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[guccilavalamp]

This one has always fascinated me. The Cahaba river is truly a prehistoric gold mine.

[theloyal-deactivated20170208]

[catsofyore]

Little boys. 💕 Postcard from my collection, unsent, 1902.

[jetix]

2024-09-21

[1ndi-go]

[herigo]

[herpsandbirds]

Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) aka “Stink Turkey”, mother with chick, family Opisthocomidae, order Opisthocomiformes, found in South America

The only living member of the bird order Opisthocomiformes.

This leaf-eating bird uses foregut fermentation, in its enlarged crop, to help break down its food. (The ferementation is where the smell comes from, which gives it the name “Pavo Apestoso”)

They live in vegetation at the edges of lakes, streams, and rivers.

The young have 2 small claws on the fronts of the wingsthat help them climb through vegetation.

photograph by Steve Sanchez

[vintagewildlife]

Climbing hoatzin chicks By: Unknown photographer From: Zoological Society Bulletin, Vol XXII, No. 1 1919

[syncarida]

Also I have to spread this beautiful kakapo image (by Andrew Digby) I saw this evening on bluesky... her baby lint... protecting my mould spore...

[04k96]

[kyotoprotocols]

[brianvoisin]

[madeleineengland]

The Kodkod, or better known Leopardus Guigna or Huiña, is the smallest of the eight species of New World cats included in genus Leopardus that populate southern America, and it's one of the smallest cats in the world. With a little patience and luck, you can still find them in isolated pockets of forest in southern Chile, especially around Los Lagos and Chiloé Islandl.

[achillesinhighheels]

[kosmogrl]

[birds-and-friends]

The Strangest Parrot in the World | Modern Dinosaurs, Discovery UK

[anasabdin]

Night melt