I put the spare #CameraTrapping #TrailCamera onto the potting shed near the house, as I has suspicions that 'someone' was using the area underneath. The 'someone' was/were 2 #Endangered Eastern Quolls, 1 being the beautiful dark morph.
#WildOz #Tasmania #LandForWildlife #mammals #nature #wildlife
I put the spare #CameraTrapping #TrailCamera onto the potting shed near the house, as I has suspicions that 'someone' was using the area underneath. The 'someone' was/were 2 #Endangered Eastern Quolls, 1 being the beautiful dark morph.
#WildOz #Tasmania #LandForWildlife #mammals #nature #wildlife
Happy Groundhog Day!
Here are some groundhog (𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘹) pictures I took back in 2023 in Frear Park:
#GroundhogDay #MammalMonday #groundhog #sciuridae #rodentia #mammals
Happy Groundhog Day!
Here are some groundhog (𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘹) pictures I took back in 2023 in Frear Park:
#GroundhogDay #MammalMonday #groundhog #sciuridae #rodentia #mammals
Eye of a deer at my window. Look at those eyelashes! New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2026/01/those-eyelashes.html #VancouverIsland #Deer #Mammals #Wildlife #Eyes #NaturePhotography
Eye of a deer at my window. Look at those eyelashes! New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2026/01/those-eyelashes.html #VancouverIsland #Deer #Mammals #Wildlife #Eyes #NaturePhotography
🧬⌛ A study of 117 mammal species shows that suppressing #reproduction can boost life expectancy by 10%.
While males benefit from removing the effects of testosterone on aging, females gain longevity by avoiding the high #energy costs of pregnancy and nursing.
👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/contraception-may-extend-the-life-of-some-mammal-groups-by-10
#science #biology #nature #animals #evolution #research #discovery #mammals #wildlife
🧬⌛ A study of 117 mammal species shows that suppressing #reproduction can boost life expectancy by 10%.
While males benefit from removing the effects of testosterone on aging, females gain longevity by avoiding the high #energy costs of pregnancy and nursing.
👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/contraception-may-extend-the-life-of-some-mammal-groups-by-10
#science #biology #nature #animals #evolution #research #discovery #mammals #wildlife
Happy Squirrel Appreciation Day!!
(Eastern gray squirrel, 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘶𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴, from Thompson Park last August.)
Happy Squirrel Appreciation Day!!
(Eastern gray squirrel, 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘶𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴, from Thompson Park last August.)
An Indian (or Three-striped) Palm Squirrel (Funambulus palmarum) on an Indian Almond tree (Terminalia catappa) in Tamil Nadu, India. A better marketing/branding agency would have counted both dark and light stripes, making this species better able to compete with the Five-striped Palm Squirrel of North India (F. pennantii).
#nature #wildlife #photography #squirrel #mammals
I've enjoyed the final post of 2025 on JK Revell's ( @JKRevell) Synapsida blog. It's Prehistoric Mammal Discoveries 2025 and it's got all sorts of exciting finds like the oldest known fossilised cowpat (20-million years old), the longest ever fossilised horn from a woolly rhino (164 cm!), an expansion of the known range of the extinct European jaguar, and evidence that Glyptodonts (VW beetle sized armadillo relatives) walloped each other with clubs on their tails.
That just scratches the surface. Check it out.
http://synapsida.blogspot.com/2025/12/prehistoric-mammal-discoveries-2025.html
I've enjoyed the final post of 2025 on JK Revell's ( @JKRevell) Synapsida blog. It's Prehistoric Mammal Discoveries 2025 and it's got all sorts of exciting finds like the oldest known fossilised cowpat (20-million years old), the longest ever fossilised horn from a woolly rhino (164 cm!), an expansion of the known range of the extinct European jaguar, and evidence that Glyptodonts (VW beetle sized armadillo relatives) walloped each other with clubs on their tails.
That just scratches the surface. Check it out.
http://synapsida.blogspot.com/2025/12/prehistoric-mammal-discoveries-2025.html
🦌 Small but speedy! The Dwarf Pronghorn once darted across Ice Age Los Angeles, a tiny relative of today’s pronghorns that called the region home thousands of years ago.
Fossils found at the #TarPits help us uncover how these pint-sized runners thrived in a world of giants.
La Brea Tar Pits & Museum
@tarpits.org #globalmuseum #IceAge #mammals
Part of an ancient group of egg-laying monotreme #mammals, Attenborough Long-Beaked #Echidnas of #WestPapua are critically endangered. Fight for their survival when you shop and #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife via @palmoildetect https://wp.me/pcFhgU-7Qj?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
Part of an ancient group of egg-laying monotreme #mammals, Attenborough Long-Beaked #Echidnas of #WestPapua are critically endangered. Fight for their survival when you shop and #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife via @palmoildetect https://wp.me/pcFhgU-7Qj?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
Old Elephant Bull Paying Respects at a Friend's Gravesite
This moment was among the most profoundly moving and memorable experiences of my life- yet it was so gentle, so quiet, had I been distracted I would have missed it.
The longer tale, if you are so inclined: I spent many days near a single watering hole on Hwange, Zimbabwe, where an elephant skeleton lay nearby. Many young elephant families passed through, without giving the bones much attention. But one day, an older bull elephant, walking slowly, stopped at the bones. His ears lowered and his trunk stooped in solemn reverence. He grazed the bones with his trunk and then massaged the skull for a very long time- elephants who mourn at the bones of their loved ones favour the skull, which I assume is more individual and recognizable. It was extremely hot, and other elephants, mothers with their babies and lone bulls- charged toward the watering hole, eager for a drink and a bath. The bull was surely hot and parched- but unrushed, every part of him connecting with the bones before him.
I asked a local, a former guide, if he knew who the elephant was who died. He was also an old bull, so old his last set of teeth had worn out completely, and he lived at the watering hole, soaking grasses to make them soft enough to eat. He died nearby of natural causes last year. This old bull, the visiting mourner, was very likely a good friend, maybe even a travelling companion.
There are detractors who say we can't know for certain that the behaviour at these boneyards really is mourning behaviour. I can't help but think that such detractors have never witnessed first hand the palpable emotions of a grieving elephant. #elephant #africanelephant #Hwange #Hwangenationalpark #nature #natur #naturephotography #wildlifeprotection #wildlife #wildlifephotography #africa #zimbabwe #wildlifeconservation #nationalgeographic #natgeo #natgeonature #tierwelt #mammals #ethicalnaturephotography #conservation #animalsareamazing
Old Elephant Bull Paying Respects at a Friend's Gravesite
This moment was among the most profoundly moving and memorable experiences of my life- yet it was so gentle, so quiet, had I been distracted I would have missed it.
The longer tale, if you are so inclined: I spent many days near a single watering hole on Hwange, Zimbabwe, where an elephant skeleton lay nearby. Many young elephant families passed through, without giving the bones much attention. But one day, an older bull elephant, walking slowly, stopped at the bones. His ears lowered and his trunk stooped in solemn reverence. He grazed the bones with his trunk and then massaged the skull for a very long time- elephants who mourn at the bones of their loved ones favour the skull, which I assume is more individual and recognizable. It was extremely hot, and other elephants, mothers with their babies and lone bulls- charged toward the watering hole, eager for a drink and a bath. The bull was surely hot and parched- but unrushed, every part of him connecting with the bones before him.
I asked a local, a former guide, if he knew who the elephant was who died. He was also an old bull, so old his last set of teeth had worn out completely, and he lived at the watering hole, soaking grasses to make them soft enough to eat. He died nearby of natural causes last year. This old bull, the visiting mourner, was very likely a good friend, maybe even a travelling companion.
There are detractors who say we can't know for certain that the behaviour at these boneyards really is mourning behaviour. I can't help but think that such detractors have never witnessed first hand the palpable emotions of a grieving elephant. #elephant #africanelephant #Hwange #Hwangenationalpark #nature #natur #naturephotography #wildlifeprotection #wildlife #wildlifephotography #africa #zimbabwe #wildlifeconservation #nationalgeographic #natgeo #natgeonature #tierwelt #mammals #ethicalnaturephotography #conservation #animalsareamazing
Twitchy the baby #hedgehog is visiting tonight!
#nature #NaturePhotography#wildlife #mammals #hedgehogs #CuteAnimal
Hiding in plain sight. I almost missed it walking by
#nature #naturephotography #deer #mammals #wildlife #wildlifephotography
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