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Natural Habitat Shorts @naturalhabitat.bsky.social · Jul 11

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Natural Habitat Shorts @naturalhabitat.bsky.social · Jul 3

Fun fact: The greater sage grouse attracts females of its species by inflating two yellow air sacs on its chest and bouncing them around to produce a unique sound.💄🐦🍸 #naturalhabitatshorts #naturalhabitok #naturalhabitat

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Natural Habitat Shorts @naturalhabitat.bsky.social · Jun 19

Fun fact: The Spix's disc-winged bat has suction cups on its thumbs and ankles that let it stick to surfaces. It uses these to stick to the inside of banana leaves to roost 🦇🪠🤝 #naturalhabitatshorts #naturalhabitok #naturalhabitat

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Natural Habitat Shorts @naturalhabitat.bsky.social · Jun 5

Fun Fact: Ducks are often seen standing still in the rain. Most think it’s because their waterproof feathers keep them dry and that staying still helps conserve energy, but we have our own theory🦆🌧️🐥 #naturalhabitok #naturalhabitat #naturalhabitatshorts

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Natural Habitat Shorts @naturalhabitat.bsky.social · May 22

Fun Fact: Kangaroo joeys are just about 1 inch long and hairless at birth. They immediately crawl into their mother's pouch to develop until they're 8 months old.🫘🦘👶 #naturalhabitok #naturalhabitat #naturalhabitatshorts

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Natural Habitat Shorts @naturalhabitat.bsky.social · Apr 24

Fun fact: Common murre chicks leap off cliffs before they can fly, bouncing off rocks on the way down to reach the ocean, where their dad takes over raising them at sea
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Natural Habitat Shorts @naturalhabitat.bsky.social · Apr 17

Fun Fact: Some species of tarantulas keep frogs as “pets” in a mutualistic relationship. The frogs eat insects that would otherwise threaten the tarantulas’ eggs, and in exchange, the tarantulas offer them protection from predators.
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Natural Habitat Shorts @naturalhabitat.bsky.social · Apr 7

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Natural Habitat Shorts @naturalhabitat.bsky.social · Apr 3

Fun fact: Some species of turtles such as the painted turtle can essentially breathe through their butts underwater. The oxygen dissolved in the water is absorbed by the blood vessels in their cloacae.🐢🍑🫧

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Natural Habitat Shorts @naturalhabitat.bsky.social · Mar 20

Fun fact: Otters have valve-like structures in their ears and nostrils that close underwater, keeping water out. It can also be used to shut out bickering parents.🦦👂🐞 naturalhabitatshorts.store

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Natural Habitat Shorts @naturalhabitat.bsky.social · Mar 6

Fun fact: Lyrebirds are able to mimic almost any sound they hear both natural and mechanical. Also beavers are one of the few mammals that are raised by both parents (usually). 🦫📣🐦‍⬛ #naturalhabitatshorts #naturalhabitok #naturalhabitat

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Natural Habitat Shorts @naturalhabitat.bsky.social · Feb 20

You nailed it down to the species!

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Natural Habitat Shorts @naturalhabitat.bsky.social · Feb 20

Fun Fact: The Potoo Bird looks like a living tree branch. It can stand motionless on trees for hours with bark-like camouflage truly becoming part of the tree.🐦‍⬛🌲👀 #naturalhabitatshorts #naturalhabitat #naturalhabitok

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Natural Habitat Shorts @naturalhabitat.bsky.social · Feb 6

Fun Fact: When threatened the hognose snake will writhe in pain and turn over onto its back sticking its tongue out. If it's turned back onto its stomach it will flip back over insisting its really dead! They even emit a smelly odor really selling the whole corpse thing 🐍☠️🤪

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Natural Habitat Shorts @naturalhabitat.bsky.social · Jan 23

Fun Fact: Thorny devil lizards drink water with their feet. They step in water on the ground and the grooves on their skin channel water to their mouths through capillary action. This allows them to drink passively without lowering their guard.🥤🐾 #naturalhabitatshorts #naturalhabitok #naturalhabitat

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Natural Habitat Shorts @naturalhabitat.bsky.social · Jan 9

Fun fact: Pistol shrimp snap their claws to create bubbles that stun or kill prey, generating shockwaves that are as loud as a gunshot, and produce a flash of light with temperatures as hot as the surface of the sun. 🦐🫰💥 #naturalhabitatshorts #naturalhabitat #naturalhabitok

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Natural Habitat Shorts @naturalhabitat.bsky.social · Dec 24

Festive Fact: Porcupines are solitary by nature but may den with other porcupines during the cold winter weather 🦔🎅🎄 SPECIAL THANKS TO JIMMY O YANG FOR VOICING OUR FATHAH CHRISTMAS🗣️

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Natural Habitat Shorts @naturalhabitat.bsky.social · Dec 12

Festive fact: Penguins poop every 20 minutes on average because of their fast metabolism and their guano jets can travel nearly four feet. 🐧🚽🎄 #naturalhabitatshorts #naturahabitat #naturalhabitok

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Natural Habitat Shorts @naturalhabitat.bsky.social · Nov 29

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Natural Habitat Shorts @naturalhabitat.bsky.social · Nov 28

Fun fact: Baby birds often ‘gape,’ opening their mouths wide to signal hunger. Parents feed them by regurgitating food until they’re weaned and learn to eat on their own. 🐥🍽️🦜 BLACK FRIDAY MERCH HERE
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Natural Habitat Shorts @naturalhabitat.bsky.social · Nov 21

Fun fact: Porcupines are covered in around thirty-thousand quills. Each quill has barbs at the tips that make them difficult to remove. 🌵🐖💺 #naturalhabitat #naturalhabitatshorts #naturalhabitok

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Natural Habitat Shorts @naturalhabitat.bsky.social · Nov 20

Today is the LAST DAY to order! Our limited edition merch including the Mouth and Albie plushies are available to order until midnight tonight PST! Get them while you can! Naturalhabitatshorts.store

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Natural Habitat Shorts @naturalhabitat.bsky.social · Nov 19

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Natural Habitat Shorts @naturalhabitat.bsky.social · Nov 19

With one day left in our sale, we want to give back to our fans! If you're in a position where buying merch isn't feasible right now, please click the link in the comments, and we'll try to get as many of you as we can some stickers! Or click here! forms.gle/dWo6vVW7YUHa...

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Natural Habitat Shorts @naturalhabitat.bsky.social · Nov 16

Fun fact: Flamingos can drink near-boiling water. They can even drink super salty and alkaline water.🦩☕️🔥 #naturalhabitat #naturalhabitok #naturalhabitatshorts

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