#pinneped

[ghostowlattic]

otherworldy singers of the ice 

#pinnepeds #seal #weddell seal #sounds #music #ufo #song

[kt--extinction]

Happy Salmon Slammin’ Seal Saturday

#salmon slammin saturday #seal saturday #seals #pinnepeds

[happyharcoreeddie]

enamoured with these fuckers..

alternating between leapord seal and walrus pictures until the last two pictures which are both new zealand sea lions and whakahao in Māori (the language of spoken by the Māori people who are indigenous to mainland new zealand) the first pic of the whakahao is a pup and the second picture is of an adult female who are usually a more creamy grey compared to males who are quite distinctly different looking with much darker pelts and a larger size. seriously these fuckers look like pinneped capybaras or sometehng. all pictures sourced from

https://otlibrary.com/leopard-seal/

https://otlibrary.com/new-zealand-sea-lion/

https://otlibrary.com/walrus/

#walrus #pinniped #whakahao #new zealand sea lion #leopard seal #marine biology

[stinkybrowndogs]

Art block so here are some aurora nebbins sketches

Royal Blue Mastiff: Breed Profile

After a few hundred years of breeding (and a small helping of gene splicing technology), the humans of the Royal Blue Mastiff's planet of origin created the perfect hunting compainion for those who sailed the perilous oceans.

Originally the dogs were to bred to track, catch, and harvest the many edible crustacean-like species found along the shores of the ocean. As the breed developed, hunters began to use them to catch larger game, including giant sea turtles.

In build it is comparable to earth Pinnepeds, with a muscular, torpedo shaped body and flat, paddle-like forelimbs that aid in swimming. Its long, flexible tail offers balance and acts as a rudder in the water.

Originally this breed lacked its characteristic quills, but due to the leviathan sized predators on their home planet, gene splicing was used to add them as a defense mechanism. Made from modified hairs, the quills are flexible and can be flattened against the body while swimming and hunting, and stiffened if threatened.

The RBM can hold its breath for an impressive 60 minutes, and has the strongest bite force of any of the AKC (Americadian Kennel Club) recognized dog breeds. Due to being bred to work almost exclusively in water, these dogs can reach lenths of over 20 feet and weigh over a tonne. Care must be taken to watch for deteriation of the joints in terrestrial or high gravity situations.

Royal Blue Mastiffs possess specialized teeth and claws for gripping, crushing, and prying open the shells of its prey. Their large eyes and long whiskers aid hunting in dark and deep waters, and their thick, water resistant fur helps keep them warm.

As the breed became more popular amoung hobbyists, a hairless variety was developed. While hairless RBM's are accepted in the AKC, it is not recommended to allow your Hairless RBM spend extended periods of time in extreme enviorments. The hairless variety also tends to be jowlier, and more prone to excessive drooling. They often need specialized skin care, such as sun screen or moisturizer, to keep them healthy. Poor dentition is also commonly linked to this gene. Speak to your veterinarian about your pet's individual needs.

Those interested in adding a RBM into their family should consider this breeds large size and drive. Early training is a must, as RBM are incredibly tenacious and can be difficult to control due to their size and energy level. Royal Blue Mastiffs were bred to swim for miles at a time in pursuit of quarry; you must have an outlit for your RBM's instincts. An understimulated RBM may become aggressive or destructive. Lots of excersize, training, and enrichment are reccomended.

Currently the breed only recognizes blue coat colors and their variations; "Red" Royal Blue Mastiffs were bred during early developement of the breed, but since have become a separate breed (due to push back from the breed club and fanciers), the "Royal Red Mastiff".

#dimension 20 #a starstruck odyssey #d20 starstruck #sundry sidney #aurora nebbins #ok so heres an insane tangent #look #im only talented enough to draw a few things #and those things include any animal adjacent characters i enjoy #today was long and im tired so i did something for ME #made a fake breed profile for a fantasy future dog breed #cuz who is gonna stop me? the cops? #my art #speculative biology #kinda #deranged on main

[styllwaters]

i fucking love pinnepeds, when i was a kid i thought that their "tail" was just like a whales but no, that's just their feet, like, i wish

#i thought the same thing #i think both modes are cool though :) #love when they waddle #styll speaks #ask #my art

[kickasstorrents]

i think i want to nake a pinneped sona i love those wet little freaks..

*my post in northern dialect sealese: Oo oo. Gleh. Achoo! AaaaaaaaAuurp. arp. gaaaaa glaglagla

[kylosbreedingkink]

Zookeeper AU for @outofsuchlonging There's more! I could talk about this AU for hours even though it doesn't really have that big a plot just characters and some interpersonal issues. Under the cut again, maybe it will let me post a longer post this time. I don't have loads for Poe sorry, just that he really likes his orang utans and quite likes the new start, but the new start seems to quite like Rey and has also got the curators nephew pining after him so who knows how that will play out

Phasma: Works on LVI specifically, runs the tropical house including all the planting and theming and cares for all the inhabitants other than the birds. She gets annoyed at the amount of unwanted plants that grow such as tomatoes, as the birds shit out the seed from the food their eating. She's constantly asking Kylo to ensure the seeds are removed from the tomatoes before the fresh chop is given to the birds. He never listens. There's a few token nocturnal mammals on the section too, though not loads. Giant jumping rats, slow loris. She's ok with that. Until the powers that be decided to add aye-aye to the mix and now she feels the need to remind everyone that she's 'not a fucking primate keeper'.

She's extremely rushed all the time running around doing everything on the section which isn't an invertebrate. This is simply as Snoke refuses to hire enough staff (He does, she just makes them quit all the time) and Hux refuses to do anything which isn't invertebrate related.

Hux: The insect man. Mainly into beetles but spiders are fun for him too. He's the reason the zoo has such a good reputation for invertebrates. Mostly beetles. They're pretty much all he talks about. They're pretty much all he cares about. He looks down on pretty much everyone else but Phasma, as he knows Phasma will knock him out if he talks to her like he talks to others especially when he's already on thin ice with her. He's worked there for years, from volunteering as a young kid to now. Always with the invertebrates. But he so rarely leaves his section that people barely even know he exists. He always presumed he would be the choice that Snoke would make for assistant - Snoke still not having hired one since he himself was moved from assistant to full curator after Palpatine retired. It's been years now but any day…

Until Kylo suddenly appears and Snoke spends a lot of time with him. Snoke was always preferential to birds, but Hux took that to mean he would like someone into the other stuff to be his assistant and do the LVI part for him. He was wrong.

Hux and Kylo almost had a fling until Hux came to realise this and now hates him. Kylo is either oblivious or doesn't care - whichever it is, it makes Hux angrier.

One day though the livefood order is late and Kylo had birds rearing chicks that would only accept livefood. So Kylo goes into the invertebrate rooms and takes many nymphs of all sorts of species, including the larvae of the rare Fregate island beetle that Hux was breeding up for conservation purposes, all for his pekin robins. Hux confronted him, they had a massive argument which evolved into the angriest sex, and now Hux refuses to even look at him.

A few lightside people:

Rey: Did an internship on mammals, but Leia had to force Luke to take her on, as he was still sulking about Kylo not doing what he wanted. She loved it. Got good experience on all the mammals. Including the token bird on the mammal section - the penguins, a large flock of magellenics. Only on the mammal section as Snoke refuses to have anything to do with them and the bird keepers can't stand them, plus they are right next to the seals and sealion pools. Rey fell in love and got a penguin and pinnepeds keeper job after her internship. This also kinda annoyed Luke who was hoping to finally have a big cat protege but he supposes at least she's still on the mammal section?

Poe: He is the senior primate keeper and mostly hangs with the orang utans. The zoo is unique as one of the few with both Bornean and Sumatran and he loves telling anyone who will listen about the minute differences between them. He and the new start on the primate section have a bit of a thing going. As far as he knows anyway. Finn himself just seems to be open and friendly with absolutely anyone. But mostly Rey.

Finn: He has just finished an internship on the LVI & Birds part of the zoo and whilst he thought he got on with Phasma and may get a job there after, it didn't actually happen. That's ok though as a job with the 'primitive primates' opened up working with callitrichids and lemurs. His favourite part of the tropical house was the slow loris, so he goes for it, and gets it! He's brand new and very friendly with everyone. Mammal section keepers are all delighted that he has 'seen the light'. LVI & Bird keeper wise, Hux had no idea he even existed and Phasma just complains about her now increased workload without the intern to boss around. Kylo acts indifferent sometimes and other times looks at Finn like he has been betrayed deeper than anyone could ever betray him.

….I'll stop there as this is super long lmao. Maybe I'll do another post tonight with some of the other characters, we will see

#zookeeper au #sequel trilogy #kylo ren #finn #rey #phasma #armitage hux

[mystical-blaise]

Ask game: #7 & #28 please!

7. Oof, that's hard for me, and not just because I studied marine biology for three years. I'd have to go either seals, my pinnepals. Doggos of the sea. OR otters. The weasels of the sea.

Honestly, if I could convince my husband to get a house otter, I would.

28. Last meal on Earth. Either my chicken and cheese enchiladas (which with as much cheese I use, it could very well be a last meal someday 😆) or a Bennigans southwest sampler. I'm a pretty basic bitch.

An ice cold Dr Pepper with that.

And for dessert, after waiting sometime, either edible cookie dough or a Rainbow Cone. Hey, it's the last meal, so live a little 😉.

(runner-up meal is a stuffed pizza)

#my asks are always open #my asks #my ask box is open #ask game

[chefloveshiking-blog]

Watching seals in the harbor never gets old. Sometimes it gets cold! #portlandmaine #maine #seals #pinneped #morningonthepeninsula #chefhiking (at Portland, Maine) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLCPIgGrZ9T/?igshid=qhlnpgh0tr3

#portlandmaine #maine #seals #pinneped #morningonthepeninsula #chefhiking

[bitch-dont-krill-my-vibe]

Under the Ice 

Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) are only found in Antarctica and are the most southerly breeding mammal in the world.

Photos belong to Laurent Ballesta.

#antarctica #antarctic #weddell seal #weddell seals #seal #seals #Pinnipedia #pinneped #marine life #underwater photography #wildlife #wildlife photography #wildlife pics #ice #under the ice

[joutacujo]

Leopard Seal practice

leopard seals have more of a distinction between their head and neck than most seals. Their head shapes are weird too; no brow really and their nostrils are on top of their muzzle. They do have some real goofy expressions tho 

I’m really proud of those snarls in the bottom left 

#leopard seal #seal #seals #seal art #pinneped #pineepeds #hal art

[gendernewtral]

*sobbing* im just... i love pinnipeds so much,,,. FLIPPERS!

#sterling speaks #pinnepeds are my big faves #babies!! #(i also like ratites but as a marine bio major thats blasphemy)

[kt--extinction]

The Northern Elephant Seal was declared extinct in 1884 due to over-hunting by humans. Fortunately a few hundred animals survived. Mexico was the first to make the species officially protected in 1922, and the US followed a few years later. Since then the species have rebounded to at least 110,000 mature individuals and has been accessed as Least Concern by the IUCN.

#Seal Saturday #elephant seals #pinnepeds

[antarktissiebtekontinent]

Pinniped means "fin-footed" and refers to seals, sea lions, and walruses. This extraordinary map contains illustrations of the many different species of pinnipeds and interesting facts about where they live, what they eat, and more. Published in April 1987 with the article "Seal and Their Kin," this map also accompanied the map of Antarctica published in the same issue.

#pinnepeds #national geographic #nationalgeographic #jackalope #wolpertinger #map #maps #animals #tiere #antarctic #antarctica #antarktis

[bunjywunjy]

Dearest Bunjy, please would you tell me - why are leopard seals so cursed looking? Like seriously, wtf, it's like a pinneped tried to be a basilosaurus, who told them they could do that, why.

its true, leopard seals are kind of bonkers looking with their giant bear head and long snake body!

but this weird shape gives them the ideal ratio of grab ability vs speed and agility, allowing them to tear through the water at north of 20 mph while still being nimble enough to do a 360-degree twisting backflip to bullseye an unlucky penguin that thought it was home free with its giant outsized mouth!

REST IN PIECES.

#cursed biology #animal death #sad picture #lilacsofthedead

[wizardsisananimal]

At first I thought these little guys were pinnepeds

Do you have a tag for reveals or explanations on wizard lore/biology?

yea the #wizard facts tag is for info on them ill tag this post with it

#notajerusalemcricket #wizard mail #wizard facts