animals, animals, animals

Paying homage to the wonderful, unusual and diverse world of animals. 2017 - all photos are my images, unless they are credited otherwise. Outside sources are credited (with links) whenever possible — on both unique posts & re-blogs. Any post can be removed upon request (please provide URL link to the post/page and the name of the animal if you contact me). Enjoy!

[animalworld]

Scientific American backs Joe Biden in its first-ever presidential endorsement

The popular science magazine urged Americans to vote for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Tuesday, calling the upcoming election "literally a matter of life and death." The editorial marks the first time the publication has endorsed a president in its 175-year history.

[sixpenceee]

Using Hundreds of Ducks to remove weeds for farming purposes 

Source                       

[krystal-prisms]

Release the ducks

[leekqueen39]

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[animalworld]

RELEASE THE QUACKEN! When the pandemic began I had ZERO ducks A neighbor gave me an egg to incubate and I hatched out one duckling for her Super cute, tiny beak, tiny webbed feet. Adorable The neighbor gave me that duckling as a gift Tally 1 duckling I said, What can I do with one duck, when I have a yard full of chickens? Ducks (penises) and chickens (no penises) don’t mix well Ducks can kill chicken hens by mating them to death, or drowning them So, my neighbor’s solution - she gave me a second duckling Tally 2 ducklings Also Adorable. Super cute, tiny beak, tiny webbed feet. Then she gave me the parent ducks since the male bit her The males is a gorgeous limping Pekin male, the female is a TINY mallard Tally - 1 female, 1 male, 2 ??? The two ducklings turned out to both be males/drakes Tally - 1 female, 3 males I jokingly said to a friend, man if I wanted ducks I would have gotten Cayugas Cayuagas are black and iridescent green - very pretty So for my birthday, that friend gave me a Cayuga ducklings her sister had Tally - 1 female, 3 males, 1 ??? So, after wine I ordered crested ducklings from texas  which were on sale They arrived looking ratty, punch drunk I ended up selling all of them that didn’t die Tally, unchanged I ordered more for myself and it took a month In the interim I ordered a dozen sexed female ducks from a hatchery in Ohio To balance out all the drakes They arrived last Wednesday all perky, hale and hearty Tally - 13 females, 4 males The Texas place screwed up the order and a bunch died I ended up with two Tally - 13 females, 4 males, 2 ??? Wednesday I will receive the replacement ducks and my order... Long way to say, soon my yard will look like this video... Duck math.

[action]

This election, make your vote count

If you’re eligible to vote, this country needs you! Here’s a handy-dandy voter registration checklist for you to follow.

Voter registration check. Maybe you moved since the last election. Maybe you’re not sure if you registered at all. Hey, it happens. Register to vote or check your status. It only takes two minutes or so.

Request your absentee ballot. If you plan to vote by mail—which is perfectly safe despite what some say—check out the deadlines and request your absentee ballot ASAP.

Find your polling place. It’s highly encouraged to vote in person if it’s safe for you to do so. Don’t forget to look up your designated polling location and check if you can vote early if you’re eager to avoid lines.

Do you need your ID? The answer: Maybe! Check here. Each state is different.

Get familiar with your ballot. You’re voting for more than just the President. Your ballot will have the option to vote for local races and have ballot measures that directly affect your community. Make sure you’re not caught off-guard.

VOTE! Ta-da! You participated in democracy. Thank you.

[animalworld]

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[bunjywunjy]

Do you have any blessed or cursed coati facts??

in this case the tail tells no lie: coatis are actually in the same family as raccoons!

[saritawolff]

Some other procyonids (raccoon family) for your viewing pleasure:

Ringtail:

Olingo:

Cacomistle:

Kinkajou:

Olinguito:

[animalworld]

Just an excellent post of animals with fabulous names in the family procyonidae (raccoon family). Animals that don’t get a lot of press, but are pretty awesome in their own way. They are also pretty adaptable -- Procyonids inhabit a wide range of environments and are generally omnivorous.

[arsanatomica]

Other places:

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[babyanimalgifs]

Rare white giraffes caught on camera for the first time 

(via)

[animalworld]

Leuchistic Giraffe

[hyenasarecutedammit]

Everybody be on HIGH ALERT... …. ……this could be dangerous 

[animalworld]

Hyena pups

Looks at those tails!

[animalworld]

Mama Fox returns with food for her cubs.

Mama Fox returns with food for her cubs. ©Sarah Gross, New Jersey shot this amazing footage and submitted this for a Trailcam competition.

[bunjywunjy]

What animal looks like it would screm the loudest

the bare-throated bellbird is so loud that it can cause permanent damage to human hearing at close range!

and they absolutely look like it.

[animalworld]

Hmm, doesn’t sound very impressive on youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdQbqrPLV74

[animalworld]

MONK SEAL with a SPOTTED EEL stuck in its nose Neomonachus schauinslandi ©NOAA Fisheries/Brittany Dolan

A juvenile Hawaiian monk seal was found with a spotted eel in its nose at French Frigate Shoals in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands this past summer. And it wasn't the first time it happened.

Though NOAA has been monitoring the monk seal population in the northern islands of Hawaii for almost 40 years, this eel-in-the-nose problem has been observed a handful of times, but only since 2016.

The NOAA has proposed two hypotheses: first, that eels launch themselves defensively at the seals while they are foraging for food, shoving their mouths and noses into the crevices of coral reefs and under rocks.  

Another theory the agency suggests is that a seal may swallow an eel whole and then regurgitate it through its nose.

The conservation agency reassured concerned viewers that the eel was successfully removed, saying that the procedure required light restraint of the seal and a slow, steady pull on the eel, taking around 30 seconds in total. "In all cases the eel was successfully removed and the seals were fine. The eels, however, did not make it," the agency said. Text Source

NOTE: Someone made a pandemic mask of a monk seal with an eel... https://twitter.com/SamanthaSHauser/status/1290760993232941058/photo/1

[animalworld]

SCARLET BACKED FLOWERPECKER (male) Dicaeum cruentatum © Choy Wai Mun top © Doug Janson  - bottom

This is a tiny bird about the length of a business card, 9 cm (3.5 in) and weighing 7 to 8 grams (0.25 to 0.28 oz). Sexually dimorphic, the male has navy blue upper parts with a bright red streak down its back from its crown to its tail coverts, while the female and juvenile are predominantly olive green. It is found in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and occasionally gardens in a number of countries throughout South and East Asia. “Cruentatum” in its Latn name translates to bloodstained for the bright red color which runs down the male’s back and along the hind end of the female. Called a flowerpecker but is primarily a frugivore.

[oceansoftheworld]

(Photo by Andy Murch)

Whitetip reef sharks in Socorro 

[animalworld]

So pretty

[mothic-gothic]

Semioptila Trogoloba

Family: Himantopteridae

First Described: 1920 by Hampson

Found in: Malawi and Mozambique

[animalworld]

Beautiful!

[healthinnovations]

Non-invasive blood test can detect cancer four years before diagnosis.

Non-invasive blood test can detect cancer four years before diagnosis. Thoughts health innovators?

The leading cause of death worldwide, cancer killed at least 7.6 million people in 2008, accounting for a staggering thirteen percent of all deaths globally. With no signs of abating, the number of international cancer deaths is projected to increase by forty-five percent in the next decade. The majority of deaths involving this disease are caused primarily by lung, breast, colorectal, stomach,…

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[bunjywunjy]

Any facts about cassowarys? They terrify the hell out of me.

they should! 

but everybody knows about the Cassowary Disembowlin’ Claw by now, so I’ll share the fact that their eggs are bright green!

don’t get too close.

[amnhnyc]

Did you know the rusty spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus) is one of the world’s smallest wild cats? Weighing in at around 3.4 pounds (1.5 kilograms), it’s sometimes called the “hummingbird of the cat family.” This feline inhabits forests in parts of India and Sri Lanka, where it snacks on small mammals and birds. Photo: David V Raju, CC-BY-SA-4.0 https://www.instagram.com/p/CC-CJPVAID5/?igshid=1wwn34000hted

[bunjywunjy]

Hi bunjy! It's my birthday today and normally we go see the stingrays at the zoo because they're my favorite animal but we can't go this year so I was wondering if you had any cursed/blessed stingray facts? Thank you!!

stingrays bear live young, and baby stingrays are born with their wings wrapped around them like little burritos!