Podalirio del fantasista/ FALCO!

The most iconic mustelids of China.

Mustelids are my favorite family of carnivores, and I couldn't pass up the opportunity to show how diverse they can be. The species depicted are, in order, Asian badger (Meles leucurus), northern hog badger (Arctonyx albogularis), yellow-throated marten (Martes flavigula), Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinereus), steppe polecat (Mustela eversmanii), and Chinese ferret-badger (Melogale moschata).

The marten and the otter are elderly individuals raised in captivity and have severe dental problems (the photo shows only the otter's better side). The others are all wild.

Cat, Catter, Cattest.

Hi everyone, happy Pride Month!

These are skulls of male chinese muntjacs, belonging to two different subspecies: Muntiacus reevesi reevesi (bigger one, native to mainland China) and M. reevesi micrurus (smaller one, endemic to the island of Taiwan).

They're full of distinctive features:

sharp tusks which help individuals in fighting, removing bark from trees, or digging;

right in front of the eye sockets, two large cavities called suborbital pits, where in life the scent glands would have been located. They are are fundamental for communication, as they release secretions used to mark territory and signal to other individuals;

two long bony pedicles that become more robust as they age and on which the antlers grow. As in other deer species, the antlers are shed and regrow periodically.

Honestly, I’m kind of scared this might come off as extremely cringe to post. But I can’t let that limit my fun. A huge thank you to @wingsofhcpe for helping me so much with these drawings.

All my fellas love bats 🗣️

New creature from my sketchbook <3

The skull of a two-toed sloth.

Sharp fangs are not exclusive to predators. These animals, like their armored relatives (Cingulata), have teeth that grow continuously and lack enamel; by grinding against each other, they become pointed. The tannins in the leaves they feed on make them turn almost black.

Oh, and they also have impressive claws…