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Starry Sturgeon
Acipenser stellatus, commonly known as the starry sturgeon, is native to the Caspian, Aegean, Black, and Azov sea basins. Starry sturgeon can grow over 7 feet long, but they’re nowhere near the longest members of the Acipenser family! This fish gets its name from the white scales along its lateral line and the white tips of the scutes that run along its back, all of which stand out like stars against its otherwise dark coloring. This sturgeon enjoys a diet of worms, mollusks, crustaceans, and small fish. Currently, this fish is listed on the IUCN Red List as critically endangered, as it is one of the primary species harvested for caviar.
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Chantaburi Bug-eyed Frog aka Warty Tree Frog (Theloderma stellatum), family Rhacophoridae, Thailand
This frog employs bird poop mimicry to avoid or deter predators.
photograph by Xavier Rufray
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Steve R Dodd ‘Exo-Planet’ (2024). Acrylics on canvas board
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You’ve seen those photos of dogs snapped through catching a treat, with just the silliest faces? I see those and raise you: a tiger catching meatballs.
This is Kali, a Sumatran tigress at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma.
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Opinions on flying squid?
he has mastered all four elements (air, water, tentacles, squishy)
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August Gaul
Großauheim near Hanau 1869 – 1921 Berlin
"Three Penguins". 1903/11
Grisebach
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A pair of Caribbean reef squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea) mating in Bonaire
by Gérard Cachon
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I just think they're neat
the Vaporeon was a christmas gift from the other year.
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venice-inspired drawings, less than postcard size. What I like most about watercolor is mixing moody colors and the old children's book feeling.
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