Robins braving snowfall.

Waxwings are very sociable, and are often seen in groups. Sometimes they pass berries back and forth to each other, before one of them decides to eat it. (Please click on image to view full size.)

Octopuses in Hawaiian waters. (Click on image to view full size.)



For more content about octopuses in this group, please check out the following posts:



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During winter Arctic foxes are capable of enduring a temperature difference of up to 90 – 100°C between their external environment and their internal core temperature. When it is very cold, the Arctic fox curls up tightly, tucking its legs under its body and its head behind its furry tail. This position gives the fox the smallest surface area to volume ratio and protects the least insulated areas. Arctic foxes also stay warm by getting out of the wind and residing in their dens. Although the Arctic foxes are active year-round and do not hibernate, they can preserve their fat reserves by reducing their locomotor activity. In the autumn they build up their fat reserves, sometimes increasing their body weight by more than 50%, so as to provide greater insulation during the winter and a source of energy when food is scarce.

Heart-touching images of sea otter mother protecting her newborn pup, afloat in Monterey Bay, California. (Click on image to view full size.)



See also our interesting previous post on sea otters: zafoid.com/post/view/11356

One year ago I had posted two images of Alpine marmots (see: zafoid.com/post/view/10265) in this Nature group. Here's another two super cute images of Alpine marmots, this time around both specifically from the Austrian Alpine region.

A BBC wildlife crew captures on film a pack of wild dogs who took care of one of their own who had lost a leg in a poacher's trap, by running just a little bit slower such that their three-legged member could keep up with them, and by letting said member eat from their hunting kills. The three-legged dog reciprocates by looking after the pack's cubs and being extra vigilant in respect to the cubs' safety.

The scops owl is a master of the art of camouflage. (Click on image to view full size.)





For more interesting posts about camouflage, you are invited to see:

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And for cute posts about owls, you are invited to watch:

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Enjoy!

Japanese macaques (snow monkeys) enjoying a hot bath at a hot spring, in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. (Click on image to view full size.)

An Asian swallowtail butterfly on a red spider lily, a late summer blooming perennial bulb native to Northeast Asia (such as China, Japan, Korea and Nepal) and even parts of Hawaii, typically found in shady, moist areas along slopes and rocky areas near stream banks.