#golden spiny mouse

[solitarytree]

spiny mice have quills

[a-twistedheartslonging]

Any of the boys DON'T go through ruts?

I mean, not all animals have ruts or seasons so not all beasty boys have them. It seems there are only a specific few though like-

Golden spiny mouse

Tree kangaroo

Musk shrew

Cape spiny mouse

These Birds do likewise:

Zebra finch

Crossbill

Budgerigar

Princess parrot

Blue-footed booby

As do these Amphibians and specifically these frogs and toads including:

Long-thumbed frog

Southern spadefoot toad (Scaphiopus)

African clawed frog

Fowler's toad

So, if a beasty boy was based on them then they wouldn't and would likely be just as annoyed as you when the other guys in the school start getting aggressive and musky during certain months.

[overjademountain]

For Reference- Individual Animal Edition

Icewings- Winter, Icicle: reindeer Changbai: moose Alba: fallow deer Ermine: southern pudu

Mudwings- Umber, Sora, Marsh, Clay: demoiselle crane Sepia, Newt: white-naped crane

Seawings- Turtle, Anemone, Tsunami: loggerhead sea turtle Pike: green sea turtle Snail: flatback sea turtle Barracuda: hawksbill sea turtle Webs: olive ridley sea turtle Nightwings- Moonwatcher: heart-nosed bat Bigtail: greater mouse-tailed bat Fearless: yellow-winged bat Mindreader: lesser false vampire bat Mightyclaws: greater false vampire bat Fatespeaker: bumblebee bat Starflight: ghost bat

Sandwings- Qibli: desert iguana Onyx: green iguana Ostrich: Lau banded iguana Pronghorn: rhinoceros iguana Arid: Yucatán spiny-tailed iguana Sunny: marine iguana & straw-coloured fruit bat Skywings- Carnelian: crested caracara Flame: black caracara Thrush: African pygmy falcon Peregrine: peregrine falcon Garnet: laughing falcon Peril: common kestrel

Rainwings- Kinkajou: golden lion tamarin Tamarin: emperor tamarin Boto: common marmoset Coconut: white-headed marmoset Siamang: black tamarin

[robbie-roo]

Hey! Could you please talk about afrotheria? You're the coolest zoologist I know!

dawwwww

but yes of COURSE I can talk about afrotheria it's a very diverse group they all have a questionable relationship and have a whole lot of convergent evolution they're somewhat related to Xenarthra but we aren't entirely sure how close yet

Paenungulata and Afroinsectiphilia those are our two clades or "branches"

so Afrotheria have 6 Supergroups and 3 families

Chrysochloridae (golden moles)

Tenrecidae (tenrecs)

and Potapogalidae (otter shrews)

as always this is gonna be an overview and will likely be split into multiple parts if I start feeling like the post is too long

So first! Chrysochloridae

these are found in Africa in the southern Sahara desert there are 7 genera and 18 species

so common traits:

some are on dry some are on wet lands

they are burrowers and look like marsupial moles

they have short limbs and tails

enlarged shovel-like forefeet with 1-2 claws

reduced eyes and carpinnae

large nosepads

short crisp fur (idk why I wrote crisp to describe them but thats what I have written down)

as for their bones they have HUGE malleus bones (inner ear bone) which could be for picking up ground born vibrations

(left shows the enlarged bone compared to a normal size)

they do have some sight but don't have electroreceptors like some of the burrowers we've talked about. they live in fairly loose soil and will grab insects to eat

they do have teeth! upper and lower molars their hair will usually cover up their eyes and limit vision further and they can detect very very low pitches

so let's put a face to the name!

this is a golden mole! a very elusive creature that comes out at night and swims though the sand just under the surface I doodled one in my notes I think I was pretty accurate

not a whole lot is known about these guys aside from this sorta basic knowledge since they're pretty hard to study they're really good at hiding from research teams

Next!!

Tenrecidae

8 genera, 32 species (which may increase by about 20 soon once new research is compiled)

they vary in size with the largest being around cat size and the smallest being smaller than a mouse! they have a varied habitat and diet

there are two groups I'll talk about for these guys the spiny tenrec in Africa and the shrew tenrec which is only found in Madagascar they can either be mouse-like or possum-like

these guys are fucking WEIRD so remember how I said monotremes have cloacas? these guys do too! male tenrecs also don't have scrotum due to their low body temperature

(this group also houses the Hemicentetes nigriceps which has the single largest litter size of any mammal and before you ask- 32 babies. at once. that poor mother.)

these guys also have quills and the Hemicentes will communicate by shaking their quills

they also have incomplete zygomatic arches (no cheekbones) not only is that incomplete but so is their auditory bullae

they have spiky teeth and own a whopping 32-40 of them! they have very beady little eyes and cannot maintain their own body temperature but one species will hibernate

And last but not least, the Potamogalidae

these guys are home to three species that all live in Africa they are highly modified for aquatic life and look sorta like otters (they are not related that's convergent evolution baby)

they have short strong legs and a flat tail they they mostly use to swim they also have some webbing on their feet

they eat small aquatic life and have a poor sense of smell to make up for it they have really strong whiskers they kinda look like wet rats

there's not a whole lot known about otter shrews they're also pretty rare and hard to study

but don't you worry.... there's more that was only one confusing branch to afrotheria we have 3 more on the other branch

[infernal-dominion]

“..My my…What a poor soul you are, walking among the cold depths of Earth like this.”

The voice was quiet, but sudden, within the cold, frosty air of the Earth’s deep dark night sky. The moon shone down, thankfully lighting up Aurelia’s surroundings with white, almost heavenly shine, showing off the thickets of spiny brambles, dead, yellowed grass, and leafless trees that surrounded them in the depths of the forest clearing she stood in. His voice was the only indication that he was there. But he was indeed there. Standing there, behind her, his porcelain white skin glimmering in the glow of the moon’s embrace, his golden blonde hair, the two rosy red spots on his cheeks that was said to mark where God Himself had kissed his most beautiful creation in adoration, standing out brilliantly among the darkness that otherwise surrounded them. He wore nothing, letting her see the whole of his skin, bare for her to see.

His eyes glowed a sickly yellow, a heavy unnatural glow, his pupils thin obsidian slits, like the eyes of the serpent who’s skin he wore to commit the most grievous of all treason. And he was smiling softly, a grin full of sharp, deadly looking fangs, staring at her with a gaze that looked all the world like he was eager to see her in such a miserable state. Like a snake, coming across a freshly wounded mouse.

“…Are you alone, dear?”

Plotted Starter for @infernal-dominion​

She didn’t know how long she had been wandering Earth. Ever since the reality of what she had just done finally set in, Aurelia fled Heaven before anyone would think to connect the crime to her. But there was also another reason she had to distance herself from all the other angels.

She still craved the flesh and blood of her brethren. 

She had just committed an unforgiveable SIN. The guilt weighed heavy on her shoulders. She had EATEN another angel….Disgust and self-hatred held her tight in their clutches.

Aurelia shivered as she walked through the plains. Although she had to admit, Earth was surprisingly much more peaceful than Heaven, but oh so cold sometimes.

It didn’t help that her hunger had returned to her. But it was ten times worse with now what she what it was like to eat her fill. After knowing just how divine angelic flesh tasted….

Of course, this was her own self-inflicted punishment. She had decided to fast herself for her crimes. She knew she couldn’t give into to temptation again. Lest she lose another piece of her soul to her sin. She was better than that…wasn’t she?

[randomencounters]

Table of Were-Creatures

“Even one who is pure in heart / and says their prayers by night / may become a ___ when the night-flower blooms and the silver moon is bright.”

I’m not sure if I recommend using this with the Table of Races from a previous post (https://randomencounters.tumblr.com/post/631073167702687744/okay-fine-a-d100-table-of-races). I was trying this table out and, sure, a Drow Were-Styracosaur, a Succubus that turns into a Hyena when the moon is full, sure, but I’m not sure even I could handle a Mi-Go Were-Baleen-Whale.

Wolf

Bear (type appropriate to character’s native land)

Boar

Jackal

Hyena

Bat

Wild dudes with horns and hooves (d8: Deer, Moose, Ibex, Antelope, Gazelle, Fanged Muntjac, Saiga Antelope, Mountain Goat)

Big Cat (d4: Lion, Tiger, Panther, Jaguar)

Housecat

Domesticated Dog (d20: Chihuahua, Tibetan Mastiff, Great Dane, French Bulldog, Pug, Italian Greyhound, Golden Retriever, Black Lab, Basset Hound, Shih Tzu, Pit Bull, Husky, Beagle, Bichon Frise, Yorkshire Terrier, Corgi, Pomeranian, Boston Terrier, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Schnauzer)

Rodent (d10: Field Mouse, Rat, Naked Mole Rat, Guinea Pig, Jerboa, Squirrel, Sugar-Glider, Chipmunk, Capybara, Anti-Magic Field Mouse)

Beaver

Skunk

Possum

Fox

Hedgehog

Star-Nosed Mole

Ferret

Otter

Snake (d6: Cobra, Rattle, Ball Python, Puff Adder, Gliding, Winged, Hoop)

Frilled Lizard

Snapping Turtle

Horned Lizard

Suchian (d4: Alligator, Crocodile, Gharial, Caiman)

Plesiosaur

Deinonychus

Herbivorous Dinosaur (d4: Stegosaur, Styracosaur, Brachiosaur, Ankylosaur)

Pterodactyl

Amphibian (d8: Bullfrog, Tropical Poison Frog, Spring Peeper, Surinam Toad, Chinese Mustache Toad, Axolotl, Salamander, one of those weird extinct hammerhead dudes)

Cow

Giraffe

Goat

Sheep

Horse

Llama or Alpaca

Armadillo

Sloth

Kangaroo

Platypus

Koala

Panda

Anteater

Aye-Aye

Ape (d4: Gorilla, Chimpanzee, Orangutan, Proboscis)

Elephant

Rhinoceros

Hippo

Tapir

Fowl (d4: Chicken, Duck, Goose, Peacock)

Wild bird (d10: Crow, Woodpecker, Hummingbird, Eagle, Hawk, Pelican, Vulture, Owl, Penguin, Dodo)

Freshwater Fish (d6 Catfish, Salmon, Sturgeon, Gar, Fancy Koi, Fur-Bearing Trout)

Saltwater Fish (d20: Lionfish, Puffer, Stingray, Remora, Swordfish, Coelacanth, Anglerfish, Stoplight Loosejaw, Gulper Eel, Blobfish, Hagfish, Mola-Mola, Electric Eel, Sarcastic Fringehead, Hammerhead Shark, Sawfish, Megamouth Shark, Goblin Shark, Wobbegong, Great White Shark)

Cetacean (d6: Orca, Walrus, Baleen Whale, Dolphin, Barking Seal, Narwhal)

Marine Mollusk (d10: Dumbo Octopus, Blue Ring Octopus, Mimic Octopus, Humboldt Squid, Vampire Squid, Magnapinna Squid, Colossal Squid, Cuttlefish, Clam/Oyster/Mussel, Spiny Conch)

Crustacean (d6: Blue Crab, Snow Crab, Hermit Crab, Lobster, Mantis Shrimp, Pillbug)

Other marine invertebrate (d10: Starfish, Jellyfish, Sea Urchin, Sea Cucumber, Bobbit Worm, Anemone, Anomalocaris, Opabinia, Barnacle, Glaucus)

Arachnid (d8: Tarantula, Spiny Orb Weaver, Cartwheel, Black Widow, Regular Scorpion, Vinegaroon, Tick, Horseshoe Crabs which are apparently Arachnids)

Centipede

Insect (d10: Stag Beetle, Mayfly, Stick Bug, Wasp, Moth, Camel Cricket, Junebug, Earwig, Bullet Ant, Orchid Mantis)

Snail (d10: 1-6 garden, 7-9 venomous, 10 Flail)

Ooze (d4: Banana Slug, Gelatinous Cube, Green Slime, Black Pudding)

Lurker or Trapper

Roper or Darkmantle

Bag of Devouring

Rust Monster

Owlbear

Dragonet (roll d10: Red, Green, White, Black, Blue, Gold, Silver, Brass, Bronze, Copper)

Duckbunny

Bullette

Flumph

Mimic

Displacer-Beast

Blink Dog

Elemental/Paraelemental (d8: Fire, Water, Air, Earth, Lava, Ice, Lightning, Void)

Wyvern

Bonnacon

Basilisk/Cockatrice

Pegasus

Unicorn

Phoenix

Mongolian Death Worm

Fresno Nightcrawler

Cryptoleporidae (d4: Jackalope, Skvader, Rasselbock, Wolpertinger)

Elwetrisch

Dungavenhooter

Squonk

Sidehill Gouger (aka Prock, Hunkus, Gyascutus)

Avalerion

Rhinogradentia

Fiji Mermaid

Pokemon of choice

Pixie

Giant

Worm-on-a-string

Venus Fly Trap

Car

Chimaera (traditional Lion-Goat-Snake)

Chimaera (reroll this table three times for the three animals to combine)

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[guillemelgat]

Noms de flors en català, castellà i anglès

Acabo de comprar una guia de flors de Catalunya que posa els noms en català, castellà, i anglès així que pensava que potser us interessaria i vaig decidir penjar-los aquí! // Acabo de comprar una guía de flores de Catalunya que tiene los nombres en catalán, español, e inglés así que pensaba que tal vez les interesaría a ustedes y decidí colgarlos aquí! // I just bought a guide to the flowers of Catalunya that has the names in Catalan, Spanish, and English so I thought maybe they'd interest you guys and I decided to post them here!

Nom scientífic/scientific name - nom en català - nombre en español - name in English

Cirsium arvense - calcida - cardo cundidor - creeping thistle

Galactites tomentosa - calcida blanca - cardo cuajaleches - purple milk thistle

Silybum marianum - card marià - cardo mariano - blessed thistle

Pallenis spinosa - gravit - estrellada - spiny golden star

Urtica dioica - ortiga - ortiga mayor - stinging nettle

Dipsacus fullonum - cardó - cardancha - common teasel

Parietaria judaica - parietària - albahaquilla - pellitory of the wall

Matricaria recutita - camamilla - manzanilla - (wild) chamomille

Anacyclus clavatus - panigroc - manzanilla loca - whitebuttons

Centaurea aspera - bracera - brasera - rough star-thistle

Bellis perennis - margadoida perenne - margarita - daisy

Cichorium intybus - xicoira - achicoria silvestre - chicory

Achillea millefolium - milfulles - milenrama - yarrow

Leucanthemum vulgare - margarida - margarita mayor - oxeye daisy

Inula viscosa - olivarda - hierba mosquera - sticky samphire

Calendula arvensis - boixac de camp - maravilla silvestre - field marigold

Sonchus olerachus - lletsó d'hort - cerraja - smooth sow thistle

Urospermum dalechampii - amargot - lechugilla - smooth golden fleece

Sonchus tenerrimus - lletsó - cerraja fina - slender sow thistle

Taraxacum officinale - pixallits / dent de lleó - diente de león - dandelion

Senecio inequidens - seneci del Cap - senecio del Cabo - narrow-leaved ragwort

Ornithogalum divergens - llet d'ocell - leche de pájaro - star of Bethlehem

Aphyllanthes monspeliensis - jonça - junquillo de flor azul - blue aphyllanthes

Muscari comosum - calabruixa grossa - jacinto penachudo - tassel hyacinth

Muscari neglectum - calabruixa petita - nazarenos - grape hyacinth

Dipcadi serotinum - marcet - jacinto bastardo - Dipcadi

Allium roseum - all - ajo de culebra - rosy garlic

Aspholdelus fitulosus - porrassí - gamoncillo - pink asphodel

Asphodelus cerasiferus - porrassa - gamón - branched asphodel

Anagallis arvensis - anagall - hierba coral - blue pimpernel

Antirrhinum majus - conillets - conejitos - common snapdragon

Misopates orontium - gossets - berrecilla - small snapdragon

Veronica persica - verònica pèrsica - azuletes - Persian speedwell

Convolvulus althaeoides - corretjola de serps - campanilla rosa - mallow bindweed

Convolvulus arvensis - corretjola - corregüela - field bindweed

Verbascum sinnuatum - trepó ploraner - gordolobo - wavy-leaf mullein

Verbascum pulverulentum - trepó pulverulent - gordolobo - hoary mullein

Scandix pecten-veneris - agulles - agujas de pastor - shepherd's-needle

Foeniculum vulgare - fonoll - hinojo - fennel

Daucus carota - pastanaga - zanahoria silvestre - wild carrot / Queen Anne's lace

Eryngium campestre - panical comú - cardo corredor - field eryngo

Conium maculatum - fonollassa - cicuta mayor - poison hemlock

Tordyllium maximum - tordili - tordilio - hartwort

Sanguisorba minor - herba de tall - pimpinela menor - salad burnet

Erodium malacoides - filamaria - relojes - soft stork's-bill

Erodium cicutarium - cargola cicutària - aguja de pastor - common stork's-bill

Geranium rotundifolium - suassana rotundifòlia - geranio de hoja redonda - round-leaved geranium

Geranium dissectum - gerani de fulla retallada - geranio cortado - cut-leaved crane's-bill

Althaea hirsuta - altea hirsuta - cañamera azul - hairy marshmallow

Malva sylvestris - malva major - malva común - common mallow

Malva neglecta - malva de fulla rodona - malva enana - dwarf mallow

Hypericum perforatum - herba de Sant Joan - pericón - St. John's wort

Himanthoglossum roberantium - bàrlia - orquídea gigante - Robert's barlia

Sedum acre - crespinell - pampajarito - biting stonecrop

Sedum reflexum - crespinell rupestre - uvas de gata - blue stonecrop

Umbilicus rupestris - barretets - ombligo de Venus - pennywort

Plantago coronopus - cerverina - hierba cervina - buck's-horn

Plantago lanceolata - plantatge de full estreta - llantén menor - ribwort plantain / English plantain

Diplotaxis erucoides - ravenissa blanca - rabaniza blanca - white wall rocket

Erucastrum nasturtiifolium - ravenissa groga - oruga salvaje - watercress-leaved rocket

Lobularia maritima - caps blancs - mastuerzo marítimo - sweet alyssum

Borago officinalis - borratja - borraja - borage

Capsella bursa-pastoris - sarronet de pastor - zurrón de pastor - shepherd’s purse

Cynoglossum creticum - besneula crètica - lengua de perro - blue hound’s tongue

Echium vulgare - llengua de bou - viborera - viper’s buglass

Papaver rhoeas - rosella vera - amapola - common poppy

Glaucium corniculatum - cascall banyut - adormidera cornuda - blackspot horn poppy

Fumaria capreolata - fumària enfiladissa - conejillos - white ramping fumitory

Fumaria officinalis - fumària oficinal - palomilla - fumitory

Delphinum verdunense - esperó de sembrat - espuela de caballero - larkspur

Chelidonium majus - herba d’orenetes - celidonia - greater celandine

Ranunculus arvensis - ranuncle arvense - gata rabiosa - buttercup

Nigella damascena - barba d’ermità - ajenuz - love-in-a-mist

Trifolium stellatum - trèvol estrellat - estrella - star clover

Trifolium pratense - trèvol de prat - trébol común - red clover

Bituminaria bituminosa - trèvol pudent - trébol hediondo - scurfy pea

Vicia sativa - vecera - arveja - common vetch

Vicia cracca - garlanda - alverja silvestre - cow vetch

Lathyrus clymenum - guixó articulat - arvejón - Spanish vetchling

Lathyrus aphaca - gerdell - afaca - yellow vetchling

Lotus corniculatus - lot corniculat - trébol de cuernos - common bird’s foot trefoil

Stachys ocymastrum - espinadella peluda - rabo de zorra - hairy woundwort

Calamintha nepeta - rementerola - calaminta - lesser calamint

Origanum vulgare - orenga - orégano - oregano / wild marjoram

Salvia pratensis - tàrrec de prat - salvia de prado - meadow clary

Salvia verbenaca - tàrrec comú - balsamilla - wild clary

Lamium amplexicaule - flor-robi - gallitos - henbit dead-nettle

Marrubium vulgare - malrubi - marrubio blanco - white horehound

Silene vulgaris - colís - colleja - bladder campion

Silene gallica - silene gàl·lica - carmentilla - common catchfly

Silene nocturna - silene nocturna - silene nocturna - night-flowering catchfly

Stellaria media - morró - pajarera - chickweed

Dianthus hyssopifolius - clavell de pastor - clavel de monte - fringed pink

Cerastium glomeratum - cerasti aglomerat - oreja de ratón - sticky mouse-ear

Paronychia argentea - paroniquia argentada - sanguinaria blanca - silver nailroot

Galium aparine - apegalós - amor de hortelano - cleavers

Galium verum - espunyidella groga - cuajaleche - lady’s bedstraw

Mercurialis annua - melcoratge - mercurial - annual mercury

Portulaca oleracea - verdolaga - verdolaga - (green) purslane

Euphorbia characias - lleteresa - euforbia encarnada - large Mediterranean spurge

Euphorbia helioscopa - lleterola d’hort - lecheruela - madwoman’s milk

Euphorbia serrata - lleteresa serrada - asnaballo - serrate spurge

Some of these names are a bit more official (like in English a lot of times we’ll just call it “spurge” instead of the specific type of spurge), but hopefully this helps you get an idea for what to call these plants in one (or more!) of these languages.

[digital-dragoon]

your turn: your roster in a KFP au?

i really love the idea that some of my roster would’ve moved over to china by boat (or flew) for various reasons depending on whether they’re native animals or not?? so i’ll stick with that for this awesome au

cloud: i was thinking a bird, perhaps?? maybe a barn owl. though i also love the idea of him being a spiny mouse too… as a barn owl, he’d have ruffled feathers on the top of his head. as a spiny mouse, he’d be a lighter brown-orange than most. he does deliveries to and from the jade palace and acts as their messenger too

daisuke (& dark): hmm i could definitely see daisuke as a red fox! agile, clever and resourceful, he’d definitely be brought up by his parents much the same a he was in canon; to play the part of a phantom thief, complete with Ninja Skills. once his dna reacts to his romantic feelings or adrenaline, he instead transforms into a completely black silver fox as dark

heather: okay what immediately popped into my head is a secretary bird and now i absolutely love that idea. she’s studying kung-fu at the jade palace alongside the other heathers

max: maybe a wolfdog?? like a tibetan wolf/bakharwal dog but with more percentage of the latter over the former. he’s all floofy and spiky and was p much dumped by his parents at the jade palace to study alongside the younger pupils… which he hates

raptor red: alright i was originally leaning towards reptiles but! birds are closer descendants of dinosaurs so…. red’s a red-tailed hawk! they originate from utah and fit her overall red hued species theme (as well as having powerful talons). she’s a bounty hunter alongside siobhan and rocket in the valley of peace

sunpaw/bird: i just couldn’t leave my two warrior cats out tbh….. sunpaw would be a young golden tiger who’s struggling to master kung fu under the tutelage of feathertail. i’d imagine she’d be helping him to refine his techniques in such a way as to actually keep from touching his targets to a minimum, thanks to the varied nature of kung-fu

the batter: definitely something feline… i’m thinking a white panther? one of a leucistic variant, with blue eyes. he’s a self-trained kung-fu killer who tests the strength of others and takes them out if they are not worthy enough

the joxter: i cannot imagine him as anything other than a red panda, wearing clothes he’s fashioned himself with a splodge of rusty red across his cheeks and nose. he used to be a skilled kung fu student, but he left, growing bored of the constant enforcement of rules. now he just travels around, helping people or just… chilling wherever he likes

tigerstar: i mean, why would i not go with a tiger tbh?? he’d be a darker orange than normal with the same sharp claws and definitely be working as a kung fu master on the opposite side of the valley of peace (with bramblestar tutoring at the jade palace perhaps??), forcing his pupils to focus on power through fierce, rigorous training

[jollysunflora]

Overwatch Dæmons

Except for Winston, Orisa, Zenyatta and Bastion for obvious reasons...

Tracer-mountain bluebird

Reaper-eurasian eagle owl

Soldier 76-akita inu

Lucio-scarlet macaw

Mei-golden spiny mouse

Dva-marine otter

Roadhog-wild boar

Junkrat-armored rat

Doomfist-tiger

Hanzo-indian cobra

Symmetra-pacific reef heron

Genji-house sparrow

Mercy-mourning dove

Pharah-leonberger

Ana-goa (tibetan gazelle)

Moira-leopard gecko

Torbjorn-bactrian camel

Reinhardt-lion

Zarya-cape porcupine

Sombra-olive baboon

Widowmaker-zebra spider

Mccree-black flying fox

[errantknightess]

Okay but as a non-native English speaker, I am constantly delighted by some of the older common folk names for flowers and plants in this language. They sound like something straight out of a fantasy novel or a fairytale, and I just love the ring they have - kinda cute, kinda mysterious, kinda ridiculous. I mean, just look at these:

arum (adder’s root, snakeshead, cuckoo-pint, wake robin, friar’s cowl) barrenwort (bishop’s hat, fairy wings, horny goat weed) bittersweet (bitter nightshade, felonwood, poisonberry, snakeberry) chasteberry (monk’s pepper) cowslip (key of heaven, fairy cups, petty mulleins, crewel, buckles, palsywort, plumrocks, tittypines) dungwort (stinking hellebore, bear’s foot) earth smoke elecampane (horse-heal, alanroot, elfwort, elfdock) feverfew (featherfew, bachelor’s buttons) field bindweed (withy wind, creeping jenny, possession vine) field horsetail gold-dust (golden alyssum, golden-tuft madwort, rock madwort) hawthorn (quickthorn, whitethorn, motherdie) houndstooth maidenhair fern mouse-ear hawkweed mugwort (common wormwood, felon herb, sailor’s tobacco, naughty man) orpine (livelong, frog’s-stomach, harping Johnny, witch’s moneybags) red valerian (kiss-me-quick, fox’s brush, devil’s beard) scarlet pimpernel (poor man’s weather-glass, shepherd’s clock) spiny restharrow STINKING GOOSEFOOT wild pansy (heart's ease, tickle-my-fancy, come-and-cuddle-me) yarrow (bloodwort, sneezeweed, soldier’s woundwort, allheal)

also, the sheer number of various names referring to naked people in one way or another is just glorious

[thehopcful]

Hope glances down at the mouse, bright feathers fluffed against a chill in in the air. She briefly wondered what the small rodent's story must be, but she would refrain from prying. She didn't really know the other, and it might be seen as rude to go prodding for such information. Instead she considers the mouse's words, speaking up after a moment.

"Well, they may wish you harm, but that doesn't mean that they aren't still flowers." She says.

Raising head and extending neck, Hope glances out over the field. Golden eyes stop on a thorny thistle, its purple bloom sticking out over the grasses surrounding. Raising one wing she gestures towards it.

"A thistle is spiny and harms those that touch it, but it has that bloom up top that insects love. If you handle them carefully you can still appreciate them." She could think of at least one of her friends who reminded her a bit of the plant; prickly and even deadly, but still good in his own way. "...does that make sense?"

WINNIE THE POOH STARTERS || Accepting! @thehopcful​ said:‘ weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them. 

🌿-     It reminded her about the Owl and the rats - for being a natural enemy to mice, that night the wise old owl spoke like an old friend or a wise neighbour - a moment she had felt a rare connection - something that wasn’t possible in nature due to instincts driving the both. Rats were rumored to eat mice at the verge of starvation - yet, she found the colony similar: only having intention to be freed. Perhaps, Dragon even had a story to tell - but the old cat and her had already established rather dark relationship. 

        ❝ I don’t think it’s always the case… ❞ She sighs.  ❝ …sometimes they wish you harm. ❞

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Anthro-Animal Universe Rundown

Based on orders as listed here.

Afrosoricida: non-existent (otter tenrics, web-footed tenrics, hedgehog tenrics); mole-mice (remaining tenrics, golden moles)

Artiodactyla: non-existent (camels, llamas, alpacas, giraffes); non-sapient (remaining species)

Carnivora: non-existent (otters, skunks, stink badgers); non-sapient (seals, walruses); non-anthro sapient (bears); large anthro (remaining species) [Bears include koalas, red pandas, raccoons, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, and wolverines - and, in some cases, they have rounder bodies like that of bears. Quolls, Tasmanian devils, numbats, and thylacines are combined with the larger anthros of this order. Anthros with flying fox heads also exist in this order.]

Cetacea: non-sapient (all species)

Chiroptera: [Most bat types exist, but all are of sizes between doves and hummingbirds. All are sapient non-anthro species. While flying foxes proper don’t exist, some Carnivora anthros have flying fox heads.]

Cingulata: non-sapient (all species)

Dasyuridae: non-existent (kultarrs, mulgaras, kowaris); mole-mice (little red kalutas, dibblers, marsupial shrews, antechinus, false antechinus, phascogales, ningauis, dunnarts, planigales); large anthro (quolls, Tasmanian devils, numbats, thylacines) [Quolls, Tasmanian devils, numbats, and thylacines are combined with the larger anthros of the Carnivora order.]

Dermoptera: non-existent (all species)

Didelphimorphia: non-existent (fat-tailed mouse opossums, water opossums, woolly opossums); mole-mice (mouse opossums, gracile opossums, Chacoan pygmy opossums, Patagonian opossums, slender opossums, short-tailed opossums); large anthros (remaining opossums) [Larger possums are combined with the larger opossums of this order.]

Diprotodontia: non-existent (gliders, bettongs, potoroos, rat-kangaroos, brushtail possums); non-anthro sapient (kangaroos, wallabies, wallaroos); mole-mice (pygmy possums, honey possums, feather-tailed possums); large anthros (remaining species) [Koalas are bears. Larger opossums are combined with the larger possums of this order. Wombats are combined with the larger anthros of the Rodentia order. ]

Eulipotyphla: non-existent (hedgehogs, gymnures, solenodons, desmans, star-nosed moles); mole-mice (moles, shrews, mole shrews, and shrew moles)

Hyracoidea: large anthro (all species) [Hyraxes are combined with larger species of the Rodentia order.]

Lagomorpha: large anthros (all species) [Bandicoots and bilbies are combined with this order.]

Macroscelididae: mole-mice (all species)

Microbiotheria: mole-mice (all species)

Monotremata: non-existent (echidnas); non-sapient (platypus)

Notoryctemorphia: non-existent (all species)

Paucituberculata: mole-mice (all species)

Peramelemorphia: non-existent (New Guinean spiny bandicoot); large anthros (remaining species) [Rabbits, hares, and pikas are combined with this order.]

Perissodactyla: non-anthro sapient (horses); non-existent (remaining species)

Pholidota: non-sapient (all species)

Pilosa: non-sapient (all species)

Primates: non-existent (anything from the Catarrhini clade); non-anthro sapient (monkeys, tarsiers, lorises, galagos, lemurs); mole-mice (mouse lemurs) [Monkeys are gnome size, like other primates - and they strongly resemble Curious George with long thin prehensile tails.]

Proboscidea: non-existent (all species)

Rodentia: non-existent (birch mice, jumping mice, jerboas, spiny rats, naked mole rats, blesmols, kangaroo rats, porcupines, flying squirrels, beavers); mole-mice (mice, voles, rats, gerbils, hamsters, lemmings, dormice); large anthros (remaining species) [Hyraxes and Wombats are combined with larger anthros of the this order.]

Scandentia: mole-mice (all species)

Sirenia: non-sapient (all species)

Tubulidentata: non-sapient (all species)

Notes:

Total existing mammal orders: 25

Total sapient mammal orders: 17

Total anthro mammal orders: 15

Total large anthro mammal orders: 8 (combined to make 4 groups)

Total mole-mice mammal orders: 11

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Top Ten Things to Do in Madagascar

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Exploring the “Eighth Continent”

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Located several hundred miles off the coast of Mozambique, Madagascar is one of the most unique places on Earth. It is a land with many different faces – golden shores, lush mountains, jagged limestone karsts and plunging, arid canyons. These eclectic habitats are home to an incredible variety of wildlife, 90% of which is found nowhere else on Earth. There is something for everyone in Madagascar, whether you’re looking to relax on untouched beaches, or to plunge off the grid into pristine rainforest. The country’s capital, Antananarivo, is a melting pot of colonial history, diverse culture, and fine modern cuisine. 

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Look for Lemurs

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Of all Madagascar’s weird and wonderful creatures, lemurs are without a doubt the most iconic. There are nearly 100 different species and sub-species of lemur on the island, all of which are endemic. These charismatic primates range in size from the tiny pygmy mouse lemur to the majestic, monochrome indri. The best way to spot Madagascar’s lemurs is to head to one of its many national parks. In particular, Andasibe-Mantadia National Park is known for its large indri population, while Ranomafana National Park is home to 12 species including the critically endangered golden bamboo lemur. While exploring the island’s parks, keep an eye out for other endemic species, including the aye-aye and the cat-like fossa. 

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Swim with Whale Sharks

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There’s nothing quite like an encounter with the world’s largest fish. Those visiting Madagascar between the months of September and December can do just that, off the northwestern island of Nosy Be. At this time, these behemoth fish gather to feed on blooming plankton and can be easily spotted from the surface. Despite their huge size (whale sharks reach an average length of around 31 feet/ 9.5 meters), they are naturally docile and pose no threat to humans. In season, operators like Baleines Rand’eau offer whale shark snorkeling trips with a 95% chance of success. While you’re out there looking for the sharks, keep an eye out for Madagascar’s other marine life, including turtles, manta rays, and dolphins.

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Marvel at Baobabs

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Baobab trees are intrinsically woven into the fabric of African folklore. In the past, indigenous people depended upon their products for survival, and as such, these strange trees are often called the “Tree of Life”. Today, they are remarkable for their vast size, with the largest species growing up to 46 feet/ 14 meters in diameter. Madagascar is home to six endemic baobab species. Although they can be seen all over the island, the most famous place for baobab-worshipping is the Avenue of the Baobabs. Located in the Menabe region of western Madagascar, the Avenue comprises some 25 trees strung out like sentries along the Morondava – Belon’i Tsiribihina dirt road. Many of the trees are over 100 feet/ 30 meters tall. 

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Explore Antananarivo

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Founded by the king of the Merina people at the beginning of the 17th century, the Malagasy capital is steeped in history. Known locally as Tana, Antananarivo also served as the capital for French colonialists in the 19th and 20th centuries and remains the island’s center of political and economic power today. There is much to explore in Tana. For beautiful colonial architecture, head to the old Haute-Ville area of the city. Get your cultural fix in the city’s art galleries and museums, or soak up the atmosphere while browsing the open-air produce stalls at Analakely Market. Tana is known for its culinary culture, whether you’re hoping to sample street-food delicacies or experience fine French dining in restaurants that compete on an international level. 

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Sign up for Scuba Diving

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Whether you’re an experienced diver or a beginner hoping to take the first plunge, there are plenty of incredible diving opportunities in Madagascar. With approximately 3,000 miles/ 4,800 kilometers of coastline, you’re never far from the ocean; while the southwest boasts the world’s third largest coral reef system. This reef provides a habitat for over 6,000 marine species, many of which are unique to Madagascar. The island of Nosy Be is perhaps the most famous destination for divers, while charter boats in the north can be hired as dedicated diving liveaboards. Conditions are ideal, with good visibility year-round and balmy water temperatures. Bucket-list animals including whales, dolphins, sharks and manta rays are all found in Madagascar’s waters.

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Sample Local Cuisine

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Wherever your adventures take you, make sure to sample the local cuisine. Traditional Malagasy dishes usually consist of either meat or seafood, served with vegetables and rice. Spices are used sparingly, but the food is nevertheless flavorful. Try koba, a popular street food consisting of a banana, peanut and rice paste wrapped in a banana leaf casing. Romazava is the traditional beef stew, while kabaro (curried lima beans and coconut) is popular in the Morondava region. On the coast, fresh seafood dominates the menu. Wash your meal down with the local Three Horse Beer (THB), or with ranonapango (sometimes called ranovola). The latter is made from burnt rice water, and is definitely an acquired taste. 

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Visit the Stone Forests

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Madagascar is full of extraordinary scenery, but perhaps the most striking of all its alien landscapes are the limestone karsts of northwestern Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park. Approximately 200 million years ago, the limestone seabed was pushed upwards, creating a vast plateau. Over time, the plateau was eroded, eventually becoming a dense “forest” of jagged limestone needles interspersed with canyons, waterfalls and almost impenetrable true forest. In addition to its prehistoric badlands scenery, Tsingy offers the opportunity to look for 11 different lemur species, some of which are only found in this specific area. There are also endemic reptiles, birds and a plethora of utterly unique botanical species.

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Spot Endemic Birds

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There are approximately 280 bird species in Madagascar. Although this isn't a particularly high figure for the fourth-largest island in the world, a high level of endemism confirms its status as a prime birding destination. Over 100 species are Madagascar exclusives. There are three main regions for those in search of endemic birds – the eastern rainforest, the southern spiny bush and the deciduous forests in the west. If you have limited time, try Ranomafana National Park, home of rarities like the short-legged ground roller and the yellow-bellied sunbird-asity. The best time for birding is in late spring or early summer (August – December), when birds are at their most active and are dressed in their finest breeding plumage. 

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Discover Pristine Beaches

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White sand, palms, azure waters – there’s a lot to love about Madagascar’s beaches. Some of the country’s most pristine stretches of sand are found on outlying islands in the northwest. Tiny Tsarabanjina, for example, evokes shades of Robinson Crusoe with deserted sandy coves washed by crystalline seas. The island is only accessible by boat and offers luxury accommodation in the form of private beach bungalows. The beaches of nearby Nosy Iranja are frequented by nesting turtles; while on the east coast, Île aux Nattes is a tropical paradise with several options for accommodation and activities. On the mainland, the beaches around Anakao in the south offer reliable swells for surfing and kite-surfing.

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Watch for Whales

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Those heading to Madagascar between July and September should make their way to the northeast island of Île Sainte-Marie to witness the annual humpback whale migration. Also known as Nosy Boraha, this idyllic island plays host to hundreds of leviathans, all of whom have traveled thousands of miles from the nutrient-rich waters of the Southern Ocean. Their sojourn to the warm waters of the Indian Ocean is something of a summer vacation – a time to come together, mate and give birth before returning to Antarctica. Humpback whales are the most acrobatic of all whale species, and if you join an Île Sainte-Marie whale-watching tour you’re likely to see them breaching, spy-hopping and slapping their giant pectorals on the sea’s surface.

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This Animal Makes A Way Better Pet Than Dogs And Cats, According To Science

Have you ever exactly sat around and pondered what best available baby to own might be? Well, believe it or not, there’s a complete list and guess what? Cat and puppies aren’t included!

As bizarre as it mayseem to learn that breathtaking swine like hounds and cats aren’t on the list, I can’t improve think which swine are. According to Metro, a group of researchers looking to narrow down what best available domesticated babies are composed a roll of the top 25 better babies to own.

Arecent blog post published by Frontiers regarding the study reads,

Responding to the growing trend in keeping exotic swine as babies a squad, is presided over by Dr. Paul Koene, has developed a methodology to assess the suitability of mammals to be kept domestically in a brand-new survey published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science.

About 90 species were graded based on a few idiosyncrasies including their behavior in confinement, maintenance needed to keep them healthyand how hazardous us to be able to humans. As a outcome, best available baby you are able own, according to science, is …* drumroll, delight* … a sika deer, also known as the Japanese deer!

And this entire time you thought your pup was the best domesticated of all time. Well, perhaps, but technically speaking , not according to science!

As for the rest of the swine on the roster, here’s a closer look at the top 15.

Sika deer Agile wallaby Tammar wallaby Llama Asian palm civet Himalayan striped squirrel Common yellow-toothed cavy Golden spiny mouse Common wallaroo Arabian spiny mouse Swamp wallaby Bactrian camel Brazilian Guinea animal Chacoan mara Red-necked wallaby African pygmy mouse

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More on Mole-Mice Population

Applies to these following universes: Anthro-Animal, Candy Land, Mermaid. and Sandal.

Being as these versions of the real life small mammals are both sapient and bipedal, necessary adjustments can be made - including adjusting body proportions and size. All have human-like arms and legs, with opposable thumbs and plantigrade feet.

We are not including any animals that are aquatic, spiny, or smelly.

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From the Rodentia order are the following: most species from the Muroidea superfamily (including mice, gerbils, hamsters, rats, lemmings, and voles), and the dormouse of the Gliridae family.

From the Eulipotyphla order are the following: the shrews and mole shrews from the Soricidae family, as well as the moles and shrew moles from the Talpidae family.

From the Primate order are the mouse lemurs.

From the Afrosoricida order are the following: the large-eared tenrecs, the shrew tenrecs, and the rice tenrecs from the Tenrecidae family; and the golden moles from the Chrysochloridea family.

From the Macroscelidea order, which is a sister to the Afrosoricida order, are the elephant shrews.

From the Scandentia order are the tree shrews.

MARSUPIALS

From the Didelphimorphia order are the following: the mouse opossums from the Marmosa genus and the Tlacuatzin genus, the Kalinowski's mouse opossum from the Hyladelphys genus, the gracile opossums from the Gracilinanus genus and the Cryptonanus genus, the Chacoan pygmy opossum from the Chacodelphys genus, the Patagonian opossum from the Lestodelphys genus, the slender opossums from the Marmosops genus, and the short-tailed opossums from the Monodelphis genus.

From the Dasyuromorphia order are the following: the little red kaluta from the Dasykaluta genus, the dibbler from the Parantechinus genus, the marsupial shrews from the Phascolosorex genus, the antechinus from the Antechinus genus, the false antechinus from the Pseudantechinus genus, the phascogale from the Phascogale genus, the ningaui from the Ningaui genus, the dunnart from the Sminthopsis genus, and the planigale from the Planigale genus.

From the Diprotodontia order are the following: the pygmy possums from the Burramys genus and the Cercartetus genus, the honey possums of the Tarsipes genus, and the feather-tailed possum of the Distoechurus genus.

From the Paucituberculata order are the shrew opossums.

From the Microbiotheria order are the monito del monte.

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Tangentially related, the bumblebee bat (Bats are sapient but not quite anthro in Anthro-Animal Universe.) is also quite small.

Then, from the birds, the hummingbirds are very small - and the colourful passerines are relatively small.