Vampire Miku & Rin !!

“Wave” VHS art for The X-Files

Rediscovery of the skink Sphenomorphus anomalopus (Boulenger, 1890) (Squamata: Scincidae): first documentation of its natural history and live coloration

Abstract

The rediscovery and photographic documentation of Sphenomorphus anomalopus from Gunung Leuser National Park in North Sumatra, Indonesia, after a 109-year hiatus allowed us, for the first time, to observe its behavior and assess its microhabitat. Historical descriptions of this species’ coloration were never based on live material and, as such, did not convey the vibrant and contrasting nature of its lemon-yellow, orange, reddish, and greyish pattern configuration. Its color pattern and possible sexual dichromatism are described based on seven males and one presumed female photographed in situ. A short observation period clearly indicated that S. anomalopus is not an arboreal species, as had been previously hypothesized, but a terrestrial species that forages in rock-strewn leaf litter in sun-exposed localities, such as beneath canopy gaps and other open areas like many other terrestrial skinks.

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Saint Judas Iscariot.

unknown // The Kiss of Judas by Jakob Smits, 1906 // The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, Steven Adly Guirgis

Cnetizens: What's with the two busy clams? Other Cnetizens: to add some flavor （Shantou汕头 have leveled up from lion dance to lobster dance）

I don’t think any movie will make me feel the same ethereal sense of otherworldly sorrow and disembodied awe as that scene in Lord of the Rings where the loyal son is sent off into a doomed battle to please his vindictive father while Pippin sings a mourning song of his people

I was like 12 and high off this shit

Here the result from the Pleistocene Flores #paleostream! This land, stuck between Sundaland and Australia revealed a fascinating fossil assemblage over the last few decades.

Dwarfed Stegodon, giant rats. huge marabou storks and komodo dragons are the most prominent members of the late Pleistocene fauna. Of these only the giant rats are still to be found on Flores.

Flores wasn't much of a household name in paleontology until 2004 - I remember it well - when a astonishing discovery was announced from the cave Liang Bua. Among the many animal remains were stone tools and surprisingly small hominin remains. After a lot of debate this would eventually be known as Homo floresiensis, a human species standing not much taller than 1 m. Little is known about this species. Especially it's cultural expressions and technological advances are the topic of many discussions and speculation.

One aspect that is rarely brought up in discussions around Flores are the birds, yes storks and vultures are popular but there is a huge number of living and fossil species found in these sites. As you can see in this size chart by Discord member JW there are still many interesting compositions to put together here. One thing that was important to me with this image was: 1. not to make it a dense jungle piece, and 2. not that make it a Stegodon hunting scene; that has been done too many times. The cave deposits at Liang Bua suggest that...

H. floresiensis inhabited this site especially during dryer intervals that would probably correlate with more open environments like the Lesser Sundas deciduous forests and savannas.

Another CatNap animation I have done ! This is one is... my greatest work, by far, and the one I'm most known for. This was so thrilling to manage to make such a complex scene by myself, and to animate it the way I had it in mind, especially Catnap I'll aim to provide more animations like that in the future

Below is the version with audio and some final adjustments

Sea eagles were reintroduced into Scotland in the 1970s and 80s after being driven to extinction by persecution from farmers and gamekeepers. Today in Scotland there are around 152 pairs of sea eagles. That number is not, "artificially high"

A recent study (2023) found that lambs are not a major part of a sea eagles diet

The main causes of death for lambs in Scotland is dystocia (obstructed birth) which leads to complications such as hyperthermia, starvation and hypoxia. Infection, bad weather and poor husbandry are also major factors. Predation from wild predators causes very few lamb deaths and most of the time lambs eaten by wild predators, including sea eagles, were already dead or dying.

Sea eagles continue to suffer illegal persecution across the UK due to intolerance from farmers and gamekeepers, usually being poisoned. People like this who demonise these animals make the problem worse. We should be focusing on coexistence between farmers and wildlife.

Awful Typography Destroys Suspension of Disbelief