#closeencounter

Though they can be frightening, sharks like the tiger shark are incredibly important animals in ocean environments. Sharks help remove dead or decaying debris from the ocean and thereby help keep our ocean clean, while also helping to keep ecosystems in balance. (Photo: Ilana Nimz/NOAA. Image description: A tiger shark at the surface about to bite on an unsuspecting Laysan albatross.)

Got to hang out with some meerkats the other day. Not a bad way to start the new year. #meerkats #billabongzoo #closeencounter (at Billabong Zoo) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYTJYCDpcej/?utm_medium=tumblr

A couple Wapiti Wolf Pack pups captured up close while they discuss lunch plans in @yellowstonenps by conservation #wildographer, photographic guide & speaker @theelementofnature https://theelementsofnature.net/ ・・・ #Wildography #wildlifephotography #scottjoshuadere #wapitiwolves #wildwolf #yellowstonewinter #yellowstonewolf #yellowstonenationalpark #winterwolf #carcass #wolfkill #wildandfree #preserveandprotect #exploretocreate #naturesfinestmoments #wintersurvival #thehunt #whitewolf #closeencounter #facetoface #eyetoeye #adventuretravel #naturesbest #wildernessculture #yellowstonewilderness #wolflife #wildwinter #wolfconversation https://www.instagram.com/p/CE4b-OcA7Ed/?igshid=fvuwnb0bdo1q

#NEWPAINTING: "Man Meets Mantis" 👽 dedicated to @twistedmystic, my high school friends @misterbs & Matt Griggs, @desertmoonmedicine, and the thousands of other people who have had a #closeencounter of the #mantid kind...myself included. 👽 I tell my #mantis #alien stories on an upcoming episode of Stuart Davis' #AliensAndArtists #podcast; he tells his in the first episode and his is a real doozy. Go give it a listen and then tune in for his follow-up appearance on my show, @futurefossilspodcast, due out this week! 👽 This #painting was the first to feature contributions from my 18-month-old daughter Ada, making it our first daddy-daughter #collaboration...another of many reasons why this one's so significant. That said, it IS for sale, so DM with offers if you're interested in an ever-presenr reminder that the world is (in the words of #JBSHaldane) far stranger than we can imagine! 👽 18"x24" acrylic and oil #paints on ⅛” premium artist's panel 👽 #availablepainting #availableart #xeno #mantisalien #glyphs #asemy #glossolalia #newart #translucent #iwanttobelieve #alienencounter #dmt #ayahuasca (at Downtown Santa Fe) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGLunJCAe2k/?igshid=kwz3pdpuoqba

The anoa is a mini water buffalo. Their bodies look like they're all muscles. It’s a compact animal with a notorious set of horns. The anoa are new at Timbavati Wildlife Park this year. Stop in today and check ‘em out!

This is important..it means something. #furry #fursuit #fursuitmaker #arctonyx #closeencounter #closeencounters #closeencountersofthethirdkind https://www.instagram.com/p/B3DTkC3Hlas/?igshid=bxohn50hzjzg

About as close as you're going to get without getting wet. . #VisitorPicture by 📷: @carlacosenzi #regram #seaturtle #closeencounter #newenglandaquarium (at New England Aquarium)