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Red pandas stand on their hind legs as a defense mechanism, to appear larger, this one is startled by a pumpkin 🎃 National Geographic

Baby skunks going for a walk National Geographic

Silver Fox mother and her cub National Geographic

The swordfish National Geographic

The lynx has big, shaggy paws, and when it lands, the fingers spread out a lot. Both of these adaptations turn the lynx's paws into real snowshoes, helping it to efficiently forage in winter. Most of the time, this food consists of hares National Geographic

Dwarf mongoose. They measure 7 to 10 inches long (18 to 26 centimeters) and have tails 4.7 to 8 inches long (12 to 20 centimeters). Males weigh about 11.4 ounces (326 grams) and females are slightly smaller. It consumes small rodents, reptiles, young birds, eggs, termites, locusts, beetles, grubs, larvae, and spiders. Fruit might also be included in its diet. Most of the day is spent looking for food among the brush, leaves, and rocks . Despite their fascinating reputation for attacking venomous snakes, mongooses are non-aggressive towards human beings. However, at times they may bite National Geographic

Surreal splendor: a twelve-wire bird of paradise in Papua New Guinea. A large bird of lowland swamp and secondary forest. Fairly long, curved bill, red eye and pink legs.Twelve wires stick out where the tail should be. The display dance of the twelve-wired bird of paradise is called a wire-wipe display and it is performed by males to attract females by showing their flank plumes and bare pigmented thighs. Males use their 12 flank plume "wires" to make contact with the female by brushing across the female's face and foreparts. National Geographic

If a bear meets a lonely bear cub in the forest, she will definitely adopt it. There is a known case when a bear in Alaska raised 12 cubs over the summer, that is, took at least nine foster ones National Geographic

Mother duck protects her ducklings from a heron National Geographic

Giraffes, although primarily herbivores, have been observed chewing on bones in a behavior called osteophagia. This behavior is thought to supplement their diet with minerals like calcium and phosphorus, which are essential for bone health, especially in areas where their usual vegetative diet might be lower in these minerals. They don’t swallow the bones; instead, they chew them to extract the minerals. This unusual habit helps them maintain strong bones and overall health. National Geographic