Quite possibly the cutest duck ever! 🦆🌸

American crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus) are skilled, adaptable predators thriving in coastal mangroves and rivers like Costa Rica’s Tárcoles River. Their diet mainly consists of fish such as mullet, mammals that wander too close to the water’s edge, and birds—including brown pelicans like this one. These crocodiles adjust their prey preferences seasonally, feeding on fish during the rainy months and scavenging carrion during dry spells, making them efficient hunters without chasing every creature with a pulse. In Costa Rica’s ecosystems, birds like herons and waterfowl account for about 10-15% of their diet, while fish make up 50-60%, and mammals such as raccoons represent 20-25%. The range of the American crocodile extends far beyond Costa Rica. They inhabit Florida’s Everglades and Keys, where roughly 2,000 individuals live, as well as Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula in coastal wetlands. Throughout Central America, they occupy estuaries and rivers in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. Further south, they can be found in coastal lagoons of Colombia, Venezuela, and northern Peru. Caribbean islands like Cuba and Jamaica also support their populations. [📹 junglecrocodilesafari]

A baby beaver. The young of a beaver is called a kit and is born with all of its fur, its eyes open, and its incisor teeth erupted.

The baby elephant’s adorable tantrum when he can’t catch the dog — then scurries back to mommy 🐘🥹😍

Hyalophora cecropia is North America's largest native moth. The adult cecropia moth lacks functional mouth parts and a digestive system, so it survives just two weeks, enough to mate, like this.

This Dog Stick Library [📹 BakerBarnes]

The bat-eared fox is the only extant species of the genus Otocyon and considered a basal canid species. It is named for its large ears, which have an important role in their thermoregulation [📹 cincinnatizoo]

After 22 months—the longest gestation of any living mammal—a newborn elephant enters the world nearly ready to walk. Still, those first steps are never easy. [📹 Sheldrick Wildlife Trust]

Have you ever seen a squirrel striking a yoga pose? 🐿️😂

What do you think they’re chatting about?