FunnyAnimals - Blog Posts
Puffy coat so bright, A goat grins in the moonlight, Strange, but feels just right. (｡♥‿♥｡)
The unken reflex is a posture that toxic amphibians will take to show off their bright colors. It’s their way of saying “stay back! I’m dangerous!”
In California, the California Newt (Taricha torosa) will do the unken reflex to show off their bright orange bellies. These newts produce tetrodotoxin.
Spotted skunks do handstands when trapped or startled! Here’s a skunk I drew 🦨
Porcelain crabs aren’t actually crabs! They’re another one of those freaks who has achieved the ideal body shape and gone through carcinization (becoming crab-like)!! All hail the crab!
Caught some strange guys over the weekend! This is a deer mouse. PSA!!! Be very careful handling some little guys because there may be possibilities of them carrying hantavirus!
Moss’s guide to catching a little guy (safely and without traps):
1. Spot a guy, probably running around in a little field or perhaps in an underbrush.
2. Slowly and quietly get as close to the guy as possible.
3. Lunge for the guy like a volleyball player going for an out of bounds ball.
4. Lightly and gently (very important!) flatten the guy with the palm of your hand against the ground.
5. Grab the scruff, or the loose skin on their back of their neck, gently and firmly with two or three fingers.
6. Take a picture with the guy, then place him back on the ground.
To all wondering, scruffing is the safest way to hold a rodent for both you and them! It’s the technique often used by researchers!
Garlic snails are snails that smell like garlic, if you even care.
Love that one of the America's most important keystone species is a fucked up rat with anxiety
(Beavers are the world's second largest rodent and I could probably talk abt then all day)
When I'm depressed, I draw a funny little animal. Please enjoy this opossum.
