#zoology
He is so spoiled
I don’t like the fact the far left blueberry has a panda face and is winking at me
The other day I saw something I’ve never seen before- a Sandhill crane who was missing an eye.
This beauty is still able to carry on with normal crane life, visualized here with her guarding and feeding her very cute little chicks.
Her other eye is normal and functioning, and it seems her mate is happy to keep watch of her blind side for her.
Sandhill cranes mate for life so I hope this pair is able to raise many healthy colts together throughout the years. They seemed a lovely couple.
In honor of Gopher tortoise day (April 10th), here’s one of my favorite patients, Danny Devito the gopher tortoise! He was hit by a car and required long term care to repair the damage to his shell. This involves surgical correction of the shell fractures (hence the screws), along with supportive care and pain medication. This is him enjoying his daily outside time in the sun! After recovery in the hospital this animal was released into the wild near where he was found. Please always watch for tortoises and other reptiles when you’re out there on the road!
There’s also of people spreading misinformation about hymenopterans! So I am here as certified bee scientist to set things right.
Bees are NOT wasps, ants are NOT wasps.
Taxonomy is fucked up. You start out at “This is how our animal friends are classified and how they’re related to each other :)” and then you dip one inch below the surface and you get “There’s definitely no such thing as a fish and there might be no such thing as a reptile”
rows of mint
an even-toed ungulate
an animal
Types of bats!
(Unfortunately, I can’t seem to find a super large version where the names of the various genera are clearly readable.)