
Meerkats live in the deserts and grasslands of the southern tip of Africa. They are super cute, with bushy, brown-striped fur, a small, pointed face and large eyes surrounded by dark patches. They average about 50 centimetres long, including their tail.
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Gorilla Mating Mountain Gorilla planet Earth
The largest of the great apes, gorillas are stocky animals with broad chests and shoulders, large, human-like hands, and small eyes set into hairless faces.
The two gorilla species live in equatorial Africa, separated by about 560 miles of Congo Basin forest.
Each has a lowland and upland subspecies
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Incredible Dolphin Moments Planet Earth
A dolphin is an aquatic mammal within the infraorder Cetacea. Dolphin species belong to the families Delphinidae, Platanistidae, Iniidae, Pontoporiidae, and the extinct Lipotidae.
There are 40 extant species named as dolphins
There are currently 42 species of dolphins and seven species of porpoises.
Dolphins are marine mammals.
A dolphin pregnancy last between nine and 16 months.
Dolphins eat fish, squid and crustaceans. .
All dolphins have conical-shaped teeth.
The orca (killer whale) is the largest dolphin.
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Penguins
Penguins are very funny flightless creatures. They are birds that cannot fly, but they love to swim!
#lion #facts # animal Amazing Facts About Lion
The lion is a large felid of the genus Panthera native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, deep-chested body, short, rounded head, round ears, and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. It is sexually dimorphic; adult male lions are larger than females and have a prominent mane.
Unlike other cats, lions are very social animals. They live in groups, called prides, of around 30 lions. A pride consists of up to three males, a dozen related females, and their young. The size of the pride is determined by the availability of food and water.
The lion is a species in the family Felidae; it is a muscular, deep-chested cat with a short, rounded head, a reduced neck and round ears, and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail.
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Terrible, the world's largest and most venomous snake - king Cobra
The King Cobra snake is the largest of the venomous land snakes, growing up to 18.5 feet (5.7 metres) in length and with a width of up to 1 foot (0.3 metres) at the neck.
The King Cobras venom is a neurotoxin, capable of killing humans. The mortality rate can be as high as 75%, however, most bites involve nonfatal amounts.
Their venom is not the most potent among venomous snakes, however, the amount of neurotoxin they can deliver in a single bite – up to two-tenths of a fluid ounce (seven millilitres) – is enough to kill 20 people, or even an elephant. Fortunately, king cobras are shy and will avoid humans whenever possible. King Cobra snakes are fiercely aggressive when cornered or provoked.
King Cobra venom attacks the victims nervous system and quickly induces severe pain, blurred vision, vertigo, drowsiness and paralysis. In the minutes following, cardiovascular collapse occurs and the victim falls into a coma. Death soon follows due to respiratory failure
King Cobra populations have reclined in some areas of its range due to the destruction of forests, however, despite this the snake is not listed by the IUCN as in danger of becoming extinct. The King Cobra is said to be the only snake which makes nests for its eggs. It is widely worshipped in India as nagaraja (‘king of snakes’).
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