Great blue herons in the Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach, Florida.
Pygmy three-toed sloth swimming near Isla Escudo de Veraguas, Panama.
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Surf scoter swallows clam whole
Surf Scoters are large colorful sea ducks. The male Surf Scoter’s huge red-orange bill is a great tool for eating some of a Surf Scoter’s favorite foods: hard-shelled mollusks like clams and mussels that stick onto rocks. The scoter swallows them whole, crushing them in its gizzard, which is filled with sand. (Source: https://www.birdnote.org/listen/shows/surf-scoters-stand-out)
Chrysalides (cocoons) of the monarch butterfly are very recognisable, consisting of an opaque, pale-green chrysalis with small golden dots near the bottom, and a gold-and-black rim around the dorsal side near the top.
Octopuses have blue blood, three hearts and a doughnut-shaped brain. They also have the ability to squeeze through an opening no wider than the distance between their eyes.
Sperm whales, which are the largest of the toothed whales. and the largest toothed predators. They feed mostly on medium-sized squid, but also giant squid, colossal squid, octopuses, and fish such as demersal rays and sharks. Encounters between sperm whales and giant squid or colossal squid have never been observed by humans, however many sperm whales have scars which are believed to have been caused by such squids.
