Unbelievable!

     Some creatures have the most peculiar abilities or appearances.
     You've heard of superheroes right? Well I present you with... (drumroll happening in background) The Incredible League of Animals!
     All super teams have a fast member, a strong member, a fiery member, a flying member, and so forth. Meet nature's paw-some super team or The Incredible League of Animals.

    Speed'a Cheetah (cheetah) - the fastest land mammal
    The Octopus (octopus) - takes form of other creatures
    Gecko Guy (gecko) - clings to unclingable surfaces
    The Incredible Bulk (elephant) - can lift trees (or tear them down)
    The Sting (jellyfish) - paralyzing their enemies with deadly "fire-like pain" tendrils
    Siren's Cry (barn owl) - produce a horrific screaming
   
   There is a lot more interesting wildlife in this world, some of it is still undiscovered (Did you know? We know more about space than we do the ocean!). I'm sure I could add a thousand more animals to this list but until my next post I'll leave you with this question(s): What animal is your favorite? Is it on my blog or something else? Why do you like it? Until next time...

The Clever Crowd

These creatures I'll be speaking on today may be smarter at times than humans (or those of you reading this if not human!).

     Dolphins are incredibly clever. In certain areas, they will take a sponge and shuffle around in the sea bed so as not to damage their nose. Some Dolphins will even eavesdrop! And can deceive one another, by looking in a different direction than intended. They grow up learning to follow another animal's gaze and as they get older develop this skill to see what each other is looking at (a sign of immense intelligence) but then they will use it to give each other an illusion.

     Orca whales will spyhop out of the water to hunt seals. By spyhoping, they can navigate the type of icefloe and the type of wave required to knock the animal off.

     Wolves are masters of strategy, they act as one in order to carry out their performance of strength and agility. They will stalk their prey until on the terrain plays to their advantage, snowy ground is ideal. No problem for the thick paws of a wolf but for a lumbering moose, this may cause as a dilemma. Agile female wolves will dart out to confuse the target, while the more powerful males will close in for the kill.

     Dholes (a species of wild dog) have learned to avoid humans at all costs and, when hunting, if they get to close to a human place, they will abandon their hunt. Knowing the risk of interacting with humans is too dangerous.

     As you can see these are only a few of the amazingly intelligent animals of this world. I when with the more "least known" of animal intellect, instead of chimps and gorillas (one of which in fact was so smart it requested a "bag of scary snakes and spiders" for it's birthday using sign language!). 

    Until next time... More natural wonders await...