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suricata03.bsky.social @suricata03.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

One thing about Sid from Ice Age’s design that’s always minorly annoyed me is how he can bend his claws as if they’re his fingers. Like, that’s not how claws work…

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suricata03.bsky.social @suricata03.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Happy #WorldCassowaryDay! Southern cassowary at Denver Zoo, 2025 Photo by me

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Lycaon @alycaonpictus.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Daily whale doodle (Day 93): Omura's Whale (Balaenoptera omurai) A poorly understood rorqual native to tropical/subtropical waters of the Atlantic & Indo-Pacific. #sciart #cetacea #whale #baleenwhale

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suricata03.bsky.social @suricata03.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It’s #WorldGorillaDay! Photo locations: London Zoo, Bronx Zoo, Detroit Zoo (western lowland gorillas), American Museum of Natural History (taxidermized mountain gorilla)

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suricata03.bsky.social @suricata03.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A blue crab at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Photo by me

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@amybisinthewoods.bsky.social 🍄🍄‍🟫 @amybdogsandfungi.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Palm oil is responsible for massive amounts of deforestation/wildlife suffering. Easy to check/boycott products that have it. You might have to give something up (which is too much to ask of many people, which boggles my mind). They have plenty of alternatives that are just slightly more expensive.

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suricata03.bsky.social @suricata03.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Happy World Rhino Day! Photo locations: Toledo Zoo and Aquarium (Indian rhinoceros), Virginia Zoo (southern white rhinoceros), Potter Park Zoo (eastern black rhinoceros), and American Museum of Natural History (taxidermized Sumatran rhinoceros) All photos taken by me

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suricata03.bsky.social @suricata03.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Happy Sea Otter Awareness Week! Photos taken at Detroit Zoo, December 2022 & November 2024 All photos taken by me

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suricata03.bsky.social @suricata03.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Red-eyed vireo! Photo taken by me Photo location: Front Royal, Virginia

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suricata03.bsky.social @suricata03.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Last Saturday, I went to a fair that staff from Blue Ridge Wildlife Center had brought a few animals to for an educational presentation and then also went to the Center itself and saw the rest of their animals! All photos taken by me

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suricata03.bsky.social @suricata03.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

More wildlife I’ve recently seen around Front Royal! 1. Eastern bluebird 2. Chipping sparrow 3. Common raven 4. Red-winged blackbird 5. Eastern kingbird 6. Eastern cottontail All photos taken by me

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Merrymac Farm Sanctuary @merrymacsanctuary.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Dolly said it best- "Animals bring joy, comfort, and unconditional love. They deserve to be treated like family." What better way to celebrate Dolly's legacy than to wrap up our amazing hay drive? With just $2,000 to go, we are almost there! donorbox.org/mmfs-2026-ha...

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suricata03.bsky.social @suricata03.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Went to Shenandoah National Park for the first time the other day and here are some critters I found there! All photos taken by me

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suricata03.bsky.social @suricata03.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Animal facts that don’t sound true, but are: The emperor penguin is the largest living carnivorous dinosaur. There are 0 documented cases of a gorilla or orangutan killing a human. Boas like anacondas give birth to live young. A beaver is genetically closer to a human than it is to an otter.

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suricata03.bsky.social @suricata03.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

An double standard in the sphere of zoology I’ve noticed is that while most people are able to grasp the concept of “cat” as a general term for members of the family Felidae,“dog” is usually assumed to refer specifically to domestic dogs…

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suricata03.bsky.social @suricata03.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Bonus round of common merganser pics since I saw so many (all females and ducklings, though)!

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suricata03.bsky.social @suricata03.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

More wildlife I saw on my recent trip to the Northwest Lower Peninsula!

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@amybisinthewoods.bsky.social 🍄🍄‍🟫 @amybdogsandfungi.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

These people are monsters and they wlll destroy humanity and this planet, all while laughing at us, if we don’t stop them.

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suricata03.bsky.social @suricata03.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Did you know? The extinct cave lion (Panthera spelaea) holds the distinction of being the only known species of the genus Panthera that was native to both sides of the Atlantic, its range stretching from Britain across northern Eurasia and then over the Bering Land Bridge to Alaska and Canada!

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suricata03.bsky.social @suricata03.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Yesterday I had my first ever sighting of a wild piping plover! I took these photos of it at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore!

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suricata03.bsky.social @suricata03.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I’ve always found it a bit weird that the traditional term for a group of domestic sheep is a “flock”, like are they birds or something?

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suricata03.bsky.social @suricata03.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Visited Detroit Zoo over the weekend and took these photos! Highlights included seeing Jagger the sloth bear awake for the first time, the new bush dog pups, the lion cubs, and seeing a river otter eating grass!

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suricata03.bsky.social @suricata03.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Went to Oswald’s Bear Ranch yesterday. I would not recommend visiting as they engage in some unethical practices such as allowing cub-petting, but I visited as part of a class trip. At least I got some good photos of some of their 30+ American black bears!

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suricata03.bsky.social @suricata03.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Common raven, American redstart, and northern raccoon at various locations in Northern Lower Michigan! All photos taken by me

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suricata03.bsky.social @suricata03.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Happy World Chimpanzee Day! Photos taken at John Ball Zoo, Detroit Zoo, Artis Zoo, and Whipsnade Zoo!

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suricata03.bsky.social @suricata03.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Wildlife I have seen on the property of the University of Michigan Biological Station! Don’t worry, the chipmunk is fine, they’re being handled for study purposes! All photos taken by me

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suricata03.bsky.social @suricata03.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Toledo Zoo’s aviary never disappoints! All photos taken by me

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suricata03.bsky.social @suricata03.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

American flamingos, white stork, red-breasted geese, and demoiselle crane in Toledo Zoo’s Flamingo Key All photos taken by me

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suricata03.bsky.social @suricata03.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Tasmanian devils, bald eagles, southern cassowary, a wild five-lined skink, Amur tiger, Amur leopard, and snow leopard at Toledo Zoo and Aquarium! All photos taken by me

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suricata03.bsky.social @suricata03.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

California sea lions and a polar bear in the Arctic Encounter at Toledo Zoo and Aquarium All photos taken by me

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suricata03.bsky.social @suricata03.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Inhabitants of Africa! at the Toledo Zoo and Aquarium. Interestingly, the adult giraffe nuzzling the calf here is not his parent (in fact, they’re different species — the former is a Masai while the latter is a reticulated!) All photos taken by me

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suricata03.bsky.social @suricata03.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

And here’s the third and final around, including the 17.5 ft saltwater crocodile Baru and his new exhibit! All photos taken by me

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suricata03.bsky.social @suricata03.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

More Reptile House pictures (including a couple amphibians)!

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suricata03.bsky.social @suricata03.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Visited the Toledo Zoo and Aquarium again a few days ago and saw the newly redone Reptile House! Here’s the first round of pictures from there! All photos taken by me

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suricata03.bsky.social @suricata03.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Squamates in John Ball Zoo’s Natural Treasures building — tiger ratsnake, plumed basilisk, false water cobra, an prehensile-tailed skink! All photos taken by me

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suricata03.bsky.social @suricata03.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

An Amur tiger at John Ball Zoo. When it’s partially concealed by the vegetation like this exhibit allows them to be, it’s easy to imagine the mesh isn’t there and you’re seeing it in its natural habitat of the forests of Far Eastern Siberia! Photo taken by me

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suricata03.bsky.social @suricata03.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

NOM! Chacoan peccaries enjoying some lettuce at John Ball Zoo Photo taken by me

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suricata03.bsky.social @suricata03.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Eastern screech, common barn, and snowy owls and a golden eagle at John Ball Zoo! All photos taken by me

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suricata03.bsky.social @suricata03.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

John Ball’s chimpanzees never disappoint! All photos taken by me

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suricata03.bsky.social @suricata03.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Somehow forgot about this white-nosed coati!

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suricata03.bsky.social @suricata03.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Three species of New World monkey at John Ball Zoo! All photos taken by me

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suricata03.bsky.social @suricata03.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

The common warthog and meerkat enclosures at John Ball Zoo are pretty much right across from each other! Hakuna matata! All photos taken by me

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suricata03.bsky.social @suricata03.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Assorted carnivorans at John Ball Zoo — Canada lynx, Juniper’s dad, western red panda, and North American river otter! All photos taken by me

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suricata03.bsky.social @suricata03.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Visited John Ball Zoo yesterday and saw both Hugo, the 8-month-old pygmy hippo calf, and Juniper, the 10-month-old snow leopard cub! They did not disappoint! All photos taken by me

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suricata03.bsky.social @suricata03.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Elombe the okapi is always a joy to watch! Potter Park is the only zoo in the state of Michigan with this amazing species! All photos taken by me

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suricata03.bsky.social @suricata03.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

And the snow leopard wasn’t the only Central Asian felid I saw at Potter Park Zoo! I also got some activity from Pazi the Palla’s cat! All photos taken by me

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