Covered in bony plates and a row of spikes, Ankylosaurus magniventris was well-protected from predators. It likely also used the tip of its tail as a club, walloping would-be attackers.

Covered in bony plates and a row of spikes, Ankylosaurus magniventris was well-protected from predators. It likely also used the tip of its tail as a club, walloping would-be attackers.


Ammonites are named after the Egyptian god Ammon, who is often depicted with rams’ horns behind each ear.

Ammonites are named after the Egyptian god Ammon, who is often depicted with rams’ horns behind each ear.


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Panda

northedelweiss:

Panda


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Frog by Juza

northedelweiss:

Frog by Juza


A grizzly mother teaching her cubs


Shortened ears and thick, white fur are among the physical traits that arctic hares have adapted to survive in the harsh, frozen tundra.

Shortened ears and thick, white fur are among the physical traits that arctic hares have adapted to survive in the harsh, frozen tundra.



Indiscriminate eaters, Amazon horned frogs can grow to about the size of a small plate.

Indiscriminate eaters, Amazon horned frogs can grow to about the size of a small plate.


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Binta and her cubs, Joco and Zari, sniff a suspicious pumpkin filled with meat before tearing it to pieces at the zoo in Hanover, Germany.

suitep:

Binta and her cubs, Joco and Zari, sniff a suspicious pumpkin filled with meat before tearing it to pieces at the zoo in Hanover, Germany.


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Gecko on Banana leaf by Charlie VanTassel

llbwwb:

Gecko on Banana leaf by Charlie VanTassel