Black Rhino Calf

Her name is Kibibi and she lives at the Krefeld Zoo in Germany. Yay repopulation of endangered species! <3


LA Times Story here: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2010/08/baby-black-rhino.html

Spicebush Swallowtail

CATERPIE!! Nah, Spicebush Swallowtail caterpillar, but close enough, this thingy inspired the pokemon.

It's just a caterpillar so it's really not that interesting, other than to look at... so look at it.



Level 10! Butterfree!

If all the beasts were gone, men would die from a great loneliness of spirit... -~Chief Seattle of the Suquamish Tribe

Vervet Monkey

"Other human parallels soon appear.."

House Hippo

Remember this?

Baby Pygmy Hippo

Nudibranch

You're welcome in advance for introducing your new favourite shell-less mollusk
grab the cron, crank the Zappa and enjoy.










There are more than 3,000 known species of Nudibranch (Nudey-Bronk), and new ones are being identified almost daily.



They derive their coloring from the food they eat, which helps in camouflage, and some even retain the foul-tasting poisons of their prey and secrete them as a defense against predators.



And they're cannibal motherfuckers. They'll eat each other if there's a shortage of algae or coral noms.

source: NG

SHARK WEEK

Somehow I have neither Discovery Channel nor Animal Planet BUT I have friends with DVR. So the action lives on. Here's a taste.

Quetzal

What the fck is a quetzal you ask?!


Why, they're the lovely national bird of Guatemala of course! These beautiful beasts are known for their spectacular colouring and long tails that grow to be up to a metre long.

Like most of the wicked creatures worth talking about, the Quetzals are threatened with extinction. They can't be bred or held in captivity for very long and are noted for usually commiting suicide soon after being captured or caged.



For this reason it is a traditional symbol of liberty. VIVA LA QUETZAL

Additional Fun Fact: Guatemalan currency is named after the quetzal.

sources: vinylspin.deviantart, National Geographic