#interesting animals

[theantiazdarcho]

Some irl animal lore:

Spotted hyenas once had ranges that stretched far outside of Africa and into more northerly latitudes across Europe and into Russia. It’s possible they could have reached the British Islands via the land bridge that formed due to lowered sea levels (it is referred to as “Doggerland”).

Art by Julian Friers

[greenbellala]

SLUGS & SNAILS I've met the last few days (it has rained a lot)

The last one was huge and is called Schwarzer Schnegel — it's Europe's biggest slug and can grow up to 20 centimeters (8 inches) long. English synonyms would be: ash-black slug, black keel-back slug, or European giant garden slug (although they live in the forest, where I met them today. It was my first time seeing this creature and I am amazed!).

[hometoursandotherstuff]

The elusive, enchanting pink fairy armadillo is actually the smallest of all armadillo species. About the size of a hamster—a mere six inches from head to tail and weighing just a quarter of a pound, it resides only in Argentina, and that is about all we know of these wondrous animals.⁠

https://www.worldwildlife.org/magazine/issues/fall-2022/articles/stranger-things-meet-the-pink-fairy-armadillo

[lizardposting]

A beautiful giant leaf-tailed gecko at the zoo. This is another one I’ve seen before and like to check on when I go. Although I don’t remember seeing any one as gorgeous as this with the brown markings, there was another one in the enclosure who I’ve definitely seen before. I didn’t know they could be housed together. They were also housed with tiny yellow headed day geckos.

[maramarabum]

GUYS!!! SHARE PECULIAR ANIMALS YOU LIKE AND FACTS ABOUT THEM AND I'LL GIVE YOU ONE BACK!

I'll go first:

This is more commonly known, but the Rusty-Spotted Cat is the smallest cat in the world! They are very rare and live in deciduous forests of India! Here are some photos of them, you can see them in comparison to a leaf

[thecreatureawaits]

Creature Awaits #240

Each week I plan to feature an amazing creature, admiring God's fantastic artistry. Hopefully it’ll brighten someone’s day to see something new and interesting if they haven’t seen it before. : )

(Awesome photograph by Sarah H. Olson and the rest of the team at the Wildlife Conservation Society (CC0 1.0 Deed))

The Hammer-Headed Bat

Scientific Name: Hypsignathus monstrosus

Region: A region of western central Africa

Size: About a 3'4" (~1.0m) wingspan

Interesting Notes: The males of this unique fruit bat species, the largest of continental Africa, have a large resonating chamber in their snout used in producing loud honking noises to attract potential mates. Females of the species look more like other fruit bat species, and weigh roughly half their male counterparts' weight.

[m0ssyroadkill]

Omg please look at this creature, it's called a jaguarundi, they're also called otter cats because of they're long flexible bodies & their swimming capabilities. The noises they make are honestly even weirder than the chirp of a cheetah. They whistle, purr, yap, chatter and also chirp like a bird, personally I think they sound a bit more like a microwave beeping.

^ the video is also cool