Birds are ridiculous, and owls are no exception

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Onondaga Creekwalk, Syracuse, NY
2-10-15

bunjywunjy:

strangebiology:

smovas:

ikemarth:

manhood:

This animal needs to decide if it wants to be a fish or a butterfly you can’t be both

it can be whatever it wants as long as its happy

strangebiology

It’s a red gurnard, a species of sea robin! And if you think that’s weird, look at how sea robins walk:

aAAGH.

Fuck the ocean

last-snowfall:

seananmcguire:

camwyn:

typhlonectes:

Don’t Do This Shit #314: Get Close to a Bison

A 62-year-old Australian man sustained serious but
non-life-threatening injuries after an encounter with a bison near Old
Faithful Lodge in Yellowstone National Park around 11 a.m. today.

According to witness reports, several people were crowding a bison that
was lying on the grass near an asphalt path, when the man approached
the bison while taking pictures with an electronic notepad. He got to
within 3 to 5 feet from the bison when it charged him, tossing him into
the air several times.

When responding rangers arrived on scene, the bison was approximately
100 yards from the victim. The victim was transported to a ground
ambulance and then taken by helicopter ambulance for further medical
treatment.

Visitors are reminded that Yellowstone wildlife is
wild. Wildlife should not be approached, no matter how tame or calm they
appear.

When an animal is near a trail or boardwalk, visitors should
still give it a wide berth, not approaching closer than the recommended
safe distances: 25 yards (23 m) away from all large animals – bison,
elk, bighorn sheep, deer, moose, and coyotes and at least 100 yards (91
m) away from bears and wolves.

Bison can sprint three times
faster than humans can run and are unpredictable and dangerous. Visitors
are advised to always give the animals enough space, even if that means
altering their plans to avoid crowding the animal.

For further information on park safety, please visit:

http://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/safety.htm

Read more at: Yellowstone National Park

I thought they taught Australians how not to die of wildlife by the time they were old enough to walk.

“It’s not venomous I’M GONNA LICK IT.”

They get convinced they’ve cornered the market on deadly animals and don’t realize ours skip poison and venom in favour of blunt force trauma.

hollowedskin:

babygoatsandfriends:

skytzo-franic:

nelhah:

pipistrellus:

greylilacs:

babygoatsandfriends:

Goat breeds of Pakistan

Kamori goats are terrifying.

THIS GOAT IS TOO LARGE

this goat is perfect. leggy goat

What quest must I complete to acquire this mount?

The quest for minerals

I DID NOT KNOW GOATS CAME IN XL

The Potoo

jp-worldleader:

halfbaked-alchemist:

HI

I am the potoo

I spend most of my time sitting on the edges of tree branches,

pretending to be a stick or dead leaf

it’s not as easy as it looks

I sing virtually exclusively around the period of the full moon

because, according to legend,

I am a mournful spirit in love with the spirit of the moon

I want 42.

Have you ever seen a nightjar before? They got these tiny lil’ faces with big ol’ eyes BUT WHEN THEY OPEN THEIR MOUTHS it’s like :

iguanamouth:

hmmmmmm

mmmmMMMMMMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

nightjars are actually pretty interesting ! theyre mostly nocturnal and theyve actually got a bunch of stiff bristles around their beaks that can trap whatever gets close enough to that huge gaping beak maw while they fly, like whisker nets

some of the males ALSO have really ridiculous plumage like the pennant winged nightjar

the lyre tailed nightjar

and the standard winged nightjar, which just has these little floofy bits sticking out. just stickin right out. alright buddy

(photos from x x x x x)

oh-boy-its-d:

what the fuck ever ocean. i can do that, i just dont want to.

bookshop:

arrghigiveup:

Dear Penguins:

WHAT THE HELL.

i’m given to understand this post is about hockey but i saw it on my dash and just thought it was a a long-suppressed bitter rant over the incomprehensible existence of flightless birds