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Off-Topic => Quizz, Fav TV, Fav Music, Fav Films, Books... => Topic started by: JessiCapri on August 06, 2020, 09:48:07 PM
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Please share your favorite pictures of critters being.....well critters!
THIS TOPIC IS FOR PICTURES OF RL ANIMALS. IT IS NOT FOR MOCKING OF OTHERS. SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AS TO THE INTENT OF THIS TOPIC PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK ME IN PM.
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Only a face a mother, and/or child, could love.
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The Axolotl is one weird-looking salamander, though they are sometimes referred to as the "Mexican Walking Fish."
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Take time to smell the flowers....
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A Sea Snake
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Gopher Tortoise
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A baby kangaroo was spotted on the side of the road. When he saw the human, he hopped up and held out his arms to be picked up. His rescuer gave him a Teddy bear to hold onto and then took him to an animal rescue center. Weeks later, the orphaned baby, now named "Doodlebug," still keeps a tight hold on his bear for comfort.
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See how well this copperhead snake blends in with the leaves? Be careful when hiking and always be aware.
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I've just seen this on IMGUR and I had to post it.
I can't find anywhere else to post it so, I'll put it here.
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I've just seen this on IMGUR and I had to post it.
I can't find anywhere else to post it so, I'll put it here.
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Zuz This is the perfect place to post it! Thank you for sharing. He is just adorable.
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Ditto that... HE is adorable and so well groomed n trained. ;)
But OFC, being a feline lover and sooo close to Halloween... have to post my PUSSY :o
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A Blue Footed Booby....
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The eyes of a conch.
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Leaf sheep are one of the strangest kinds of animals on the planet.
They look like a farm animal, act like a plant, and live in the sea!
The little sea slugs are technically animals, but like plants, they get most of their energy from the sun.
When leaf sheep eat algae, they suck out the chloroplasts and incorporate them into their own bodies in a process called kleptoplasty.
“This process, which otherwise can only be performed by single-celled organisms, essentially makes them solar-powered slugs!” Bored Panda notes.
The funny little creatures have the face of a cow or sheep, but a back that looks like a house plant.
They’re only about 5 mm long and can be found in shallow marine waters in Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines.
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Preparing a woodpecker for winter.
First he finds a dead tree and starts making holes for the acorns. Each hole is made very thoughtfully, because if the hole is large, other birds can easily steal the acorn. If the hole is narrow, the nut can break and deteriorate. By the end of summer, the woodpecker's "jewelry" work ends, by this time the acorns ripen and take their places in the tree. The trunk of a large tree can hold about 50,000 acorns, allowing the bird a satisfying winter.[/color]
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Owl eyes are shaped like tubes and therefore cannot move & that's why their heads have such range of motion.
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Lit completely by Glow Worms.
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Five female animals you probably didn't know are queer
Aside from humans, the only species recorded to have lifelong same-sex partnerships is male domestic sheep. Although many species display bisexual behavior, the following five species engage in same-sex female relationships.
1 : Japanese Macaques
Because female macaques exhibit more sexual positions than males, it's believed lesbian macaques simply seek more sexual stimulation.
2 : Laysan Albatross
The Laysan Albatross population on Oahu, Hawaii contain 31% female couples as pairing parents. Female albatross mate with other females for the survival of their offspring; an endeavor that takes two parents to raise one chick per season. "They rear chicks, fathered by males that are already in a committed pair but which sneak matings with one or both of the females" And because Albatross have a tendency towards monogamy, once lesbian albatross mate, it's for life.
3 ; Bonobos
Bonobos, like macaques, seem to enjoy same-sex female stimulation. In a 1995 Scietific American paper by Frans de Waal, he describes female bonobos rubbing their genitals together, "emitting grins and squeals that probably reflect orgasmic experiences". Can't say I blame them.
4 : Bottlenose Dolphins
Sex is something animals use to their advantage, and it seems bottlenose dolphins aren't any different from humans. Both females and males display bisexual behaviour to help them create strong social bonds within their pods.
5 : Spotted Hyenas
As matriarchs, female spotted hyenas dominate the male hyenas in the family structure, being larger in stature and physically more aggressive (Kay E. Holekamp Lab) which also seems to result in female spotted hyenas mounting other females as dominant sexual acts.
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The Cobra
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Pretty Hare
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Photographer Tobias Baumgaertner captured this image of two widowed fairy penguins looking over the Melbourne skyline. It has won an award in Oceanographic magazine’s Ocean Photography Awards 2020.
The backstory is so heartwarming. The lighter penguin is an elderly female whose partner died this year. The darker one is a younger male who lost his partner two years ago. Biologists have followed them as they meet every night to comfort each other. They stand for hours together watching the city lights.
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The Demon orb Weaver Spider
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mmm That inner beast. Ladies - You KNOW what I mean
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Amazing Migration of the Monarch Butterfly
Monarch butterflies migrate by the millions. As many as 300 million monarchs will make the trip from northern areas of the continent to California and Mexico.
Every autumn, the largest migration of insects begins. Monarch butterflies are the only insect to travel thousands of miles from the cooler north to the warmth of southern regions to spend the winter. What may be most amazing about this migration is not just the distance, but the fact that it takes four generations of monarch butterflies to make the trip and that the butterflies -- four generations apart -- use the exact same trees to winter each year.
The most popular places for monarch butterflies to spend the summer are in Mexico in oyamel fir trees, and near Pacific Grove, California where they live in eucalyptus trees. No one yet knows how the butterflies are able to find the exact same trees their ancestors used during hibernation.
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What an amazing dog! Who owns Who? Just glad I'm not the one cleaning up after him.
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Snow Owls have returned to Central Park for the first time in 100 years!!
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Yes, the groundhog did see his shadow yesterday.
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The moon might now be home to thousands of planet Earth's most indestructible animals.
Tardigrades - often called water bears - are creatures under a millimetre long that can survive being heated to 150C and frozen to almost absolute zero.
They were travelling on an Israeli spacecraft that crash-landed on the moon in April.
And the co-founder of the organisation that put them there thinks they're almost definitely still alive.
The water bears had been dehydrated to place them in suspended animation and then encased in artificial amber.
"We believe the chances of survival for the tardigrades... are extremely high," Arch Mission Foundation boss Nova Spivack said.
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But water bears - which have another very cute nickname, moss piglets - are not most animals.
They can be brought back to life decades after being dehydrated.
Scientists have found that tardigrades have what seems almost like a super power.
When dried out they retract their heads and their eight legs, shrivel into a tiny ball, and enter a deep state of suspended animation that closely resembles death.
They shed almost all of the water in their body and their metabolism slows to 0.01% of the normal rate.
And if reintroduced to water decades later, they're able to reanimate.
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This heart-plucking picture shows you what humans can do to assist disabled creatures. Whether they use bits of toy cars or ground breaking technology, clever, caring humans have given this amazing animal a brand new lease of life.
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A friend in Texas helped in the rescue of over 2000 turtles in the last week. They are struggling in the bitter cold.
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Warms your heart in these Covid times to have some uplifting news
US winter storm: Sea turtles rescued in Texas released back into ocean on slides
The creatures were left cold-stunned due to freezing weather in the US state - resulting in a massive rescue mission.
Here is the link to see some of the releases.
https://news.sky.com/story/us-winter-storm-sea-turtles-rescued-in-texas-released-back-into-ocean-on-slides-12226292
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Do you know how to recognize the very dangerous and common brown recluse spider?
Notice the violin/fiddle shape marking on the back of his head.
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This is example of it's bite
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Do you know how to recognize the very dangerous and common brown recluse spider?
Notice the violin/fiddle shape marking on the back of his head.
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This is example of it's bite
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Nasty nasty bites. I was bitten om the top of my forearm by one of these in June of 2017 and struggled with the subsequent necrosis and infection for nearly 2 months before finally getting the wound to heal properly. It nearly succeeded in putting me down for good. It took nearly 6 months to heal fully
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Do you know how to recognize the very dangerous and common brown recluse spider?
Notice the violin/fiddle shape marking on the back of his head.
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This is example of it's bite
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Nasty nasty bites. I was bitten om the top of my forearm by one of these in June of 2017 and struggled with the subsequent necrosis and infection for nearly 2 months before finally getting the wound to heal properly. It nearly succeeded in putting me down for good. It took nearly 6 months to heal fully
Sorry to hear that happened to you Bear. I had a friend down here in Florida who used to keep her gardening shoes in the garage in an attempt to keep dirt out of the house. These spiders like dark damp places and one was in her shoe. Her bite was so bad she ended up losing a foot, but came close to losing her life too.
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I'm glad I live in cooler climates after seeing that spider and its bite!
Here's a more graceful creature.
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Queen Elizabeth II does actually own all the swans in England and a bunch of other animals too.
According to the official Royal Family website, the Crown has held the right to claim ownership of all unmarked mute swans swimming in open waters across the country since the 12th Century.
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Now that the cicadas are coming out I thought you might like to know this. Copperheads love the cicada and will congregate around trees for a feast. Even fewer know that copperheads — typically solitary, well-camouflaged pit vipers that curl up under rocks or logs in the forest to ambush mice and voles — will sometimes climb trees and eat these bugs
Please be careful when out walking around in the evenings and at night.
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There are two species of squirrel found in the UK; the Grey and Red squirrels. While Grey squirrels have a large population of around 2.5 million, the Red squirrel’s population is closer to 5% of this figure, at around 120,000.
Red squirrels can usually be found in areas where there are no Grey squirrels; their population has been in decline since greys were introduced to the UK from North America. It’s estimated that 75% of the UK’s Red squirrel population is located in Scotland.
Autumn is the best time to spot a Red squirrel in the UK, when they’re out foraging for nuts in preparation for the winter.
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Fall used to be the time when millions of monarch butterflies in North America would journey upwards of 2,000 miles to warmer winter habitat.
But these days the iconic butterfly's numbers are dwindling. The western migratory population is down 97% since the 1980s — a survey this month found fewer than 2,000 — and the eastern population has slipped 80% in just the past 15 years.
Because of these grim numbers the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ruled in December that monarchs deserved protection under the Endangered Species Act, but it would still be several years before the butterflies were listed as threatened or endangered.
It's time the species may not have.
Halting the precipitous decline of North American monarch populations hinges, in large part, on milkweed. It's the sole plant the caterpillars eat and where monarchs lay their eggs. It's also quickly disappearing with increasing urbanization and pesticide use.
Since monarchs can't survive without milkweed, conservation efforts have focused on planting more milkweed. But it's not as simple as it sounds.
"We've learned a good bit in the past two or three years about how to create these types of habitats, but there's not a whole lot of evidence guiding the way we create the plantings," says Adam Dale, an assistant professor in entomology at the University of Florida. "For example, the diversity of plants in a garden, the specific plants that are used and their arrangement — all of those things matter for how the butterflies are able to locate the hosts and move from one to the next."
Biological diversity in ecosystems is usually a good thing, but a large body of research has shown that more diverse habitat may not be good for species like monarchs that are so specialized in what they eat.
"There's a potential for actually reducing monarch success by increasing the diversity of plants," in these conservation gardens, says Dale.
One reason is that a more varied garden can make it harder for the insects to find their host plants if they're obscured visually or chemically. A recent study from researchers at the University of Kentucky found that monarchs did better when milkweed was planted on the perimeter of gardens.
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BE BEAR AWARE :bear:
A home in Kings Beach, a community on the north shore of Lake Tahoe, had been "torn apart" by the roaming family of bears.
After forcing their way into the home by peeling off a section of the basement, the bears broke a gas line. A neighbor called 911 after smelling the odor.
The owners of the residence were not home at the time, and the state's Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) responded to remove the mother bear and its cubs.
Authorities warned that bear activity has increased around the Tahoe basin over the past few weeks due to warm weather. The homeowners' identities were not released, and the local sheriff's office did not release any specific information about the bears' sizes.
Fortunately, the homeowners were not home when the mama bear and her three cubs peeled the siding off the home, and made the basement their temporary home. During their stay, the bears managed to break the gas line, prompting a neighbor to call 911 after they smelled an odor.
The Department of Fish and Wildlife also responded to help safely remove the mama bear and her cubs.
Bear activity around the Tahoe basin has increased due to warmer weather over the past few weeks.
This is a friendly reminder to keep your homes, windows, sliding doors, and cars locked at all times, and to make sure no remnants of food or food wrappers are left in areas accessible by bears.
Additionally, please secure your garbage cans in bear-proof containers to keep bears out. Bears have an extraordinary sense of smell, and can detect food from about 20 miles away — their sense of smell is seven times better than a blood hound’s. Please be bear aware!
"If a bear breaks into your home, do not confront the bear. Most bears will quickly look for an escape route,"
"In the event of a black bear attack, it is usually recommended to fight back. However, each situation is different. Black bear attacks are rare in California and typically are defensive in nature because the bear is surprised or defending cubs; however, bears accustomed to people may become too bold and act aggressively," it adds.
Last October, the state fish and wildlife agency urged residents to practice proper food and garbage storage under the campaign slogan "Keep Tahoe Bears Wild."
It said bears with access to human scraps or garbage will "continue to seek it out" and will be less cautious of people, getting bolder to access the food source.
"Bears that have become indifferent or habituated to the presence of people may cause property damage and threaten public safety. Residents and visitors can help keep bears wild and reduce potential conflicts between bears and humans by acting responsibly in bear country, properly storing food and garbage in bear resistant containers."
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Collect brushed fur from dogs/cats into a bag and put it into a bird feeder. The birds will take away the fur and use it for their nests to keep them nice and warm!!
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Click to hear the song each bird above sings.
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It has been widely reported that pelicans stick their spines out through their mouths to cool off when they get too warm. This is untrue. This happens when they merely yawn.
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Many orphans can be left a few hours to see if mom comes back...NOT OPOSSUMS! If you see a baby like this one in a yard or anywhere, get it quickly in a little box or pet carrier with a blanket and keep warm and call a wild life rescue. Momma opossum can have up to 13 babies. As they grow, they don't all fit in the pouch so they ride on her back. If something startles her and she runs, one can fall off. Momma doesn't know she lost one so please never ever leave one thinking mom will come back.
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Platypus babies are called "puggles"
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A walrus has been spotted at the bottom of a Welsh cliff, just days after one was seen off the coast of Ireland.
The creature was seen near Broad Haven South beach, Pembrokeshire, on Friday before it managed to get back into the sea.
It is thought the animal may have been the same one that was seen off the County Kerry coast.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-56470235
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A Box turtle only roams 1 mile its whole life. If it is removed from its area/home then for the rest of its life it will roam aimlessly stressed out... trying to find "home" until it dies a very sad death.
Please do not remove turtles. Do not take them home as pets. If one is injured please mark the exact spot found for the wildlife center. If a turtle is in the road you can help by moving it directly across the street in the direction it was heading. Thank you!
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Lobsters have clear blood.
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Most of us are well aware that lobster shells change color when exposed to heat (like in a pot of boiling water, for example). But the sea creatures' blood is also intriguing. Lobster blood is initially clear and turns blue when it hits oxygen.
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These are quokkas.
They are marsupials native to Western Australia, and wear a perpetual “Hey there! Good to see ya! Oh, you brought pie!” smile on their faces. They are endangered and protected. There is a $300 fine just for petting them.
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Don't mess with Red Ants or underestimate their size.
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A Green Lynx Spider sits atop a Texas Lantana Bloom.
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Meet the Pangolin.
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If this is a familiar creature to you, forgive my many pictures. I was not at all aware of it and I am more than a little captivated.
Said to be the most widely trafficked mammal in the world, all eight pangolin species – which are native to Asia and Africa – are now categorized as “vulnerable”, “endangered” or “critically endangered” according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Endangered Species.
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The main reason they are being threatened is the false belief that their scales can heal a multitude of diseases.
After seizing 12.9 tons of pangolin scales on 3 April, Singapore seized another 12.7 tons on 8 April. In both instances, the scales were in containers on their way to Vietnam from Nigeria. The previous record seizure of pangolin scales was in Shenzhen, China, in 2017, when 11.9 tons were seized. Altogether, it is estimated that the scales were from 38,000 pangolins and were worth US$76.5 million.
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Australian photographer Tim Samuel managed to get a once-in-a-lifetime shot while free diving off The Pass in Byron Bay, on the north coast of New South Wales. The marvelous images present the bizarre sight of a fish stuck inside of a jellyfish. Even more unusual is that, according to Samuel, the trapped fish was able to control where the jellyfish moved, like some sort of twisted version of a living and breathing submarine.
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Despite the fish’s worried face, Ian Tibbetts, an Associate Professor at the University of Queensland, explained to Australian Geographic that “it's difficult to tell whether disaster has just struck, or whether the fish is happy to be in there.” Some breeds of fish seek shelter underneath the stingers of jellyfish, so perhaps this little guy just slightly missed his mark.
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Spider season in Australia.
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Wombat faeces is cube-shaped.
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Wombats produce around 80 to 100 pieces of excrement each night and until recently no one knew why it was cube-shaped. But in 2018, researchers concluded that it's the wombat's intestines, which are made up of some "stretchy" and some "stiff" sections, that create "the edges and the cubing" during the digestive process.
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There is a species of jellyfish that never dies.
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Known as Turritopsis dohrnii—or colloquially, the immortal jellyfish—this sea creature is able to revert back into its adolescent state after going through adulthood, a "process that looks remarkably like immortality."
Like all jellyfish, Turritopsis dohrnii begins life as a larva, called a planula, which develops from a fertilized egg. A planula swims at first, then settles on the sea floor and grows into a cylindrical colony of polyps. These ultimately spawn free-swimming, genetically identical medusae—the animals we recognize as jellyfish—which grow to adulthood in a matter of weeks.
Fully grown, Turritopsis dohrnii is only about 4.5 mm (0.18 inches) across, smaller than a pinky nail. A bright-red stomach is visible in the middle of its transparent bell, and the edges are lined with up to 90 white tentacles. These tiny, transparent creatures have an extraordinary survival skill, though. In response to physical damage or even starvation, they take a leap back in their development process, transforming back into a polyp. In a process that looks remarkably like immortality, the born-again polyp colony eventually buds and releases medusae that are genetically identical to the injured adult. In fact, since this phenomenon was first observed in the 1990s, the species has come to be called “the immortal jellyfish.”
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Whitetail Deer Does are having their Fawns now.
They are all over the place. If the Fawn is curled up and resting, they are fine.
The Doe does not stay with her baby. She leaves and goes to feed so she can make the rich milk her baby needs.
She DID NOT abandon her baby.
If the Doe has twins she will often leave one and take one with her. She will bring the 2nd Fawn to another location. (this is to protect her babies. If a predator gets one the other will survive.)
The Mother may not return for up to 15 hours. Then she may feed her baby and leave it again to go forage.
The baby is born without scent to help keep it safe from predators.
If you stand a Fawn up, it will drop right back down to the ground. The babies legs are not broken, the baby is not paralyzed. This is s natural instinct to make themselves as small as possible and they know not move so a predator will pass them by.
Should you discover a fawn in your yard or while out walking/hiking leave it be.
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Tasmanian devils born on Australian mainland after 3,000 years
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-australia-57249491
Tasmanian devils born on Australian mainland after 3,000 years
Tasmanian devils have been born on the Australian mainland for the first time in thousands of years.
Conservationists introduced the species back into a sanctuary north of Sydney in late 2020.
Now, around 3,000 years after the marsupials vanished from the mainland, the first joeys have been born in the wild.
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