Tim Carpenter, a staff biologist at the Seattle Aquarium, says that
“in three to four years, giant Pacific octopuses can reach 100 pounds.”
“They have incredible capacity to grow very, very quickly: they can put on the pounds much more quickly than most other animals in the natural world. So they need a lot of food. Whatever they can get their tentacles on.”
Photograph by Wayne Panepinto
lemur-conservation-foundation:
LCF is proud to announce their first birth of the 2016 season- ring-tailed lemur twins! Ring-tailed lemur matriarch Ansell gave birth to two healthy babies on March 20th. These infants mark Ansell’s fourth set of twins in a row! Generally ring-tailed lemurs give birth to one offspring, but twins are possible when ample food is present, as it is in managed populations.
Ansell and the infants, along with father Yuengling and five older siblings- Rogue, Allagash, Duffy, Goose, and Darwin- are living in one of LCF’s semi-free ranging forests, allowing them to live as naturally as possible.
The ring-tailed lemur is listed as ‘Endangered’ on the IUCN Red List with a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future. LCF works with multiple Species Survival Plans (SSPs) to manage its breeding program and is the home of 51 lemurs, including 17 ring-tailed lemurs.
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A man looks tiny under the Ape-Ape leaves of Puohokamoa Gulch in 1924 Hawaii. Gilbert H. Grosvendor/National Geographic Creative
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Young #tamandua #anteater @OfficialZSL @zsllondonzoo #animal @visitlondon More photos at bit.ly/1SkxJw4 (at ZSL London Zoo)
King Vultures, Sarcoramphus papa, By Miguel (Siu Generis)
nambroth and biologizeable – I missed Vulture Appreciation Day (though I did get to host a little event for it at work) but just today I found this beautifully high-quality photoseries. I figured it was something both of you would be interested in!
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