Did you know that a leopard's spots are called "rosettes" because they resemble the shape of a rose? 1 This pattern helps them blend in perfectly with their surroundings, making them stealthy hunters! 2 .Did you know that a pangolin's scales are made of keratin, the same material as our fingernails? 1 These scales act as a fantastic defense mechanism; when threatened, pangolins curl into a tight ball, making it difficult for predators to get to their vulnerable underside!Despite their zebra-like stripes on their hindquarters, the okapi's closest living relative is actually the giraffe! 1 This makes them the only living relatives in the family Giraffidae. For a long time, they were even known as the "forest giraffe."Those impressive tufts of black hair on the tips of their ears aren't just for show! They are believed to enhance the lynx's hearing, acting like tiny antennae to help them detect the faint rustling sounds of their prey, like snowshoe hares, even under thick snow. 1 Despite their tough appearance, a rhino's horn is made of keratin, the same protein that makes up our hair and fingernails! 1 It's essentially a dense mass of compressed hair, not bone.The colossal squid has the largest eyes of any animal on Earth! These massive orbs, which can be the size of dinner plates, help them to see in the dim light of the deep ocean where they live. This picture in particular is the some of the first ever captured with this quality. No like actually this is kinda impressive, these things are like the size of busses and just has casual boxing matches with sperm whale and those dudes. This one is just a baby btw.
