Herps and Birds (and More)

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Requests, Asks, Submissions, and IDs are open again.

Remember that I am very busy at work lately, so give me a few days to answer. (Some requests may take awhile).

Animal posts and profiles are always going to be my top priority.

  • If requesting an identification, please provide geographical location.
  • Please do not submit blurry photos, as I prob won’t be able to ID it for you in that case. (I may answer privately).
  • Please keep the number of animals you wish to have ID’d to 2 or 3 at a time.
  • You may also submit nature, plant, animal photography that you wish to share!
  • NO MAMMALS PLEASE: you can submit those to my mammal blog - @mammalianmammals 
  • PLEASE NO DEAD ANIMALS!!!
  • Please only submit photos that you have taken.
  • Please do not submit photos of pets or farm animals or blurry zoo photos.
  • Please no color requests (that’s been overdone at this point in history).
  • Nature, science, zoology, and birdwatching questions are always welcome.
  • Feel free to DM me if you just wanna chat.

I love you. xoxox

Paxon.

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moonlit-main asked:

Hello, i do not have a request or anything like that, and no need to reply i understand being busy!! Just wanted to say i hope you have a lovely day, you seem like a very good individual

Also. Hell yeah animals !!!! :)

Thank you friend, here is a little man for you…

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Evergreen Toad (Incilius coniferus), family Bufonidae, Panama

photograph by Brian Gratwicke 

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San Rafael, Ecuador

photographed by Luis A. Coloma
Jambatu Center for Amphibian Research and Conservation

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Costa Rica

photograph by Jean Bonilla (@wildlife_journeys_cr)

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absolutejamer asked:

Why do kiwis have such massive fucking eggs “it’s because they are related to ostriches and-“ yeah ok but like why didn’t they evolve smaller eggs if I was in charge I would do that shit pronto. Thoughts?

crabussy answered:

their big eggs are actually that size for a similar reason to human babies having massive heads!! being bigger at birth can be important.

kiwi are trying SO HARD to become mammals. fur-like feathers, whisker-like feathers, little beady eyes, nocturnal, great sense of smell…. that’s basically a mammal!! they’re well suited for life on the forest floor.

their big eggs work alongside these adaptations to give them a leg up in the bird world. their young hatch already feathered! they’re precocial, which means they’re born with the ability to open their eyes and move around. like foals.

big egg = more powerful offspring from the get-go. babies don’t need to spend precious time vulnerable while they develop on the ground when they’ve already done all that in the egg!

(unfortunately, with the introduction of mammals to aotearoa, these adaptations are a little less useful…)

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Important addition: baby kiwi come out of the egg looking like they've come out of a shower with a hangover

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They look like one of the downsides of emerging from an egg fully formed is how aware you are off just having come out on egg.
First minute alive, already dealing with some fucking experience.