The giant oceanic manta ray can reach up to 7 meters (23 feet) in width and weigh as much as 3,000 kilograms (6,600 pounds).
[📹 matthewunderwater]
Animals
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Sharing cute moments, fun facts, and amazing stories from the animal world.
The mighty roar of a baby pika.
Birds that look like they’re surfing
A mesmerizing murmuration of birds flying in perfect harmony
“Bird waves” form as flocks move in perfect harmony—a natural choreography that shields them from predators and allows them to feed more efficiently.
An owl gliding through a cloud of helium-filled soap bubbles reveals the intricate vortices formed by its wingtips and tail.
[📹 Usherwood et al]
Adorable polar bear cubs
[📹 ruthelwellsteck]
Good Morning ☀️
Photographer Marius Niemann went to the Kgalagadi Game Reserve in South Africa to photograph lions, but instead filmed the precious moment when a lizard deftly jumped to catch a fly near the lion
[📹 marius10niemann]
The song of the humpback whale travels across the oceans, a reminder that beauty and connection know no boundaries.
Wolves are extremely social creatures, and the bonds they form can mean the difference between life and death.
Playful and cute big cat cubs in action
Have you ever seen an owls ear?
Here is a Northern Saw-Whet Owl: their ears are huge in comparison to their body. You can even see the skeletal anatomy with the base of the eye
[📹 calgarywildlife]
The Alpine ibex, also known as the steinbock, is a species of wild goat that lives in the mountains of the European Alps.
They live in extremely steep terrain, so finding one on a chimney of a house is not uncommon.
[📹 Kyle Kotajarvi]
The prehistoric-looking trilobite beetle
The Ghost of the Himalayas filmed in the breathtaking landscapes of Ladakh, India.
[📹 caramjeet / voygrtravel]
A close-up video of gang-gang cockatoos
Archerfish, scientifically known as Toxotidae, are tropical fish renowned for their distinctive hunting technique of shooting water jets to dislodge insects and small prey from above the water's surface.
A Quetzal in mid-flight resembles a mythical bird.
[📹 Andres Novales]
Moments before the major earthquake struck the Philippines this week, flocks of birds suddenly took flight into the sky.