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sucklett

Art boi and bubble boi

art-and-things-of-beauty

Alligators by John Singer Sargent (1856–1925)

#crocodile

finalfantasyvii

#animation #sailor moon

simplytheanthropic

My all time favorite animal. The red-bearded vulture.

The bearded vulture, or lammergeier, lives on a steady diet of bones (more specifically the marrow) and dyes its own feathers blood red.

Bearded vultures come in various shades, from pure white to orange-red. Soils stained with iron oxide give the birds their fiery appearance. Lammergeiers apply the dirt with their claws and then preen for about an hour to ensure a bright orange/red glow. They are also attracted to other red things, like leaves and red wood. Captive birds also partake in this behavior, which suggests the activity is instinctual, not learned.

The soil doesn’t have any practical purposes; it certainly doesn’t make for good camouflage (though the birds have no natural predators anyway). Scientists have noticed that the birds’ age and size are directly correlated to the intensity of color. It is theorized that the hue is a status symbol. More soiled feathers indicates that the lammergeier had the time and resources to find an adequate place to bathe; the brightest-colored vultures should have the most territory and knowledge of their surroundings. Interestingly, these baths are done in secret, so most of the information gathered has been through spying on captive birds.

Bearded Vultures are most commonly monogamous, and breed once a year. Sometimes, especially in certain areas of Spain and France, bachelor lammergeiers will join a pre-existing couple to create a polyandrous trio. Females accept secondary mates because it increases the chances of producing offspring and doubles her protection. The birds usually don’t lay more than three eggs, so they can use all the help they can get.

These giant birds can grow up to 4 feet tall. They have a wingspan between 7 and 9 feet and usually weigh around 10 to 15 pounds.

In other words, this bird is awesome and I love it forever.

thecheshirecass-deactivated2018

This is it. This is the moment I have found my patronus. I love these vain fluff faces forever.

jackscarab

celebrity-pharmacist

Everybody please look at all these pictures of my beautiful wifes!

#animals #birds #bearded vulture

kooners

💤

#ridya

kougayon

You can only reblog this once a year

#jojo's bizarre adventure #diamond is unbreakable

itsbowsertime

youve been visited by high quality dancing bowser

reblog and bad luck will come your way

#bowser

cris-dibujante

Chile

mientemealoido-deactivated20160

Y a casi un año de haberme mudado a Chile, este país me gusta cada vez más.

#chile

scoutfinches

look at this scaly business friend

#yes #crocodiles

woonyoung

Dino wrestling, dinosaurs are winning this week. Thank you very much please enjoy :)

#dinosaurs

thenatsdorf

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Cuddly raccoon friend.

zhora-salome

IT’S PURRING

#video #animals #raccoons

fanonical

harry potter, surprising literally everyone, retires from being an auror to make ceramics in a cottage in the hills. “i don’t know,” the boy who lived said in a statement. “becoming a potter just seemed right, you know?”