Arctic art

Wolf reintroduction in Yellowstone has changed the ecosystem *significantly*.

One remarkable thing that was not predicted that demonstrates how interlinked these things are:

Wolf eat elk.

Elk eat fewer willows.

Willows become healthier.

Number of beavers increase.

Number of songbirds increase.

Overall health of streams increases.

Number of fish increases.

Water table stabilizes.

This is called a “trophic cascade” and we normally see them as bad things. But a positive trophic cascade is an amazing thing, and apparently nobody predicted this one.

What they didn’t predict was that wolf predation would keep elk on the move so they wouldn’t overgraze a specific area.

When the elk overgrazed the willows, they removed the best source of food for beavers during the winter.

Happy Bunday, Christmas Eve/Christmas, Year of the Rabbit, and whatever other holidays or traditions are going on or whatever.

Once again, it has been like over 2 years since I made anything substantial, and there was kind of a lot that's happened since then that has kept me busy. From a new job, living arrangements, a new pet, various games and shows and other excu- I mean things going on, I've had quite a lot to distract me from art. That being said, since that time, I've also been working on this thing off and on in a similar way to my Braxien animation. And just like Braxien, this is another one of my favorite Pokemon, Lopunny. Actually, its my literal favorite, if that wasn't obvious before. I just like the bun a lot. So much, that I felt that I wanted to make an animation that I ended up making exactly 428 frames (Lopunny's dex number) because I'm a moron. It honestly could have and probably should be a smidge longer, but I also just wanted to be done by that point. Making an animation of this length and trying to keep the quality consistent is still something I'm a novice at. It takes way longer than it should, much like this post.

i’ll get back to focusing on commission work for a bit and try and boost this around more later, but if you guys could donate or reblog this in the meantime… i’d be beyond grateful

Arctic fox at a glacial river