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Earth & Beyond
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Earth & Beyond
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exploring existence // a daily archive of earth, space, history & geography
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- Replying to @AMAZlNGNATUREThe one on the left is an Alligator and the one on the right is a Crocodile. The best way to tell is by looking at their snout. Crocodiles have a V-Shaped snout while Alligators have a U-Shaped snout 👇.
- Replying to @AMAZlNGNATUREThe natural order is me having the ability to intervene and the crab can’t do anything about that.
- Replying to @AMAZlNGNATUREAnother photo that showcases their size difference: A wolf literally makes a grown husky look like a pup..
- Replying to @AMAZlNGNATURE“Please let me rest, this is the 30th time today”
- 🎥 - Fascinating footage of an octopus rapidly changing its colour, shape and texture in mere seconds.
00:00 - 🎥 - A whale shark swimming through bioluminescent algae looks like it’s swimming in outer space
00:00 - Replying to @AMAZlNGNATUREIf you’re thinking it’s blood, it isn’t It’s actually a Flamingo’s crop milk, it’s very bright red and provides nutrients for their young It contains no red blood cells and isn’t similar to blood in anyway except colour
- Replying to @AMAZlNGNATUREThey’re usually pregnant with 3 or 4 babies so they’re often pretty chonky.
- Replying to @AMAZlNGNATUREHe’s having a seizure. In this longer version of the video, you can see that he was dazed and confused before he fell to the ground and started to seize: It was likely caused by ‘distemper’, a virus spread by contaminated food, usually from Hyenas.
- Replying to @AMAZlNGNATUREThose are Mole Crabs. They’re often called ‘Sand Fleas’ but they aren’t actually insects. They’re crustaceans and can live in sandy areas under rocks. Unlike actual fleas, they cause no harm to pets.
- Replying to @AMAZlNGNATUREThey’re both females. This is the last photo of the last make White Rhino. He passed away in 2018. The species is sadly 2 away from extinction…
