This seabird has a mustache
The Inca tern, a seabird found near the coasts of Peru and Chile, is noted for its distinctive facial plumage. Long white feathers situated right above the bird’s yellow cheeks gives the Inca tern the appearance of a mustachioed fellow.
Going to the bathroom is a life-risking task for sloths
Sloths are arboreal and mostly never leave the comfort of the trees. However, one of the only reasons they descend from the branches is to go to the bathroom, which makes them vulnerable to predators.
These insects have ears in their knees
Being able to listen with your knees isn’t the only thing that sets this leaf-like insect apart. Katydid males, for instance, are renowned for their, ahem, endowment.
Rhino beetles love a good fight, and here's why
These beetles are not known to back down from a fight. In fact, they are one of the toughest and strongest insects on the planet.
Almost everything about the stork is gross
You wouldn’t want a stork to deliver your baby, as they have some pretty disgusting habits that would surely make anyone else sick. They eat dead animals and garbage, and will poop all over their legs as a way to keep cool. Yuck!
These snails are so destructive, they are banned from the US
African land snails can devour an entire head of lettuce in one sitting, so imagine what a bunch of them could do to your crops.
What warthogs lack in beauty, they make up for in brains
They may not have everything in the looks department, but warthogs are smart. Though they have tusks, they know flight is better than fight. They also know that aardvarks make the best holes, and will squat in their abandoned dens.
Emperor scorpions have a really cool trick they can only do at night
From their stingers to their claws, emperor scorpions have earned a terrifying reputation. But when the sun goes down and the moon and stars are out, these arachnids show their true colors.
Plagues of locusts are very real and very destructive
What sounds like a curse from a mythological tale actually has a very real basis. Plagues of locusts will descend on crops and leave behind a trail of destruction in their path.
Everything about the Malayan tapir is adorably silly
From how it runs to the noises it makes, the Malayan tapir is a very silly animal – but this just makes us love it all the more.
These creatures are 450 million years old
The horseshoe crab, which is neither a crab nor a horseshoe, is old. How old? Older than the dinosaurs. In fact, these critters first appeared on our planet about 450 million years ago.
There's no such thing as a female peacock
You might be tempted to refer to both males and females as peacocks, but you’d be wrong. In fact, only males are called peacocks, while females are called peahens and the generic term for both is peafowl. More for Bird Week on Love Nature Why colourful bird feathers never fade Are these the most valuable … Continued
Ten percent of a hornbill's body weight is in its beak
Hornbills have earned their name from their comically large beaks. The beaks are so heavy, that the bird’s first and second vertebrae are fused together to help them carry the weight. More from Bird Week on Love Nature: Baby black storks growing up Africa’s vultures are circling towards extinction, a new study warns Baby hummingbirds … Continued
The world's tallest flower is also the stinkiest
Taking around 10 years to blossom, the corpse flower has earned a very stinky reputation. The stench helps attract insects, who will carry and spread the plant’s pollen.
Under the lens: Peacock mantis shrimp
Kay Burn Lim is an aerial and underwater videographer currently shooting out on location in Indonesia’s Lembeh Straits for the upcoming Love Nature show ‘Strange Creatures’ Famed as having some of the best ‘muck diving’ in the world, the straits are a macro-heaven full of tiny, unusual and curious critters, perfect for this particular assignment. … Continued
This is how armadillos are able to roll into balls
As a defense mechanism, armadillos are equipped with one very unique and useful trick: They can roll up into a ball. But have you ever wondered how they’re able to do it?
These insects survive by mimicking twigs
There are over 3000 different species of stickbug, and each one is built to blend in with its local flora.
An insect so strange even its name is weird
Some people call this creature a whip spider, while others call it a whip scorpion. In fact it is neither a scorpion nor a spider, and while it does have an unusual name, that’s not the weirdest thing about this bug.