Meet the vicuña, a petite and graceful creature roaming South America’s high Andes mountains. With its soft golden-brown coat and delicate features, this pint-sized camelid might just be the most adorable animal you’ve never heard of. It also has some of the best eyelashes! This smallest member of the camel family isn’t much bigger than a large dog, just with longer legs.
The Amazon River Ran Backward!
The Amazon River used to flow quite differently than it does now. That’s right; the Amazon River ran backward! The reason for this shift in direction eluded scientists for a long time, but now there is a strong hypothesis.