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Lark Bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys), male, family Passerellidae, order Passeriformes, CO, USA

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Grey-lored Broadbill (Serilophus rubropygius), family Eurylaimidae, order Passeriformes, Assam, India

Black-backed Jackal Canis mesomelas

A medium-sized canine native to eastern and southern Africa. Compared to members of the genus Canis, the black-backed jackal is a very ancient species, and has changed little since the Pleistocene. It also plays a prominent role in African folklore, often depicted as a cunning and adaptable trickster figure.

American elk Cervus canadensis canadensis

Japanese Evergreen Stream Salamander (Hynobius fossigenus), male with eggs, family Hynobiidae, found only in Kantō and Chūbu districts in Japan

Specifically found in streams surrounded by evergreen trees.

Males will often stay and care for egg masses.

Beira (Dorcatragus megalotis)

A small antelope that lives in the Horn of Africa, in Somalia, Djibouti, and Ethiopia. They are extremely wary, and are alerted to the slightest disturbance by their excellent hearing, moving off with great speed across the scree on the rocky slopes, bounding with agility from rock to rock on steeper, less broken terrain. Beira are adapted to arid climate and do not need to find water, as they obtain all they need from the plants they browse.

Bactrian deer Cervus hanglu yarkandensis

Indian Crested Porcupine Hystrix indica

Indian crested porcupines are found throughout southwest and central Asia, from Turkey to India and Sri Lanka, and north to Kazakhstan. They consume a variety of natural and agricultural plant material, including roots, bulbs, fruits, along with insects and small vertebrates. They are also considered serious agricultural pests in many parts of their range due to their taste for crops. Because they do not climb or jump well, they spend most of their lives on or under the ground. However, they are good swimmers.

a rare case of two Charaxes jasius on a single leaf, owing more to their lack of awareness than any sort of social tolerance, although a fight would surely break out if they realized one of the siblings is a whole instar ahead of the other. you'll have to excuse the poor lighting as this photo was taken on a beautiful autumn night at the pitch black hour of - let me check - ah yes, five pm

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