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"The Hazel Dormouse is a nocturnal rodent that spends most of its life sleeping."
"In winter it hibernates from October to may, and when food is scare and the weather cold and wet, it curls into a ball and goes into Torpor; decreasing physiological activity to save energy."
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"Alpacas have a unique immune system"
"Alpacas have a unique immune system, producing nanobody-sized antibodies that are acid-stable and heat-stable, consisting of only two heavy protein chains. Alpaca antibodies are helping with research on Covid, Alzheimers, Cancer and Autism."
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"American Kestrel is the smallest and most common falcon in North America. It is also called the Sparrow Hawk"
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"Say hello to an Australian Echidna! One of only two mammals in the world that lay eggs (called Monotremes)! This little girl was brought into my work."
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"Red pandas are one of the few animals on the planet that can climb straight down a tree, head-first."
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"The Sumatran/Tapanuli Orangutan is critically endangered, and there are less than 800 left on the planet."
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"Pink-Headed Warbler. Endemic to the highlands of central and eastern Chiapas in Mexico, and to western Guatemala"
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"Batrachostomus auritus."
"The large frogmouth is a species of bird in the family Podargidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand, in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest."
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"This caring fella is a Midwife Toad!"
"(Alytes) The males of this species carry their eggs on their backs! They wrap the strings of eggs around their hind legs to protect them from predators. When the eggs are ready to hatch, the male wades in shallow water for the tadpoles. What a great dad!"
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"During the dry season, the Desert Spadefoot frog (Notaden nichollsi) spends half the year underground encased in a cocoon of their own skin."
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"Leopards keep their cubs in dens, also known as lairs, which serve as a hiding place for the cubs while mom is away."
"they change these lairs every few days to avoid accidental discovery by predators that pose a threat to their babies like lions or hyenas"
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"Meet the adorable Australian Shepherd!"
"The dogs instinctively use a "pounce" position to deal with cattle trying to kick them. They also have strong hips and legs, allowing for fast acceleration and high jumping, sometimes as high as 4 feet!"
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"Siberian flying squirrels."
"A distinctive feature of flying squirrels is the furry glide membrane or patagium, a flap of skin that stretches between the front and rear legs. By spreading this membrane the flying squirrel may glide from tree to tree across distances of over a hundred metres."
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"Did you know that Opossums can withstand snake bites due to an eleven amino acid ribosomal peptide? Research has shown that Honey Badgers (Here's looking at you Professor Snape) also carry this same trait."
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"Arachnologists have discovered a new species of peacock spider (genus Maratus) in the vicinities of Mount McIntyre and Nangwarry in Australia."
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"This adorable herbivore is the Tree Kangaroo!"
"Tree kangaroos live in cloud forests at elevations of up to 11,000 feet. They spend most of their time in trees. Tree kangaroos primarily eat tree leaves, flowers, grass shoots, ferns, moss, and bark!"
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"This is the very cute 'Pika'!"
"They have no tail, gather twigs and hay to store for the winter, and use a high pitched alarm call when diving into their burrows. They require cold temperatures to live, and often share their burrows with Snowfinches."
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"As Binturongs travel, they rub a pungent substance to branches and foliage."
"The animals use the odor to mark territory as well as to attract mates. And the cool part about it is that the substance smells like buttery popcorn!"
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"Only a few female North American songbirds sing, but the female Northern Cardinal does, and often while sitting on the nest. This may give the male Northern Cardinal information about when to bring food to the nest!"
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