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@weaselbonez.bsky.social
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Lennie Ghiottona @weaselbonez.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
🩸 Vampire Goth Mongoose Adopt 🧛 BTA to help pay for my dog’s recent vet visit! bid here or on toyhouse toyhou.se/35844587.vam... #adopt #adoptable #furry #furryadopt #furryadoptable #furrybta #anthro #anthroadopt #anthroadoptable
trad goth vampire white-tailed mongoose
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Lennie Ghiottona @weaselbonez.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
🩸 Vampire Goth Mongoose Adopt 🧛 BTA to help pay for my dog’s recent vet visit! bid here or on toyhouse toyhou.se/35844587.vam... #adopt #adoptable #furry #furryadopt #furryadoptable #furrybta #anthro #anthroadopt #anthroadoptable
trad goth vampire white-tailed mongoose
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Lennie Ghiottona @weaselbonez.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
🦴 Cowboy Gila Monster BTA 🏜️ BTA to help pay for my dog’s recent vet visit! bid here or on toyhouse toyhou.se/35794674.cow... #adopt #adoptable #furry #furryadopt #furryadoptable #furrybta #anthro #anthroadopt #anthroadoptable
traditional cowboy/vaquero purple and orange gila monster with a skeleton horse
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Lennie Ghiottona @weaselbonez.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
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Lennie Ghiottona @weaselbonez.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
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Lennie Ghiottona @weaselbonez.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
🦴 Cowboy Gila Monster BTA 🏜️ BTA to help pay for my dog’s recent vet visit! bid here or on toyhouse toyhou.se/35794674.cow... #adopt #adoptable #furry #furryadopt #furryadoptable #furrybta #anthro #anthroadopt #anthroadoptable
traditional cowboy/vaquero purple and orange gila monster with a skeleton horse
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Lennie Ghiottona @weaselbonez.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
⚡️ Lightning Tenrec Adopt ⚡️ BTA to help pay for my dog’s recent vet visit! bid here or on toyhouse toyhou.se/35766870.lig... #adopt #adoptable #furry #furryadopt #furryadoptable #furrybta #anthro #anthroadopt #anthroadoptable
a lightning-themed lowland streaked tenrec which channels electricity through their quills, wearing a tank top, leather pants and boots, and fingerless gloves
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Lennie Ghiottona @weaselbonez.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
⚡️ Lightning Tenrec Adopt ⚡️ BTA to help pay for my dog’s recent vet visit! bid here or on toyhouse toyhou.se/35766870.lig... #adopt #adoptable #furry #furryadopt #furryadoptable #furrybta #anthro #anthroadopt #anthroadoptable
a lightning-themed lowland streaked tenrec which channels electricity through their quills, wearing a tank top, leather pants and boots, and fingerless gloves
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Lennie Ghiottona @weaselbonez.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
long time no see! bluesky was broken for me for a while :p new adopt to help pay for my dog’s recent vet visit! bid here or on toyhouse toyhou.se/35731730.erm... #adopt #adoptable #furry #furryadopt #furryadoptable #furrybta #anthro #anthroadopt #anthroadoptable
long-tailed weasel spirit in white ermine coat with red accents, has wings and antlers, and is wearing a gothic white cloak, holly berries, and chains
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Lennie Ghiottona @weaselbonez.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
long time no see! bluesky was broken for me for a while :p new adopt to help pay for my dog’s recent vet visit! bid here or on toyhouse toyhou.se/35731730.erm... #adopt #adoptable #furry #furryadopt #furryadoptable #furrybta #anthro #anthroadopt #anthroadoptable
long-tailed weasel spirit in white ermine coat with red accents, has wings and antlers, and is wearing a gothic white cloak, holly berries, and chains
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Tobias "Zombie Moose" 🫎 @zombiemoose.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Payment (2 of 2) for @weaselbonez.bsky.social! I had a lot of fun with this one.
A drawing of an anthropomorphic striped polecat. She has seafoam green and dark blue fur, long curly hair that is purple and seafoam green (with a lightning bolt marking also in her hair), and her irises and the inside of her ears are rainbow-colored. She is wearing a white labcoat with dark blue gloves and a tie, as well as bright green goggles and spectacles. She is putting one hand on her chest. The background is various brushstrokes of a seafoam/teal color that resemble waves of water.
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emily blight 🐦‍⬛ @threnody.northsky.social · 09/09/2025
hi, cis folks! if you said you’d stand with trans people, we need you now. the FY26 budget bill gets a vote by 9/30. the GOP wants to jam a ban on federal funding for ALL health services that provide trans care for ANY AGE. we need you to call senators: reps.fyi more info & script downthread.🧵
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Danny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter) @deecherrywriter.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
You can "honor" Kirk's memory by doing the thing he'd hate and donating to an organization that wants to help low-income trans adults receive gender affirming care: www.transincomeproject.org/donate (also read my interview with TIPs executive director in the original post)
transincomeproject.org
Donate — Trans Income Project
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Lennie Ghiottona @weaselbonez.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
FINISHED! Barbourofelis fricki, polymer clay sculpture. 13+ hours of work… fully hand-made! this sculpture is for sale here! ko-fi.com/s/0f5a3e3e75... #barbourofelis #sabertooth #paleoart #paleontology #animalart #wildlifeart #extinct #prehistoric
barbourofelis fricki sculpture, a light brown cat-like animal with dark brown spots, and a short hyena-like mane on its neck and a short, crested tail. it has large saber-teeth, but the mouth is closed and the teeth are not visible as this species has large mandibular flanges to protect the teeth inside of the mouth. side profile, facing to the rightside profile, facing to the left3/4, facing to the right3/4, facing to the left
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Lennie Ghiottona @weaselbonez.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
FINISHED! Barbourofelis fricki, polymer clay sculpture. 13+ hours of work… fully hand-made! this sculpture is for sale here! ko-fi.com/s/0f5a3e3e75... #barbourofelis #sabertooth #paleoart #paleontology #animalart #wildlifeart #extinct #prehistoric
barbourofelis fricki sculpture, a light brown cat-like animal with dark brown spots, and a short hyena-like mane on its neck and a short, crested tail. it has large saber-teeth, but the mouth is closed and the teeth are not visible as this species has large mandibular flanges to protect the teeth inside of the mouth. side profile, facing to the rightside profile, facing to the left3/4, facing to the right3/4, facing to the left
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Lennie Ghiottona @weaselbonez.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
working on a creature (barbourofelis fricki) will hopefully be for sale? soon #paleoart #paleontology #sculpture #paleosculpture #barbourofelis #sabertooth #cenozoic #animalart #wildlifeart
work in progress polymer clay sculpture of barbourofelis fricki, side profile from the leftwork in progress polymer clay sculpture of barbourofelis fricki, side profile from the rightwork in progress polymer clay sculpture of barbourofelis fricki, front viewroughed out general shape, pre-baked by my mom who burnt it •_• but it survived! no damage! except it was white before and it came out colored like a chocolate brown siamese cat. LOL (forgot to take the pic before i started putting the second layer of clay on, ignore that)
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Lennie Ghiottona @weaselbonez.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
wip, got some things to do so i may or may not finish this in the next few days. chapalmalania altaefrontis, giant “raccoon!” #chapalmalania #procyonidae #cenozoic #paleoart #paleontology #animalart #wildlifeart
work-in-progress chapalmalania altaefrontis, a very large, bear-like extinct relative of raccoons. lined but yet to be colored
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Lennie Ghiottona @weaselbonez.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Sichuan Weasel (Mustela aistoodonnivalis) photos.google.com/share/AF1Qip... #sichuanweasel #missingtoothedpygmyweasel #weasel #mustelid #mustelidae #animal #wildlife
sichuan weasel, an extremely rare weasel, known only from one or two deceased specimens. it is very similar to and was once considered a subspecies of the least weasel, but genetic analysis indicates it is more closely related to the stoats. like the least weasel, it is small with a brown dorsal coat and thin tail. unlike the least weasel, it has a white chin and yellowish underside, and the tail is much longer, and seems to have a darker tip. it is apparently not known to develop a white winter coat as in the least weasel, stoats, and long-tailed weasel. like other weasels, it has a long body and short legs and ears.
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Lennie Ghiottona @weaselbonez.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Colombian Weasel (Neogale felipei) photos.google.com/share/AF1Qip... #colombianweasel #weasel #mustelid #mustelidae #animal #wildlife
a very rare, fairly large weasel. very similar to closely related amazon weasel but slightly darker. it has dark brown, nearly black fur, with a buff yellowish-orange underside. down the middle of the underside is often a stripe or irregular splotches of the same color as the dorsal fur. like other weasels, it has a long body and short ears and legs. the tail is very slightly bushy.
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Lennie Ghiottona @weaselbonez.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Amazon Weasel (Neogale africana) photos.google.com/share/AF1Qip... #amazonweasel #weasel #mustelid #mustelidae #animal #wildlife
a very rare weasel; only one live specimen has been recorded so far. it is a fairly large weasel with dark reddish-brown fur and a buff-yellowish underside. the chin may be whitish. down the middle of the underside is a thick stripe the same color as the dorsal fur. it is very similar in appearance to the closely related colombian weasel, but slightly lighter in color.
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Lennie Ghiottona @weaselbonez.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Back-striped Weasel (Mustela strigidorsa) photos.google.com/share/AF1Qip... #backstripedweasel #weasel #mustelid #mustelidae #animal #wildlife
back-striped weasel, a small brown weasel with a thin white stripe down its back. the chin and underside are yellowish, sometimes whitish. like other weasels, it has a long body and short legs and ears. its tail is somewhat bushy.
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Lennie Ghiottona @weaselbonez.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Haida Ermine (Mustela haidarum) (warning, contains photos of dead animals) photos.google.com/share/AF1Qip... #haidaermine #haidastoat #stoat #ermine #weasel #mustelid #mustelidae #animal #wildlife
haida ermine in winter coat; pure white except for a black tail tip. during the summer, it is brown with a white underside and same black tail tip. all three stoat species have this same general coloration including seasonal color change, but the haida ermine appears to have a slightly darker summer coat, and comparatively slightly shorter tail. the three species are morphologically very similar; the haida ermine is officially distinguished mostly by the elongated skull in its morphology. it is thought to be a result of hybrid speciation between the eurasian and american ermines. like other weasels, it has a long body and short legs. photographs of its summer coat seem to currently only be of deceased specimens.
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Lennie Ghiottona @weaselbonez.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Hairy-nosed Otter (Lutra sumatrana) photos.google.com/share/AF1Qip... #hairynosedotter #otter #mustelid #mustelidae #animal #wildlife
hairy-nosed otter, a rare otter species known for lacking a nose pad; the area is instead covered with very short fur. like other otters, it has a long body, short legs, small ears, webbed feet, muscular tail, and short, dense fur. it is brown with a slightly lighter chin and throat and usually a white patch on the throat, as well as white lips.
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Lennie Ghiottona @weaselbonez.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Bornean Ferret-badger (Melogale everetti) photos.google.com/share/AF1Qip... #borneanferretbadger #ferretbadger #mustelid #mustelidae #animal #wildlife
bornean ferret-badger, a species of mustelid of the genus melogale known for their elongated snouts and bushy tails. this species has extensive white or yellowish markings and underside, and a whitish fade at the tip of the tail. the rest of its fur is greyish-brown. like other ferret-badgers, it has a long body and short legs. aside from the vietnam ferret-badger, the ferret-badger species look very similar and are difficult to distinguish by appearance alone.
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Lennie Ghiottona @weaselbonez.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Vietnam Ferret-badger (Melogale cucphuongensis) (warning, contains photos of dead animals) photos.google.com/share/AF1Qip... #vietnamferretbadger #ferretbadger #mustelid #mustelidae #animal #wildlife
vietnam ferret-badger, a unique species of ferret-badger with little to almost no white patches on the face and a mostly uniform brown color. the underside may be slightly yellowish. like other ferret-badgers, it has a long snout and bushy tail, and a long body with short legs. this animal is extremely rare; only two deceased specimens are known
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Lennie Ghiottona @weaselbonez.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Patagonian Weasel (Lyncodon patagonicus) photos.google.com/share/AF1Qip... #patagonianweasel #weasel #mustelid #mustelidae #animal #wildlife
patagonian weasel, a small weasel with a grey or brown back and black underside. a thick white band runs across the forehead and down the neck. the top of the head is dark. the ears are very small and the tail is somewhat short for a weasel. like other weasels, its body is long and its legs are short
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Lennie Ghiottona @weaselbonez.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
African Striped Weasel (Poecilogale albinucha) photos.google.com/share/AF1Qip... #africanstripedweasel #mustelid #mustelidae #animal #wildlife #weasel
african striped weasel, a small weasel with a black base coat and white stripes resembling a skunk. the tail is long, white, and somewhat bushy. like other weasels, it has a long body and short ears and legs
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Lennie Ghiottona @weaselbonez.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
(thread) if it interests anyone i compiled a few photo albums of the rarer mustelids that are currently lacking in photos. mostly tried to keep it to color photos of live animals but a few do have mostly or only dead specimens. if you have more images please send them to me! #mustelid #mustelidae
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Furry Found Footage ➡️ FURPOC @furryfootage.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
the idea that we have to assimilate to earn respect is nothing but a control lever respect is everyone's birthright
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Tobias "Zombie Moose" 🫎 @zombiemoose.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Art payment (2 of 2) for @weaselbonez.bsky.social! Finished just in time for me to start my next semester - and I really enjoyed working on it!
A bluish-grey anthropomorphic tiger/snow leopard/wolverine hybrid. They are wearing a teal sweater, earmuffs, a blue scarf decorated in white snowflakes, long blue pants, and brown fluffy boots. They have a very long tail that is dragging on the ground, somewhat long fluffy hair, and some cloudy/snowflake markings. There are clouds swirling around their head, several bluish-grey paintbrush markings in the background, and a teal question mark next to them. They appear rather confused and nervous.
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Lennie Ghiottona @weaselbonez.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
i remembered i can post sketches and wips. paleogale sp., i do plan to line and color soon #paleontology #paleoart #animalart #wildlifeart #paleogale #feliformia #carnivora
a reddish-tinted sketch of a paleogale sp., a small, genet-like animal and early feliform carnivoran
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Lennie Ghiottona @weaselbonez.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Barytherium grave (barytheriidae, proboscidea) #paleoart #paleontology #animalart #wildlifeart #barytherium
a rhinoceros-sized, elephant-like animal. it is an early proboscidean, related to true elephants; the barytheriids are the first proboscideans to acquire large size. compared to modern elephants, it had shorter legs and a much shorter, more tapir-like trunk. it had upper and lower tusks, but they were shorter and did not protrude from the mouth. it is depicted here with much smaller ears than modern elephants. its skin is grey with faint pinkish mottling on its underside. it is indicated to have been a semi-aquatic herbivore feeding on aquatic plants.
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Tobias "Zombie Moose" 🫎 @zombiemoose.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Art payment (1/2) for @weaselbonez.bsky.social! Gonna try to finish part 2 as soon as I can since I've got some things coming up this weekend and next week haha
An anthropomorphic albino greater mouse-tailed bat / eastern spotted skunk hybrid. She is wearing a grey, bloodstained tank top and spiked bracelets. She has several scars, wild hair, and slightly torn wings, and is raising one arm with her hand in a claw-like position while smiling deviously.
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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
this is why adult creators are really emphasizing that non-creators be the ones who contact paypal. Of all the paypros, PP is the most likely to act in a retaliatory manner towards individual accounts. If you dont make adult content or youre just a commissioner, you are able to help a LOT
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Lennie Ghiottona @weaselbonez.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
not sure if the gifs will stay working when i post this but if not view them (and all other info) here: toyhou.se/19692587.com... $28 each! comment here or on toyhouse with the form filled to claim #furryart #furrycommissions #commissionsopen #ych
pixel glitter gif of a brown striped skunk. character belongs to thetrickster on toyhousepixel glitter gif of a pink golden-crowned sifaka. character belongs to poprawk on toyhouse
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Lennie Ghiottona @weaselbonez.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
random paleoarts from the past weeks #paleoart #paleontology #cenozoic #mesozoic #paleomammal #doedicurus #harpagolestes #leptictidium #didelphodon
doedicurus clavicaudatus, a very large species of extinct armadillo belonging to the still extant family, chlamyphoridae. depicted with pale skin and some white hair on its underside. it is a glyptodont, belonging to the glyptodontinae subfamily. notable for its spiked, clubbed tail. like other glyptodonts, its head was large, round, and blunt, and it had a large, unbanded carapace.harpagolestes immanis, a mesonychian mesonychid, an early hoofed carnivore. notable for its large size, comparable to a grey wolf. depicted with mottled grey fur and a long, dog-like tail. mesonychians were fairly dog-like creatures with five digits on each foot, but each digit had a small hoof to improve speed and endurance, therefore sacrificing the ability to grapple with prey and instead enlarging the skulls to house strong muscles associated with bite force.leptictidium auderiense, a small animal somewhat resembling a bipedal, hopping elephant shrew. it is depicted with brown fur and lighter spots and stripes along the back, and a long, tufted tail. it has a long snout. while the morphology of its leg bones appear built for hopping like a kangaroo, it may not have been able to withstand the stress on the legs for long and possibly would locomote by bipedal running more often, similar to birds and theropod dinosaurs, though it may have hopped occasionally to increase speed. it is considered to have belonged to a group outside of but closely related to placentals.didelphodon vorax, an early mammal resembling a sort of opossum-otter cross that lived in the mesozoic era alongside dinosaurs. it is depicted with dark brown fur. recent analysis indicates some aquatic behaviors. it was large for a mesozoic mammal, slightly larger than a virginia opossum. despite its name, it is not an opossum, but it is a metatherian related to marsupials.
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Lennie Ghiottona @weaselbonez.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
big cat adopts! $10-$15 each, offer here or on toyhouse :) toyhou.se/34733952.big... #furryadopt #furryadoptable #bigcat #snowleopard #jaguar #furryart
two big cat character designs, a blue snow leopard and a red jaguar
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Lennie Ghiottona @weaselbonez.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Mammal of the Day 211: Greater False Vampire Bat (Lyroderma lyra) Family: Megadermatidae Order: Chiroptera Infraclass: Placental Conservation Status: Least Concern
a small bat with large ears and a tall, prominent nose leaf. its eyes are fairly large and snout round and blunt. it is shiny brownish-grey with a lighter underside. like all bats, it has arms and fingers elongated and modified into wings with thin skin stretched between the digits and connecting to the legs. the feet are positioned backward to allow the bat to hang from surfaces. it is nocturnal and hypercarnivorous, preying on various small animals, including other bats. it hunts both by actively searching for prey and waiting in ambush. it tends to fly low to the ground or water in search of prey. it may or may not use echolocation to find prey. despite its name, it is not a true vampire bat (subfamily desmodontinae of family phyllostomidae), and does not suck or actively seek blood so much as meat. they are solitary, though females will bring small pups on their hunting trips to keep them supervised.
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Lennie Ghiottona @weaselbonez.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
big cat adopts! $10-$15 each, offer here or on toyhouse :) toyhou.se/34733952.big... #furryadopt #furryadoptable #bigcat #snowleopard #jaguar #furryart
two big cat character designs, a blue snow leopard and a red jaguar
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Lennie Ghiottona @weaselbonez.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
Mammal of the Day 210: Chinese Pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) Family: Manidae Order: Pholidota Infraclass: Placental Conservation Status: Critically Endangered
though it resembles an anteater, the chinese pangolin and other pangolins are not closely related to anteaters; instead their closest living relatives are the carnivorans (dogs, cats, bears, seals, weasels, etc.) it has an elongated snout, very small ears, a long semi-prehensile tail, and large digging claws. like other pangolins, it is covered in keratin “scales,” modified, hardened and flattened hairs which serve as protection against predators. the chinese pangolin can typically be distinguished by its dark scales and pale skin. when threatened, it may roll into a ball, covering its soft underside and leaving predators only with hard scales that are difficult to penetrate. it may also release an unpleasant odor from its anal scent glands, similar to carnivorans such as skunks and various other animals. it is semi-arboreal, and uses its excellent sense of smell to locate ants and termites, which comprise its diet almost exclusively. it digs them from mounds and rotting logs, and while it does not have teeth, it has a long, sticky tongue used to collect its prey. when the claws are not in use, the animal walks on its knuckles to avoid self-injury. as with all pangolins, the chinese pangolin is threatened with extinction due to illegal poaching for the scales, used in traditional medicines. this has led them to become the world’s currently most trafficked mammals. while conservation efforts are adamant, pangolins are difficult to breed and sustain in captivity and the chinese pangolin currently remains critically endangered. the newly recognized indo-burmese pangolin, previously considered a subspecies of the chinese pangolin, is now elevated to distinct species status, which further reduces the number of known living chinese pangolins.
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Lennie Ghiottona @weaselbonez.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Mammal of the Day 209: Spotted Linsang (Prionodon pardicolor) Family: Prionodontidae Order: Carnivora Infraclass: Placental Conservation Status: Least Concern
a small, elusive animal resembling a genet, or somewhat of a cross between a cat and a weasel. while linsangs were formerly considered part of the family viverridae, which includes civets, genets, and oyans, and were considered close relatives of the oyans, recent research now considers them a separate family and most closely related to cats. the spotted linsang is small, slender, and has a very elongated neck, body, and tail. the eyes and ears are fairly large. the claws are retractable, although while the forefeet have bony claw sheaths, the hind feet sheath the claws simply with folds of skin. unlike cats, they are plantigrade and walk flat on their soles, rather than on the toes. it is yellowish in color with many large, solid dark spots and a ringed tail. it is similar to the closely related banded linsang, but the spots on the back do not connect to form bands, and it generally lacks the dark “mask” marking on the face, although “tear marks” are present. it is a solitary, semi-arboreal, typically nocturnal predator of small prey such as rodents, frogs, and snakes, and may also feed on carrion.
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Lennie Ghiottona @weaselbonez.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Mammal of the Day 208: Brown-eared Woolly Opossum (Caluromys lanatus) Family: Didelphidae Order: Didelphimorphia Infraclass: Marsupial Conservation Status: Least Concern
a fairly small opossum, recognizable by the striking orange-copper tone of its dense fur. it is named for its hairless brown inner ears. its eyes are large and orange-brown. the tail is bare at the distal third, and black and white in splotches that vary by individual. the fur is primarily orange-copper dorsally, and grey ventrally. orange stripes run from the snout across the eyes to the ears on each side of the head, separated by grey on each side. the middle grey section is further divided by a thin, dark dorsal stripe. coloration of subspecies may vary; some may be paler or greyer, and some have darker brown eye stripes and lack tail splotches. like other opossums, it is semi-arboreal, omnivorous, and typically nocturnal. it wraps its long, prehensile tail around branches to prevent falls. it feeds primarily on fruits, nectar, and small animals. like most marsupials, females birth premature young that continue their development inside her pouch until they are too large to fit, however, this pouch only develops when the female becomes pregnant.
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Lennie Ghiottona @weaselbonez.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Mammal of the Day 207: Eastern Barred Bandicoot (Perameles gunnii) Family: Peramelidae Order: Peramelemorphia Infraclass: Marsupial Conservation Status: Vulnerable
a fairly small marsupial somewhat resembling a long-nosed rat. it has an elongated snout, erect ears, a hairless tail, and digits reduced in a hoof-like manner, though retaining long, sharp claws rather than actual hooves. it is recognizable by its namesake “barred” pattern, alternating light and dark bands on each side of the rump. this is similar to the western barred bandicoot, but typically clearer in the eastern species, which may also have an extra band. the pattern is most prominent in juveniles. it is otherwise light brown with a darker back, greyish face, and white underside. like other bandicoots, it is nocturnal and omnivorous, feeding primarily on invertebrates and occasionally on small vertebrates and roots and tubers opportunistically. like most other marsupials, females birth premature young which continue their development inside her pouch until they are too large to fit. the pouch is backward-opening; as a digging animal, this helps to prevent dirt from entering the pouch. it has one of the shortest gestation periods of any mammal, at only 12 days. it is solitary and adults only briefly associate to mate.
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Lennie Ghiottona @weaselbonez.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Mammal of the Day 206: Dusky Antechinus (Antechinus swainsonii) Family: Dasyuridae Order: Dasyuromorphia Infraclass: Marsupial Conservation Status: Least Concern
a small, shrew-like, carnivorous marsupial. it has an elongated snout, fairly small ears, and a long, nearly bare tail. its fur is grizzled brown. it is the largest member of its genus. it  primarily feeds on invertebrates, but will also occasionally prey on small reptiles. it is nocturnal, but may also occasionally be active during the day. it appears to be more vocal than other antechinuses. like all antechinuses, females are only fertile for a short period of time, in which the males mate with as many as they can. as the males devote all their energy to mating during this time, the body becomes overworked, and nearly all of the males die. the species is not endangered; many young are birthed to ensure the species’ survival. unlike most other marsupials, the female does not bear a complete pouch, only a fold of skin that covers the young while they suckle. the joeys are still born in an underdeveloped state as in most other marsupials.
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Lennie Ghiottona @weaselbonez.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Mammal of the Day 205: Plush-coated Ringtail Possum (Pseudochirops corinnae) Family: Pseudocheiridae Order: Diprotodontia Infraclass: Marsupial Conservation Status: Near Threatened
a marsupial with a short, round head, stout body, and namesake long, prehensile tail that often curls into a ring. this species is named for its particularly soft, dense fur. its head is greyish, chin white, body brown, and underside yellowish. a dark dorsal stripe runs from the top of the head down the back. its ears are fairly small, and eyes large and brown. like its close relatives, it feeds almost exclusively on leaves. it is nocturnal and arboreal, using its prehensile tail to remain stable while climbing. it is among the minority of marsupial species not solely endemic to oceania, although it is found in papua new guinea. it is also found in indonesia and the solomon islands.
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