"Being out of sight means it has taken scientists a lot longer to study what happens during the puffin nesting season. Yet cameras placed inside puffin burrows have started to reveal that secret world."
👀⛰️🌊🦤🪺 #AtlanticPuffins #Nesting #Biology #Nature #AmazingCritters
By @bittelmethis.bsky.social 👏🏽
"The three 'mystery orcas' were next seen off the coast of Vancouver earlier this month before moving south toward Seattle. Most recently, they appear to have returned to Puget Sound."
👀🌊🐳 #Orcas #Seattle #WhaleWatching #Oceans #Nature #Biology #AmazingCritters
By @jesstaylorprice.bsky.social 👏🏼
WILDLIFE VIDEO (3 min.)
"There are three species of manatee in the world and can be found in coastal rivers and waters."
🌊🌿🦭 #Manatees #WildlifeVideo #NatGeoWild #ManateeAppreciationDay #Nature #Biology #AmazingCritters
"Sperm whales really do use their massive heads to push and strike objects. Scientists using a drone filmed sperm whales headbutting each other during fieldwork in the Azores and Balearic islands."
🌊🐋🐳 #SpermWhales #Headbutts #Video #Biology #Nature #AmazingCritters
By @laurabaisas.bsky.social 👏🏼
"North Carolina has come up with a first-of-its-kind design to help conserve an endangered species. The innovative feature created by the North Carolina Dept. of Transportation is a concrete bat wall built to protect gray bats."
🛣️🌁🦇 #GreyBats #Walls #NorthCarolina #Biology #Nature #AmazingCritters
"The indri is the world’s largest lemur species. They are endemic to Madagascar, inhabiting rainforests as they prefer cool and wet regions. This is because their diet consists mostly of leaves, along with some fruits and flowers."
🌴🐒🔊 #Indris #Madagascar #Calls #Biology #Nature #AmazingCritters
"Hummingbird tongues are a fascinating aspect of their biology, acting as a pump to drink nectar. It was believed that it acted more like a straw, but instead, the tongue is flat as it enters the nectar, and springs open to draw it up."
🌺🐦👅 #Hummingbirds #Tongues #Biology #Nature #AmazingCritters
"Right under our noses, coyotes may be building dens and having litters of pups. But you probably won’t see them. These flexible wild canines will do everything they can to keep us out of their dens."
🌄🏡🐺 #Coyotes #Breeding #Spring #Biology #Nature #AmazingCritters
By @laurabaisas.bsky.social 👏🏼
"What adaptations have helped this species survive for tens of thousands of years? The answer lies somewhere you might not expect: the nose. Saigas’ large, floppy noses have helped saigas thrive."
🦌👃🏼 #Saigas #Longevity #Nose #Adaptations #Wildlife #Conservation #Biology #Nature #AmazingCritters
"The key to remaining a hydrated mammal while thriving in sea water is threefold: eat watery food, find freshwater as needed, and pee out any extra salt that gets in the way. It’s a tested method that’s lasted millions of years."
🌊🦭🐟🐧🦐 #MarineMammals #Hydration #Biology #Nature #AmazingCritters
"March is an alarm clock, a reminder that spring is close by, and that it’s time to awaken and begin the search for food and a mate. For the grizzlies of Yellowstone National Park, March marks the end of their long torpor."
🗓️🌄🌱🌡️🐻 #Grizzlies #Yellowstone #Spring #Biology #Nature #AmazingCritters
"In the Northern cardinal, both parents participate in raising their young, an example of avian biparenting. Females handle nest building, egg incubation, and brooding, while males collect food and actively defend the nest from threats."
🐦🪺🐣 #Cardinals #Parenting #Biology #Nature #AmazingCritters
"Some animals, including yaks and Tibetan antelopes, thrive at high elevations where oxygen levels are low. Researchers suspect that a genetic mutation in these creatures might hold a clue to treating certain nerve damage in people."
⛰️🐂🧬 #Yaks #Altitude #Genetics #Biology #Nature #AmazingCritters
"March 16th is National Panda Day, which is dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of protecting the black and white bear species. They may be one of the most recognizable animals, but they are still threatened."
🗓️🌴🐼 #NationalPandaDay #Conservation #Nature #Biology #AmazingCritters
"The greater honeyguide leads African honey hunters to wild beehives, then feeds on leftover beeswax and larvae after the honey is harvested. Honeyguides learn and respond to specific human hunting calls, allowing the partnership."
🐦🐝🍯 #Honeyguides #Partnership #Biology #Nature #AmazingCritters
"Scavengers, such as the spotted hyena, could be part of the solution for the growing urban waste problem in Ethiopia. The hyenas, along with stray dogs and wolves, not only reduce carbon emissions but also save the authorities money."
🦴🐕🐕🦺🦅 #Hyenas #Scavengers #Biology #Nature #AmazingCritters
"Allen’s rule states that animals in warmer climates have longer appendages (tails, ears, and legs) than animals living in colder environments. The reasoning behind this phenomenon largely comes down to heat exchange and surface area."
☀️🏜️🦊 #AllensRule #Wildlife #Biology #Nature #AmazingCritters
"The hairy frog, also known as the wolverine frog or horror frog, is a remarkably unique species of frog native to Central Africa. Hairy frogs (Trichobatrachus robustus) are in the 'squeaker' frog family (Arthroleptidae)."
🏞️🐸 #HairyFrog #Amphibians #Wildllife #Biology #Nature #AmazingCritters
"Understanding how zebra finches manage this could shed light on why some species are so much better at vocal exchanges than others, and even give insights into the cognitive demands of holding a conversation."
🐦🎶🧠 #ZebraFinches #Communication #Neuroscience #Biology #Nature #AmazingCritters
"Field biologists have long assumed that the birds simply follow wolves as they track and take down their prey. But a new study provides evidence that ravens may be remembering hunting hotspots and scavenging for food."
🌄🐦⬛🧠🦴🐺 #Ravens #Yellowstone #Memory #Wildlife #Nature #Biology #AmazingCritters
"This week, a sure sign of spring arrived in Yellowstone National Park. Biologists working in the northern part of the park reported their first grizzly bear sighting of the season on March 9."
👀🌄🐻 #GrizzlyBears #Yellowstone #Spring #Biology #Nature #AmazingCritters
By @laurabaisas.bsky.social 👏🏼
"Gray whales pass the U.S. West Coast each spring during one of the longest mammal migrations on Earth as they travel from Baja California to Arctic feeding grounds."
🗺️🧭🌊🐳👀 #GrayWhales #Migration #WestCoast #WatchingSpots #Environment #Wildlife #Biology #Nature #AmazingCritters
"For fast-moving predators and aerial hunters, high-speed vision offers an edge. By processing visual data at more than 200 flashes per second, some species slow down the chaos of motion, giving themselves the precision needed to strike."
👀🦟🦅 #Animals #FastVision #Biology #Nature #AmazingCritters
"The cranes spend their winters in the southern United States and northern Mexico near lakes or rivers. They spend their time probing for food with their bills in fields and wetlands."
👀🪿🌅🏞️ #SandhillCranes #Nebraska #Migration #Biology #Nature #AmazingCritters
By @beebrookshire.bsky.social 👏🏼
"Hummingbirds often return to the same area where they hatched to feed, nest, and raise the next generation. A yard designed with structure, shelter, and seasonal blooms will keep them coming back year after year."
⛲🌺🪷🐦 #Hummingbirds #Gardens #Habitats #Tips #Biology #Nature #AmazingCritters
"The Key deer is found only in a small stretch of the Florida Keys, and this animal continues to survive thanks to decades of focused conservation work and a community that has learned to share the road and the landscape."
🏝️🦌🚨 #KeyDeer #Florida #Conservation #Biology #Nature #AmazingCritters
"We expect butterflies to be both beautiful and symmetrical; however, some are not. Gynandromorphism is estimated to occur in about one in 10,000 butterflies. In this article, we explain how this phenomenon occurs."
🦋🧬♀️♂️ #Gynandromorphism #Butterflies #Genetics #Biology #Nature #AmazingCritters
"In a rare sighting, a red-shouldered hawk was observed eating an avocado in California. The raptor’s snack raised questions about whether fruits are a new addition to their diet, which is typically carnivorous."
🦅🥑 #RedShoulderedHawks #Avocados #Diet #Birds #Biology #Nature #AmazingCritters
"North Atlantic right whales can likely live until they are at least 70 years old, but the worrying news is that their lifespans now appear to be shorter – 45 years for females and 65 for males."
🌊🐳🌅 #NorthAtlanticRightWales #NewCalf #Conservation #Wildlife #Nature #Biology #AmazingCritters
"The jaguars’ presence is good news for the Pantanal’s ecosystem, which includes more than 650 bird species, giant otters and giant anteaters. With jaguars, the environment is balanced, because they’re at the top."
🌴🏞️🐆 #Jaguars #Pantanal #Conservation #Nature #Biology #AmazingCritters #CatsOfBluesky
