Momma cheetah and her four sons. Snackin’.
Photo by Gus Mills
Pronghorn antelope, the only American antelope, squeezing through a barbed wire fence cutting through their migration path.
Photo by Joe Riis- more here
OH HEY, IMA BIRD!
(The striolated puffbird is a little-known species in the Bucconidae family that is found in the southwestern Amazon Basin in Brazil, Peru and Bolivia. Photographed here in Rio Cristalino (Brazil)) -National Geographic
The Pinta Island tortoise is the rarest animal in the world. There is ONLY ONE LEFT on Earth. His name is Lonesome George.
Honestly, who the hell wouldn’t want to hug the crap out of that tortoise?
(via endangeredanimalblog)
New species of crabs have been found off of an island in the Phillippines, with beautiful, colorful shells. They found a whole bunch of other cool species too, read about it here!
They’re also super tiny- only an inch to two inches long. Cute little gem-like crustaceans, get me to the Phillipines so I can find some of these guys to play with!
New species discovered in Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island!
It’s called the Bumblebee Gecko because of the awesome bumblebee-like stripes on its hot lil gecko bod. Apparently the locals on the island had known about these dudes for like, ever, but had never showed them to scientists. Cool Beans!
Photo by Robert Fisher.
Hooray!
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Celebrating 40 Years of California Coastal Protection this Oceans Day
It’s Oceans Day in California! This Oceans Day, as conservationists, fishermen, scientists and beachgoers gather in Sacramento on behalf of our coasts and marine life, we have special reason to celebrate California’s leadership in coastal and ocean protection. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the California Coastal Program which has protected our Golden State’s 1,100 miles of beautiful, winding coastline for four decades and for generations to come. Read more.
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Maned Three-Toed Sloth (Bradypus torquatus)
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