#rateaspecies

Sauntering into the weekend after a wonderfully productive week. Fun #AnimalFact for you: Giraffe legs are usually the same length as their neck. And on average, a giraffe’s neck is about 6 feet (1.83 meters) long. . . . . . #wildlife_seekers #wildlifeeducation #wildlife_vision #rateaspecies #giraffes #sandiegozoo #safaripark #giraffe #fridayfeels #weekendiscoming (at San Diego, California)

A bunch of zoos and aquariums were doing #rateaspecies on Twitter today, so naturally as a Zoology major, I had to make some editions

Crabby today? 🦀 Meet Jimbob (I forgot to check its gender so apologies if you’re actually a Jimbobette). He’s a Purple Shore Crab. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #RateASpecies : Not to be confused with the Pokémon, Crabrawler. Color was off when arrived. Was expecting bright purple. Got dark brown. Dissatisfied with the number of pinched fingers received. Was consistently in a bad mood. However, it seems low maintenance is required. Would purchase again. • • • • • #purpleshorecrab #crab #crabby #amazonreview #science #oceanlove #pacificcoast #californiawildlife #marinebiology #wildlifebiologist #outdoorbloggers #savingspecies #ourocean #marinelife #oceanconservancy #saveourseas #keepitwild (at Crescent City, California)

Handsome dude tried to bite me. 11/10 perfect being. #groundhornbill #birds #sdzoo #rateaspecies (at San Diego Zoo)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Black Rhino – colour not as described, more of a greyish brown. Smaller than imagined but they were buy-one-get-one free at the beginning of this year 😊 doesn’t look much like the chubby unicorn I was promised. Rare and ultra-cute though hence the 4 star rating. #rateaspecies #justforfun #reviews #conservation #rhino #babyrhino @portlympnepark

If you were paying attention to “zoo Twitter” last week — which is a thing, we promise — you might have noticed something strange. Zoos around the country started rating their animals, a la the Amazon review section, to the delight of just about everyone.

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 This #Dunkleosteus model slices, dices, and chops like a charm! Self sharpening blades can't be beat! Would recommend only to anyone with a spacious Devonian sea and a DeLorean in order to be functional. Not for beginners! #rateaspecies #scicomm