#who took it

[weevmo]

Please don't take my Sunshine awayyy~

Edit: this isn't completely non-canon but an element that has lessened!

[shurple]

izutsumi is the only platonic cuddling representation i'll ever need

[the-motan]

its the middle of june. where is halloween time to get spooky

[absurdumsid]

ok fess up why cant i change my insta username to absurdumsid

[melloneah]

where did all my joy and whimsy go 😐

[apollos-boyfriend]

my plans…… foiled

[larz-barz]

“Where’s my bow?”:(

[thesingingrevolution]

this is an insane picture

[raven-anime]

I love him a normal amount, Goodnight

[beaft]

i'm genuinely having so much fun writing a jock protagonist. can't believe i never tried this before. all these years i've been limiting myself needlessly

[kensatou]

i'll let phie-san say it:

[anyroads]

Something so profoundly fucked up between the inverse ratio of shrinking middle class and ever increasing aggression of advertisement

[jojaxcola]

and that's why that lady works fourteen hour shifts :)

[jojamart mockumentary #3]

[httyd-art-requests]

Hi. Have a part 2 to the silly GF crossover thing

(Part 1)

[ID in alt text]

[why-animals-do-the-thing]

The Exotic Animal Photo Reference Repository is live!

You can find it at: https://www.animal-photo-references.com!

Here's how this repository works: all photos were taken by me, a human, at zoos, aquariums, sanctuaries, and other facilities with animals in human care. There is no AI involved in the photo editing or creation and there never will be. Right now there's 56 species on the site; my catalog has over 300 and I will be uploading the rest of them as fast as I can.

Artists creating derivative or transformative works (without AI) have blanket permission to use these references. Yes, even for work you're going to sell.

All other usage/reproduction requires permission, but assume I'm friendly and please do ask! That's educators, researchers, the media, people who need images for a school presentation, etc. This is just to retain copyright/control in case they're scraped/reused unethically - it doesn't meant I don't want folk to have access! So please do reach out via the contact form on the repository website, I don't bite and I'm most likely going to say yes.

Please don't repost the repository photos to your own blogs: I've created @animalphotorefs as a dedicated blog to share photos from the site, and of course I'll reblog a lot of it here! That again just helps with retaining copyright and sourcing of the images. If you really want to repost some for a specific purpose, please just ask me first!

Also, folks, this project has no funding. It's just me and my camera.

There will never be a paywall on the site - I believe resources like this absolutely must be free for everyone to access. So please, please, please support the repository if you use it. Want sneak peeks at photos, cute videos I take, or to help choose what I photograph and what gets posted first? You can do that through Patreon (and there's a free trial on the most interactive tier!) If you'd like to just drop a tip, I've also set up a Ko-Fi.

I can't wait to hear what everyone thinks of the repository.

To whet your thirst for cute photos, here's an Indian rhinoceros contemplating a goose.

[luca-is-a-pengu]

The real reason why none of the bat-boys are allowed in the kitchen