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Meet the rusty-spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus). Known as the “hummingbird of cats,” this species is one of the world’s smallest felines, reaching weights of only 3.5 lbs (1.6 kg). Primarily nocturnal, this cat uses its large eyes to hunt under the cover of darkness. It can be spotted in parts of Southeast Asia including India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal.

Photo: Cloudtail the Snow Leopard, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, flickr

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Beelieve it or not, this blue bee is the real deal! 🐝 Meet the blue carpenter bee (Xylocopa caerulea). This large bee can reach lengths of up to 1.1 in (2.8 cm); compare that to a European honey bee which typically grows up to 0.7 in (1.8 cm) long! Unlike honeybees, this critter doesn’t live in large hives, but instead spends most of its time alone. This insect can be found in parts of India, China, and Southeast Asia where it plays an important role in pollinating its habitat.

Photo: Cheongweei Gan, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist

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you're laughing. Those dogs were stuck on that large pile of snow until it melted into a tiny pile of snow and you're laughing

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Awww, he wanted to play.

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Los Angeles Public Library Unveils the World’s Largest Pop-Up Book

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🦈 Open wide! It’s Shark Week. Growing up to 40 ft (12 m) long, the basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) is the second largest fish on Earth. This shark’s name nods to the way it feeds, “basking” at the surface of the ocean, with its dorsal fin poking out of the water. This giant feeds passively on plankton, which it catches with highly developed bristle-like gill rakers that extend between the gill arches visible inside its gaping mouth. Photo: Greg Skomal / NOAA Fisheries Service, Wikimedia Commons

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Alors il joue ! 🐈

Le chat ... avec les souris 🐀😆🐁

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🌈 Feast your eyes on the dazzling colors of the rainbow leaf beetle (Chrysolina cerealis)! Though this insect is widely distributed across Europe, it’s seldom seen. Growing up to 0.5 in (1.3 cm) in size, this critter feeds on plants including ivy, roses, and thyme. It prefers to inhabit montane forests at elevations of up to 1,970 ft (600 m).

Photo: Slimguy, Wikimedia Commons

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