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10 Photos of Animals in the Wild That Will Totally Fascinate You

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The best part of the day is when you take a break and open your computer or phone to admire some incredible photos of animals in the wild. Click through to see these adorable creatures in their natural habitat!

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A lazy redhead

As you can see, this cute redhead loves to climb the trees with agility and it also likes to sleep there. The red panda is a nocturnal animal and it’s better for him to live alone or in pairs because his personality it’s kinda shy. Moreover, the red panda is classified as a relative of the giant panda and it is found in the forests of the Himalayas and eastern Asia.

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Our distant relatives 

Mountain gorillas – or the animals that share about 98% of our DNA – are found in only two places on Earth: the Virunga Massif and the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda. The smart mountain gorillas only eat leaves, stems, and shoots.

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Sleep is life

These adorable koalas are known for their love of sleeping in trees and they can also sleep uninterrupted for up to 18 hours. Due to their smell of eucalyptus and musk, they keep away the fleas and other insects from their fur. The koala is a marsupial mammal, which means it is related to the kangaroo and the wombat, but it is called ‘bear’ because of its look.

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The giant guards

The red kangaroo is the largest marsupial and Australian mammal, with massive muscles and they are also very good runners. They usually live in groups and prefer the semi-arid plains, grasslands and open forests. These strong animals love to eat plants and they can survive without water for long periods of time.

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Cute puppy eyes

The mother and pup grey seals have a strong connection since birth. The mother grey seal feeds her babies very often, and due to this fact she loses weight fast, because she no longer focuses on her, but more on the pups.

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The dangerous beauty

The ocelot – also known as a dwarf leopard – is found in tropical forests, savannas and thorn forests in almost every South American country. Ocelots usually hunt at night and they love to eat all sorts of meat, like deer, snakes, rabbits, birds, rodents, and fish. But because what goes around comes back around, they are also hunted by other creatures, like jaguars, pumas, Harpy eagles or anacondas.

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Enjoying the waves

It’s known the fact that the common bottlenose dolphins and other species of dolphins are highly intelligent and curious and they are considered some of the smartest animals on Earth. They are usually found in small groups and their favorite foods are small fish and squids. In fact, the bottlenose dolphin is a type of toothed whale.

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The rare elegance

The presence and looks of red foxes are absolutely amazing, but unfortunately, they are often hunted for fur. The red foxes are usually found in all habitats and often in close proximity to people. Also, these beautiful animals are nocturnal and eat small rodents, birds, insects, fish, and rabbits, but they don’t chew their food, they just cut the meat into manageable pieces and swallow it.

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The fragile and delicate beauty

The monarch butterfly has a unique look that could conquer the world of butterflies in just one second! These butterflies are found in North America and they are migratory insects during the winter and the summer.

From a dietary point of view, caterpillars and adults have different diets. In the caterpillar phase, their nutrition includes leaves of milkweed and certain wildflowers, and the adult monarch butterflies feed on the nectar of blooming plants.

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The teddy bear of the sea

Manatees are the cutest slow-moving marine mammals in the world! There are three species of manatees: the West Indian, the Amazonian and the West African. These teddy bears of the sea are herbivores and they feed on seagrass, mangrove leaves, and algae. Their only predators are the people who put them at risk of extinction.

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