15 Times Nature Wanted To Amaze Everyone But Got Bit Carried Away

Nature will never cease to surprise us with its diversity and incredible living creatures that boast the most outlandish colors. Some of them are so wonderful, they seem to have come from another dimension.

The long-eared jerboa: It inhabits China and Mongolia, is a rodent with features similar to those of a mouse and some further very interesting features. Some scientists are of the opinion that it could be distantly related to the gerbil. Its tail is twice its body length, giving it good balance when it runs and jumps. It has long back legs with large feet and moves much like a kangaroo. The soles of their feet are covered in stiff hairs which help when traveling over the desert. The front legs are relatively rather small, and they are not useable for getting around. Species from this family are usually characterized by their amazing adaptations for jumping, thought to be an evolution as a strategy to deal with predators. The life span of Long-eared jerboas is unknown, however, their average longevity is 2 to 3 years.