#wildlife gif

[riverwindphotography]

Woodland Whitetail

(c) gif by riverwindphotography, April 2024

#riverwind gifs #wildlife #whitetail deer #composite gif #nature

[considernature]

Oh boy I'm getting within shooting range of 1000 followers! That makes me happier than a shoebill in a swamp!

I kinda wanna do something special for 1000 subs. What should I do?

#animals #nature #science #biology #wildlife #conservation #environment

[without-ado]

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#fox #animals #foxes #animal #wildlife #wild animals #cute animals #nature #windy

[givemegifs]

#cute #gif #gifs #giphyupload #funny #animals #nature #fish #wildlife #pretty girls #sturgeon

[51kas81]

#wildlife #documentary #animal babies #ostrich

[wolfsheart-blog]

Gif created by author of logo

#wolves #wolf #nature photography #gifs #animals gif #canis lupus #wildlife #wild animals #amazing #animals #grey wolf #beautiful #fall #current mood #birds of prey #raven #wolves gif

[bumblebee-cottage]

#gif #nature #wildlife #nature gif #otters #otter #snow #winter #sliding

[protectoursharks]

can you do one about vampire squids ? 🦑

Vampyroteuthis infernalis or Vampire Squid

It's (very dramatic) scientific name means "vampire squid from hell". However, the vampire squid is not actually a squid! It's actually the only animal in the Vampyroteuthidae family! It's separated into its own family because it can't change color or produce ink. Instead, it turns itself "inside out" (as shown above) to deter predators.

Proportionally, vampire squids also have the largest eyes compared to their body size! They eat mostly zooplankton, marine snow, and other organisms waste. They grow to be about the size of a football and live to be around 8 years old.

There's even evidence that vampire squids have been around since the Jurassic period- almost 200 million years ago!

#marine biology #marine ecology #animals #science #biology #animal facts #wildlife #marine life #ocean #fun facts #vampire squid #cephalopods #sea creature #squid #sea animals #sea creatures #sea animal #cool animals #zoology #ichthyology #sea #seas #oceans #the ocean #deep sea #jurassic period #fun animal facts #weird animal facts

[nocturnal-stims]

Sleepy snow leopard cub

❄️ The Big Cat Sanctuary on YT

#snow leopard #big cats #animals #cats #wildlife #stim #owl post #animal stim #cute #baby animals #snow leopards #he eepy #fav

[critter-catcher]

For today's pride month post, let's talk about white tailed deer!

Now these guys actually surprised me, did you know up to 15% of white tailed deer are intersex? There are deer that are born with both sex organs, females that grow antlers, and even what's known as Velvethorns.

A normal buck will shed it's velvet from late August to early September, but velvet horns never she'd their velvet. As a buck's testosterone level rises as they get ready for mating season their antler's harden and their velvet is shed.

So why doesn't this happen to velvet horns?

Depending on the reason, be it birth defect, or some sort of truama to the testicles, these guys just never get that testosterone boost. It also leads to them having an appearance more similar to a doe than a buck.

They tend to shy away from male or female groups, instead forming herds with other velvet horns, they've even been known to adopt orphaned fawns!

Even the hunting community knows about these deer, some states actually having them tag the deer as "antlered" or "antlerless" to avoid any confusion!

#i was using this as an excuse to post more of my own cam footage😅 #animals #trail cam #mammals #nature #critters #wild life #wildlife #animal facts #facts #pride #deer #white tailed deer #lgbtq #lgbt #intersex #pride month

[distantsonata]

#deer #doe #gif #gifs #anime #wildlife #cartoon #anime deer #cartoon deer #80s #1982 #80s media #80s film #nature #blue #brown #my gifs #the last unicorn #the last unicorn gifs

[riverwindphotography]

A Snackster

(c) gif by riverwindphotography

#riverwind gifs #red squirrel #wildlife #autumn #nature

[considernature]

EEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEE EEEEEEE

That's right! It's International Bat Appreciation Day! We share our planet with over 1400 species of bat, making the second most abundant mammal order, and they perform a wide variety of ecological roles, from dispersing seeds to pollinating flowers to eating thousands of insects in a single night! Over 200 bat species are listed as Threatened by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature--that is over 14 percent of all bats!

YOU can help endangered bats today by donating to Pennsylvania Bat Rescue at this link. This PA-based organization rehabilitates sick or injured bats and helps educate people like you and me in how we can create more bat-friendly environments.

If you want to learn about particularly-cool bat species native to New Zealand, check out this Consider Nature article on the Pekapeka, the bat that walks:

For the rest of the day, Consider Nature will be bat-bombing Tumblr with some of our favorite bat species to share them with the world!

Alt text: a small brown bat stretching its wings with the kind of fabulous flourish that would impress Ryan Evans.

#animals #nature #science #biology #wildlife #conservation #environment #bats #international bat appreciation day #batbombing

[without-ado]

Mama polar bear is happy with her baby (x)

#polar bears #bears #animals #polar bear #nature #winter #snow #polar bear cub #cute animals #animal #baby animals #wildlife #wild animals

[mizar113]

#owl #wildlife #owl gif #camping #camp #campsite #camplife #outdoors #nature #wilderness #discover #adventure #explore

[scooby-doo-exploration]

mila1016

#owls #birds #wild animals #wildlife #gifs #mila1016 #animals & wild animals