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Thanks for sharing this amazing encounter with us, Christy! Congratulations, we've chosen your photo as spotting of the day!

"This beautiful Ferruginous Hawk closely resembles the Golden Eagle. But this powerful raptor can be identified by its fan-shaped tail, round-tipped wings, and distinct rusty-coloured plumage. The common name of the Ferruginous Hawk means "rusty color" and refers to the coloration of the bird’s wing and legging feathers. They inhabit the grasslands, deserts, and open-areas of western North America, and also nest on the ground not just in trees."

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Thanks for sharing this amazing and rare encounter with us Marta! We've chosen your photo for spotting of the day! Congrats!

"The exquisite Oriental flying gurnard is beautifully marked and has an unusual way of getting around the ocean floor. Check out the spotting of the day from the Philippines! The Oriental flying gurnard has huge, round pectoral fins which it uses to walk along the bottom of the ocean. Their name is derived from the French word 'gurnard' meaning to grunt, for the grunting sound this fish makes."

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Congrats Shirezu! Thanks for sharing your encounter with this amazing grasshopper. We chosen your photo as spotting of the day!

"For today's spotting of the day, we head to Australia to discover this eye-popping Giant Grasshopper! Appropriately named, the Australian Giant Grasshopper is one of the largest in the world and definitely the largest in the Australia. They can measure up to 3 inches (7.5 cm) which is bigger than a plague locust!"

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Congratulations Jill! Your photo was chosen as the National Geographic spotting of the week!

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"A Galapagos sea lion stands on its flippers, hoping to catch scraps from a local fish market."

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Congrats, Karen! Thanks for sharing this amazing encounter with us. We've chosen your photo as spotting of the day!

"Now here's something you don't see everyday! Spotted at the Blue Heron Bridge in Florida, Batfish are unusual looking marine creatures that walk on the seabed with their pelvic fins. Batfish have broad, flat heads, slim bodies and a covering of lumps and spines. They are poor swimmers and usually walk on the seabed on thick, leg like pectoral and pelvic fins. Sitting on the sea bottom on their fins, they look like bat wings, hence the common name."

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Wow, Mac! This is one of the most incredible species of mollusk I've ever seen. Congratulations on a well deserved spotting of the day!

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"We are bewildered by this fascinating Rose Petal Bubble Shell. This extraordinary gastropod mollusk was found in an intertidal rock pool in Australia. The Rose Petal Bubble Shell is a species of sea snail. They live in shallow flat reefs, crawling and burrowing into the sand. Their diet is very specialized; they feeds on polychaete worms. They are most often seen at night."

Congratulations valguilhostar, this beautiful, young specimen was chosen as spotting of the day!

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"One of the most distinguishing features of tapirs is their long, flexible proboscis, formed from the upper lip and nose, which is used to strip leaves and pluck fruits."

Congratulations! We've chosen this incredible photo as spotting of the day to commemorate our partnership!

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"The Galapagos Hawk is one of the rarest hawks on earth. This juvenile bird was photographed in the highlands of Santa Cruz, one of the islands where this species became extinct decades ago - which shows that re-colonization from neighboring islands is possible."

Congrats Vipin, this amazing little gem was chosen as spotting of the day!

"This stunningly colored Winged Gliding Frog, in today's spotting of the day, is unfortunately endangered. Endemic to two small areas of the southern Western Ghats of India, we hope the future is brighter for these beautiful gems. The natural habitat for the endangered Winged Gliding Frog is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, intermittent freshwater marshes and plantations of the Western Ghats in India. It is one of the few anuran amphibians in India that constructs its nest above the ground using leaves. Their evolution is seen as an adaptation to life in the trees. They have the ability to glide with their enlarged hands and feet, full webbing between all fingers and toes and lateral skin flaps on their arms and legs."

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Congrats Aisse, your photo was chosen as spotting of the day!

"The Green-headed Tanager is a small colourful bird which frequents mainly the humid Atlantic forest in south-eastern Brazil. The Green-headed Tanager's vibrant turquoise head, yellow neck, and dark blue wings may look flashy, but contrary to what we may think its plumage is a good camouflage among the vegetation. This small bird is very active when foraging, performing some acrobatic movements while hopping along branches, gleaning from leaf surface and bark, and from vegetation."

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