#goat rabbit

[alexthecatgirl]

Dancing on the Cloudy Pink Palace

[kinoumenthe]

Bonne année ! Happy New year ! :D A goat rabbit (lapin chèvre) from around where I live. I was looking for a rabbit to draw and found this one which has a nice graphic coloring. It's a specific french rabbit race (south-western), there's no info about it in english so if you want to see more pictures look for "Lapin chèvre". It's named this way because its coat is similar to the french poitevine goat.

Sometimes I feel stuck and I feel like my art isn't evolving or getting better at all, but between choosing the subject, starting the sketch, finishing it, scanning it and cleaning it (and making the 2023 a little more funky xD), I don't think I spent more than one hour and a half and I literally didn't tweak anything on the bunny itself. I finished and I went "huh. I'm getting good at making those animal drawings in a way that satisfies me without having to correct stuff digitally." I think between doing dogtober a while ago and all the cat sketches this last year made me progress without realizing it right away.

It's always nice to realize suddenly that I've passed a threshold and I am now at ease with a type of thing I wasn't previously. Like wow, actually practicing art has results. Mindblowing, I know. xD

[saritawolff]

Phew. This one took, uh… a bit longer than expected due to other projects both irl and art-wise, but it’s finally here. The long-awaited domestic animal infographic! Unfortunately, I didn’t have enough space to cover every single domestic animal (I’m so sorry, reindeer and koi, my beloveds) but I tried to include as many of the “major ones” as possible.

I made this chart in response to a lot of the misunderstandings I hear concerning domestic animals, so I hope it’s helpful!

Further information I didn’t have any room to add or expand on:

🐈 “Breed” and “species” are not synonyms! Breeds are specific to domesticated animals. A Bengal Tiger is a species of tiger. A Siamese is a breed of domestic cat.

🐀 Different colors are also not what makes a breed. A breed is determined by having genetics that are unique to that breed. So a “bluenose pitbull” is not a different breed from a “rednose pitbull”, but an American Pitbull Terrier is a different breed from an American Bully! Animals that have been domesticated for longer tend to have more seperate breeds as these differing genetics have had time to develop.

🐕 It takes hundreds of generations for an animal to become domesticated. While the “domesticated fox experiment” had interesting results, there were not enough generations involved for the foxes to become truly domesticated and their differences from wild foxes were more due to epigenetics (heritable traits that do not change the DNA sequence but rather activate or deactivate parts of it; owed to the specific circumstances of its parents’ behavior and environment.)

🐎 Wild animals that are raised in human care are not domesticated, but they can be considered “tamed.” This means that they still have all their wild instincts, but are less inclined to attack or be frightened of humans. A wild animal that lives in the wild but near human settlements and is less afraid of humans is considered “habituated.” Tamed and habituated animals are not any less dangerous than wild animals, and should still be treated with the same respect. Foxes, otters, raccoons, servals, caracals, bush babies, opossums, owls, monkeys, alligators, and other wild animals can be tamed or habituated, but they have not undergone hundreds of generations of domestication, so they are not domesticated animals.

🐄 Also, as seen above, these animals have all been domesticated for a reason, be it food, transport, pest control, or otherwise, at a time when less practical options existed. There is no benefit to domesticating other species in the modern day, so if you’ve got a hankering for keeping a wild animal as a pet, instead try to find the domestic equivalent of that wild animal! There are several dog breeds that look and behave like wolves or foxes, pigeons and chickens can make great pet birds and have hundreds of colorful fancy breeds, rats can be just as intelligent and social as a small monkey (and less expensive and dangerous to boot,) and ferrets are pretty darn close to minks and otters! There’s no need to keep a wolf in a house when our ancestors have already spent 20,000+ years to make them house-compatible.

🐖 This was stated in the infographic, but I feel like I must again reiterate that domestic animals do not belong in the wild, and often become invasive when feral. Their genetics have been specifically altered in such a way that they depend on humans for optimal health. We are their habitat. This is why you only really see feral pigeons in cities, and feral cats around settlements. They are specifically adapted to live with humans, so they stay even when unwanted. However, this does not mean they should live in a way that doesn’t put their health and comfort as a top priority! If we are their world, it is our duty to make it as good as possible. Please research any pet you get before bringing them home!

[kurocrow]

A noob trying to make it pro

[petday]

animals

[fuckyeahchinesefashion]

What's your animal insignia of the shengxiao(12 chinese zodiac)? (cr: 仙豆)

[parisoonic]

[liyniia]

Tumblr is the only social media site that actually feels kinda fun? Like actually?

I can just drop SENTENCES here! It's great!

Goat goat goat goat goat goat 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐 goat BAaaaa baaaaaaaaa goat bleat goat

[thedailygoat]

[canisalbus]

seeing all those sheep/goat vaschete asks inspired me to draw these (they got a bit more lazy as i went on but it's whatevs)

i like to imagine that machete could be a long haired goat breed which would give him his signature floof! couldn't choose which one to settle with tho ^^"

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[wyrmwright]

do you see the vision

[claypigeonpottery]

shoutout to my wonderful studio friend Fire & Grace Pottery who made me 15 commissioned greenware mugs so I could decorate them

they all turned out so beautifully 😍

[airitree]

Here Lies The Animal Heads: Lamb at Arms thesis exhibition (Check out the tag to read chapter 1! Or click HERE)

1. Sheep

2. Goat

3. Dog

4. Rabbit

5. Puffin

6. Weasel

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Stoneware, Slip and Underglaze, Clear Glaze

[zimt-deathnote]

Some more DNxAtrea sketches!!

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[4threset]

The Chinese Zodiac Race

Told in Hues.

[mararabbit]

Canonically annoying sexy goat oc