Shaggy, dusty, and unkempt, the reclusive sloth bear makes its home in the forests of South Asia. Emitting noisy grunts and snorts, it wanders alone, usually at night, in search of insects and fresh fruit. Sloth bears feed predominantly on termites and ants and employ a well-evolved method to dig them out. Their long, curved claws are used for penetrating nest mounds, which can be rock-hard. Once they’ve opened a hole, they blow away excess dirt then noisily suck out the insects through a gap in their front teeth. To do so, they close their nostrils and use their lips like a vacuum nozzle. Beyond insects, sloth bears feast on a variety of fruit and flowers, including mango, fig, and ebony. They are also known to scale the occasional tree to knock down a bee honeycomb, which they will then enjoy on the ground below. It is this habit that’s given rise to their nickname, honey bears. Can live up to 40 years in captivity. THREATENED SPECIES.
The Baltimore oriole is Maryland’s official state bird. This popular animal has also been the namesake of the state’s professional baseball team, the Baltimore Orioles, since the late 19th century. Male orioles have brilliant orange-golden underparts and shoulder patches, with black wings and a black head. Females are not as brightly colored. Though they are partially orange, they also have and brownish-olive plumage. Young male orioles do not achieve their adult plumage until autumn of their second year.
Bighorn males, called rams, are famous for their large, curled horns. These impressive growths are a symbol of status and a weapon used in epic battles across the Rocky Mountains. Usually only live 6- 15 years in the wild. ENDANGERED SPECIES.
The arctic fox is an incredibly hardy animal that can survive frigid Arctic temperatures as low as –58°F (-50°C) in the treeless lands where it makes its home. It has furry soles, short ears, and a short muzzle—all-important adaptations to the chilly clime. Arctic foxes live in burrows, and in a blizzard they may tunnel into the snow to create shelter. Living only 3-6 years in the wild. 
There are more than 200 species of anglerfish, most of which live in the murky depths of the Atlantic and Antarctic oceans, up to a mile below the surface, although some live in shallow, tropical environments. Generally dark gray to dark brown in color, they have huge heads and enormous crescent-shaped mouths filled with sharp, translucent teeth. Some angler fish can be quite large, reaching 3.3 feet (1 meter) in length. Most however are significantly smaller, often less than a foot. Their most distinctive feature, worn only by females, is a piece of dorsal spine that protrudes above their mouths like a fishing pole—hence their name. Tipped with a lure of luminous flesh this built-in rod baits prey close enough to be snatched. Their mouths are so big and their bodies so pliable, they can actually swallow prey up to twice their own size. The male, which is significantly smaller than the female, has no need for such an adaptation. When a young, free-swimming male angler encounters a female, he latches onto her with his sharp teeth. Over time, the male physically fuses with the female, connecting to her skin and bloodstream and losing his eyes and all his internal organs except the testes. A female will carry six or more males on her body. Isn’t that crazy? 
This species of octopus is known for its ability to mimic other creatures and this is the reason for its common name. It grows up to 2 feet in length. All octopuses have the ability change their color and texture. But the mimic octopus is the first octopus species ever observed to impersonate other animals, for example it was once observed to mimic a sea snake by black and yellow and burying six of its arms in sand and waving the other two in opposite directions. It not only mimics their physical appearance but also their movements. Also, they change their color more rapidly than other octopuses. It lives in Indo-west Pacific Ocean. The mimic octopus was officially discovered in 1998, off the coast of Sulawesi. It commonly mimics the venomous lionfish. While swimming well above the bottom it spreads out all of its arms in a way that they look narrow and long fins of the lionfish. The mimic octopus mostly mimics the local predators in his area. (-:
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