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]]>Groeling is a Virginia Tech alum based in New Jersey, who describes herself as a hermit crab mom and bug lover. She attracted thousands of followers to her TikTok and Instagram after she started sharing snippets from her life with her crab pets, including Norton and Tito.
Groeling is using her platform to educate, inspire, and foster a community of hermit crab lovers. You’ll find many hermit crab resources on her Instagram page, providing essential information about basic necessities and care guidelines for new crab owners.
Groeling often holds her hermies in her hands and she makes it look easy, but she’s only able to do this because they built trust over a multitude of years.
“They don’t feel threatened, they know they are safe, they know who I am. I would never hold a hermit crab that is scared/unfamiliar with me. Only when one that trusts me is out and about, I will gently pick up, or they will crawl right onto my hand!” she explains on Instagram.
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]]>Heindel is known as Insect Mother on Instagram, and she certainly lives up to this quirky nickname. She attracted over 60,000 followers to her page with her unique art pieces, which are a true love letter to the natural world – especially moths, butterflies, and other insects.
Heindel spent her childhood playing with butterflies, beetles, and cicadas in Southern Maryland, and this experience shaped her for the years to come. She fell in love with insects and never looked back, and they eventually became the centerpiece of her art.
Her love for nature didn’t fade away once she got older, and she decided to learn more about the proper identification and habitats of flora and fauna by studying natural resources and wildlife technology during her college years.
Heindel’s pieces blend her love for nature with her obsession with Victorian art. She uses vintage frames and arranges preserved insects inside them, along with pressed flowers and leaves that truly bring out the best in them.
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]]>Many parrots enjoy mimicking human speech, but Kiki decided to take things to the next level and give singing a shot instead. Her vocal abilities wowed many TikTok users, including the Norwegian DJ Alan Walker, and she ended up attracting 3.7 million followers and over 100 million likes on this social media platform.
@kiki.tiel Send help plz wheres the off button on parrot #fyp #foryou #bird #cockatiel #parrotsoftiktok #birdsoftiktok ♬ original sound – Kiki the cockatiel
Kiki lives in Norfolk, England with her owner Grace Robinson, who claims Kiki learned how to sing all on her own. Her attempts to teach her new songs weren’t extremely successful because Kiki enjoys whistling back the tunes she likes, including iPhone ringtone, a wolf whistle, and the funk classic “September” by Earth, Wind & Fire.
“He loves singing to the mirror and if you show him your phone, he’ll do the iPhone ringtone… I’m trying to teach him ‘Another One Bites the Dust’ by Queen but he’s not got it yet. I think maybe he’s running out of storage in his little brain,” her owner told the New York Post.
@kiki.tiel Head boppp #fyp #foryou #bird #cockatiel #parrotsoftiktok #birdsoftiktok ♬ original sound –
@kiki.tiel Can anyone explain this ? #birds #cockatiel #creepy #fyp #foryou #foryoupage #cockatielsoftiktok ♬ original sound –
@kiki.tiel Partying without me #cockatielsoftiktok #birds #fyp #for ♬ original sound –
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]]>Kiko enjoyed turning her backward in her sleep ever since she was a puppy, and Macpherson didn’t give it much thought at first. She simply thought that Kiko liked sleeping “broken” which didn’t alarm her since dogs have a habit of sleeping in weird positions.
As time went by, Kiko started rotating her head to 180 degrees to look at other dogs and people, and Macpherson considered it a sign of affection.
“When I first saw her bend her head back to look at me, I was quite surprised but at the same time, I thought it was cute. I thought, ‘She must really want to keep her focus on me.’ And that she must love me so much that she doesn’t want to take her eyes off me,” she told The Dodo.
Kiko clearly loves seeing the world upside down, and people love seeing it through her eyes. She’s followed by 160,000 people on Instagram along with Macpherson’s other dogs, Kaya and Jinx.
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]]>Chas is the mastermind behind the Instagram page @through.the.lleaves, who has 800,000 Instagram followers under her belt. She describes herself as a “shamelessly extra pet parent”, who has four cats Kusa, Gouda, Beifong, and Seymour, a dog Zuko, a lizard Goji, and the absolute star of the show – the tortoise Fig.
(@through.the.lleaves)Fig became a true sensation after Chas shared a video that captures one day in his life, showing him doing everything from hanging around with cats to playing in a bowl of water and enjoying a fun day outside.
Chas’ videos make the whole thing look easy, but she admits everyone should think twice before adopting a pet tortoise.
“Tortoises are such a huge commitment. They grow to be SO big and need a lot of outdoor space to roam… They are absolutely wonderful pets, so smart, have amazing personalities, but are one of the hardest pets to own so please consider this,” she explained on her Instagram page.
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]]>Penguin, Tasmania
Tasmania is home to a tiny town called Penguin, named by botanist Ronald Campbell Gunn after the little penguin rookeries scattered around its coast. This town is now home to many attractions inspired by penguins, from murals and trash bins to the Big Penguin statue in the heart of the city.
Penguin Parade, Phillip Island
Phillip Island in the Australian state of Victoria is another amazing place to see little penguins in the flash. It hosts the event known as the Penguin Parade, allowing tourists and locals alike to observe little penguins coming ashore in groups every day, usually at sunset.
Penguin Island, Western Australia
Located off the coast of Perth, this island is one of the best places in Australia to observe little penguins in their natural habitat. It’s home to one of Australia’s largest colonies of little penguins, but their numbers significantly varied over the years and have been estimated anywhere between 300 and 1,500.
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]]>With 1.8 million followers on Instagram and 13.7 million more on TikTok, his social media page @insecthaus_adi became a huge hit thanks to its bizarre content. He’s best known for taking photos and videos that show him putting insects on his face, which people find scary and fascinating at the same time.
Kozakiewicz is currently 24 years old and he’s been active on social media for a few years, but he’s been collecting insects for much longer—since he was about 11 years old.
“Currently I am one of the largest insect breeders in Europe. I undertake several expeditions to tropical regions every year, to search for new and exciting insects species and present them to the world in social media,” explains Kozakiewicz on his official website.
Being based in Germany isn’t stopping him from exploring rare tropical species, and he travels to rainforests of Thailand, Malaysia, and Laos several times a year in search of insects that he can breed from the comfort of his home.
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]]>Duman is a Turkish piano player with over a million Instagram followers under his belt, but who was he before becoming an internet sensation? Cats and classical music helped him find his peace of mind, but he was in a much darker place about a decade ago and spent years in recovery after trying to commit suicide in his youth.
Those days are long behind him, and Duman is now fully dedicated to helping animals, especially cats. After the word spread around, people started abandoning sick and wounded cats outside his office, and he found himself taking care of 19 kitties at one point.
Covering their food, litter, and clinic expenses doesn’t come cheap, so he turned to Patreon to ask for help. Despite being an internet star, Duman is still pretty humble, and his music is the best thing that he can offer to his cats. Judging by his viral clips, they love sitting in his lap while he plays the piano and they truly enjoy his musical talent.
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