Animal Pictures Worth More Than 1000 Words (20 images)

Monday. Oh, it's Monday again. And it is cold outside. Mondays are always hard, of course, but Mondays when you have to get out of bed early on a cold day? Nothing more depressing than that. Still, the week is starting, and we're feeling good - optimistic. We're gonna kick butt this week. And for that, we have to start the week off with a dose of inspiration - something to get us thinking, to get our imagination running, to get the rusty gears in our minds turning. Luckily, it's time for this week's collection of animal pictures worth 1000 words.

Here, in this classic Animal Comedy segment, we bring you the coolest animal photos we can find. From cute animal photos to funny animal photos to the kind of photos that remind you of just how awesome nature is. We promise that something in here is going to inspire you. Have an awesome week, friends!

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"Golden pheasants, also known as 'rainbow pheasants' due to their ornate colours, are shy birds native to forested mountains in China. The courtship rituals of these birds are intense. While not generally aggressive, the males have been known to fight each other to the death for the right to mate."
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"While tenrecs may look very similar to hedgehogs or rodents, this is thought to be a case of convergent evolution. They are more closely related to others of the afrotherian family, mammals that live in or have originated from Africa - such as elephants, aardvarks, and manatees."
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"Bottlenose dolphins learn language the same way humans do: they begin by babbling. Gradually, they learn the rules of their language and by 20 months, their communication patterns conform to the same language laws as adult human speech."
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"The Sumatran rhino is the smallest and the hairiest rhino species on Earth. It loves to wallow in mud baths during the day; bathing in mud for up to 300 minutes a day. Its body hair helps the mud adhere to its skin, keeping its body cool and preventing its skin from drying."
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