Canines Galore

Hi, call me Nabs. 27/US/He/Him

[nabsthevulture]

Kaine

February 25, 2014 - May 24, 2026

Thank you for saving me

[coyotebrisket]

cougar (juvenile/subadult) - full pelt - F

really fantastic skin for my personal collection, a juvenile female mountain lion from Utah, the third one I’ve tanned now! All have been rather recent (I was on a lion kick what can I say)

[bambambambino]

Picked up a Foam Dog Ball since they were on sale. Figured it would be good to have something like this on hand for clients with highly toy motivated dogs and it was a good price. It came in my preferred color too so that was cool 🙌🏽.

I got the 2.75 inch one instead of the 3.5 but I might grab a 3.5 if they run another good sale any time soon.

Its surprisingly durable feeling and I've seen a lot of handlers using them in Instagram, so here's to hoping it holds up!

[bambambambino]

They actually had a discounted 3.5 available in this color so I went ahead and grabbed it! I'm excited to have both sizes to account for variation between students.

It will also be interesting to see if there is any difference in density and durability between the sizes.

[bambambambino]

The 3.5 is here and it's huge! It's slightly softer than the 2.75 which i expected, but i think it'll still be plenty durable.

[alphynix]

Kalakocetus aurorae was an early cetacean that lived during the Eocene, about 50-48 million years ago, in what is now the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent.

It represents the (currently) most basal known branch of the whale lineage, with teeth that are transitional between the crushing herbivorous-omnivorous molars of the closely-related raoellids and the shearing carnivorous molars of later archaeocetes.

Only known from a lower jaw and teeth, its full life appearance is unknown — but based on the body proportions of other early cetaceans it would have been a roughly cat-sized animal, around 60cm long (~2'), possibly resembling a smaller version of its better-known relative Pakicetus. It was also probably similarly semiaquatic, wading into rivers to hunt fish and other small freshwater prey.

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References:

Gingerich, Philip D., et al. "Astragali of Pakicetidae and other early-to-middle Eocene archaeocetes (Mammalia, Cetacea) of Pakistan: locomotion and habitat in the initial stages of whale evolution." PalZ 91.4 (2017): 601-627. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12542-017-0362-8

Waqas, Mohd, et al. "A basal representative of Cetacea from the Eocene of India." Nature Ecology & Evolution (2026): 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-026-03055-9

Wikipedia contributors. “Kalakocetus” Wikipedia, 07 Jun. 2026, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalakocetus

Wikipedia contributors. “Pakicetidae” Wikipedia, 07 Jun. 2026, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakicetidae

[mudshadow]

my normal dogs

[nabsthevulture]

Digitizing my notes is going splendidly

[nabsthevulture]

That first sip of redbull in the morning truly is like a shotgun blast to the guts

[taurzza]

oh to be loved by the sun

[dogfancier]

Mariemeau Brilliantine, rough collie of "Mariemeau type," 1937

[bambambambino]

💖💖💖

[bambambambino]

🥺

[bambambambino]

The sparkle in his eyes when presented with a toy is one of my favorite things 😭

[nabsthevulture]

He go awoo

[nabsthevulture]

Took a while since most of them were larva when i grabbed them, but it looks like I grabbed a bunch of Larder Beetle larva too when I harvested the Barkers!!!! I have at least 4 adult larders running around in the Barkers tank!

I haven't had larders in forever! I forgot their larva look exactly the same as dermestid beetle larva so no wonder I grabbed a few. I'm going to set them up in their own little place. They're slower to breed than DBs and they're not as good at cleaning delicate bones, but I'd love to keep them around nonetheless.

[nabsthevulture]

Larder beetles!!!!! Look at their little tapir markings 🥺

[nabsthevulture]

Their tank has been set up and they have been named "The Tappers" or their nickname The Little Taps, after their tapir markings.

I will move them over to the new tank tomorrow and get them some food to munch on. I think The Barkers are giving them the side eye like "why are there giants in here" so I won't leave them in there too long lol.

[nabsthevulture]

Took a while since most of them were larva when i grabbed them, but it looks like I grabbed a bunch of Larder Beetle larva too when I harvested the Barkers!!!! I have at least 4 adult larders running around in the Barkers tank!

I haven't had larders in forever! I forgot their larva look exactly the same as dermestid beetle larva so no wonder I grabbed a few. I'm going to set them up in their own little place. They're slower to breed than DBs and they're not as good at cleaning delicate bones, but I'd love to keep them around nonetheless.

[nabsthevulture]

Larder beetles!!!!! Look at their little tapir markings 🥺

[nabsthevulture]

Took a while since most of them were larva when i grabbed them, but it looks like I grabbed a bunch of Larder Beetle larva too when I harvested the Barkers!!!! I have at least 4 adult larders running around in the Barkers tank!

I haven't had larders in forever! I forgot their larva look exactly the same as dermestid beetle larva so no wonder I grabbed a few. I'm going to set them up in their own little place. They're slower to breed than DBs and they're not as good at cleaning delicate bones, but I'd love to keep them around nonetheless.

[nabsthevulture]

Female fisher skull is done, she just needs her teeth back and then she will be ready for the shop

Everyone else is still degreasing and getting on my last nerve. I'm about to bust out the acetone and I usually only use that on goats and pigs