#WildlifeFact: To catch fish, Northern Gannets plunge-dive from about 30 metres in the air and at speeds up to 96 km/hr into the ocean. They have air sacs in their shoulders and beck that help absorb some of the impact.
📸: Jacques-André Dupont | #CWFPhotoClub
Super Bowl Sunday has always been a day to celebrate owls - Superb Owls! Although I am with an Eurasian eagle-owl in the picture, I’ve been fortunate enough to work with many species of owls. #FunFact I learned from working with many different owls… ⤵️
#SuperbOwl #AnimalFact #WildlifeFact
#WildlifeFact: Golden-crowned Kinglets weigh less than a toonie, yet survive Canada’s harsh winters! They huddle together at night to conserve heat and keep energy levels up.
📸: Jane LeBlanc | #CWFPhotoClub
#WildlifeFact: Many freshwater turtles spend the winter buried in the mud, sand or pebbles at the bottom of lakes and ponds. ❄️🐢 They slow their metabolism in order to conserve energy and use as little oxygen as possible.
📸: Carol Sordoni | #CWFPhotoClub
#WildlifeFact: Black-capped Chickadees survive winter nights by dropping their body temperature by 10 to 12°C! This nightly “torpor” helps them conserve energy when food is scarce and temperatures plunge.
📸: Jessica Adams | #CWFPhotoClub
#WildlifeFact: the Arctic Fox raises its young in dens up to 300 years old with as many as 100 entrances.
📸: Pierre Dunant | #CWFPhotoClub
Caught some nosy neighbors on the Ridgefield NWR Auto Tour! 🦦Otter mating season starts soon (Dec-April), but here's the cool part: They use delayed implantation to hold off on giving birth until next spring when conditions are right. Nature is brilliant! #RidgefieldNWR #RiverOtters #WildlifeFact
At a glance the desert tortoise may look like a slow moving reptile that just aimlessly meanders through life. But I’d argue that these tortoises (like other reptiles) are much smarter than we tend to give them credit for🧵.⤵️
#DesertTortoise #Tortoise #AnimalFact #WildlifeEducation #WildlifeFact
Here’s is one of the countless awesome #AnimalFacts about naked mole rats: They use their large external incisors for digging tunnels, not their feet.
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#NakedMoleRat #WildlifeFact #WildlifeEducation
Field-tested teamwork: the greater honeyguide leads people straight to wild hives using a distinctive call, then waits for the payoff. We open the nest; the bird feasts on wax and larvae. A centuries-old alliance, still working.
#Honeyguide #GreaterHoneyguide #HumanWildlifeCooperation #WildlifeFact
Oh sure, they are flightless - but wow can they run! Ostriches can reach speeds of 40 miles per hour. And with adults averaging 170 to 300 pounds, that is a lot of bird, moving pretty fast!
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#AnimalFact #Ostrich #WildlifeFact #BirdNerd #BigBird #WildlifeEducation
#WildlifeFact: Did you know the Atlantic Puffin’s call resembles the sound of a chainsaw? These seabirds use their distinctive, raspy vocalizations to communicate within their densely populated cliffside colonies.
📸: Bonnie Grzesiak | #CWFPhotoClub
Weighing between 3,700-5,000 pounds, and able to reach speeds over 25 miles per hour, white rhinos are impressive on many levels. (1/3)
📸via photo sharing site, Unsplash. com
#WhiteRhino #Rhinoceros #WildlifeFact #AnimalFact
Ever heard of disruptive coloration? How about environmental mimicry? These are things that the tiger’s color and black stripes create. Yes, you and I see the contrast of…
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📸via photo sharing site, Unsplash. com
#AnimalFact #WildlifeEducation #Tiger #WildlifeFact
🦇 Bat fact! Many bats use echolocation by sending out high-pitched sounds and listening to the echoes to hunt insects in complete darkness. #WildlifeFact #BatWeek
📸: Tony Joyce | #CWFPhotoClub
Spider alert! 🕷️ Did you know spiders aren’t insects but arachnids, related to ticks and scorpions? Their webs help them sense tiny vibrations to find prey, avoid predators and even locate mates. #WildlifeFact
📸: Janice Radowits | #CWFPhotoClub
#CheetahFacts #SaveTheCheetah #CheetahConservation
#WildlifeEducation #WildlifeLovers 💛
#TearMarks #MalarStripes ✨
#AnimalAdaptations #BigCatAdaptations #DesignedByNature 🍃
#ConservationMatters #WildlifeFact 🌿
#WildlifeSaturday #SpottedSaturday #CaturdayFacts
