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Richie Rhombus @richierhombus.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

A Deer-mouse or Chevrotain, from Asia. Smallest hoofed animal on Earth. Solitary, or live in loose groupings or pairs, and feed mostly on plants. also a clever character from several Malay folktales. Photo: Kajornyot Wildlife Photography #deermouse #chevrotain #asia #wildanimal #deer

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

“You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time.” -Angela Davis Happy 81st birthday, Angela Davis. "If you live long enough a defeat will turn into a victory." --Angela Davis

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Richie Rhombus @richierhombus.bsky.social · 11/02/2024

A spirited Sunday from The Sifaka, a leaping tree lemur with long silky fur found in coastal forests of Madagascar. They eat leaves, flowers, and fruits. Often viewed as “sacred sun worshippers.” This traditional view very likely stems from the animals’ curious habit of basking in the sun.

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Richie Rhombus @richierhombus.bsky.social · 23/01/2024

Tantalizing Tues-morning from The Gooty sapphire tarantula. In the wild forests of southeast India, it inhabits holes within tall trees and constructs asymmetric funnel webs. Also, this tarantula performs an elaborate courtship dance.

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Richie Rhombus @richierhombus.bsky.social · 22/01/2024

Magical Monday from the Malayan Tapir. They generally prefer living solitarily though may gather in groups when food is scarce. Communicates by whistles, clicks, and hiccup-like calls. Excellent swimmers/divers, can walk along river bottoms, and use their flexible nose as a snorkel to breathe.

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Richie Rhombus @richierhombus.bsky.social · 21/01/2024

A serene Sunday from The Caquetá titi monkey, found in Colombia between the Río Orteguaza and the Río Caquetá. Each titi family sleeps in a tree at night, returning to the same tree night after night. Piamonte Biodiverso is currently working on a conservation project, since only ~120 remain in wild.

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Richie Rhombus @richierhombus.bsky.social · 20/01/2024

Soft Satur-morning from the Siau Island Tasier from the tiny volcanic island of Siau in Indonesia. The tarsier’s enormous eyes assist this nocturnal creature with enhanced night vision. They spend virtually all their time in trees, are excellent climbers and even more impressive as jumpers.

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Richie Rhombus @richierhombus.bsky.social · 22/12/2023

Transcendent Thurs-night from the 'magic bunny' or Chinese Ili pika, which only resides high up in the Tian Shan mountains of Xinjiangbeen. They are up day and night foraging, because they are cathemeral, which means having irregular waking pattern

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Richie Rhombus @richierhombus.bsky.social · 20/12/2023

A warm Wednesday from the monk Sloth, or the pygmy three toed sloth, found exclusively in the red mangroves of Isla Escudo de Veraguas, a small island off the Caribbean coast of Panama. They live mostly in trees, yet also known for their good swimming abilities.

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Richie Rhombus @richierhombus.bsky.social · 19/12/2023

A tender Tuesday from the Fire fox or (Black orange fox) a Cross fox, or red fox that has a partially melanistic color morph. The melanin causes the red fox to have a strip of dark fur down its back and across its shoulders that cross. They live in Canada and northern United States.

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Richie Rhombus @richierhombus.bsky.social · 18/12/2023

A mindful Monday from the Rondo Dwarf Galago, found in Tanzania’s coastal forest, sleeps in canopy nests, feeds on fruits, flowers, and insects. Often clinging vertically to branches and leaping into the shrubby understory.

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Richie Rhombus @richierhombus.bsky.social · 17/12/2023

Bouncy Sunday from the Amur Leopard, found in the Russian Far East and North East China, largely solitary, nocturnal. Most wild Amur leopards live in Russia's ‘Land of the Leopard Park’ 647,000 acres of protected leopard habitat.

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Richie Rhombus @richierhombus.bsky.social · 16/12/2023

A wild Saturday from the Sumatran Rhinoceros, of the hilly areas of tropical Borneo rainforests. Hairy, two horned, and roaming Earth longer than any other living mammal. Good sense of smell, hear very well, yet short-sighted, Like to wallow in mud holes. Fond of fallen forest fruits. ~40 left.

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Richie Rhombus @richierhombus.bsky.social · 15/12/2023

Smooth Friday morning from the Vaquita, the world’s smallest cetacean and most endangered marine mammal, fewer than 100 left, perhaps just 60. It’s a porpoise, shorter, rounder body and black eye ring and mouth. The Vaquita lives exclusively in the warm waters of the Gulf of California.

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Richie Rhombus @richierhombus.bsky.social · 14/12/2023

A meandering Thursday from the Sand Cat, native to Northern Africa, Central Asia, and the Middle East. The only cat living primarily in the desert, some of the hottest places on Earth. To stay cool, they travel by night, have insulated paws, and thermoregulating ears. They're also prolific diggers.

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Richie Rhombus @richierhombus.bsky.social · 13/12/2023

A wonderful Wednesday from the Saola, one of the rarest large animals on Earth, found only in Laos & Vietnam in the Annamite Mountains. Sleek fur and face dappled with white markings. Local villagers seen Saolas browse on leafy plants, fig leaves, and stems along rivers & trails. A few hundred exist

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Richie Rhombus @richierhombus.bsky.social · 12/12/2023

A curious Tuesday from the Kākāpō, one of the world’s most ancient bird species, inhabiting New Zealand for millions of years. A nocturnal, flightless parrot, that can live up to 125 years. Only 18 Kākāpō existed in 1970s. Thanks to conservation efforts, Kākāpō have grown to 208 in 2020.

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Richie Rhombus @richierhombus.bsky.social · 11/12/2023

Soft and fuzzy Monday to you, from the Woolly Lemur. Woolly Lemurs exist in tropical moist lowland forests of northeast Madagascar. They're strictly herbivorous, eating mostly leaves, buds and flowers. Woolly Lemurs sleep during the day in clumps of dense foliage, and also huddled together.

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Richie Rhombus @richierhombus.bsky.social · 10/12/2023

Happy Sunday morning from the Tassel-eared squirrel

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