This is from a medieval manuscript called the Topographia Hibernica which was written in 1188. Isn’t it so weird?!

Barnacle Goose

These beautiful black and white birds were once believed to hatch from sea barnacles. In medieval manuscripts, you'll find mythical drawings of barnacle trees birthing geese.

Nikon Z5 w/ 70-300mm | Hilvarenbeek

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Did you know Komodo dragons shed their skin, which causes them to itch? To scratch that itch, they kick up gravel. The roughness relieves the irritation.

Nikon Z5 w/ 70-300mm | Regent's Park

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Komodo dragon

The world's largest and heaviest lizard. When this dragon bites, an anticoagulant in its saliva thins the prey’s blood, making the wound bleed more intensely.

Nikon Z5 w/ 70-300mm | Regent's Park

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Slender-tailed meerkat

Meerkats forage in groups, taking turns to watch for predators. The black rims around their eyes act like sunglasses, shielding them from bright sunlight.

Nikon Z5 w/ 70-300mm | Regent's Park

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Australian golden orb weaver

When prey adheres to their web, these spiders feel vibrations and adapt their attack strategy to the prey’s size.

Nikon Z5 w/ 70-300mm | Regent's Park

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Mother and daughter

Did you know the Asian small-clawed otter is the smallest of all thirteen otter species? They're also the most social, pairing monogamously for life!

Nikon Z5 w/ 70-300mm | Regent's Park

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Guará

Scarlet ibises are the national birds of Trinidad and Tobago. They are also the only shorebird with red feathers, which derives from their diet of fresh beach crustaceans.

Sony A7SII w/ 28-70mm | Regent's Park

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Red-breasted robin

British robins evolved in woodlands by following wild boar that unearthed worms — their favourite food. Now, they follow gardeners instead, who expose worms with garden tools.

Nikon Z5 w/ 70-300mm | Hyde Park

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Common starling

Did you know that Mozart had a pet starling which could sing part of his Piano Concerto in G Major?

Nikon Z5 w/ 70-300mm | Hyde Park

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Blue poison dart frog

These frogs store a poison in their skin that paralyses and kills. The poison actually isn't created by the dart frog itself but comes from it's diet of highly poisonous ants!

Sony A7SII w/ 28-70mm | Horniman Museum

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Perching on an elderflower branch

Did you know British Great Tits have longer beaks than those in northern Europe? Scientists believe it's an evolutionary adaptation to reach food in garden bird feeders!

Nikon Z5 w/ 70-300mm | Hyde Park

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