My friend sent me this song in honor of my rescued seagull.
Chalicotheres… Nandi Bears?
Has anyone heard of the reputed Nandi bears from Africa? I read about them yesterday.
Apparently there have been a number of sightings of creatures that, from descriptions, greatly resemble chalicotheres- that were supposed to have become extinct by the end of the last ice age.
“Descriptions of the Nandi Bear are of a ferocious, powerfully built carnivore with high front shoulders (over four feet tall) and a sloping back; somewhat similar to a hyena.”
I find this really intriguing :> Though chalicotheres were obviously herbivores, their appearance was pretty ferocious. Especially if they charged at people and attacked people, as in the witness descriptions.
Wouldn’t it be amazing if these were actually chalicotheres!
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finally… FINISHED good god this took the longest time to draw
um a pine marten, with an 0.5 HB mechanical pencil. i nearly used 0.3 but i’m SOO GLAD I DIDN’T because the fur would have been impossible to do then
the tree was also one of the hardest things i’ve tried to draw… i’m not happy with it but i hope it looks at least sort of barky ppfffhfg
i’m going to try to sell this in a couple of exhibitions i might be doing soon? if i don’t sell it there thendfgdf would anyone want it for something like £30? i would really want to charge more but idk with no frame it’s not worth much more
i’ll go half on p&p, and whoever wants it can pay the other half?
i can also do commissions like this, with A3 ones like this one being around the same price, i suppose, but that’s negotiable depending on what the subject is etc
pleeeasedfgdg ; u ;
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An Alphabet by Molly Brett ~ Medici Society, 1980
(This happened yesterday morning…)
Ten minutes into the chase I realized that I would never catch him being polite or staying out of the waves. I was afraid if I chased him too hard he would injure the broken mangled wing even more, I could see now that I was closer it was completely twisted around, he couldn’t move it at all.
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Maria Sibylla Merian
Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium
1705
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There is nothing quite as satisfying as witnessing a curled animal. With that in mind, send me curled animal submissions if you’ve got a favorite!
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Antelope heart for Pinto’s breakfast
Hog badger by BioDivLibrary on Flickr.
Recherches pour servir à l’histoire naturelle des mammifères :.
Paris :G. Masson,1868-1874..
biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39564414
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Source: dendroica
The Asian palm civet is an omnivore utilizing fruits such as berries and pulpy fruits as a major food source, and thus help to maintain tropical forest ecosystems via seed dispersal.
I'm a wanderer. I love the field, shoreline and, forest. I explore with my blue heeler for interesting things like feathers, seed pods, bones, and dried flowers.