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AFOTD #5

The gestation period of a Blue Whale is roughly 10-12 months. Afterwards, calves stay with their mother for 6-8 months.

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AFOTD #4

Bats are the only mammals able to achieve 'true flight'.

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AFOTD #3

Giant tortoise have the longest lifespan of any animal, at about 150 years.

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Tiger Shark

Galeocerdo Cuvier

Lifespan: 12-15 years

Average weight: 385kg-635kg

Average length: 3m-4.2m

Habitat: Tropical and subtropical waters

Carnivorous

Nocturnal

Largely monogamous

Somewhat social

Threats:

Overfishing (juvelines caught in bycatch)

Commercial shark finning

Habitat decline (coral bleaching due to climate change)

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❗AVOID THESE PEDOPHILES AT ALL COSTS! ❗

I was scrolling through Tumblr and came across a post of KNOWN PEDOPHILES ON TUMBLR (many of which have or want to rape actual children/minors)

THERE ARE ACTUAL PEDOPHILES ON TUMBLR TRYING TO GET IN TOUCH WITH MINORS ON TUMBLR

PLEASE SIGNAL BOOST THIS LIST AND KEEP OUR MINORS SAFE

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Just wanna say thank you to anyone who likes/reblogs one of my posts, simple stuff but it makes me happy :)

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AFOTD #2

Blue Throated Macaws are only found in Northern Bolivia and were thought to be extinct until 1992.

PS: Blue Throats are my favourite animals :D

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I witnessed a little discourse over this in some Facebook entomology groups and hadn’t even realized people do this at all, so if you’re in wildlife rehabilitation, especially if you ever deal with rare, endangered animals? Please DON’T worm and delouse them just for the hell of it. If they seem to be suffering from a debilitating parasite overload, sure, but for pete’s sake don’t just give a wild animal a flea bath because you think it’s extra nice and you want to be “thorough.” People think parasites are “diseases” that mean an animal is “sick” because that’s how we regard them for us, our pets and our livestock, but in the wild, every single individual animal lives from birth to death with parasites every single day. It’s normal. It only causes undue suffering under unusual circumstances, and more to the point, almost every animal has UNIQUE parasites. Almost every single species of bird in particular has a louse found exclusively in the feathers of only that one species. If you take in a critically endangered raptor then you’re taking in its critically endangered louse, a species of equal ecological and scientific value. Don’t douse a wild animal with pesticide and medicine it doesn’t need. Conservationists once caused the total extinction of a species this way: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colpocephalum_californici

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Scarlet Macaw

Ara Macao

Lifespan: 40-50 years

Average weight: 1kg

Average length: 81cm

Habitat: Tropical evergreen forests, tropical savannah

Granivorous-herbivorous

Diurnal

Monogamous

Flocking/social species

Threats:

Poaching for feathers and pet trade

Habitat loss (deforestation)

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Animal Fact Of The Day #1

Sailfish can swim at a top speed of 70mph, making them the fastest fish in the ocean.

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This makes me so happy 

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Brazillian Rainbow Boa

Epicrates Cenchria

Lifespan: 10-20 years

Average weight: 0.90kg - 1.14kg

Average length: 1.5m-2.0m

Habitat: Tropical evergreen forests, tropical savannah

Carnivorous

Nocturnal

Polygamous

Solitary species

Threats:

Pet trade

Habitat destruction for agriculture, ranching and urban development