theyre close relatives of seahorses ( and seadragons ) and look like a seahorse that someone just kinda stretched out
also like seahorses, the males are the ones who incubate the eggs to hatching after the female transfers em over ( occasionally theres more eggs than can actually fit inside dad, so guess what. sometimes they get eaten )
theyre pretty slow swimmers and rely mainly on camouflage to get by ( and some species prefer to stick with groups of others, like above ! )
theres a few freshwater species, but theyre mostly saltwater - my favorites probably the banded pipefish but its hard to find good photos of it so heres an orange banded pipefish, close enough
To clarify, Rhea has
Psittacine Beak & Feather Disease, and that is why she is featherless. But she’s being well loved despite her illness that prevents her from having any contact with other birds.
The clever cephalopod was spotted in the Adriatic Sea, off the Dalmatian coast, Croatia, before digging itself into the ideal hiding spot. How it sinks into the floor is quite a show. More details here.
The Thylacine was the largest known carnivorous marsupial of modern times. It is commonly known as the Tasmanian tiger (because of its striped lower back) or the Tasmanian wolf. Native to continental Australia, Tasmania and New Guinea, it is believed to have become extinct in the 20th century. It was the last extant member of its family, Thylacinidae; specimens of other members of the family have been found in the fossil record dating back to the late Oligocene.
The Thylacine had become extremely rare or extinct on the Australian mainland before British settlement of the continent, but it survived on the island of Tasmania along with several other endemic species, including the Tasmanian Devil. Intensive hunting encouraged by bounties is generally blamed for its extinction, but other contributing factors may have been disease, the introduction of dogs, and human encroachment into its habitat. Despite its official classification as extinct, sightings are still reported, though none has been conclusively proven.
About the video: Compilation of all five known Australian silent films featuring the recently extinct thylacines, shot in Hobart Zoo, Tasmania, Australia. Benjamin, the last specimen, is shown in the footage starting from 2:05. The clips are separated by fades.
