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American Museum of Natural History
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Aug 28
Ever heard of the aardwolf? It’s an insectivorous mammal that’s in the same family as the hyena. Unlike its carnivorous relatives, it’s one of a few mammals that feed exclusively on termites. In summertime, it can gobble up ~200,000 termites for its midnight meal!
American Museum of Natural History
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Aug 26
Meet the giant rain frog! To survive the summer heat, this amphibian burrows underground. At about 1.8 in (4.5cm) long, it’s the largest of all rain frogs. When threatened, it can blow up like a balloon, intimidating foes with sudden roundness.
American Museum of Natural History
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Aug 25
Have you ever seen a “bleeding” fungus? When the devil’s tooth is moist, it oozes striking droplets of red liquid. But this only happens when the fungus is young—as it grows, it turns brownish & stops secreting fluid. Believe it or not, this “bleeding” mushroom is not toxic!
American Museum of Natural History
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Aug 24
This critter can spend up to 23 hours a day looking for food! Meet the Eastern mole. This dirt puppy weighs 4.9 oz (140 g)—about the weight of about two C batteries. With poor eyesight, it spends most of its life underground hunting for worms and other insects.
American Museum of Natural History
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Aug 22
This archival image, snapped sometime before 1960, depicts duck-billed dinosaurs on display at the Museum. Also known as hadrosaurs, these massive herbivores were the dominant plant-eaters during the Late Cretaceous ~85 million years ago.