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I’ve seen catloaf and birdloaf but this is my first time seeing wolfloaf and it’s just as adorable
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Druid (aka DM’s 8-year-old daughter): my druid’s name is Silver Wolf! She was raised by wolves. Her animal companion’s her sister, also named Silver Wolf. So are their parents. Actually, the whole pack is named Silver Wolf. Wolves aren’t very creative.
this character is perfect and i will not stand to have her besmirched online
new movie ranking system: how cute was the CGI wolf?
if it doesn’t have CGI wolves, that doesn’t mean it’s subject to other rating systems, that just means it fails
THOR: RAGNAROK - 5/5, perfect score
NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE - 4.5/5, voiced by a dude who sounds really hot which gets a separate bonus, boosting the ranking by .5
TWILIGHT: THE LAST ONE - 5/5, their hands were giant
THE JUNGLE BOOK - 5/5. lots of personality. look pretty cartoony and not believable, but i like it.
INCEPTION. no wolves. 0/5. a disgrace of a movie.
Maned wolf in Brazil
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I will always see maned wolves as some kind of Avatar The Last Airbender hybrid animal. Fox-deer.
Oh.
Its bigger than I thought it was
Raccoon dogs look very similar to raccoons but have no genetic similarities between them. They belong to the Canidae family, which are known to have distinct dog and wolf like characteristics and appearance. These animals are both carnivorous and omnivorous mammals.
They are monogamous and will mate for life. It is only if the mate dies or is killed, will the other search for a new mate. Two mates will hibernate in one den. During this period they will maintain close body contact to keep each other warm and will groom each other as well. This is a trait not practiced by canines, as dogs neither hibernate and nor are they monogamous in nature.
Raccoon dogs are also known as tanuki, and they feature very heavily in a lot of Japanese folklore. They also get super fluffy and adorable when their winter coat comes in.
If you want to see one in real life, only place in the entire United States that houses tanuki is Zoo Atlanta - they’ve got two bonded brothers named Thor and Loki. Tanuki are really uncommon in zoos around the world, although I’m not sure why - IUCN lists them as ‘least concern’ so maybe they’re just so prevalent as to not be thought “worth” exhibiting. They’re super cool little canids, though, so definitely worth a stop if you’re in the area.
Some wiggly snow play time. We bring the snow into their exhibit bucket by bucket. It’s a labor of love.
wow its almost as if……….. they miss their natural habitat…. hmmmm
Fun fact. They can’t miss it, because they were born in captivity as a part of the Species Survival Plan. You can learn about it here https://www.aza.org/species-survival-plan-programs . And if you knew Shasta you’d know that he doesn’t miss the wild and he loves/basks in the easy life here. Also Shasta was gonna be a fur coat. But we saved him. So I don’t think he is missing that either.
#marinebiologistclapback
Dani’s right. They’re reacting to a fun novel stimuli, not some romanticized notion of a wild they’ve never experienced.
Cool new app!
Seek, by iNatualist is a Pokémon Go type app, except with local animals you’ll see in your location! The app encourages you to go out and interact with nature, and when you see an animal, you take a picture and upload it to Seek, which will then reward you with various badges! It’s actually super cool and informational and I’m already in love with it
just did this uquiz and im crying, it told me i wasnt submissive and breedable wtf-
Calvin and Hobbes: The Force Awakens #2 Brian Kesinger
Story artist at Walt Disney animation studios / Artist for Marvel Comics. Check out his etsy store for books and prints www.etsy.com/shop/BrianKesinger
Updated 2/25/16
