[zoology]

i'm moving to @platyhelminthes!

a fresh start for the new year :) go follow me there!

[zoology]

happy (almost) new year! so far horseracing wrongs, a nonprofit that tallies how many racehorses in the united states are killed each year, has counted at least 464 dead racehorses in 2025. as horseracing wrongs continues to file FOIA requests over the coming months, this number is expected to rise. numbers from last year are still rolling in: 842 dead horses in 2024 have been counted so far. these horses were catastrophically injured both on the racetrack and in training, pushed to their absolute limit while already suffering from chronic health problems. a horse's spine finishes growing and fusing at age 6 -- racehorses are pushed into training at 18 months old.

i'm not going to tell anyone to stop playing their favorite gacha game, that's the least of my worries, but this summer i saw an alarming number of "cute" posts on my dash whitewashing horseracing -- aww, look at the retired racehorse getting his own private race! the horses totally understand what "winning" means! so cute! -- and i REALLY hope i don't see any more of these in 2026. these intelligent animals may love to run but they cannot comprehend and weigh the risks associated with racing. horseracing is a cruel and barbaric sport that doesn't deserve to be romanticized.

[sanctuarytiktok]

🐽Barn Sanctuary

[perriaeyjeve]

[todaysbird]

the complainers

[charnel-grounds]

Long-eared Bat

anonymous, Netherlands, 16th century

[saintfelina]

Ansellia africana (Leopard Orchid)

[forgottenflickr]

2007

[zoology]

lola and her insurmountable army of toys

[zoology]

her brave sister lucy taking charge during the daytime

[zoology]

lola and her insurmountable army of toys

[raw-wild]

Great Cormorant & European Carp | Javier Morales Fotografia

[tragbarerpanzrabwehrkomplexfagot]

[sa-x]

how it feels remembering charlie kirk got shot through the neck and died

[sanctuarytiktok]

☃️Farm Sanctuary

[boobookittenartblog]

Triassic marine scenes: depicting life in the Guizhou (left) and Guanling (right) faunas of the Middle and Late Triassic, respectively.

Tanystropheus, nothosaurs, pachypleurosaurs and thalattosaurs are visible in the image at left; archaic ichthyosaurs, thalattosaurs, placodonts and turtles are visible in the one at right, along with various fishes.

Images by Brian Choo

[tsalala]

The beautiful Birmingham white female subadult - three months after her injury. Her left canines are now permanently exposed.

Kruger National Park, South Africa Photographed by Karolina Norée

[is-the-primate-vid-cute]

*pokes you*

[Vid description: a juvenile chimpanzee sitting on the forest floor poking a camera. The chimp draws back and shouts, then continues poking it. The human narrator says "...but something's not quite right" when the chimp draws back. There is another chimpanzee sitting higher up among the foliage in the background. End ID]