The long-eared fox is a nocturnal animal with large ears. Biographies, interviews, facts

1. Leafy Sea Dragon

What kind of animal: Sea fish, a relative of the seahorse.
Habitat: In the waters surrounding southern and western Australia, usually in shallow, temperate warm water.
Special features: Branches of the head and body, similar to leaves, serve only for camouflage. It moves using the pectoral fin located on the crest of the neck, as well as the dorsal fin near the tip of the tail. These fins are completely transparent.
Dimensions: grows up to 45 cm.
By the way: the leafy sea dragon is the official emblem of the state of South Australia.

2. Malayan bear or biruang

What kind of animal: Mammal of the bear family.
Habitat: From northeast India and southern China through Myanmar, Thailand, the Indochina and Malacca peninsulas to Indonesia.
Special features: Stocky, strong animal with a short and wide muzzle. The ears are short and rounded. The limbs are high with disproportionately large paws; the claws are very large, curved. Feet are bare. The fangs are small. The biruang's fur is short, stiff and smooth. The color is black, on the face it turns into roan-yellow. On the chest there is usually a large whitish or red spot in the shape of a horseshoe, reminiscent in shape and color of the rising sun. A nocturnal animal, it often sleeps all day or sunbathes in the branches of trees, where it builds a kind of nest for itself.
Dimensions: The smallest representative of the bear family: it does not exceed 1.5 m in length (plus a 3-7 cm tail), height at the withers is only 50-70 cm; weight 27-65 kg.
By the way: Biruangs are one of the most rare species bears.

3. Komondor

What kind of animal: The Hungarian Shepherd is a breed of dog.
Special features: When keeping a Komondor, special care is required for its coat, the length of which can reach almost a meter. It cannot be combed, but as it grows, the formed strands must be separated so that the hair does not fall off.
Dimensions: This “king of the Hungarian Shepherds” is one of the largest dogs in the world, the height at the withers in males is more than 80 cm, and the long white hair, curled into original laces, makes the dog even more massive and impressive.
By the way: Feed this huge dog doesn't deliver special labor. Like any herding dog, they are very unpretentious and eat very little, a little more than 1 kg of food per day.

4. Angora rabbit

What kind of animal: A rodent-type mammal.
Habitat: Where its home is, since it is a pet. More precisely - everywhere.
Special features: This animal is indeed extremely impressive; there are specimens whose fur reaches a length of up to 80 cm. This wool is very valued, and a wide variety of useful things are prepared from it, even underwear, stockings, gloves, scarves and, finally, just fabrics. A kilogram of Angora rabbit wool is usually valued at 10 - 12 rubles. One rabbit can produce up to 0.5 kg of such wool per year, but usually produces less. The Angora rabbit is most often bred by ladies, which is why it is sometimes called “ladies’ rabbit”.
Dimensions: Average weight 5 kg, body length 61 cm, chest circumference 38 cm, but variations are possible.
By the way: These rabbits should be combed every week, because if you don’t take care of their fur, they get a disgusting appearance.

5. Little panda

What kind of animal: an animal of the raccoon family.
Habitat: China, northern Burma, Bhutan, Nepal and northeastern India. Not found west of Nepal. Lives in mountain bamboo forests at an altitude of 2000-4000 m above sea level in conditions temperate climate.
Special features: The fur of the red panda is red or nutty on top, dark, reddish-brown or black below. The hair on the back has yellow tips. The paws are glossy black, the tail is red, with inconspicuous lighter narrow rings, the head is light, and the edges of the ears and muzzle are almost white, and there is a mask-like pattern near the eyes. The red panda leads a predominantly nocturnal (or rather, twilight) lifestyle; during the day it sleeps in a hollow, curled up and covering its head with its tail. In case of danger, it also climbs trees. On the ground, pandas move slowly and awkwardly, but they climb trees very well, but, nevertheless, they feed mainly on the ground - mainly on young leaves and bamboo shoots.
Dimensions: Body length 51-64 cm, tail 28-48 cm, weighs 3-4.5 kg
By the way: Little pandas live alone. The female’s “personal” territory occupies an area of ​​about 2.5 square meters. km, the male is twice as large.

6. Sloth

What kind of animal: A partially toothed mammal belonging to the Bradypodidae family.
Habitat: found in Central and South America.
Special features: Sloths spend almost all their time hanging on a tree branch with their backs down; sloths sleep 15 hours a day. The physiology and behavior of sloths is focused on strict energy savings, because... They feed on low-calorie leaves. Digestion takes about a month. In a well-fed sloth, ⅔ of its body weight may be food in its stomach. Sloths Long neck to get leaves from a large area without moving. The body temperature of an active sloth is 30-34 °C, and at rest it is even lower. Sloths really don’t like to get out of trees, because on the ground they are completely helpless. In addition, it requires energy. They climb down to relieve their natural needs, which they do only once a week (that’s why they have a huge bladder) and sometimes to move to another tree, where, in order to further save energy, they often gather in groups in the forks of branches. There is an assumption that at the same time they mate lazily.
Dimensions: Body weight of sloths different types varies from 4 to 9 kg, and the body length is about 60 centimeters.
By the way: Sloths are so slow that the moth often lives in their fur.

7. Imperial Tamarina

What kind of animal: Primate, prehensile-tailed monkey.
Habitat: In the Amazon rain forests in areas of southeastern Peru, northwestern Bolivia and northwestern Brazil.
Special signs : Distinctive feature species - a particularly long white mustache, hanging down to the chest and shoulders in two strands. The toes have claws, not nails, only the big toes of the hind legs have nails. They spend most of their lives in trees, where they cannot climb because of their weight. large species monkeys
Dimensions: Body length is 9.2-10.4 inches, tail length is 14-16.6 inches. The weight of adults is 180-250 g.
By the way: Tamarins live in groups of 2-8 individuals. All members of the group have their own rank, and at the highest level is the old female. Therefore, males carry the cubs.

8. White-faced saki

What kind of animal: Primate, broad-nosed monkey.
Habitat: Found in rain forests, drier forests and even savannas of the Amazon, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela.
Special features: The coat color is black, the front of the head, forehead and throat of males are light, almost white. Sometimes the head is reddish in color. The fur is thick and soft, the tail is long and fluffy. The tail is not prehensile. Females have a general coloration of brown and uniform. There are lighter stripes around the nose and mouth.
Dimensions: Males weigh 1.5-2 kg and are slightly heavier than females. Body length 15 inches, tail 20 inches.
By the way: White-faced sakis spend their entire lives in trees. Sometimes they descend into the lower tier of the tropical forest (on the lower branches of trees and shrubs) in search of food. In case of danger, they make long jumps, while the tail serves as a balancer. Active during the day and night.

9. Tapir

What kind of animal: A large herbivore from the order of equids.
Habitat: In Central America, in warm places South America and South-East Asia.
Special features: Tapirs are relatively ancient mammals: even among the remains of animals 55 million years old, you can find many tapir-like animals. The closest animals to tapirs are other odd-toed ungulates: equines and rhinoceroses. Their front legs are four-toed, and their hind legs are three-toed; their toes have small hooves that help them move on muddy and soft ground.
Dimensions: The sizes of tapirs differ from species to species, but, as a rule, the length of a tapir is about two meters, the height at the withers is about a meter, and the weight is from 150 to 300 kg.
By the way: Tapirs are forest animals, water lovers. In forests, tapirs feed on fruits, leaves and berries. Their main enemy is man, who hunts tapirs for their meat and skin.

10. Hagfish

What kind of animal: an animal from the jawless class.
Habitat: Inhabits the seas temperate latitudes, staying near the bottom at a depth of up to 400 m. At salinity below 29%, they stop feeding, and at 25% and below they die.
Special features: The hagfish's mouth opening lacks a suction disc and is surrounded by only two pairs of antennae. By gnawing into the skin of the victim with strong horny teeth, they inject enzymes that dissolve proteins. Hagfishes most often prey on weakened vertebrate and invertebrate animals, as well as carrion. Often they find skeletons of fish covered with skin, and inside there are hagfish that have eaten all their entrails and muscles.
Dimensions: Body length up to 80 cm.
By the way: In Japan and some other countries, hagfish are eaten.

11. Star-nosed

What kind of animal: Insectivorous mammal mole family.
Habitat: Found only in southeastern Canada and the northeastern United States.
Special features: Externally, the star-nosed snake differs from other members of the family and from other small animals only in its characteristic stigma structure in the form of a rosette or star of 22 soft, fleshy, mobile bare rays.
Dimensions: The star-nosed mole is similar in size to the European mole. The tail is relatively long (about 8 cm), covered with scales and sparse hair
By the way: When the starfish is looking for food, the fleshy rays on the stigma are in constant motion, with the exception of the two middle-upper ones, which are directed forward and do not bend. When he eats, the rays are pulled together into a compact pile; While eating, the animal holds the food with its front paws. When the starfish drinks, it immerses both the stigma and the entire mustache in water for 5-6 seconds.

12. Proboscis

What kind of animal: A species of primate from the subfamily of slender-bodied monkeys in the family Ape.
Habitat: Distributed exclusively on the island of Borneo, where it inhabits coastal regions and valleys.
Special features: The most striking feature of the proboscis monkey is its large nose, similar to a cucumber, which, however, is only found in males. The fur of proboscis dogs is yellowish-brown on the upper side, and colored brown on the underside. White color. The arms, legs and tail are gray, and the hairless face is red.
Dimensions: The size of proboscis monkeys reaches from 66 to 75 cm, the tail is approximately as long as the body. The weight of males ranges from 16 to 22 kg, twice the weight of females.
By the way: Proboscis whales are excellent swimmers, jumping into the water directly from trees and able to overcome up to 20 meters while diving underwater. Of all primates, they are perhaps the best swimmers.

13. Lesser frill

What kind of animal: Family of mammals of the order edentates.
Habitat: Armadillos inhabit steppes, deserts, savannas and forest edges of Central and South America.
Special features: These are the only modern mammals whose body is covered on top with a shell formed by skin ossifications. The shell consists of the head, shoulder and pelvic shields and a number of hoop-like stripes encircling the body from above and from the sides. The parts of the shell are interconnected by elastic connective tissue, which gives mobility to the entire shell.
Dimensions: Body length from 12.5 (frilled armadillos) to 100 cm (giant armadillo); weight from 90 g to 60 kg. Tail length from 2.5 to 50 cm.
By the way: The respiratory tract of armadillos is voluminous and serves as a reservoir of air, so these animals can hold their breath for 6 minutes. This helps them cross bodies of water (often armadillos simply cross them along the bottom). The air taken into the lungs compensates for the weight of the heavy shell, allowing the armadillo to swim.

14. Axolotl

What kind of animal: The larval form of an amphibian from the Ambystomaceae family.
Habitat: In mountain ponds of Mexico.
Special features: Long, shaggy branches grow on the sides of the axolotl’s head, three on each side. These are gills. Periodically, the larva presses them to the body and shakes them to clean them of organic residues. The axolotl's tail is long and wide, which helps it when swimming. It is interesting that the axolotl breathes with both gills and lungs - if the water is poorly saturated with oxygen, then the axolotl switches to pulmonary breathing, and over time its gills partially atrophy.
Dimensions: Total length - up to 30 cm.
By the way: Axolotls lead a very calm, measured lifestyle, without bothering themselves with unnecessary expenditure of energy. They lie calmly on the bottom, sometimes, wagging their tail, they rise to the surface of the water “for a breath of air.” But this is a predator that attacks its prey from ambush.

15. Aye-aye

What kind of animal: the largest animal of their nocturnal primates.
Habitat: Eastern and northern Madagascar. Lives in the same ecological niche as woodpeckers.
Special features: It has a brown color with white speckles and a large fluffy tail; like woodpeckers, it feeds mainly on worms and larvae, although it was initially believed - because of their teeth - that they eat like rodents.
Dimensions: Weight - about 2.5 kg. Length - 30-37 cm without tail and 44-53 cm with tail.
By the way: One of the rarest animals on the planet - several dozen individuals, which is why it was discovered relatively recently.

16. Alpaca

What kind of animal: an animal of the camel family.
Habitat: Peru, Bolivia, Chile, at an altitude of over 3500-5000 meters.
Special features: Valued primarily for its wool (24 natural shades), which has all the properties of sheep, but is much lighter in weight. 5 kg of wool is sheared from one individual; they are sheared once a year. The absence of front teeth forces alpacas to pick up food with their lips and chew with their lateral teeth. A very good-natured, intelligent, inquisitive animal.
Dimensions: Alpaca height is 61-86 cm, and weight is 45-77 kg.
By the way: The Indians believed that in order for an alpaca's wool to be blessed, it was necessary to kill it by tearing its heart out of its chest. Nowadays this is considered barbaric, but cases when several men hold an alpaca while someone cuts out a heart from its chest still occur.

17. Tarsier

What kind of animal: a mammal from the genus of primates.
Habitat: Tarsiers live in Southeast Asia, primarily on the islands.
Special features: Tarsiers are particularly distinguished by their long hind limbs, large head that can rotate almost 360°, and good hearing. The fingers are extremely long, the ears are round and bare. The soft wool has a brown or grayish tint. However, the most noticeable feature is big eyes diameter up to 16 mm. When projected onto human height, tarsiers correspond to the size of an apple.
Dimensions: Tarsiers are small animals, their height ranges from 9 to 16 cm. In addition, they have a bare tail with a length of 13 to 28 cm. Weight varies from 80 to 160 grams.
By the way: In the past, tarsiers played a big role in the mythology and superstition of the peoples of Indonesia. The Indonesians thought that the heads of tarsiers were not attached to the body (since they could rotate almost 360°), and were afraid to encounter them, because they believed that the same fate could happen to people in this case.

18. Dumbo Octopus

What kind of animal: Small and peculiar deep-sea octopus, representative cephalopods.
Habitat: Found in the Tasman Sea.
Special features: Apparently he got his nickname in honor of the famous cartoon character - the baby elephant Dumbo, who was ridiculed for his large ears (in the middle of the body the octopus has a pair of rather long, paddle-shaped fins resembling ears). Its individual tentacles are literally connected to the ends by a thin elastic membrane called the umbrella. It, together with the fins, serves as the main mover of this animal, that is, the octopus moves like jellyfish, pushing water out from under the umbrella bell.
Dimensions: the found octopus is half the size of a human palm.
By the way: Little is known today about the varieties, habits and behavior of these octopuses.

19. frilled lizard

What kind of animal: A lizard from the agamidae family.
Habitat: Northwestern Australia and southern New Guinea. There it lives in dry forests and forest-steppes.
Special features: Coloration from yellow-brown to black-brown. Stands out for its long tail, constituting two-thirds of the body length of the frilled lizard. However, the most noticeable feature is the large collar-shaped fold of skin located around the head and adjacent to the body. The fold contains numerous blood vessels. The frilled lizard has strong limbs and sharp claws.
Dimensions: The length of the frilled lizard ranges from 80 to 100 cm, females are significantly smaller than males.
By the way: In case of danger, it opens its mouth, protrudes its brightly colored collar (it can stand up to 30 cm from the body), stands on hind legs, makes hissing sounds and hits the ground with its tail - which makes it seem scarier and more dangerous than it is.

20. Narwhal

What kind of animal: a unicorn, a mammal of the unicorn family.
Habitat: The narwhal lives in high latitudes - in the waters of the Northern Arctic Ocean and in the North Atlantic.
Special features: In the size and shape of the body, pectoral fins and dark coloration of the suckers, narwhals are similar to beluga whales, however, adult individuals are distinguished by spotting - grayish-brown spots on a light background, which sometimes merge - and the presence of only 2 upper teeth. Of these, the left one develops in males into a tusk up to 2-3 m long and weighing up to 10 kg, twisted in a left-hand spiral, while the right one usually does not erupt. The right tusk in males and both tusks in females are hidden in the gums and develop rarely, in about one case out of 500.
Dimensions: The body length of an adult narwhal is 3.5-4.5 m, newborns are about 1.5 m. The weight of males reaches 1.5 tons, of which about a third of the weight is fat; females weigh about 900 kg.
By the way: It’s not exactly clear why a narwhal needs a tusk, but not to break through a crust of ice. This tusk is a sensitive organ and presumably allows the narwhal to sense changes in pressure, temperature and relative concentration of suspended particles in the water. By crossing their tusks, narwhals apparently clear them of growths.

21. Madagascar suckerfoot

What kind of animal: Chiropteran mammal.
Habitat: Found only in Madagascar.
Special features: On the grounds thumbs on the wings and on the soles of the hind limbs of the suckerfoot there are complex rosette suckers, which are located directly on the skin (unlike the suckers of suckerfoots bats).
Dimensions: Small animal: body length 5.7 cm, tail 4.8 cm; weight 8-10 g.
By the way: The biology and ecology of suckerfoot has been practically unstudied. Most likely, it uses rolled up leathery palm leaves as shelters, to which it sticks with its suckers. All suckers were caught close to the water. Listed in the Red Book with the status “vulnerable”.

22. Pygmy marmoset

What kind of animal: One of the smallest primates, belongs to broad-nosed monkeys.
Habitat : South America, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador.
Special features: The marmoset's nostrils are directed forward, and its nose is large and wide.
Dimensions: The weight of an adult does not exceed 120 g.
By the way: Lives well in captivity. When kept, it requires a constant temperature of 25-29 degrees, slightly higher humidity of 60%.

23. Blob fish

What kind of animal: fish, scientific name Psychrolutes marcidus.
Habitat: lives in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Ocean, found in deep waters (about 2800 m) of the coasts of Australia and Tasmania.
Special features: Drop fish live at depths where the pressure is several tens of times higher than at sea level, and in order to maintain viability, the body of the drop fish consists of a gel-like mass with a density slightly less than water; this allows fish to swim above the seabed without expending energy to swim.
Dimensions: Maximum length body is about 65 cm.
By the way: Lack of muscles is not a disadvantage, since the blob fish feeds on prey that swims around it.

24. Platypus

What kind of animal: A waterfowl mammal of the order Monotreme.
Habitat: Australia.
Special Features: Its most curious quality is that it has a duck's beak instead of an ordinary mouth, allowing it to feed in the mud like birds."
Dimensions: The body length of the platypus is 30-40 cm, the tail is 10-15 cm, it weighs up to 2 kg. Males are about a third larger than females.
By the way: The platypus is one of the few poisonous mammals; it is generally not fatal to humans, but it causes very severe pain, and swelling develops at the injection site, which gradually spreads to the entire limb; pain can last for many days or even months.

25. Shoebill or royal heron

What kind of animal: A bird of the wavy order.
Habitat: Africa.
Special features: The shoebill’s neck is not very long and thick. The head is large, with a small and, one might say, sloppy crest at the back of the head. The beak is massive and very wide, somewhat swollen. There is a hanging hook at the end of the beak. The shoebill's plumage is generally dark gray, with powdery down on the back, but no such down on the chest. The legs are long and black. The shoebill has a short tongue; There is no muscular stomach, but the glandular one is very large.
Dimensions: Shoebill - large bird, in a standing position has a height of 75-90 cm; wing length 65-69 cm.
By the way: This lethargic bird often stands completely still, holding its large beak on its chest. The shoebill feeds on various aquatic animals - fish, crocodiles, frogs and small turtles.

The fauna of our planet is incredibly diverse. Some representatives of the fauna are so unusual that it’s hard to even imagine! We invite you to meet the funny big-eyed little ones and see their photos.

Galago is a baby mammal belonging to the order of primates. However, it is not very similar to monkeys and lemurs: the tail is like a squirrel, the hind legs are more powerful than the front legs, the muzzle is sharp, and the ears are spoon-shaped. But the most remarkable thing is the galago's eyes: they are simply huge!

The galago lives in Africa and likes a dry climate.

Galago species

There are 25 species of galagos. But the most common are the following:

• Southern.
• Fat-tailed.
• Somali
• Senegalese.

The animals are small in size: the body length of the largest, the thick-tailed galago, does not exceed 35 centimeters. The southern galago is half the size - only 16 cm. It has a lighter color.

Features of behavior

The animal is nocturnal. He deftly and silently crawls through the trees, folding his tender ears into a tube so as not to injure them.

Galago likes to sleep in absolute silence, so he presses his ears to his head so that nothing will distract him from his rest. Waking up in the late afternoon, the galago raises its ears one at a time, listening for danger nearby. His ears are capable of picking up sounds at a very long distance.

Galago prefers to live alone, but sometimes they live in small groups of no more than 10 individuals. They reproduce 1 or 2 times a year. The cubs that are born (usually two of them are born) live with their mother for up to 3 months.

Galagos feed on small vertebrates, bird eggs, insects and plant foods.

Galago cry

During a night hunt with a flock, the animal makes shrill sounds reminiscent of a baby crying. For this he was nicknamed the “bush child.”

Danger

A small harmless animal in the wild faces many dangers. The main one is chimpanzees. The primates attack galagos during their sleep by impaling them with sharpened sticks.

People also hunt small animals, most often for the purpose of sale, because a small animal with big eyes today is very popular in the exotic animal market. Unfortunately, many babies die during transportation.

Aye-aye from Madagascar

The Madagascar bat - an animal with large eyes and ears - also belongs to the order of primates and is the only species of the family of bats.

The Madagascar monkey has small sizes (36-44 cm), a long fluffy tail that exceeds the body size by 15-20 cm, and dark brown fur. The head of the aye-aye is quite large, with large hairless ears located on it.

Huge, constantly surprised eyes, large front teeth, huge movable ears and elongated toes earned her the nickname Aye-aye.

The aye-aye is found only on the island of Madagascar, in bamboo thickets or dense forests.

Lifestyle of the Madagascar monkey

Aye-aye is nocturnal, and during the day sleeps in a nest, which it builds from palm leaves on the top of a tree or in a hollow.

Due to the secretive nature of this large-eyed animal, photographs of it are considered rare.

The little hand loves to eat the core of bamboo or sugar cane, it will not refuse fruits and coconuts, and it can eat some types of insects. Aye-aye is a solitary animal. Rarely can live in pairs (female with male during mating season or mother with baby).

Interesting facts about the Madagascar bat

The Madagascar bat is one of the most amazing animals on the planet, here are some facts confirming this:

• The number of these individuals is extremely small, so aye-ayes are included in the Red Book.
• The front teeth of the arm-shaped animal grow throughout its life.
• The animals walk very slowly, since the fingers of the limbs have very long nails.
• The middle finger on the front legs is long and thin, its end is not covered with hair. Aye-aye takes out bugs and insects from the cracks of trees and pushes them down their throats.

• The female brings offspring once every 2-3 years.
• Pregnancy lasts approximately 170 days, babies feed on mother's milk for up to 7-8 months and stay with their mother for up to a year or two.
• The lifespan of the bat is about 30 years (in the zoo).

An animal with unusually large eyes

It would seem that the question: “Which animal has big eyes?” - the answer is clear - “At the biggest one.” But everything is not so simple: the largest animal in the world - the blue whale - is by no means the champion in the largest eyes.

Has the biggest eyes in the world colossal squid. The weight of one of his eyes is 3 kg, and the diameter is 30 cm.

However, the Guinness Book of Records records the animal with the largest eyes (in relation to body size). Similar proportions could be achievable if, for example, a person had eyes the size of a large apple!

What is the name of the animal with big eyes that is so famous? His name is Philippine tarsier.

This animal looks like a cartoon character, instilling horror and awe. Its dimensions do not exceed 10 centimeters (without tail), while it weighs only 120-160 g, and its eyes can reach 1.5 cm.

The large round head has pointed ears, the limbs are thin and graceful, and the fur is red-brown.

The animal lives in the Philippine Islands, or more precisely, in some of the southeastern islands of the Philippine archipelago:

• Leite;
• Bohol;
• Mindanao;
• Samara.

Tarsier can live in a variety of places:

• in bamboo thickets;
• on the treetops;
• in abandoned front gardens;
• in gardens and plantations.

He prefers to settle in forests where human access is limited.

Lifestyle

These cute, bug-eyed babies are actually predators. A hungry tarsier sits motionless, waiting for prey. As soon as it sees its potential prey (lizard, insect or frog), it makes one long leap and captures the prey with amazing accuracy with its front paws. And then he proceeds to dinner, gnawing the victim with sharp fangs.

Tarsiers are also not averse to eating fish, crabs or crayfish.

The animals move quickly and silently through the trees, and rarely descend to the ground.

Tarsiers do not live in captivity. They are too freedom-loving and even in the zoo they cannot find a place for themselves, trying to break free, even at the cost of their lives.

Unusual abilities

This amazing animal with big eyes also has a number of extraordinary abilities:

• They are able to turn their heads 180 degrees due to the special structure of their spine.
• The fingertips have suction pads that allow them to stay on tree trunks and branches for a long time.
• The tarsier's eyes are designed in such a way that the animal sees perfectly both at dusk and in bright light.
• During the flight when jumping (and it can have a range of up to two meters), the tarsier can “steer” with its tail, ensuring precision landing.

Lemur loris is a leisurely animal

The slow loris is another animal with large eyes. A loris lemur sitting on a branch looks like a fluffy ball with big eyes. This animal does not have a tail, or rather, it does, but it is very short, only a few centimeters, and under the fur it is completely invisible. The body length of a bug-eyed fluffy can be from 20 to 40 cm, and its weight is no more than 1.5 kg.

Lifestyle

Slow lorises sleep during the day and prefer to be awake at night. They see perfectly in the dark, so they hunt small rodents, birds and insects at night. They also eat nectar and fruits.

Lories lead a solitary lifestyle, uniting in pairs or groups only for a short time. In the area where one male lives, several females live. A female ready to bear offspring attracts a male with her own urine, which at this time contains special pheromones.

The female bears offspring for about 3 months, after which she gives birth to one baby. The newborn clings to the mother's fur and spends about 14 days in this position.

The male does not take any part in the “raising” of the cub, even in captivity slow loris- Dad trusts the baby to the mother only during feeding.

An interesting fact is that all animals with large eyes see perfectly in the dark.

Dangerous pet with big eyes

Slow lorises thrive both in the wild and in captivity. However, before you get this charming animal with big, kind eyes, you should ask the seller what kind of species your potential family member is.

There are five species of slow loris, and one of them, the little slow loris, is poisonous. On the baby's elbow there are glands that secrete a substance that becomes toxic when it interacts with saliva.

The little slow loris uses this poison to protect its cubs from dangerous predators. He simply licks the baby's fur, and it becomes poisonous.

Other species of slow lorises do not pose a danger to humans.

Taking care of your neighbor

Slow lorises are unusually peaceful animals. They never conflict with their relatives, and when they meet, they take interesting “welcome” poses or groom each other’s fur. Especially for this process, the slow loris carries with it a special tool - a long claw growing on index finger legs All other claws of this loris species are short.

Vision is the most important sense for many animals, including humans. Different shape, the size and structure of the eyes also imply various functions that help certain species of animals survive in different conditions a habitat.

Tarsier - a small nocturnal primate - is the only predatory primate in the world that lives in tropical forests southeast Asia and feeds on lizards, insects and even birds.

Its most interesting feature is its huge eyes, disproportionately large in relation to the entire body. If these proportions were applied to a person, then his eyes would be the size of grapefruits.

The tarsier, like a predator, has very acute vision. At one time it was even believed that they could see ultraviolet light. On the other hand, tarsiers have poor color vision.

The chameleon is known for its ability to change color, which helps it communicate and express its intentions or mood. Another unusual feature of these lizards is their eyes.

The chameleon's eyelids are completely connected, there is only a small slit for the pupil. Each eye moves independently of the other, allowing the chameleon to monitor prey and possible threats at the same time.

The dragonfly's eyes are so large that they cover almost the entire head, allowing it to see the world in a 360-degree radius. These eyes are made up of 30 thousand parts, each of which contains a lens and several light-sensitive cells.

Dragonflies have excellent vision. They can detect colors and polarized light. In addition, dragonflies are especially sensitive to movement.

The leaf-tailed gecko has very unusual eyes, equipped with vertical pupils in which there are several “holes”. These openings widen at night, allowing these lizards to see better.

A gecko's eyes contain many more light-sensitive cells than human eyes, allowing the animal to detect objects and even distinguish colors at night.

By the way, cats and sharks see 6 and 10 times better than humans. As for leaf-tailed geckos, their vision is 350 times better than human vision.

The colossal squid is the largest invertebrate known to science, also distinguished by the largest eyes in the animal kingdom - each eye can reach 30 cm in width.

Such large eyes allow the squid to see in the twilight, which is very useful for an animal that spends almost all of its time hunting, staying 2000 m underwater.

The four-eyed fish lives in Mexico and Central America. It is very small, up to 32 cm in length, feeds on insects, and therefore spends most of its time near the surface of the water.

Despite unusual name, these fish only have 2 eyes. However, each of them is divided by a vein, with each half having its own pupil. This strange adaptation allows the four-eyed fish to see well both above and under water.

Stalk-eyed flies live in the jungles of southeast Asia and Africa. They got their name from the long protrusions on both sides of the head with eyes and antennae at the end.

Males have longer stems. According to observations, females prefer males with longer stems.

Opisthoproct - deep sea fish with one of the strangest eye structures in the world, which are cylindrical in shape and point upward.

The ogre spider has 6 eyes, but their middle pair is so greatly enlarged that sometimes it seems as if there are only a pair of eyes. The different sizes of the eyes serve the spider to improve night vision.

This animal is cute and attractive in appearance, like all foxes. Despite the fact that they are predators, one cannot help but be touched by their fluffiness, cute pointed faces, and gentle habits. The desert fox also has huge ears, which give its image additional charm, which will definitely not leave indifferent those who see it for the first time. Interestingly, the name of this animal “fenech” is translated from Arabic and means “fox”.

These animals live in deserts North Africa and They are national symbol Algeria and are depicted on one of the coins of this country. long eared fox The desert is small in size. At the withers it reaches 18-22 centimeters and weighs only 1.5 kilograms. The ears seem gigantic compared to the head and reach 15 centimeters in length.

Habitat

The desert fennec fox is perfectly adapted to living in the desert. In order to walk on the sand without fear of getting burned, the feet of her paws are overgrown with fur. There is fur on the back and white on the tummy. This allows you to camouflage yourself among the dull and monotonously colored desert landscape. Ears, like locators, allow you to hear the rustle of even the smallest vertebrate or insect, which it eats. desert fox, although it does not disdain roots and fruits of plants, eggs, and carrion as food. In addition, these hearing organs help to establish thermoregulation in extremely hot living conditions of the animal.

How does it handle the heat?

No, she doesn’t fan herself with them to escape the heat. They shine through their thin skin blood vessels, which are adapted to remove excess heat from the fox’s body. Internal structure The animal is also adapted to such a life. The desert fox is able to eat only dry food and go without water for a long time; for this, its kidneys work in a special way to retain as much moisture as possible inside the body. The fennec fox does not have sweat glands.

Fox song

In the desert you can often hear the sounds these animals make. And they are very diverse. Sometimes there is barking, howling, whining, growling, and sometimes something similar to crying or squealing. Fenechs repeat their “songs” many times. Unlike other representatives of the fox genus, these individuals do not live alone, but in groups, which include married couple and her cubs different ages. They dig holes in the sand with many secret passages. Looking at the charming fluffies, it is difficult to say that they guard their territory very sternly and are ready to defend it in battle. So that no one doubts that this is their area, these animals mark it with feces and urine. The dominant male leaves the most excrement.

More comfortable at night

On the surface, the desert fennec fox stays in the shade of bushes or grass thickets. But they rarely come out of their holes. They mostly hide from the bright sun and walk only at dusk. To catch prey, these babies are capable of excellent high and long jumps. In addition, the desert fox is a very intelligent animal. For example, in order to break an egg with a strong shell that cannot be cracked, the fennec quickly rolls it onto a stone, on which it breaks. It's interesting that these little foxes play with each other various games. It is very interesting to watch them, as they often come up with something new.

Fluffy babes

An adult fox is extremely cute, and what can we say about her cubs! These babies, whose cuteness is simply limitless, are born in March-April, after the mating season ends, which begins in January. Pregnancy in fennec cats lasts 50 days. Tiny fox cubs weigh only 50 grams when born. The mother does not leave the hole until they open their eyes; all this time the family is fed by the male, who is temporarily not allowed near the children. When babies are 5 weeks old, they begin to leave the den, and at 3 months they already travel long distances. These nimble animals are almost not afraid of anyone. They are able to evade both caracals and eagle owls who want to catch them. But man turns out to be more cunning than the beast.

Affectionate pets

The desert fennec fox is, of course, very cute as a pet. But owners often forget that this is a creature wildlife. And although he can be tamed, he needs to create living conditions close to nature, because the Fennec’s instincts do not disappear even when close to a person. The fox needs a hole as a home, and the air temperature in the room should be high, since the fenech is used to living in a hot desert. Those who decide to purchase a “living toy” should remember that it is very expensive (the minimum price today is 65,000-70,000 rubles) and requires a lot of care. In good hands, the animal will live, as in nature, for about 12 years. These foxes become attached to their owner, affectionate and playful. You need to feed them meat, eggs, fermented milk products, fruits and vegetables. You can also give grain or fish.

Difficulties of maintenance

The owner needs to know that the desert fox sleeps during the day and begins to lead an active lifestyle at night. If you keep it not in an enclosure, but simply in a room, then all the things that are there will be spoiled, since the fennec will gnaw everything, try to dig holes, tear the upholstery of the sofa and armchairs. Attempts to gnaw are especially dangerous for foxes. electric wires. It is imperative to keep your pet warm, since, having caught a cold, the desert fox dies, and it is not possible to cure it.

But is it worth getting a “living toy” for your own entertainment? Maybe it's better to leave desert chanterelles in the distant desert, next to his own family?

In the animal world, someone is the most fast beast, some are the strongest, and some are the most eared.

If they ask you, who has the biggest ears? Surely you will answer - the elephant.

Everything seems to be correct - a huge giant, ears one and a half meters long, what doubts can there be? But no!

His ears are large, but he himself is four meters tall and six meters long. So it turns out that if you look at the proportions, the elephant’s ears make up only a quarter of the body.

Animals have their own “book of records” from which we find out who has the biggest ears.

Among the rocky deserts of Mongolia and China lives a mysterious and funny creature of the planet Earth - the long-eared jerboa.

The animal is nine centimeters tall, and its ears are five centimeters long! This means more than half the height! If we translate these dimensions into our human sizes, it turns out that our ears would reach to our knees.

Scientists have not yet figured out why a small animal has such big ears. The fact is that these animals try to settle away from humans, avoid contact with the scientific world in every possible way, and come out of their burrows at night.

The next hero who has the biggest ears is the bat eared eared mouse.

No one doubts why she has such ears. navigates with the help of its “radar”, which picks up the reflection of signals. And these are nothing more than big antenna ears.

Another representative from the “book of records” is the big-eared hedgehog.

He looks like the one we all know, only with big ears. These animals, like jerboas, live in the steppes and Asian deserts. Perhaps it is in deserts that hearing plays a major role in saving from predators and in hunting.

This also includes the fennec fox, which lives in the Sahara Desert.

The weight of this baby rarely exceeds one kilogram, the body length is 40 cm, and the length of the ears is 15 cm. Its ears are the largest among predators in relation to the size of the head.

Due to the incredible heat, the animals sleep in the hole all day and come out only in the evening, when the coolness sets in. For some time, the little foxes sniff the air, and most importantly, listen with their large ears to the slightest rustle of a lizard or the jump of a locust.

This is an unusually modest (it is very difficult to catch or observe an animal in the wild), but terribly charming and attractive, long-eared inhabitant of the African deserts.

Lots of space in terms of size various forms Rabbits open our ears.

And pets have the biggest ears.