A photo of an animal I've seen per day

Do I recall where I took those pics? No. Can I ID half of the animals in those pics? Also no. Am I a professional photographer? Nope. Am I an animal specialist? See previous answer. What I am is someone with 400+ pictures of animals, from mammals to bugs to fishes, and I intend to share them. Enjoy.

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Quick intro:

I’m not joking when I say I probably won’t be able to tell you much about some of those animals. They can come from visits to a zoo, or simply random encounters, or pets I’ve crossed path with. I will try and ID the zoo ones, but if I’m mistaken feel free to correct any wrong information I give. I will also tag what “type” of animals they are, if only because I’m aware people can be afraid of bugs or reptiles etc. However if you don’t have anything nice to say about the animal please refrain from making your dislike known. I want to keep this positive. That’s all I have to say for now I think. Enjoy!

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*slowly holds up more K-Pop Demon Hunters concept art*

JINU??

He looks uncomfortable

Magazine cover gasp

They're so coool

HUH???

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A park in Tokyo in August.

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No facts today, too tired. Have some cats.

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Crowned Hornbill

Facts from oiseaux-birds: The Crowned Hornbill belongs to the subfamily Bucerotinae. The genus Tockus includes the African species, the smallest of all hornbills.

The adult male has sooty-brown plumage on the upperparts, head, chin, throat and breast. The belly is white. On the wings, the flight feathers are edged buff. The long tail is white-tipped.

On the head, we can see an indistinct, broad, white eyebrow, and a flat crest on the crown with some longer whitish feathers. The bill is dark orange-red with a casque on the upper mandible. There is a yellow line at base of the bill and the throat skin is dark. The eyes are orange. Legs and feet are blackish.

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Longspine snipefish

Facts from Britannica: Snipefishes are often referred to as “bellows fish” because of their resemblance to a hand-driven bellows. Snipefishes possess an erect dorsal fin that contains several spines. The longest of these spines and the fish’s tail appear to form the “handles” of the bellows, whereas the fish’s tubular snout forms the “nozzle.”

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European Lobster

Facts from Arran Coast: Contrary to popular belief their exoskeletons are normally blue, not red. The red colour from cooked lobster is due to the breaking down of a protein complex which normally suppresses the red pigment. There have been deliberate attempts to introduce this species to New Zealand, with 1 million larvae released from 1904-1914 in one unsuccessful attempt. Hybrids between Homarus gammarus and Homarus americanus have been created in laboratory conditions, but this is unlikely to happen in the wild as there is no overlap in species range. Even expert crustacean biologists find it difficult to distinguish this species from the american lobster Homarus americanus, which is worrying given that the latter could easily become invasive in the UK.

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An Himalayan monal

Fact from Nature in Focus:The Himalayan Monal (Lophophorus impejanus) is one of the iconic pheasants from the Himalayas—the national bird of Nepal, the state bird of Uttarakhand—owing to the spectacular iridescent plumage and stunning metallic colours seen in the males. They are among the larger birds in the Phasianidae family, measuring about 70cm in length and ranging from 1.8kg to 2.3kg in weight. The species exhibits high sexual dimorphism—the males decked head to toe in multicoloured plumage and exhibiting a long green metallic crest, while the females have a pale blue eye patch, white throat, and a streaky brown body. The Himalayan Monal diet primarily consists of tender leaves, shoots, tubers, nuts and insects and other invertebrates. A diet study of threatened Himalayan pheasant species revealed that plant matter made up a large part of the diet, although invertebrate matter was also present in low percentages. In monals, the primary sources were rare plants such as Nordostachis jatamansi, Potentilla fulgens and Artemisia nilagirica. They have been observed to dig out snow for shoots and invertebrates.

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Blackchin Guitarfish

Fact from oceanografic.org: Its head is very sunken with a pointed snout and fusiform body, generally with a dark mark on the lower section of the snout. Its spiracles are large and located immediately behind the ears. Its back is brown, and its belly is lighter. They reach 2.6 metres in length. The blackchin guitarfish usually remains buried in the sandy and muddy bottoms up to depths of 100 metres, distributed in the tropical and temperate seas of the planet. They feed on small crustaceans and molluscs that they find on the seabed. It is a solitary fish that only gathers to reproduce. It is ovoviviparous and the female gives birth to 5 to 25 pups, approximately 15cm long.

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Nishikigoi, or Koi

Fact from Nippon.com :  In prewar Japan, a residence boasting a garden pond filled with nishikigoi was a symbol of wealth. Nowadays, with large swaths of the Japanese population living in small homes and apartments in cities, nishikigoi have become a rarity. This is not to say, however, that demand for the ornamental carp has fallen. Exports of the fish, a favorite of wealthy foreigners, are booming and producers of nishikigoi have seen revenues skyrocket. Nishikigoi were first produced in the late Edo period (1603–1868) in Nijūmuragō, a district in Niigata’s Chūetsu region that now spans the municipalities of Nagaoka, Ojiya, and Uonuma. The fish were originally farmed for food. The area is known for its heavy winter snowfalls, and in those days communities would be cutoff from vital supply routes for months at a time, making nishikigoi a prized source of protein. Farmers kept fish in irrigation reservoirs in the warmer months, then in winter moved the carp to ponds attached to farmhouses, covering these with lids or erecting stout poles to prevent the snow from accumulating and suffocating the fish. Some farmers even kept carp in ponds dug under the floorboards of their homes.

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Blue Poison Dart Frog, I think.

Facts from Jungle Jewel Exotics: Like all tinctorius, the Azureus frogs are diurnal meaning they are awake during the day.  They are terrestrial and live in the understory of the rainforests they inhabit. In the wild they are constantly foraging for small insects, invertebrates and arthropods in the leaf litter. Some of the plants in the rainforests contain various alkaloids and toxins, the micro fauna eat these plants and in turn get eaten by the frogs.  This causes a downstream effect and these amazing frogs have evolved to harness the toxins as a means of self-defense. A combination of their striking colors and the toxins stored in their glands help ward off potential predators. In captivity the tinctorius do not contain any of these toxins due to the diet provided to them.

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Ocellaris clownfish

Facts from... Ocellaris Clownfish.com (well, can’t get more specialised XD): The Ocellaris Clownfish is easily one of the most recognizable fish in the saltwater aquarium industry and are commonly available at marine retail outlets. They are very hardy, colorful, easy to care for and have a lot of personality in the saltwater tank. The most common variety of Ocellaris Clownfish is mainly an orange fish with three bold white stripes, the center stripe generally bulging toward the head of the fish. The white stripes are outlined by black stripes, generally thin in the Ocellaris (thicker in the Amphiprion percula or True Percula Clownfish).

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Golden pheasant, also known as Chinese pheasant.

Fact from Animal Corner: Golden Pheasants are very timid birds and will hide in dark, dense forests and woodlands during the day and roost in very high trees during the night. Golden Pheasants often forage on the ground despite their ability to fly, this may be because they are quite clumsy in flight. However, if they are startled, they are capable of taking off in a sudden fast upward motion with a distinctive wing sound.Little is known about their behaviour in the wild as although the males are very colorful birds, they are difficult to spot. The best time to possibly observe a Golden Pheasant is very early in the morning when they may be seen in clearings.

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Common starling or European starling.

Fact from All about birds:  Starlings are boisterous, loud, and they travel in large groups (often with blackbirds and grackles). They race across fields, beak down and probing the grass for food; or they sit high on wires or trees making a constant stream of rattles, whirrs, and whistles. Starlings are common in towns, suburbs, and countryside near human settlements. They feed on the ground on lawns, fields, sidewalks, and parking lots. They perch and roost high on wires, trees, and buildings.

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A Mute Swan. From London?

Facts from All About Bird: All of the Mute Swans in North America descended from swans imported from Europe from the mid 1800s through early 1900s to adorn large estates, city parks, and zoos. Escapees established breeding populations and are now established in the Northeast, Midatlantic, Great Lakes, and Pacific Northwest of the U.S. Mute Swans have enormous appetites. A Maryland study found they ate up to 8 pounds a day of submerged aquatic vegetation, removing food and habitat for other species faster than the grasses could recover.

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(A friendly baby) Stag Beetle, in the Parisian suburbs.

Fact from wild life in France: Most people I speak to seem to be at least a little bit fascinated by these spectacular creatures, particularly the males which have the large antler like mandibles and although these look rather threatening it is the female which is about half the size of the male and lacks the antlers who is more likely to give you a bit of a pinch if you pick her up; she is equipped with very powerful and sharp mandibles like clippers. Should you need to move one out of harms way, from a road, a path or even from your house, it is best to nudge them from behind into a tin, plastic container or simply on to your hand and tip them out under a bush or by a tree, making sure that they don’t end up on their back. In most of the regions of France the Stag Beetle and the Lesser Stag beetle  are doing reasonably well  compared to many other insects,  although overall in Europe they have declined and are now scarce in many parts of their previous range.   Jean Henri Fabre, 1823–1915, French entomologist and author, reported that he easily filled a top hat with Stag beetles in one evening, which is unimaginable now even if you took a month where they are plentiful. 

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Bit of a blurry one, but what can you do. It’s a Black scorpionfish

Fact from What’s that fish: Also known as Brown Scorpionfish, European Scorpionfish, Sea Pig, Sea Scorpion, Small-scaled Scorpionfish, Stingfish.Found singly, well camouflaged, around algae and rocks, on mud and sand bottoms of harbours, lagoons and coastal reefs. They feed on crustaceans, small fish and invertebrates. Length - 30cm Depth - 1-800m Widespread Black Sea, Eastern Atlantic, MediterraneanScorpionfish are masters of camouflage, enabling them to lie in wait for their victims to come close, before lunging forward and inhaling their prey with their large mouths. When disturbed they raise the spines along their backs and will usually move off out of harms way, however, if cornered they are able to charge at considerable speed.