Ask the Beasts, and They Will Tell You

i was homeschooled for a long time; it’s good

i was homeschooled for a long time; it’s just ok

i was homeschooled for a long time; it’s horrible

i was homeschooled for a short time; it’s good

i was homeschooled for a short time; it’s just ok

i was homeschooled for a short time; it’s horrible

wasn’t homeschooled; it’s good

wasn’t homeschooled; it’s just ok

wasn’t homeschooled; it’s horrible

Purple Sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus), male in breeding plumage, family Nectariniidae, order Passeriformes, Uttarakhand, India

Sunbirds (Nectariniidae) as a family of songbirds native to Africa and Asia that are similar to the hummingbirds of the Americas. They are small, often brightly colored, feed on nectar and insects, and can hover.

Purple Sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus), male in breeding plumage, family Nectariniidae, order Passeriformes, Uttar Pradesh, India

Sunbirds (Nectariniidae) as a family of songbirds native to Africa and Asia that are similar to the hummingbirds of the Americas. They are small, often brightly colored, feed on nectar and insects, and can hover.

Golden-winged Sunbird (Drepanorhynchus reichenowi), male, family Necteriniidae, order Passeriformes, Ngorongoro, Tanzania

The Geese Are Sprouting Nicely

Malachite Sunbird (Nectarinia famosa), male, family Nectariniidae, order Passeriformes, Ngorongoro, Tanzania

Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus), EAT A TASTY FRUIT!!!, family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes, Brazil

Vulnerable.

Patagonian Hog-nosed Skunk (Conepatus humboldtii), family Mephitidae, found in southern Argentina and Chile

Common Loon or Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer), LEUCISTIC, family Gaviidae, order Gaviiformes, BC, Canada

Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula), male, family Icteridae, order Passeriformes, WI, USA

Ictitherium ebu* was a hyena that lived in what is now Kenya during the late Miocene and early Pliocene, around 7-5 million years ago. It was part of an early branch of the hyaenids known as ictitheres, dog-like hyenas found across Miocene Africa and Eurasia that occupied similar ecological niches to modern canids.

(*alternatively classified as Hyaenictitherium ebu by some studies)

It was similar in size to the modern aardwolf, standing about 50cm tall at the shoulder (~1'8") – but it had proportionally longer legs, giving it a build convergently similar to the present-day maned wolf. Despite these long limbs it wasn't a fast runner, with its joint anatomy instead suggesting it was adapted for efficient walking, pouncing on prey, and looking over the tall grasses of its savanna woodland habitat.

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