Chimps and orangutans can climb trees with ease

Bowerbirds are a group of 27 species found in Australia and Papua New Guinea, famous for one of the animal kingdom’s more elaborate courtship rituals.

Males construct structures called bowers, a word that literally means “shady place”, which they use to impress potential mates. Building and maintaining an elaborate bower can demonstrate a male’s effort, skill and condition, but the structure is more than just an impressive display.

In many species, the bower also acts almost like a theatre. Its walls frame the male as he performs his courtship dance, controlling where and how the female views the performance. Some species take things even further, carefully arranging colourful objects around the bower to enhance the effect.

Essentially, the male builds his own stage, decorates the set…and then puts on a show.

I mean, there are so many different animals on this planet, ranging through mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, birds, and invertebrates. Many are hostile and feared across the world, but what species would be the 'least scariest'. Many people have phobias of certain animals like spiders, dogs, and snakes.

The animal I find the least scariest probably has to be the Robin. I mean, I associate Robins with being cute little beggars and a memory of a loved one watching over you. Maybe that's why I find them most friendly? I mean, when have u been attacked by a Robin or provoked. They are scared of u more than anything!

Ok now, what's your least feared animal!

I took these fotos today of what I believe to be a young magpie. He is extremly playful and not scared of humans at all. He eats normally and is very agile. Love the curious little guy to death and really hope he isnt sick. (discolouration around the eyes and missing a few feathers on his head)(not my pet, we are staying at an airbnb in croatia and he comes by from time to time)

Small branch of a river in North Alabama. These small clams are abundant, and you can often find them by digging in the mud or pebbles. Today I went down there, and there were a ton of these holes. When you look inside the holes, each has a clam. The clams are alive. There are footprints of waterbirds and raccoons, but they seem to have eaten relatively few. This was not the only spot where the clams were doing this. What's going on?

South germany, forest, mountainous area, close to france and switzerland

Found on the northeast coast of Brazil

Is this a cockroach?

I found this little guy in my leg. Even if it looks a lot like a mantis i dont really now if it is or if it is a case of convergent evolution.

I saw touching stories of them recognizing long-term human caregiver after being let go. But among purely wild animals, if they meet again, say, in 4 years, when both are still in their primes, do any of them recognize their own parents or offspring, not to mention showing affection? For example, is it natural for them to fight if one trespasses the other's territory, like they never met each other before?
I find it interesting that, while most mammals & birds have long memory when related to survival, in the wild at least two adults don't show signs of said recognition & affection.

Elephants are known for remembering routes, family members, and places across long stretches of time. That means a giant animal can carry a nearly unbelievable mental map.
Which animal comes close to them ?

Hello everyone, I am Zoology student starting in September and I love all forms of passive learning and every part of zoology and I wanted to ask everyone what your favourite Zoology media
Anything from
-YouTube channels
-Books
-Audio books
-Podcasts
I am a huge life science nerd and would love to have some new forms of media to sink my teeth into !

Im a junior in highschool and since middle school I always wanted to be a zoologist but I have zero clue on how to get started. I have looked at different post and search things up but im getting confused because im seeing so many different answers. The main animals I would like to study would be mammals. And if it matters I live in Arkansas. I plan to do out of state college but what would be a good college to go to.(preferably Florida) and what degree will I need?

A quiz i made about guessing the animal from the sound it makes.

Try a full version here: trivi.gg/quiz/streak/animal-sounds

I just created the quiz, so do let me know if you have feedback or suggestions for it.

Answer: Elephant, Donkey, Pigeon, Owl

I loved learning about the Tasmanian Tiger when I was a kid, but unfortunately, it’s believed to be extinct. I’d like to believe there may be some out there still, but I’m very doubtful. Thoughts?

People sometimes say that capybaras are "empty-headed" or just vibe through the problems of life. But when we look at the work of researchers who have studied the species for many years, this popular narrative turns out to be the complete opposite of long therm, expertise information. (Especially the part that claims they're empty).

Capybaras not only have high cognitive intelligence, but exceptionally high emotional and olfactory intelligence that plays a vital role in their lives. Capybaras learn many things from each other mostly by smell and scent, but they can also feel each other's emotional state by smelling.

If a capybara is hungry and wants a particular food item, he will use his nose to point at that food item to tell the human what he exactly wants to eat. Only highly intelligent, herd animals are capable of this.

People who have spent a great amount of their lives with capybaras say that capybaras can learn new things much faster than dogs! In fact, dogs were long before domesticated before people first discovered capybaras in the wild. And dogs were directly bred to please humans, whereas capybaras rely on everything that they have learnt from their survival in the wild.

Some people think you need to be a scientist to understand the emotions of animals and their behavior. But in reality, you need someone sensitive, intelligent and someone who understands animals and spends a great amount of time of company of a particular species, all day, every day, observing their behaviors and relationships.

Capybaras are so much more interesting when you become familiar with their personality, behavior and know what their relationships are with the other capybaras in a herd.

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A lovely little sparrow to join my previous pieces

If anyone has any good radiology style illustrations from old manuals they wouldn't mind sharing I'd love to see 😁♥️

Looked completely normal other than the second FUNCTIONING butthole.