Thagomizers

Folks, I have some great news for you. I took photos of a bunch of other animals on the baby capybara trip, obviously, and one thing to come of it is... lemur action shots!

These are all now live on the website.

I also added a bunch of older lemur photos that hadn't made it online yet, because why not?

Find many, many more at these links:

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Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853-1890)

Marine Protected Areas (1)

Mangroves, kelp forests, remote seamounts - Marine Protected Areas (MPA's) protect vital ocean ecosystems. These ‘safe zones’ for the ocean help fish populations bounce back, support the people who rely on the sea, and even help fight climate change. And the benefits don't stop at their borders; they ripple out into the wider ocean too.

Illustrations by Kelsey Manners Dickson

Marine Protected Areas (2)

Mangroves, kelp forests, remote seamounts - Marine Protected Areas (MPA's) protect vital ocean ecosystems. These ‘safe zones’ for the ocean help fish populations bounce back, support the people who rely on the sea, and even help fight climate change. And the benefits don't stop at their borders; they ripple out into the wider ocean too.

Illustrations by Kelsey Manners Dickson

A small Cuvieronius herd travels

It was an elephant-like proboscidean that was widespread in North America during the Miocene and Pliocene. They were the only proboscid mammals to colonize South America during the Great American Interchange (along with their cousin Notiomastodon). It was about 5 m. long and stood 2.7 m. tall.

Cephalopod Comparison

Here is my take on some of the world's largest described and named fully aquatic molluscs (many prehistoric). Nanaim may look a bit smaller than the Colossal squid because I've made the latter have its "hood" inflated; whether that's their natural form or due to extreme pressure changes when they're brought to the surface.

Southern White-lipped Python (Leiopython meridionalis), family Pythonidae, endemic to Western province of Papua New Guinea

Ornate Sleeper Ray (Electrolux addisoni), family Narkidae, order Torpediniformes, Wild Coast, South Africa

Star-eyed Tree Frog (Ghatixalus asterops), family Rhacophoridae, endemic to the Western Ghats of India

Red-and-white Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista alborufus), family Sciuridae, China

Japanese Coral Snake (Sinomicrurus japonicus), family Elapidae, Amami Island, Japan

Venomous.