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Great crested grebes are ridiculously good at this
Great crested grebes are ridiculously good at what? Well, everything.
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The black lory is a rare beauty
Parrots are known for their extraordinary colours, but those that buck the trend can be just as striking. Meet the black lory.
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The Maningrida diving tarantula sounds like a bad time
Far be it from me to tell spiders what to do, but a tarantula has no business being in the water.
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The New Caledonian giant gecko is the world’s largest
Look at this big fellow. Such a solid unit.
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The Asiatic linsang looks like a really stretchy cat-possum cross
A nocturnal, tree-dwelling carnivore with the face of a possum, the body of a cat, and a luxurious feather-duster tail, the Asiatic linsang is a wonderful example of the diversity of mammals hiding out in the forests of South East Asia.
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The channel-billed cuckoo is a magpie’s worst nightmare
If magpies told ghost stories, it would be about the channel-billed cuckoo. If one of these pterodactyl-like birds has a magpie’s nest in their sights, it’s game over.
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The northern river terrapin’s breeding colours are not subtle
Nothing screams “I’m available” like fluorescent pink neck skin.
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The red-footed booby has a rainbow Paddle Pop beak
Like a dinosaur that flew nose-first into a vat of bubblegum ice-cream, the red-footed booby truly is a sight to behold.
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The crested wood partridge is just fabulous
The crested wood partridge is one very glamorous bird.
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The Spanish dancer is lovely – and almost ludicrously large
Meet the Spanish dancer, one of the largest nudibranchs known to science.