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Polar bears, cute, fuzzy and friendly? book a polar safari and get down to cuddle with them.

We are breeding a generation of brains that will be reduced to ultra-large emotional button disconnected from faculty of logic 😡😡😡

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Polar bears, cute, fuzzy and friendly? book a polar safari and get down to cuddle with them. 

We are breeding a generation of brains that will be reduced to ultra-large emotional button disconnected from faculty of logic 😡😡😡
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Unique to the Galapagos Islands, this fish lives at depths of up to 75 metres underwater. They are poor swimmers but use modified fins as makeshift legs to walk along the seafloor. ​

       

Unique to the Galapagos Islands, this fish lives at depths of up to 75 metres underwater. They are poor swimmers but use modified fins as makeshift legs to walk along the seafloor. ​

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Tunas are some of the most remarkable creatures in the world's oceans. Their bodies are built for speed, and Atlantic Bluefin Tunas can grow to as big as 10 feet in length, weighing up to 900 kgs or more!​

     

Tunas are some of the most remarkable creatures in the world's oceans. Their bodies are built for speed, and Atlantic Bluefin Tunas can grow to as big as 10 feet in length, weighing up to 900 kgs or more!​

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Fun fact – Humpback whales are called 'gulpers' because they feed with their mouths wide open. To aid this, they employ a highly effective, synchronized hunting strategy.​

     

Fun fact – Humpback whales are called 'gulpers' because they feed with their mouths wide open. To aid this, they employ a highly effective, synchronized hunting strategy.​

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Darwin's Bark Spiders have the amazing ability to shoot out immensely long, directed yarns of silk to help them cross over rivers, build intricate webs and set traps. Using their own methods of control along with the help of wind currents, these fascinating spiders exhibit truly…

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Eta Aquariids are associated with Halley's Comet. During its peak, the meteor shower can produce up to 60 meteors per hour, resulting in an incredibly captivating experience.​

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Eta Aquariids are associated with Halley's Comet. During its peak, the meteor shower can produce up to 60 meteors per hour, resulting in an incredibly captivating experience.​

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Researchers came across a group of sperm whales completely asleep and bobbing vertically underwater, almost looking like underwater totems!​

       

Researchers came across a group of sperm whales completely asleep and bobbing vertically underwater, almost looking like underwater totems!​

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While the females of this bird species are subdued in colour, the males are a living work of art with their fascinating, multicoloured feathers from head to toe.​

While the females of this bird species are subdued in colour, the males are a living work of art with their fascinating, multicoloured feathers from head to toe.​

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The glass frog has a 'superpower' - the ability to pack nearly 90% of its blood cells together which almost doubles the size of its liver and allows it to become transparent.​

In most animals, pooling blood together can be life-threatening due to clotting. However, the glass…

The glass frog has a 'superpower' - the ability to pack nearly 90% of its blood cells together which almost doubles the size of its liver and allows it to become transparent.​

In most animals, pooling blood together can be life-threatening due to clotting. However, the glass…
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In the aftermath of independence, present-day Maharashtra was part of the Bombay Presidency which included parts of Gujarat and Pakistan. The Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti was the organisation that led the demand for a Marathi-speaking state.​

After years of negotiations, the…

In the aftermath of independence, present-day Maharashtra was part of the Bombay Presidency which included parts of Gujarat and Pakistan. The Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti was the organisation that led the demand for a Marathi-speaking state.​

After years of negotiations, the…
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Despite their appearance, these lizards have ear holes in their head, moveable eyelids and non-flexible jaws, which are all characteristics of lizards and not snakes. They're also not known to bite humans, which is why they were used in the 'Well Of Souls' scene of Indiana Jones…

Despite their appearance, these lizards have ear holes in their head, moveable eyelids and non-flexible jaws, which are all characteristics of lizards and not snakes. They're also not known to bite humans, which is why they were used in the 'Well Of Souls' scene of Indiana Jones…
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Today, in 1930, the erstwhile ninth planet in our solar system was named Pluto by an 11-year-old English girl named Venetia Burney. Clyde Tombaugh discovered the dwarf planet in February the same year.​

Both Tombaugh and Burney have been honoured with areas of Pluto being named…

Today, in 1930, the erstwhile ninth planet in our solar system was named Pluto by an 11-year-old English girl named Venetia Burney. Clyde Tombaugh discovered the dwarf planet in February the same year.​

Both Tombaugh and Burney have been honoured with areas of Pluto being named…
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