Featured this week: The truth about the video of a phoenix spreading its wings in the sky

The truth about the video of the phoenix spreading its wings in the sky

A video recording the moment a flock of white-feathered, long-tailed birds flew in the sky caused a stir on Chinese social media because many people thought this bird looked very similar to the legendary phoenix.

However, in fact, this is the white pheasant, a species of pheasant found in tropical and subtropical forests, in the mountainous regions of Southeast Asian countries and the provinces of Eastern and Southern China.

The truth about the video of the phoenix spreading its wings in the sky (Video: Douyin).

African buffalo learns lesson from confrontation with rhino

Despite being inferior in both appearance and strength, the buffalo still boldly challenged and fought with the rhino, and finally had to learn a lesson for life.

African buffalo learns lesson for confronting rhino (Video: X).

The snake crawled into the bedroom and pecked at the woman lying on the bed.

A surveillance camera inside a house in Minh Dai commune, Phu Tho , recorded the moment a woman and her husband were lying on the bed in the bedroom looking at their phone. When she heard a noise behind her, she turned around to check and was shocked to see a snake slithering next to her.

The snake was passive and immediately launched a bite at the woman, but luckily she reacted quickly and avoided it. The couple quickly ran out of the room.

The snake was later captured by the homeowner and determined to be a dry, non-venomous snake. The homeowner released the snake back into the wild.

A snake crawled into the bedroom and pecked at the woman lying on the bed (Video: HKN).

Mother buffalo accidentally gored her baby while trying to fight off a lion.

When seeing her child being attacked and prepared to be eaten by a lion, the mother buffalo rushed to attack the lion to rescue her child. However, instead of hitting the hunter, the mother buffalo accidentally hit her child, causing the child to be thrown high into the air.

Mother buffalo accidentally gored her baby while trying to fight off a lion (Video: X).

How sea turtles sleep underwater

Although they are marine creatures and live underwater, sea turtles breathe through lungs, meaning they can only breathe above the water surface and not underwater. This is the reason why sea turtles need to surface frequently to breathe air.

Sea turtles have a developed respiratory system, with lungs capable of holding large amounts of oxygen, allowing them to stay underwater for longer periods of time. While inactive, sea turtles can stay underwater for up to 7 hours without needing to surface for air.

The image of a sea turtle sleeping on the ocean floor surprised many people, as the animal exhales bubbles to help its body not float, as well as to keep oxygen in its body while sleeping.

How sea turtles sleep underwater (Video: Instagram).

Unexpected encounter between 3 most fearsome predators in the African savannah

Tourists visiting the Kruger Nature Reserve (South Africa) recorded a surprising encounter between three of the most fearsome predators on the savannah, including lions, hyenas and African wild dogs.

The clip, recorded by a tourist, shows a pack of African wild dogs running away when they saw a hyena appear. It seems that the pack of African wild dogs did not want a fight with the hyena so they tried to avoid it. The hyena also ignored the pack of African wild dogs and calmly walked away.

Just when it seemed like the matter was over, the real "kings" appeared. A pride of lions suddenly rushed out from the bushes, causing the wild dogs and hyenas to run away in panic. The pride of lions seemed to just want to show off their strength, so they didn't chase too closely.

Despite their small size, African wild dogs are the most fearsome predators on the savannah, with pack members able to coordinate extremely well to surround and hunt large prey, including buffalo or even lone lions.

Unexpected encounter between 3 of Africa's most fearsome predators (Video: Kruger).

Snake appears on car hood in Ho Chi Minh City

The driver and passenger were startled when they saw a snake appear on the hood. The animal then slithered into the engine compartment to hide.

The snake in this situation is a beaded snake, a harmless, non-venomous snake that is widely distributed throughout Vietnam.

Snake appeared on car hood in Ho Chi Minh City (Video: TikTok).

The moment the leader gorilla proudly beats his chest to show off his strength

The video, recorded by a tourist, shows a group of people approaching a troop of gorillas on a high mountain, when the leader of the gorilla suddenly stood up, proudly patted his chest and rushed towards a tourist in the group.

The sudden reaction of the leader monkey made the people around shudder and worry for the safety of this guest.

Luckily, the gorilla seemed to just want to show off its power and ignored the man so nothing happened.

The moment the leader gorilla proudly beats his chest to show off his strength (Video: X).

How to help penguins move faster on ice

Instead of moving on two legs as usual, penguins can press their bellies down on the ice and use their two legs to push, helping this animal move faster.

How to help penguins move faster on ice (Video: Reddit).

Octopuses inflate their bodies to defend themselves.

When they feel threatened, octopuses will curl up, rolling their tentacles into a ball shape. This will make their body larger to scare away predators.