sofialeepleasepunchme:

sofialeepleasepunchme:

erika.,,.,…,.,.,erika hiiii

their power..,,.,

wildernessflavoredjellybean-dea:

Puppet Pals That Save Birds

Prepare for bird puppet spamming! These puppets are used in rehabilitation and captive breeding programs to prevent human imprinting in young birds.

San Diego Zoo & Safari park’s well known California Condor puppet that aids in the California Condor Recovery Program.

African Raptor’s Centre’s hyper realistic Bearded Vulture puppet used for propagation.

Saint Louis Zoo’s King Vulture puppet used for captive rearing of a King vulture chick.

Denver Zoo’s vulture puppet used for captive rearing of a Cinereous vulture chick. “Mmmmmmmmmm…” Sorry, just a Dark Crystal reference..

Liberty’s Owl, Raptor & Reptile Centre’s Falcon & Turkey Vulture puppets used for captive rearing.

Raptor head puppet used at Beijing’s Raptor Rescue Center for rehabilitation. *Extends Xenomorph baby feeding tongue.*

A childhood favorite! A sock puppet! Used at the Jersey Zoo for captive rearing Javan Green Magpies. (Cue Lamb Chop’s song!)

Last but not least, Philippine Eagle Foundation’s hyper realistic Philippine Eagle puppet used for propagation. This amazing puppet was made by Nambroth who makes spectacular bird related fursuit/cosplay pieces.

Philippine Eagle hand-feeding puppet by Nambroth on DeviantArt

Philippine Eagle hand-feeding puppet by Nambroth on DeviantArt

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midnightteashop:

Lavender Witch’s Brew

funkyfrogoftheday:

today’s funky frog of the day: the Mangaluru narrow-mouthed frog (Microhyla kodial)!!!!!! these froggy friends were only described recently in 2018! they live in india.

photo by Harshith J. V.

specialagentartemis:

I understand why “The power of stories” is a very seductive and popular theme for people whose job is to write stories but honestly we need more stories extolling things like “the power of comprehensive workplace safety laws”

theironclad:

uselessstardust:

sternen–staub:

occasional posts from users

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Reblog if you occasionally post

monstertwix:

pumpkin-bread:

it just occurred to me that cats are basically pet monsters

• go bump in the night
• scratches at your door
• alarming noises
  
• “where are you, kitty?” looks under bed to see a pair of luminous eyes staring out of the gloom, unblinking. “oh there you are!”
• you spot movement out of the corner of your eye, but when you turn to look you see nothing 
• turn back and THERE IT IS
  

I’m sorry I couldn’t resist drawing these

bonus cuddles

piraticoctopus:

Person: So why are dogs your favorite?

What I think: The ancestors of modern humans and dogs have a shared history going back at least tens of thousands of years. Our ancestors discovered ways to communicate and form mutualistic partnerships with a completely different species, a relationship facilitated by similar family structures. We have lived with dogs since before developing large-scale agriculture and cities. They shaped our cultures and our societies. Dogs are symbolically tied to death and the afterlife in various cultures, developed independently of each other, because humans thought so highly of their loyalty that we entrusted them as our guardians even in death. Even as society has modernized and dogs’ old roles become obsolete, new roles are developed and they still have a place in society today. One of the purest things in the world, to me, is when you make eye contact with a dog and their whole body lights up with joy. When dogs are happy, their bodies can’t even contain it all and they lose the ability to stay still because they just HAVE to share it. And despite all our flaws and shortcomings, they love us unconditionally.

What I say: Dogs are so good.