a self-proclaimed illustrator who is also a zoology enthusiast, draws mostly prehistoric animals and want to have a cool online presence. Ponders a lot.
You know, all this time being told that sharks have cartilaginous skeleton never clicked on me because I never touch em or see them peeled freshly, until I saw this and the skull and it literally show jiggle physics, my brain is rattled and tried to make sense of it
You might be fascinated by the bizarreness of this stranded Colugo, but from the background you could see tread tracks, broken tree trunks, and upturned roots, all those is a sign that this freaky guy just lost his home from a logging operation :(
Nostoceras has gotten more recognition thanks to
#PrehistoricPlanet2
, so here's an exquisite N. hornbyense whorl (credits in alt text) from the upper Campanian Northumberland Fm. of Hornby Island, B.C.; hazarding a guess that this was among the main refs for their recon...
Making pumpkin pie! Southern black rhino Mtoto is kicking the holiday off right, spearing a pumpkin with her horn as she plays. ๐ฆ๐ฅง
๐ธ: keeper Shauna
Gives me vibes of our beloved Aldabran giants gorging themselves on algae in the wet season. Notice the importance of the tongue in getting it all inside - & turn up the sound for delightful squelching sounds! ๐๐ข๐
Quick doodle for the new proportions of the famous Dunkman; above is the older proportions, very shark like and speculative. Below is the new proportion as suggested by Engelman in the new pub released today, very stout and short but not weird at all.
Ever since he donned the pupa form, my son wont eat and even wont talk to me. All he do now is to wiggle away angrily everytime I want to fix his sleeping position, why are you like this my son
Sofia, the Bearded Vulture, is patrolling her aviary in search of the perfect pieces of grass to add to her nest alongside the wool she got a couple weeks ago!
I had a dream about a T. rex, that have been successfully brought back to life by scientists, but the scientists forgot to bring back its food with it so the T. rex are forced to eat dino nuggies and some Parasaurolophus-shaped bushes for a long while, he looked very miserable
I think some of you might have to be reminded of the absolute size of the new cool kid on the block, Jakapil kaniukura is almost as tall as a 200g pringles can. It is a perfect sized dog fella
(Scale: 10 cm x 10 cm square)
You know, prehistoric giant frogs such as Beelzebufo might move primarily like this, more walking instead of hoping, and knowing they are somewhat closely related to Ceratophryid like this Budgett's frog, this video could be used as a reference
These are Skeleton Panda Sea Squirts, also known as Ascidians. They're marine invertebrate filter feeders that will probably end up in a Tim Burton film at some point.