#massive-ass-bird

[dailytricksterfox]

Perhaps a genderqueer fox of some sort? I love all the colorful critters you've been making ❤

very pretty colours

[iamfabiloz]

Blue Icewing! (When I was small, I could only picture her as pure cyan hahaha)

Icewing!! This was fun I like drawing bg characters it fun :0 also cyan Icewing is so real

[squid-nerds]

Would you consider setting up a patreon? I know it's a bit risky and admittingly I don't know all the ins and outs of art being a large source of income, but with your following maybe you'd be able to make enough to be able to dedicate more time towards art and less towards another job?

Of course it's your life n you gotta do what makes you comfy!! I'd personally pledge in a heartbeat if you did set up something like that, love your funny squits :>

EeeeEEE I've considered it before, but im pussy 🥺 Not because I don't want to do Patreon, rather... it'll be rather stressful to get started.

I can't quit my job upon making a Patreon, unfortunately. I would need to wait until Patreon makes up for my job's wage before I could dedicate my entire time to art, and I'm very uncertain of if/when it would happen. Until then, I would have to juggle both incomes... I love working, but not sure if I could make that haha

I would love to do it though, really!!! There's a LOT of sketches and wips that I don't post in attempt to keep my socials cohesive lol (i.e I sketched the next page of Emilio and Rocco's story years ago, but didn't finish so didn't post it)

Thank you for being interested!! I'm happy you like my dorky lil' babies! I love drawing them so much...!

If anyone else is interested in a Patreon, please let me know! If I see there's a good amount of people interested, it might push me to stop being so scared lolol idk

[the-spirit-of-adventure]

WAH IM SO HAPPY I FOUND YOUR BLOG i like. Ritualistically watch the entirety of flapjack every year or two just because he genuinely is a big fave of mine. One of these days i rlly wanna get around to cosplaying the boy himself mannnn your art is so on model and makes me so happy ;o;

AAA WELCOME! I'm so glad to have the chance to meet other fans on here. I usually do weekly streams to watch the show with friends on the weekends, so I'll be sure to post the links here when I do another one of those! It'll be fun to watch with a whole bunch of people!

[orcinus-veterinarius]

I need to preface that i genuinely dont want to be argumenative or come off as snarky or anything so i hope it doesnt seem that way, i know its easy to misidentify tone over the internet n such

Im just wondering if you're pro captive cetaceans entirely, or just pro "people are going to keep them Regardless so may as well advocate for the best we can for them"

I can't say i'm an expert on those animals in the slightest, but my personal surface understanding is with how large, intelligent, and complex they are, i would immediately venture to guess there's no way to totally ethically keep them in captivity. I could be totally wrong! I will openly admit i watched blackfish when i was younger and while it's stuck with me, i recognize now it's a lot of unnecessary fear mongering and a disgusting play by play of an innocent woman's death. I don't want to say my knowledge wholly comes from that "documentary" especially considering we briefly studied whales in school, but that could also be obscuring my view?

I'm just genuinely curious about your take since you're so passionate about these animals specifically. I can kinda find parallels considering i have a few small parrots, and knowing what i know now i can't agree with the breeding and sale of those animals for profit, but i do advocate existing parrots get the best care they possibly can in households fit for them seeing as you can't just throw them back in the wild.

Don't worry, you're not being snarky! I really appreciate your reaching out. I love to yammer on about whales!

At this time, I do believe it's possible to ethically keep certain cetacean species in human care (for example, bottlenose dolphins). As for others (namely orcas), I think it's a more complicated issue. Many of the facilities housing cetaceans, even ones I support and consider "good zoos," are not all they could be, and I hope to use my future position as a veterinarian to advocate for better, more enriching habitats and more natural social structures. I don't approve of capturing any animals, particularly cetaceans, from the wild, except in circumstances where the animal will die if not taken into human care (i.e. stranded dolphin calves, problem bears and sea lions, cull elephants) or for conservation purposes if a species is in imminent danger of extinction (as was the case with California condors and American red wolves). I think the original orca captures were undoubtedly wrong, but I also believe clamoring to "free" the few remaining wild-born whales and their descendents is very foolish. I do support breeding in accredited zoological institutions, not only for maintaing a viable population in human care, but also since reproductive and parental behavior are extremely important to cetacean welfare. Here's a link to Dr. Holly Muraco speaking informally on the topic.

However, for all the public awe and outrage dolphins inspire, very little actual scientific work has been done on captive cetacean welfare. Folks just seemed to jump straight to "let's release them into dubious sea pen 'sanctuaries' run by people without any practical marine mammal experience" rather than "how do we improve the situations the animals are currently in," the latter of which is a cause both "pro caps" and "anti caps" can and should unite on. Dr. Isabella Clegg is a PhD scientist who's already done a lot of fantastic research into dolphin welfare... you can look at her website here... and I hope future animal advocates follow her example.

Although I don't expect to, I'm always open to changing my mind as I gain more experience and new information becomes available, and I completely respect people who come to a well-informed conclusion against cetaceans in human care and are willing to accept my point of view as well. Thanks for the ask, and I hope this helps!

[thestarshire]

Outta curiosity, what rank/s is/are hurting the most for apps? I'm the type of person who likes to help fill in wherever possible + it gives me somewhere to springboard off character wise, rather than being like oh goodness what rank do I choose...

Rangers and Hunters are currently the ranks with the most applicants, with full healers and archivists having a few each!

Secondary choices for ranks also reflect this same number layout.

When looking closer, rangers do have a majority but its not a huge difference between ranger and hunter!

[fbwzoo]

16 and 17 for the ask thing! You can choose animals or answer for them all since I know you have several :>

16. What is your favorite activity with each of your animals?

Ebony: Snuggles!!! Also related, naps!!! Spoon: Snuggles & watching him voraciously attack mealwormsHermit crabs: making their food & watching them eat!

17. What is your pet’s favorite toy?

Ebony: These little hairy/fuzzy sparkle balls, she’ll carry one around & scream until someone notices she has it (often at 3-5 am & waking up roomie XD)Spoon: Wheel! He even hangs on the back of it to sleep, weirdoHermit crabs: A lot of them like hanging out on the mopani log right now - the coconut huts used to be huge favorites, but haven’t been as popular lately

Ty for asking!!! ♥♥♥

[berrystumpytail]

Fursona thing? I'm 5'0 female and very very bi! Tho my first love is birds and my second love is my s/o. Im a big sucker for all colorful Nintendo games and can hardly go a night without booting up my switch. I also love all kinds of crafts including drawing, sculpting, costume making, crocheting, etc.

pigeon!