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Obscure White-toothed Shrew Crocidura obscurior

It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is a close relative of the Ivory Coast white-toothed shrew.

Adonis, from “The Crow’s Feather”, The Blood of Adonis (versions by Samuel Hazo with Akram Midani)

Happy Father’s Day from the gold-specs jawfish (Opistognathus randalli)! Dads-to-be of many jawfish species carry eggs in their mouths. This behavior helps protect offspring from predators. To attract females, male jawfish do a “dance” that involves a series of sweeping movements and fin-flashing. And the crescendo of this courtship ritual? Males open their mouths as wide as possible to boast their mouthbrooding potential! 

*reluctant sigh*

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