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griseus:

marinemammalblog:

rido_1 by Mojoscoast on Flickr.

because Rissos are the best DOLPHIN!!!

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zekor:

Growth series of pachycephalosaurs

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pencilcat:

I’m away from home for the weekend, and I’m just now realizing how much my laptop is slowly deteriorating. Trying to paint anything large or over 3 layers and it’s like “nope”.  

A little 30min doodle. The FlameCaller from FlightRising. I’ll pick at this later when photoshop doesn’t threaten to lock up on me every other brush stroke. :< 

(p.s. my username there is also PencilCat) 

0rcinus:

Flyby by clickarmy on Flickr. 

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zooophagous:

howtoskinatiger:

lifestylemagick:

howtoskinatiger:

_{“During my last trip to South Dakota a friend shared these pictures with me. His name is Jerry and he manages a big cattle ranch for my buddy’s relatives.}

_{Jerry also does some government work controlling coyote populations in the area and has been doing that for nearly 40 years.  About 30 years ago Jerry shot an all-white coyote.  Against the odds, he shot another all-white yapper this past fall.}

_{While the skin around the face, ears and other thinly-furred areas was noticeably pink, both eyes were blue as could be. It was an adult coyote, and is being mounted life-size.”}

(by Scott Haugen)

Why on earth would someone shoot a rare animal?
I will never understand people like that … and further more never like them.

It’s not a rare animal, it’s just a regular coyote with a genetic mutation.

Leucism and albinism are actually not good for the animals. It often cause lots of health problems for the animal, including (but not limited to); vision and hearing problems (making it hard for them to hunt and avoid danger), sensitive skin leading to a high susceptibility of getting sun burn and skin cancer and skeletal deformities. These animals also lack any sort of camouflage and are a much bigger targets for predators.

Shooting these animals benefits the population as a whole by removing those faulty genes and preventing them from spreading into the population. Just because a color looks pretty or unusual does not mean it’s a good thing.

People are such visual creatures we often mistake a pretty color for something new and important. Little do we realize that odd colors on top can be tied to odd genes down below.

awesomedigitalart:

dragon speedpainting by ~regnar3712

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