![]() Females seem to know this, and choose their mates based on how red the male’s face is. No, they haven’t been washing with beetroot, but the healthiest males do have the reddest faces. Image credit: Getty images - Image credit: Getty images Uakari These short-tailed monkeys are intelligent and generally peaceful. It gives them a manure-like odour, hence their nickname, the stinkbird. Adults ferment vegetation, much like a cow, albeit in a specialised crop. As babies, the chicks have claws on their wings which they use to climb trees. Surely the Hoatzin is one of the weirdest Amazonian birds. ![]() Hoatzin Hoatzin are also called 'stinkbirds' due to their foul odour, which is caused by the fermentation of food in their digestive system. Watch the viral video, and find out more about nature’s glandular wonder, the muntjac deer.These glands can open so wide, that they can actually turn inside out! Their petite size, robust build and impressive jumping ability allow them to navigate dense vegetation, but it’s their inflating facial glands that have captured the attention of the public. ![]() Native to parts of Southeast Asia but now common in the British countryside, these deer have adapted well to various habitats and are often found in woodland areas. ![]() Often referred to as the ‘barking deer’, the muntjac deer is a small, stocky mammal with fabulous glands. Muntjac deer Muntjac deer use scent to communicate, and can breed all year round. Think of it a bit like a wall of death, albeit a very different type to the Butlins ride with the same name. This specimen, seen here arranged in a feeding spiral, was encountered in 2020 as part of Schmidt Ocean Institute’s deep-sea expedition.īut be warned it’s a relative of the Portuguese man o’ war, and is trailing deadly, stinging tentacles through the water. At 45m (150 feet), the blue whale with a maximum confirmed length of 29.9m (98 feet) is a mere baby in comparison. Yes, it’s even longer than the blue whale. Meet the longest animal in the world, the siphonophore. Image credit: Greg Rouse Scripps Oceanography/Nerida Wilson/FK200308 team Siphonophore World’s longest animal discovered in Aussie waters.
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