#ringtail

[hawkpartys]

Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus) observation by richard26

[mammalianmammals]

Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus), family Procyonidae, Mexico

AKA Ring-tailed Cat, Cacomistle, Miner's Cat.

Not a cat, but in the Raccoon family.

photograph by Daniel Garza Tobón

[h0use-fly]

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[legendrdy]

Featherworth and Ringtail AAAAG, I love them and smth in me awoke when June started and I’ve been drawing tf out of them since bc they’re canon together in my lil au („• ֊ •„) HAPPY PRIDEE

[kommiehunter]

Beautiful Animals You May Not Know Exist:

Nature is filled with many wonders. These are just a few of the amazing creatures that live within it.

The Sand Cat:

The Major Mitchell's Cockatoo:

The Ringtail:

The Leafy Sea Dragon:

The Bilby:

The Banded Palm Civet:

The Lesser Sooty Owl:

The Spanish Shawl Nudibranch:

The Thirteen-Lined Ground Squirrel:

The Coati:

The Hoatzin:

The Ring-Tailed Vontsira:

The Aardwolf:

The Zorrilla:

The Andean Mountain Cat:

The Resplendent Quetzal:

The Peacock Mantis Shrimp:

The Common Raccoon Dog:

The Owston's Palm Civet:

The Broad-Striped Malagasy Mongoose:

[have-you-seen-this-animal]

Can you do the ring-tailed cat?

I haven't done it in a long while, sure!

Have you seen the ringtail (Bassariscus astutus)?

I have now

Yes, in photos/videos

Yes, irl

I'm not sure

Voting ended onFeb 7

[amnhnyc]

Let’s head to the Museum’s Hall of North American Mammals to take a peek at today’s Exhibit of the Day: the Spotted Skunk and Ringtail Diorama. This scene takes place in Shiprock, New Mexico, and features a spotted skunk doing a handstand. What for? It’s a warning to discourage the two curious ringtails from getting any closer. If this pose doesn’t work, the skunk will release jets of foul-smelling musk from glands under its tail. But ringtails also combine chemistry with defensive body language. Here, one ringtail has made its tail fur stand upright, creating the illusion of larger size. If the standoff escalates, the ringtail might curve its tail over its head, and—as a last resort—emit its own smelly secretion. 

Photo: D. Finnin / © AMNH

[ltwilliammowett]

Ringtail (Sail)

When square-rigged ships found themselves sailing downwind in an area of light breezes and all plain sail was not enough, many had the option of adding studding-sails or stuns’ls, four-sided sails that extended out from each square yard, sometimes on both sides of the boat. On the mizzen gaff, a similar four-sided sail was set next to the gaff sail with its own spars top and bottom.

The very light sail on the right-hand side is the ringtail sail – here on the Pride of Baltimore II (x)

These sails are called ringtails and could be quadrilateral or triangular in shape. The quadrilateral ones appeared in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, while the triangular ones appeared in the late 19th century.