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Don't Mess with the Marmots! These furry fellas settle disputes with...dramatic slap fights!

Marmots stand on their hind legs & wrestle, but their punches are more show than blow. It's all about dominance & keeping rivals away from food & mates.

πŸ“Ή Mothership on Earth

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Yellowstone's Majesty: Black Wolves!

These aren't just stunning, their dark fur comes from a fascinating genetic mutation! Thriving in the park, they're key to a healthy ecosystem.

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Kumbh Mela - World's Largest Pilgrimage!

- Held every 3-6 years at 4 sacred rivers in India: Haridwar, Nasik, Ujjain, Prayagraj
- Devotees believe bathing in these waters cleanses sins & brings liberation
- 400 million+ pilgrims expected in 2025

πŸ“Ή National Geographic India

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Melibe Viridis, the ghostly sea slug.

This translucent creature, adorned with leaf-like appendages, roams the ocean floors. Its unique hunting method? A mouth that expands into a net to sweep up small crustacean prey.

πŸ“Ή OceanVizion

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Found a cockle on Bull Island, Dublin?

These bivalves use their strong foot to burrow in sand & filter-feed.

πŸ“Ή Irish Daily

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Scientists in Japan captured reactions of plants! Their research unveils real-time footage of plants responding to stress signals through volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted by neighboring stressed plants.

πŸ“Ή bioscoolya

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Meet the Oxalis Plant: Nature's Ballistic Plant!

These quirky plants build up tension in their seed pods. When touched, the pods explode, flinging seeds in all directions!

πŸ“Ή ahappyplace4268

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Pororoca Power!

During an equinoctial spring tide, the gravitational forces of the sun & moon align, creating the year's highest high tides & lowest low tides like the Amazon's Pororoca, the world's largest tidal bore.

πŸ“Ή historyunreal

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Watch as lightning strikes a plane!

But modern aircraft are designed to withstand lightning strikes. The metal fuselage acts like a Faraday cage, conducting the electricity around the plane & away from passengers & the cockpit (including the glass!).

πŸ“Ή everything fly

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Did you know Gerenuks can stand on their hind legs for up to 30 minutes at a time? Their long necks & flexible spines help them reach leaves other herbivores can't!

πŸ“· Mogens Trolle

Did you know Gerenuks can stand on their hind legs for up to 30 minutes at a time? Their long necks & flexible spines help them reach leaves other herbivores can't!

πŸ“· Mogens Trolle
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Snakebite in a Bottle!

Habu Sake is a daring drink from Okinawa, Japan. Made with a venomous pit viper, this liquor is as much a souvenir as it is a beverage!

πŸ“Ή Vininjapan

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The rarely seen Deepstaria Reticulum Jellyfish, a ghostly beauty of the deep sea!

With its undulating, translucent bell and lack of tentacles, this enigmatic creature drifts through the ocean depths like a living, pulsing sheet.

πŸ“Ή EVNautilus

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Power Unleashed: Witness the raw strength of a bull elephant in South Africa's Pilanesberg National Park as it lifts a safari truck! These majestic creatures can weigh up to 6 tons and their immense power is a sight to behold.

πŸ“Ή ABC News

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The Dhola Sadia bridge, aka Bhupen Hazarika Setu, is India's longest river bridge, stretching 9.15 km across the Lohit River.

This engineering marvel connects Assam & Arunachal Pradesh, boosting trade & travel.

πŸ“Ή Sachin Bharali Photography

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Georgia's Mountaintop Marvel: The Chronicle of Georgia!

This giant stone monument depicts 3,000 years of Georgian history, with towering pillars showcasing kings, queens, & Jesus. It was created by sculptor Zurab Tsereteli in the 1980s.

πŸ“Ή DRONOFLY

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Bulgarian Beasts!

The Kukeri from Boyanovo chase away winter with wild costumes, clanging bells, and energetic dances to welcome good luck for the year ahead.

πŸ“Ή Ashley Suszczynski

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