When woodcocks rock when they strut, they are actually searching for food! It is suspected that the bobbing helps them detect slight changes in the soil, making it easier to detect worms.
American Woodcocks forage by rocking their bodies, producing vibrations that make worms move. They can hear or feel the worms' movement underground, which is when they use their long bills with specialized, flexible upper mandibles to extract them.
Cats travel by placing their hind paws in the print left by their front. This both quiets their steps & ensures solid footing for their powerful back legs.
Unlike most cetaceans, Belugas can move their heads up and down and from side to side because their cervical vertebrae are not fused.
Cheetahs are the most timid of the big cats and there is no record in southern Africa of a cheetah ever having attacked a human. Even wild animals are often rather docile and were kept as pets in ancient times.
Remoras eat scraps of prey dropped by the shark. They also feed off of parasites on the shark's skin and in its mouth. This makes the shark happy because the parasites would otherwise irritate the shark.
Moray Eels, despite their intimidating and slimy appearance, they're actually incredibly shy and intelligent creatures that learn to recognize individuals and can be very affectionate. Being stroked causes relaxation in most ocean fish due to their need f
The red wolf (Canis rufus) is the most endangered canid species alive. There are less than 35 individuals in the wild after an attempt to bring the species numbers up (peaking at 130 individuals in 2006). These wolves form close-knit packs that consist of
When emperor penguin chicks are about 50-60 days old, they've become too big for their parents' protective pouch. So while they are away, chicks form large groups called crèches to keep warm.
Bottlenose Dolphins and False Killer Whales have known to annually unite, with individuals members meeting each other as lifelong friends. They even share an interspecies language so they can communicate.
Despite being voracious carnivores, crocodilians are surprisingly caring and nurturing parents. Mothers will fiercely guard their offspring against predators for over a year till they're large enough to fend from themselves.
Elephant Shrews make a network of cleared pathways through the undergrowth which they patrol for food. The pathways also make for a quick escape route should danger threaten.
Sea urchins can be very painful and sometimes even dangerous to step on, but are completely harmless if held gently. Minerals reinforcing their five teeth are arranged in a way so that the teeth chip only on one side, effectively sharpening themselves.
The #Mimosa Pudica also known as touch me not, is a sensitive leaf which reacts to stimulus as there is a higher pressure at that point , and the water in the vacuoles of the cells of the leaf lose water to the adjacent cell, causing it to close.
The reason for the chipmunk's stuffing success is the special pouch that runs along the inside of each cheek and into the neck.These special pouches have skin that separates them from the rest of his mouth, allowing him to have his cheeks stuffed and stil
Done brushing your dog? Birds love using the hair to build nests. Set aside one birdfeeder to fill with hair.
Shetland sheep are a small sheep breed from the Shetland isles in Scotland. They have become popular around the world for their fine wool, easy breeding, and ability to live in difficult environments. They usually have pairs of lambs every spring and summ
Anna's hummingbirds can shake their bodies 55 times per second to shed rain while in flight, or remove pollen or dirt from their feathers in dry weather. Each twist lasts four-hundredths of a second and applies 34 times the force of gravity on the bird's
