It's Bixin.

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Let’s stick to the point here… Icana is the cutest face in your feed today. 📷: Debbie Beals

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Pretty birb photos for your Tumblr feed:

Golden-breasted ⭐️ling Fischer’s ❤️birbs Splendid ☀️birb Long-tailed whydah Red-billed 🔥finches Toco 2️⃣can White-throated 🐝-eaters

All 📷s by birb photographer extraordinaire Ian Gill

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Casting a spell on our hearts. 

Photo by Ion Moe

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Happy Tony Tuesday!

This not-so-little hippo calf is making a splash at the San Diego Zoo with his mom, Funani. Hippos are definitely adapted for life in the water and are found living in slow-moving rivers and lakes in Africa. With their eyes, ears, and nostrils on the top of the head, hippos can hear, see, and breathe while most of their body is underwater. Hippos also have a set of built-in goggles: a clear membrane covers their eyes for protection while still allowing them to see when underwater. Their nostrils close, and they can hold their breath for 5 minutes or longer when submerged. Hippos can even sleep underwater, using a reflex that allows them to bob up, take a breath, and sink back down without waking up.

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can confirm — getting good toilet paper is super important. (by @fire-plug)

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Happy International Sloth Day! 

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Born at the San Diego Zoo on the first day of fall, this newborn hippo is already learning how to swim. 

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Many people admire the red panda for its charming, kitten-like face, cinnamon red fur, fluffy ringed tail, and astonishing agility. The Chinese name for the red panda is “hun-ho,” meaning “fire fox.”

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Squeeeeeee! These little babirusa piglets are pretty good at hogging all the attention. Playful, curious, and intelligent, these boar are never a bore.

Check out more about these unique ‘pig-deer.’

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For one little Francois’ langur, being raised by both keepers and his monkey family was the perfect combination. Read Chi’s full story on Zoonooz.

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Testing boundaries -  Watch the video

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Just some straightforward puns for y’all from brainlesstales.com

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Kelly Clarkson via Snapchat (itsmekellyc) 06/01/2017 Part 2

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Meet Kiazi, the 2-month-old rock hyrax. His name means potato in Swahili, and the little spud weighs about as much as one. Kiazi will be an ambassador in the Children’s Zoo, but won’t debut for a few months. Help us welcome our little tater tot! (source)