Giant Banjo Frog (Limnodynastes interioris), family Limnodynastidae, NSW, Australia
The call of the male is similar to that of a banjo string being plucked, a loud "PLONK" noise.
photograph by Mick Fullerton
Pied Falconets (Microhierax melanoleucos), family Falconidae, order Falconiformes, China
photograph by Lin hillside
I had the most random idea ever so ofc I had to doodle it
I present to you Life series/hermitcraft except it's Pokemon UNITE
Sometimes you need to sleep, sleep a lot. Not to escape, but to rest your soul from your feelings. Because everything, absolutely everything devours you. Completely.
—Brain
Get up girls we have another day of obsessing over fictional characters to cope with reality ahead of us
hey don't cry. 7,401 species of frog in the world, ok?
Humpback whales have been observed having sex for the first time, with this landmark moment having an interesting twist – the two whales were male. Despite decades of research on humpback whales, sightings of the male’s penis have been rare. Copulation by the species had not been documented by people – until now, when two photographers captured images of a sexual encounter between two whales off the coast of Hawaii. The sighting, confirmed by scientists in a newly published study, occurred in January 2022 in waters west of the island of Maui, where two whales approached and circled a boat before engaging in sexual activity about three to five meters below the vessel...
Read more: Humpback sex photographed for first time – and both whales were male | Whales | The Guardian
Mountain Weasel (Mustela altaica), family Mustelidae, northern India
photograph by Dr. Abhijit Bagui
A cougar cub (Puma concolor) in the North Carolina Zoo, USA
by ucumari photography
Peruvian Green Tree Snail (Drymaeus valentini), family Bulimulidae, Peru
photograph by Josh Allen