Northern saw-whet owl (Fred Kellerman)
Pretty sure Saw-whet Owls are made of marshmallows and happiness.
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#bird #owl #adorable
adorable
(Hydrophis elegans) elegant sea snake
The elegant sea snake (Hydrophis elegans) is a highly venomous Sea Snake in the Elapid Family. They are found off the coast of Western Australia, Northern Territory of Australia, and Queensland Australia.
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#snake #what a cutie #what a…toxic…dangerous…cutie #well I suppose Australia does have a reputation to uphold
hi there cami here is a HOLIDAY GREETING from Jelly Roll and his bizarre cookie doppelganger :,) happy holidays
LOOKA THIS BEAUTIFUL BOY!! THIS BEAUTIFUL LUMPY SON!!
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#lizard #cookie #adorable
Long-tailed Pangolin (Manis tetradactyla)
Also known as the black-bellied pangolin or ipi, the long-tailed pangolin is a species of tree-pangolin native to the rain forests of Sub-Saharan Africa. Noted for its extremely long prehensile tail the long-tailed pangolin is primarily arboreal and spends most of its life in the trees, surprisingly it has been also been observed descending from the trees to rivers where they become quite competent swimmers. The long-tailed pangolin’s tail can grow up to twice the pangolin’s body at 30 in and has an astounding 46-7 vertebrae, it is also very strong and can hold the pangolins weight when it is dangling. Unlike other pangolins which are nocturnal the long-tailed pangolin is diurnal and hunts during the day for ant nests located in trees, using its long tongue to flick them into its mouth.
Phylogeny
Animalia-Chordata-Mammalia-Pholidata-Manidae-Manis-tetradactyla
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#pangolin #adorable #the more you know
Three-week-old baby sulcatta tortoises, which have been named Donatello, Raphael, Leonardo and Michelangelo, hitch a ride on the back of their mother Margaret at the Lake District Wild Life Park near Keswick. It’s the first time the wildlife park has successfully bred Africa’s largest tortoise.
Picture: Owen Humphreys/PA (via Pictures of the day: 16 October 2014 – Telegraph)
HOW DO THEY GET UP THERE? TINY LADDERS? DO PEOPLE HELP THEM UP? HOOOOWWWWWWWWW??????????
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#turtle #interesting choice of names
Spiders with water droplet hats are something I really needed to know about.
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#spider #oh my god
Many people message me asking about Pringle’s harness, and where I bought it. So here’s a big post all about his harness for those interested. I didn’t buy it, a friend made it for me. She took his measurements and made it just for him. The lead is a rabbit lead that I did buy from a store. And I got a tag with his name and my phone number on it.
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#lizard #adorable #(yes another one)
Common Wonder Gecko – Teratoscincus scincus
Also known as Frog-eyed Gecko, Teratoscincus scincus (Gekkonidae), is a fairly robust species with a broad head, long and powerfully built limbs, a rather short tail, and large eyes, lidless and quite prominent.
The Common Wonder Gecko has a fairly wide distribution within the Caspian Basin, being found in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzistan, Tadjikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Its distribution extends as far as western China.
Photo credit: ©Solovyeva Evgeniya | Locality: Tajikistan (2011)
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#lizard #adorable
Brinens and Things 