Why Are Animals

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[resismedievalmenagerie]

Just some cute little hedgehogs climbing on a grapevine, as they are wont to do. This comes from the 1175 Bestiary.

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

These gulls really put the 'G' in LGBTQ! Studies have shown that up to 15% of a western gull colony may be composed of female-female pairings, which lay 'supernormal' clutches of 6-7 eggs. While most of these eggs are infertile, some do hatch-- likely due to one or both members seeking out temporary male mates-- and just like their heterosexual counterparts, the female gulls in these pairings tend to stay with with their same-sex partner for life.

(Image: A western gull (Larus occidentalis) catching an octopus by Steve Eric Smith)

[dogposts]

[identifying-dogs]

Shiba Inu

[amnhnyc]

You won’t find this pigeon on the streets of New York City. Meet the Pink-necked Green Pigeon (Treron vernans)! This colorful bird can be found throughout Southeast Asia, where it inhabits forests. It hangs out in small flocks in the treetops, foraging mainly for fruit. Distinguishing males from females isn’t too difficult: Females lack pink necks and are mostly olive-green in color!

Photo: Yi-Kai Tea, CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist

[dogposts]

[identifying-dogs]

Golden Retriever

[boobookittenartblog]

Ohara Koson - Monkey in a Persimmon Tree,

woodblock print, 1935

[yorgen-sh]

[animals-why]

[venndaai]

have you guys heard about the greenland shark. some crazy shit happening there.

[venndaai]

they are sexually mature at ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY YEARS OLD.

their (live!) young gestate for. wait for it. eight to eighteen (??) YEARS. can have up to 10 at a time. good grief.

longest lifespan of any vertebrate, up to five hundred years

toxic flesh

has giant eyes but is usually blind because of a weird little crustacean that's evolved to live on and eat their eyes. this doesn't seem to bother them much.

lives in deep cold water and has the lowest swim speed and tail-beat frequency for its size across all fish species. just generally lives life in extreme slow motion

largest genome of any shark

eats everything including moose and polar bears

ma'am you are delightfully strange and I'm privileged to share a planet with you

[fluorescentbrains]

this post prompted me to refresh my memory on Greenland Shark Facts and this detail about how they feed goes so hard

just vacuuming up their unsuspecting prey. whole !

[muffinlance]

Good news good news good news! Recent research suggests the eye parasites do NOT blind them!

Eye-opening research: Greenland sharks maintain vision for centuries through DNA repair mechanism

Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk sits in her office, eyes fixed on the computer monitor in front of her. "You see it move its eye," says the UC Ir

I <3 you a normal amount Greenland sharks

[werewolf-transgenderism]

‼️ 7,996 SPECIES OF FROG IN THE WORLD ALERT ‼️ 8,000 SPECIES OF FROG FAST APPROACHING

[werewolf-transgenderism]

let's all manifest that the 8,000th species of frog described is a @markscherz et al. publication, because I, for one, would love if tumblr's own frog scientist heralded this upcoming auspicious day

[animals-why]

I have beef with squirrels but their fur looks so soft

[jaubaius]

Source

[reelaroundthedavekan]

[oddarette]

Oooo ahhh. It’s a porcelain snail. I wonder if she’s carrying tea in her shell ☕️

[itscolossal]

In a Single Year, Ocean Census Scientists Discovered More than 1,100 New Marine Species

[fuckyeahchinesefashion]

The baby swans at the Old Summer Palace fell asleep on their parents’ backs (cr 展扇轻摇)

[herpsandbirds]

Little Grass Frog (Pseudacris ocularis), family Hylidae, found in the SE United States

The smallest species of frog in the U.S.

photographs: M. Shields & Anthony Damiani

[pmamtraveller]

by Enoki Toshiyuki

[fuckyeahchinesefashion]

wooden animal sculpture by chinese artist 潮舒木雕