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Heard Island Government @heardislandgov.bsky.social · Apr 25

Today we honor the flippered citizens of our icy nation.

Whether you celebrate whilst eating a democracy sausage in Oz, doomscrolling in America, pulling maple taps in Canada, or elsewhere, we appreciate the support! #worldpenguinday

EMPEROR
KEISARI-
KING
KUNINGAS-
GENTOO
VALKOKULMA-
CHINSTRAP
MYSSY-
ADELIE
JAA-
YELLOW-EYED
KELTASILMA-
ROYAL
SOUTHERN
ROCKHOPPER
MACQUARIEN- KALLIOTOYHTO-
NORTHERN
ROCKHOPPER PITKATOYHTO-
FIORDLAND
CRESTED
VUONO-
ERECT
CRESTED
MACARONI
SNARES
AFRICAN
MAGELLANIC GALAPAGOS HUMBOLDT LITTLE BLUE
CRESTED
SNARESSAARTEN- AFRIKAN-
PATAGONIAN- GALAPAGOSIN- PERUN-
SINI-
KNOW YOUR PENGUINS

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plesnercph🇩🇰 @plesnercph.bsky.social · Apr 19

🐸Common toad (Bufo bufo).

Max size 15 cm (5.9"). Males usually smaller.

Found over most of Europe, east to south central Siberia and in parts of North Africa.

Can secrete a milky poisonous substance if threatened.

Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.

📷by DziennikSquasha on Pixabay

A brownish toad with orange eyes is sitting on the ground looking to the left of the camera. It is covered in smaller bumps – which can look like warts but are actually glands – and bigger bumps behind their eyes called parotoid glands.

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Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social · Apr 18

This week, scientists released the first video of a colossal squid in its natural habitat, filmed nearly 2,000 feet deep in the South Atlantic Ocean.

Dr. Kat Bolstad, who helped identify the squid, joins us to talk about the sighting.

A Colossal Squid Video? That’s A Big Deal

Researchers captured the first confirmed video of a colossal squid swimming in its natural habitat—almost 2,000 feet deep.

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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · Apr 18

🐢 Gopher tortoises are poor swimmers, and many likely drowned when Hurricane Helene battered their Florida home. But dozens more were swept to sea and deposited on the shores of a county park, where they're finding new digs--and helping other species who use the tortoises' burrows 🐢

Tortoises Swept to Sea Find a New Home - bioGraphic

Hurricane Helene gave the animals a one-way ticket to a different paradise along the Florida coastline.

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · Apr 17

Our friend the Northern Spadefoot Toad lives in northern Australia! Males of the species are known to inflate their bodies and float in the water while making loud "whoop! whoop! whoop!" noises to attract females! www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3dv... (photo by Nick Volpe)

A very plump, grumpy looking toad! Their back is brown colored and has a pattern of light brown bars! They are covered in small warty bumps, some of which are reddish in color!

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Jaida Elcock @sofishtication.bsky.social · Apr 17

These gobies deserve more appreciation👏🏽

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · Apr 17

Researchers exploring the deep sea near Antarctica have made the first confirmed recordings of a colossal squid, the world’s heaviest invertebrate, in its natural environment. But the squid captured on camera was just 30 centimeters (12 inches) long — a baby.

Baby colossal squid recorded for the first time in its deep-sea home

Researchers exploring the deep sea near Antarctica have made the first confirmed recordings of a colossal squid, the world’s heaviest invertebrate, in its natural environment. But the squid captured…

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · Apr 17

The ocean shapes the world more than we know. One shell, one reef, one grain of sand at a time 🌊🎨🪸

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · Apr 17

Seabirds & other marine wildlife are ingesting increasing amounts of plastics as pollution in the ocean rises.

A recent study finds that sable shearwater chicks that consume high levels of plastics have tissue damage, multiple organ failure & cognitive decline, despite showing no signs of illness.

Plastic-eating seabird chicks show signs of organ failure and cognitive decline

For years, Jack Auty studied how inflammation in the human body drives diseases, ranging from stroke to sepsis to Alzheimer’s, at the Tasmanian School of Medicine. But a visit to a seabird colony…

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · Apr 17

I wrote an article for @audubon.org about a gull I know, and it’s full of surprising facts about gulls in general. I hope you like it.

www.audubon.org/magazine/bal...

The Ballad of U10: How One Mischievous Bird Taught Me to Love Gulls Even More

After a chance beach encounter with a banded Herring Gull, cartoonist Rosemary Mosco dug deep into the surprisingly popular bird's life and adventures.

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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · Apr 17

Overfishing is one of the biggest issues marine ecosystems face today, affecting the ocean's ability to perform critical ecosystem services such as oxygen production & carbon storage.

Here’s how UNEP works to #SaveOurOcean & all life it sustains: www.unep.org/explore-topi...

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · Apr 17

The hoary fox can often be spotted sprinting through Brazil’s Cerrado, the world’s most biodiverse savanna. Despite this, not much is known about the small canid, says researcher Frederico Lemos in a recent video.

Meet Brazil’s often-seen but little-known hoary fox

The hoary fox can often be spotted sprinting through Brazil’s Cerrado, the world’s most biodiverse savanna. Despite this, not much is known about the small canid, says researcher Frederico Lemos in a…

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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · Apr 16

Of California's seven Channel Islands, only one--located 40km offshore--has squirrels. How did they get there, and why did they skip the other six islands?

The answer adds to a growing body of research showing how Indigenous people shaped the ecosystems that settlers saw as "wilderness"

How Santa Catalina Island Got Its Ground Squirrels - bioGraphic

The ecosystem we see today was molded by human hands.

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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · Apr 16

News dropped yesterday that a deep sea creature that's likely a colossal squid has been filmed in its native habitat. Is it the first? Or was different footage filmed in 2023 the first? Either way, colossal squid are cool!

hakaimagazine.com/news/visitin...

Visiting the Kraken at Home | Hakai Magazine

Researchers have captured what might be the first known recording of a colossal squid living freely in its natural habitat.

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Toad Facts @toadfacts.bsky.social · Apr 16

Our friend Malcolm's Ethiopian Toad lives Bale Mountains of Ethiopia and has a unique reproductive strategy! Males call quietly until finding a female, they then perform face-to-face amplexus and fertilize the eggs internally! Eggs are laid in a pile from up to 20 females! (photo by Michele Menegon)

A light brown toad with a wide, dark brown band down their side! They have very rough looking skin! They are crawling across some wet green leaves!

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · Apr 16

There's a lot of talk about Canada Geese and whether they're good and my answer is Yes.

A comic called "how to draw goose neck". In panel 1 the goose's neck is very short and is labeled "no". In panel 3 the goose's neck is the right size and is labeled "yes". In panel 3 the goose's neck is longer and is labeled "no". In panel 4 the goose's neck is extremely long and terrifyingly snakelike and it's labeled "yessss".

A comic called The Canada Goose: A Role Model For Our Time. In panel 1, the goose is labeled "assertive" and is hissing furiously. In panel 2 it's "brave" and is standing up to a fearsome swan. In panel 3 it's "good parent" and is standing up to a dog while protecting its goslings. In panel 3 it's "team player" and is flying in a beautiful V. In panel 5 there's a close up of its head and it's labeled "crisp, modern aesthetic". In panel 6 it's eating grass and pooping and labeled "high fiber diet".

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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · Apr 15

The first confirmed footage of a juvenile colossal squid in its natural habitat shows a delicate and graceful animal - far from the “monster” narrative we see all too often.

A century after its discovery, scientists capture first confirmed footage of a colossal squid in the deep

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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · Apr 15

New research found regrowth in Queensland provided valuable habitat after 15 years, on average, with some species benefiting from trees as young as 3 years of age.

Allowing forests to regrow and regenerate is a great way to restore habitat

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Schmidt Ocean Institute @schmidtocean.bsky.social · Apr 15

🦑 This baby is COLOSSAL! 🦑
First confirmed live observation of the colossal squid, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, in its natural habitat. Filmed at about 600m near the South Sandwich Islands during the #SouthSandwichIslands expedition. youtu.be/lzPoG9H8Hlo

Colossal Squid, 1st Live Observation | Searching for New Species in the South Sandwich Islands

YouTube video by Schmidt Ocean

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Hinterland Who's Who | Faune et flore du pays @hww-ffdp.bsky.social · Apr 15

In Canada, we're lucky to have several populations of these white marine mammals, including one further south than usual in the St. Lawrence! 🍁 #CanadaWildlife #CanadianNature #HinterlandWhosWho #Beluga

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Marine Biological Laboratory @mblscience.bsky.social · Apr 15

Horseshoe crabs aren't actually crabs!? 🤯

Despite their name, these prehistoric arthropods are more closely related to spiders and scorpions than true crabs. They are also an invaluable research organism. 🦀

Read more: www.mbl.edu/research/res...

Footage: BioQuest Studios

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Brooke Fitzwater, PhD (she/her) 🐟🪱🏳️‍🌈♾️ @oceanfilly.bsky.social · Apr 15

The name "Stoplight Loosejaw" checks out. #LetsChangeThat

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Dr. Heather Hinam 🍁 🇨🇦 @secondnaturemb.bsky.social · Apr 15

Silent hunter. It was such a treat to watch this great gray owl floating over a snowy field a few weeks ago. The snow creates an 'acoustic mirage' that distorts the location of the prey's sound. Great grays overcome that by hovering and looking straight down to better pinpoint the location. 🪶🌿

A large grey gray owl takes off from the snow with its wings outstretched. Pale yellow grass dots the field.

A large great gray owl floats over the snowy field. Its eyes focused ahead. The field is dotted with patches of snow and pale, yellow grass.

A large great gray owl floats over the snowy field. Its flat face pointing straight ahead. The field is dotted with patches of snow and pale, yellow grass.

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · Apr 15

In what’s being hailed as a conservation success, the wattled crane has seen its conservation status in South Africa improve from critically endangered to endangered.

Outlook improves for wattled crane in South Africa

In what’s being hailed as a conservation success, the wattled crane has seen its conservation status in South Africa improve from critically endangered to endangered. Globally, the wattled crane…

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Science News @sciencenews.bsky.social · Apr 14

As thousands of bats fly from caves at dusk, the cacophony can briefly stymie echolocation.

Bats wearing tiny mics reveal how the fliers avoid rush hour collisions

As thousands of bats launch nightly hunting, the cacophony of a dense crowd should stymie echolocation, a so-called “cocktail party nightmare.”

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