Critter Clips

Blue, or gray-blue tanager or blue traupis (Thraupis episcopus) is widespread from Mexico to the north-west of Peru, the north of Bolivia and Brazil. It is the most numerous urban bird in Colombia. In addition, she lives in Trinidad and Tobago. The blue traupis inhabits various lowland biotopes, it rises to the mountains to an average height. It occurs along the edges and glades of moist forests, in open spaces, plantations and urban gardens.

This cute blue-tongued lizard is a northern blue-tongued skink. With his tongue, he not only drinks and licks his lips, as one might assume from watching the video. But it also frightens all those who should be feared. To do this, the skink opens its mouth and demonstrates what it has. This will not frighten us any more - we are experienced people, but it can surprise us pretty much.

Because of its resemblance to the famous good take, this octopus was given the name Casper. First seen in 2016. It is unique in scope - Casper moves at a depth of 4.3 km, which makes it the deepest octopus of true science. - The offspring of octopuses that spawn in water at 3 ° C hatch only after four years. However, at the bottom of the development of Peru, the temperature is only 1.5 ° C. This came about as a result of the fact that Casper's eggs can be instructed for many years before they are fully developed!

The echidna is very impressive in its appearance, since it is not immediately clear which animals it is close to. She seems to be with needles, and not a hedgehog or a porcupine, ruins anthills, but has nothing to do with anteaters. What is really incredible is the process of reproduction and raising cubs: she lays eggs, but feeds the cubs with milk and carries them in a pouch.

Long-faced seals are sedentary animals, migrating only to breeding sites over short distances. During the day they hunt alone at sea, and rest in groups on land. For lying choose rocky islands with gentle shores, sandy beaches or ice floes.

The Senegalese Alcyone reaches a length of 21-23 cm and a weight of 40-60 g. Its back, tail and wings are bright blue. The head, nape and underside are white, while the shoulders are black. The large beak is red above and black below. The legs are red. Both sexes look similar, with young birds slightly less colorful. The call of this bird is a loud trill.

Although they are mythologists, angelfish use the services of a group of small floating marine mollusks that live mainly in cold waters.

The toucan not only shouts out its words, but can also perfectly parody the voices of tropical birds. The toucan can be immediately recognized by its long, massive beak. It seems heavy, but is made up of empty cavities, so it weighs next to nothing. At the same time, keratin gives the beak strength

Irbis is the most hidden feline. This agile muscular cat with an incredibly long and fluffy tail is perfectly adapted to life in harsh conditions. The snow leopard is a rather large cat. Its weight can reach 50-60 kilograms, which is less than an African or Far Eastern leopard, but at the same time it is a very strong animal, capable of hunting twice its prey.

Moose have excellent hearing and sense of smell, but very poor eyesight. For example, a person who is in a stationary state, the beast will not notice even from a distance of several tens of meters. Moose attack people quite rarely, however, if a person approaches young elk calves, then adult animals will immediately rush to the potential offender of their cubs.

The giant African snail Achatina is the largest land mollusk. This exotic and at the same time extremely unpretentious creature is becoming more and more popular as a pet every year.

Nutria is able to stay under water for 10 minutes. Poor eyesight and smell are compensated by keen hearing. The external clumsiness of the nutria is deceptive: if necessary, it moves quite quickly. Nutria fur is highly valued in fur farms and the fur industry in general.

Contrary to popular belief, chimpanzees are by no means vegetarians. In addition to fruits and leaves, they also include the meat of various small animals in their diet.

Capybaras can dive and hold their breath underwater for up to 5 minutes. Capybaras live in family groups. Each family is headed by a male leader. The brain of a capybara is the size of a lemon.

The head and upper body are grayish-brown, often with streaks on the face and eyebrows. The cap and neck are whitish-streaked. The chest and belly are striped brown. Tail like an adult. The final color of the plumage is determined after the first molt. Birds that live in southern Mexico have paler gray plumage, as well as pale tail stripes. The chest is rather spotty. Red spots on primary feathers are more distinct.

The Oriole is a small bird with bright colors. The scientific name of the bird is Oriolus. The root of the word is similar to the Latin word aureolus, which means "golden". Most likely, the bird acquired its name due to the color and rich color.

Elephant herds are always led by old and experienced females. The change of leader occurs only because of the death of the former head elephant. Moreover, only females live in herds, while males prefer to exist separately.

Yakans are found in swamps, lagoons and rivers with abundant vegetation on the surface. Yakans can gather in fairly large groups, but during the mating season they retire.

Anteaters are very voracious. They eat at least 30,000 termites a day. That's about a million a month. The anteater's sense of smell would be the envy of any hunting dog. This critter is able to smell prey from a considerable distance.

The smallest monkey toy has a tiny size - the body length together with the long tail is no more than 15 centimeters. Attentive huge eyes framed by thick hair look meaningful and serious.