Kingdom: Animalia

Dedicated to the majestic animals of the earth

[thegrandbestiary]

A flock of birds known as Little Woodswallow (Artamus minor) found on mainland Australia in rugged terrain around inland ranges but for the driest of deserts and the area within 186 miles of the coastline.

[bocekcicek]

Gerenuk (Zürafa Ceylanı)

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A gerenuk (Litocranius walleri), is a long-necked species of antelope found in East Africa, from Somalia, and eastern Ethiopia through northern and eastern Kenya to northeastern Tanzania by cuatrok77

[tamberella]

Gerenuks from the San Diego Zoo, May 2018

[thegrandbestiary]

The Hooded Grebe (Podiceps gallardoi) is a handsome bird of extreme southeastern South America where it inhabits remote and largely inaccessible barren lands of Patagonia. The population has declined severely in recent years for reasons that remain uncertain, which caused BirdLife International to uplist it to Endangered.  The Hooded Grebe was described to science less than 40 years ago. (x)

[earthstory]

sirovenbird

The seldom seen, full mating display dance of the Hooded Grebe, Podiceps gallardoi.   @moomgene and I were luckily enough to see a breeding colony develop out of nothing in a few days, and see the whole social dynamic of displaying to pair formation to nest building and egg laying play out less than 10m from us.

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[thegrandbestiary]

Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)

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Ocelot Mother and Kitten by Jack-13

[kawaiisnowneko]

Ocelot by Sh0rty on Flickr.

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[livingwithbeauty]

The venomous Blue-ringed Octopus

[thegrandbestiary]

The Greater Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata)

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[thegrandbestiary]

Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini)

[unexplained-events]

Science & Conservation Intern, at Butterfly Pavilion captures video of octopus changing colors as it sleeps. It raises the question of whether cephalopods can dream/experience REM sleep.

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[thegrandbestiary]

Caribbean Two-Spot Octopus (Octopus filosus)

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[unexplained-events]

Rare pink hippo spotted in Kenya

[thegrandbestiary]

Zosimus aeneus is a species of crab that lives on coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific from East Africa to Hawaii. It grows to a size of 60 mm × 90 mm (2.4 in × 3.5 in) and has distinctive patterns of brownish blotches on a paler background. It is potentially lethal due to the presence in its flesh and shell of the neurotoxins tetrodotoxin and saxitoxin. (x)