Peek-a-Boo, Little Porcupette!
Switzerland’s Zoo Basel welcomed a male porcupette (baby Porcupine) on April 6. Porcupettes are born with soft, flexible spines, which harden after a few days. The new baby lives with seven other Porcupines in the zoo’s exhibit.
Learn more about the zoo’s Porcupines and see more photos of the spiny baby at ZooBorns!
(Source: zooborns.com)
I’m not a model the camera just went off
ranunculus blossom bear
Ancient Roman Dogtag,
Inscription Reads: “Hold me if I am lost and return me to my master Viventius on the estate of Callistus”
(Source: boy-fox)
baby malayan tapir, by: jan woitas. full size: http://onebigphoto.com/baby-malayan-tapir/
Brush Tailed Porcupine (Atherurus Africanus/Macrourus) -
There are two species of porcupine within the genus, Atherurus. The African brush tailed and the Asiatic brush tailed. Brush tailed porcupines are nocturnal and typically live in the higher, forested areas of their respective regions. They live and sleep underground or in rocky caves.
Unlike other types of porcupine, these are smaller and more rat-like. Their size and quills which are shorter and lighter, allow for quicker movement. At the end of their ~8 inch tails, there is a brush like group of small, thin quills. They use this as a rattle and stomp their feet to intimidate predators. If the attacker remains, the porcupine will raise their quills to enhance size, and back up quills first into the predator.
Asiatic porcupines will live with about 3 members per burrow, and African porcupine families can be about 8. All members of the group help raise the porcupettes.
They are often poached and sold for meat.
Tea Spirit of the Month / April / Ambrosia Plum
it’s an olpakapi (alpaca/okapi)
Man I am so tired and this is probably full of errors but I have an AM deadline, so here’s Mr. Pangolin in all his glory. Acrylic, colored pencil, and Photoshop/Illustrator.
precious pangolin baby
Indian Marwari horse in traditional costume
(Source: continuants)
BUTTONNNS. I’ll be selling these at FC2013! (but I may keep the mantis, and the red dragon is goin’ to Nixx).
I love reptiles.
(Source: ForGIFs.com)
