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Underground orchid (
Rhizanthella gardneri
)
These highly enigmatic orchids spend all of their life below the ground; even the flowering head does not break the surface of the...
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Underground orchid (
Rhizanthella slateri
)
Rhizanthella slateri is the lesser known of the two underground orchid species found in Australia. Unlike the western underground...
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Wild Bactrian camels are well adapted to the harsh desert climate of the Gashun Gobi Desert.
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Laysan ducks have a novel way of catching flies, running through swarms with their bills open.
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Flocks of red knots winter on large tidal mudflats, rocky shores and beaches.
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Black lechwe are found in large, loose herds in which no strict social system exists.
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Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys feed primarily on the lichens growing in the forest of the Yunling Mountains.
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Atlantic herring are often found in vast shoals, covering several square kilometres of water.
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