Whale sharks can filter over 20,000 liters (5,300 gallons) of water per hour, using their gill rakers to trap tiny prey as small as 1–2 millimeters.
A pod of dolphins swimming close to shore in crystal clear water. The ocean is a beautiful place. [πŸ“Ή Nolan Omura]
Each cephalopod's chromatophore organ comprises an elastic sac containing pigment of different colors with a set of obliquely striated radial muscles. When excited, the muscles contract, expanding the chromatophore, enhancing that color [πŸ“Ή SaltyFlyTying]
Chinstrap penguins clumsily diving off an iceberg into the water. [πŸ“Ή Preben Alexander Jensen]
Watch a pygmy marmoset completely fascinated by an insect in this clip from "Tiny World".
The epic molt of a cobra mantis. [πŸ“Ή Kryptic Matnids]
That’s the most bear-looking bear I’ve ever seen. 🐻
Close encounter with an Andean Condor. [πŸ“Ή Cristobal Porcile]
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The giant oceanic manta ray can reach up to 7 meters (23 feet) in width and weigh as much as 3,000 kilograms (6,600 pounds). [πŸ“Ή matthewunderwater]