World Animals, Birds And ....: Other Animals

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Masters of camouflage

Can you spot me? A snow leopard looks for prey in the Himalayas

That act’s getting a bit wooden: This Mossy Leaf-tailed Gecko is a master of disguise in Montagne dAmbre National Park , Madagascar

Stop mossing around: A Katydid blends into foliage in Costa Rica

Stick with it: There’s a Leaf Frog in there somewhereAmong the other images is a Sandhopper which has kicked red desert sand over its body to protect itself and a Speckled Sanddab fish which blends into the pebbled ocean floor.

A male Shale Grasshopper also mimics the stones it sits on.

It has eyes! A Vietnamese Mossy Frog is perfectly adapted to his surroundings

Where did he go? The Great Potoo hides in a tree in Brazil as it searches for food

Double act: A pair of Glass Frogs shelter in foliage at Manu National Park , Peru

Oldest Animals: Life Spans Of Elephants, Tortoises And More Species

Human longevity is increasing all the time. But compared to some other animals, a human's average life span (about 78.5 years according to the CDC) is nothing to brag about. One bird celebrated his 79th birthday, and a certain reptile became a father for the first time at age 111.

We found seven creatures who get to spend a long time on Earth, some for hundreds of years.

Bowhead Whale